Growing in Activism through Medical Ethics

This is part of a series of posts by recipients of the 2021 Career Services Summer Funding Grant. We’ve asked funding recipients to reflect on their summer experiences and talk about the industries in which they spent their summer. You …

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PhD Career Exploration Fellow Spotlight: Jessica Chotiner (Hosted by Merck – Corporate Strategy)

In the spring of 2022, 34 PhD students from a range of academic disciplines at Penn participated virtually in Career Services’ PhD Career Exploration Fellowship (CEF) program, where they were matched with a host organization to learn about different careers …

By Jacob Myers
Jacob Myers 2021-2022 PhD Professional Development Fellow, Career Exploration Fellowship Program
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It’s never too late to apply…

Almost every student I’ve met with in the past few months asks the question “Is it too late?!”
Is it too late to apply for an internship, or a full-time job?  Is there some date that all the opportunities available …

By Jamie Grant
Jamie Grant Senior Associate Director, Engineering
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Teaching Coding in Under Served Communities

This is part of a series of posts by recipients of the 2021 Career Services Summer Funding Grant. We’ve asked funding recipients to reflect on their summer experiences and talk about the industries in which they spent their summer. You …

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Of Mice and Microbiology

This is part of a series of posts by recipients of the 2021 Career Services Summer Funding Grant. We’ve asked funding recipients to reflect on their summer experiences and talk about the industries in which they spent their summer. You …

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Congratulations to our 2022 Graduates!

Career Services extends our warmest congratulations to all of our 2022 graduates.  Your time at Penn has certainly been unique and challenging in many ways – from leaping into remote learning in March of 2020, to testing and quarantining when needed …

By Barbara Hewitt
Barbara Hewitt Executive Director
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PhD Career Exploration Fellow Spotlight: Irene Elias (Hosted by the Philadelphia Museum of Art – Publishing)

In the spring of 2022, 34 PhD students from a range of academic disciplines at Penn participated virtually in Career Services’ PhD Career Exploration Fellowship (CEF) program, where they were matched with a host organization to learn about different careers …

By Jacob Myers
Jacob Myers 2021-2022 PhD Professional Development Fellow, Career Exploration Fellowship Program
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Research to convince you: Don’t be afraid to network

I stumbled across a study recently that spoke to a point I often try to emphasize when talking about the importance of networking – we often underestimate how caring and interested strangers are in our own stories.

As the summer approaches, …

By Natty Leach
Natty Leach Senior Associate Director, Wharton Undergrad / Co-host, CS Radio
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Pre-Health Peer Coach Corner: Secondaries & Other Parts of the Application

Welcome back to the Pre-Health Peer Coach Corner where we share tips, tricks, and advice for being Pre-Health at Penn.  This series has come so quickly to an end and I’d like to thank our contributors for their advice but …

By Ariana Alexander
Ariana Alexander Associate Director, Graduate School Advising
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A Summer of Expansion

This is part of a series of posts by recipients of the 2021 Career Services Summer Funding Grant. We’ve asked funding recipients to reflect on their summer experiences and talk about the industries in which they spent their summer. You …

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