Neuroscience Lab Work

Jong-Eun Park, COL ’25, Johns Creek, GA

I was desperate to find a research lab for the summer towards the end of spring. Luckily, through a friend’s recommendation I was able to secure one on campus. It was my first …

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PhD Career Exploration Fellow Spotlight: Roseanne Dávila-Rivera

Hosted by Penn Career Services

During my Career Exploration Fellowship (CEF), I had the privilege to work with Dr. Ariana Alexander, Associate Director with the Graduate School Advising Team at UPenn Career Services. Dr. Alexander was very supportive, approachable, and …

By Tithi Basu Mallik
Tithi Basu Mallik Associate Director, Graduate Students
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Becoming the Owner of Your Own Education

Hertha Maria Torre Gallego, COL ’24, Madrid, Spain

Introspective, wistful, and intense — that is how I remember the months I spent working on my college applications. Yet, as an international student from Spain, I also found the process difficult and …

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Advice for new faculty!

With graduation right around the corner, many soon-to-be PhDs and postdocs will be beginning their first role as a faculty member.  Earlier this semester, Penn’s Career Services hosted a First Generation Graduate Student Week, which included a panel of faculty …

By Dianne Hull
Dianne Hull Senior Associate Director, Graduate Students & Postdocs
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Career advice for PhDs: The Many Ways Humanists Matter

Check out this post from the Carpe Careers blog published on the Inside Higher Ed website – written by PhD/postdoc career advisors for PhD students and postdocs:

By Joseph Barber
Joseph Barber Director, Graduate Career Initiatives
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What Is Upskilling?

Before you land a job, you might spend hours learning a particular set of skills to thrive in that industry and role. Once you start your first day, however, your learning should be far from over. Upskilling is when you …

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A week of career-focused programs for first-gen grad students!

Open to all graduate students, but with a specific focus on the experience of first gen graduate students, we encourage you all to take advantage of some of our upcoming workshops and programs as part of the First Gen Graduate …

By Joseph Barber
Joseph Barber Director, Graduate Career Initiatives
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A Summer of Curiosity

Racquelle Moxey, COL ’23, Orlando, FL

This summer I had the opportunity to work as a research assistant in the Changing Brain Lab, a Penn Child Development Lab focused on studying how the brain changes as people grow and learn …

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Meet our Master’s Peer Career Advisors!

Career Services is excited to announce that we now have 3 Peer Career Advisors (PCAs) dedicated to working with master’s students. Our PCAs are master’s students at Penn who have been trained in reviewing resumes. Appointments are now available for …

By Dianne Hull
Dianne Hull Senior Associate Director, Graduate Students & Postdocs
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How to Incorporate More Reflection into Your Life, and Optimize that Growth Mindset

As spring semester gets underway, it is easy to be excited for what’s to come next. New classes, new experiences, new clubs, new opportunities.

It is also easy to find yourself in the winter doldrums, feeling like nothing much has …

By Megan Chambers
Megan Chambers Associate Director, Wharton Undergrad
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