Career Exploration is quite simply learning about careers, industries, and roles that align with your career preferences. These preferences are the combination of your interests, values, and skills. The process of exploring potential careers can be daunting. I often get …
Every year, Career Services partners with Penn Alumni Career Networking to bring you the Career Tools Webinar Series comprised of free webinars presented by experts in various fields. We’ve covered topics from negotiating in the job sphere to using social …
Brinn Gammer, COL ’24, Hazleton, PA
In my sophomore year, I switched from being prospectively pre-med to pre-law.
It sounds like quite the jump, but it wasn’t as unexpected as it may seem. I’ve always been interested in psychiatry and …
Career Fairs can be a great way to interact with a number of employers in a condensed amount of time. We hope you are as excited as we are to meet with employers, network with others, and learn about internship …
Have a look at the American Dental Education Association’s (ADEA) description of career paths in dentistry. Many pre-health students are surprised by the range of practice options and opportunities for advanced training.
Welcome to the start of a new academic year! The Career Services team looks forward to accompanying both new and returning students on their career journeys. Depending on your particular path, your timeline might look quite different from your peers. …
We’re so excited to welcome new and returning students to campus! We in Career Services are excited to help you on your career and pre-professional journey! Come get to know us!
Nathan Stewart, COL ’24, Royal Oak, MI
This summer, I had the opportunity to work in the Gupta/Van Duyne lab at Penn Medicine’s department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, performing research related to the HIV-1 integrase protein. I went in without …
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:
You’re well into the interviewing process for a new job, and you’ve thought positively of everyone you’ve met with. The offer will be coming in any day, you feel sure, and it’s a position that’s certain to push your career …
