To all new and returning students…welcome! We in Career Services are excited to help you on your career and per-professional journey! Learn about upcoming changes, like our move to 40th & Walnut next semester!

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This summer, we will be featuring blog posts written by PhD students who participated in Career Services’ Career Exploration Fellowship (CEF), a program that helps doctoral candidates explore their …

Dahai Yonas, COL ’26, Grand Rapids, MI

As the summer ends on my immersive research experience, I find myself reflecting on the profound journey that delving into Black kidney organ disparities in Grand Rapids has been. This summer has been …

Michael Sun, SEAS & WH ’24, Ft. Lauderdale, FL

This summer, I had the honor of serving as the Business Development Team Supervisor at the Common Cents Collaborative, a 501(c)(3) organization aiming to make personal finance education more interesting, innovative, …

The team at Career Services is so excited to see fresh faces at the New Student Orientation in just five days! We wish you all a smooth experience moving onto campus and exploring your new home in “The City of …

Paulina Bargallo, SEAS ’25, Mexico City, Mexico

As someone who has asked many questions since very early in life, research has been a path I have been shown to follow. After joining UPENN, I decided to first adapt to the …

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

I interned under Dr. Yasmin Hurd at the Addiction Institute of Mount Sinai. She has a research team in both pre-clinical and clinical research of addiction, and I was assigned to the clinical …

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:

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This summer, we will be featuring blog posts written by PhD students who participated in Career Services’ Career Exploration Fellowship (CEF), a program that helps doctoral candidates explore their career interests through networking opportunities with …

Catherine Oh, WH ’26, Athens, GA

As someone who seeks growth through new experiences and opportunities, I came into my internship curious to explore the startup space, which is quite distant from what I considered pursuing. During the school year, …