5 Things You Can Do to Advance Your Career

If you worked in the same company for a long time, you may feel like your career is stagnant. It’s common to compare yourself against your former colleagues and feel left behind if they are already steps ahead.

Advancing your …

By Ivy Exec
Ivy Exec is your dedicated career development resource.
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Rethinking New Year’s Resolutions: A Fresh Perspective on Personal Growth

By Evan Tzivanakis

In the crisp embrace of a new year, many of us find ourselves captivated by the allure of resolutions – those promises we make to ourselves with the turn of the calendar.

Yet, as the days unfold, …

By Ivy Exec
Ivy Exec is your dedicated career development resource.
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CS Radio – Episode 197: Jialin Huang

Jialin Huang (Coordinator, Pre-Grad Team) joins the show this week to discuss her journey to Penn Career Services! A graduate of Muhlenberg College this past December, Jialin talks about her externship program, utilizing networks, and advice for seniors getting ready …

By Michael DeAngelis
Michael DeAngelis Senior Associate Director, Communications & Technology
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My Transformative Summer Internship as a Frontend Software Engineer

Claire Xu, SEAS Masters in Electrical Engineering, 2024

This summer, I embarked on a transformative journey as a front-end software engineer during my internship. Armed with a toolkit comprising HTML, CSS, and TypeScript, I embarked on a mission to craft …

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Navigating Job/Internship Offers: Weighing Your Options

Navigating the world of internships and full-time job offers can be both exciting and overwhelming, especially for students who may be doing this for the first time. While it’s exhilarating to receive that coveted job offer, especially if you’ve been …

By Anne Dickinson
Anne Dickinson Senior Associate Director, The College
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More Than Just Research 

Chelsea Wu, GSE Masters in Interdisciplinary Studies Human Development, 2023

As the summer sun sets on the past few months, I find myself immersed in a multitude of emotions and experiences that have collectively transformed my perception of what a …

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CS Radio – Episode 196: Preparing for Spring Career Fairs

Episode 196 – Welcome back! Join Michael and Natty for the first episode of the new semester as they discuss everything you need to know about the upcoming Career Fairs! Be sure to download the Handshake app as you navigate …

By Michael DeAngelis
Michael DeAngelis Senior Associate Director, Communications & Technology
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Summer Internship 2023 – A Journey of Learning – Unlearning – Relearning 

Yen (Zoe) Nguyen, GSE Master’s in Learning Science and Technology, 2023

Arriving at Penn GSE after five years of work as an apprentice teacher and curriculum developer in Vietnam, my anticipation for enriching my knowledge and expanding my perspective as …

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How graduate students can best use AI in job searches

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

By Joseph Barber
Joseph Barber Director, Graduate Career Initiatives
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My Summer at Mentorz

Graise Zhou, SEAS Masters in Computer and Information Technology, 2024

I was given the assignment of building a chatbot prototype while working as an AI Development Intern at Mentorz, a developing social network for mentorship. This chatbot’s main objective was …

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Career Services
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