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 …
Michelle Yoon, COL ’23, Daejeon, South Korea
This summer I was fortunate enough to receive funding to continue working in the Brodkin Lab, which I joined in the fall of 2020. I am part of the TUNE-In (Training to Understand and …
Alright, so you made it through the applications and interviews, and now you have some job offers! Michael and Natty go over some FAQs about what to expect from your internship/job offers – while keeping in might that what you …
If you’ve ever used a resume template you might have noticed a section for “extracurricular activities” or “hobbies and interests.” Today we’re going to talk about how to use this to your advantage, as well as what to avoid.
A …
April Ng, COL ’24, San Francisco, CA
Before this summer, my only lab experience was from biology and organic chemistry courses. I found the hands-on nature of my lab courses to be quite engaging and unique compared to learning in …
This fall, graduate students are invited to join Career Services for a week of virtual programming geared just for graduate students – the Graduate Career Skills Series!
Join us for our series of virtual workshops and panels centered around helping graduate …
The boys are back from break! With October underway, we have our first guests of the season! The Career Services Operations team is in-studio as Susan Visoskas (Operations Manager), and Gareth Bohn (Operations Coordinator) discuss their roles and responsibilities in …
Luisa Fernandez, COL ’23, Philadelphia, PA
This summer I spent eight weeks working as a Research Assistant at Magee Womens Research Institute (MWRI) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. I was part of their Student Summer Internship Program and was one of 8 …
As part of an ongoing effort to explore the people that make University Life a diverse community of educators and humans, I sat down with an ordained minister, a chicken expert, a geographer, an actor, and a …
If you were to press pause and ruminate on the root of the fulfillment you feel (or don’t feel) at work, your mind probably wouldn’t wander to commuter parking perks and pizza Fridays. You’d probably ponder your purpose.
Nearly two-thirds …
