Planning and Practicing, the first steps of an independent project

Madeleine Sleeman, COL ’23, Pound Ridge, NY

This summer, the generosity of Penn Career Services enabled me to work in the Thaiss Lab at the Microbiology Department, Perelman School of Medicine. I have been a member of the Thaiss Lab for …

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The Perfect Resume Guide From Expert Recruiters

As job-hunting experts, we’ve heard every kind of resume advice you can imagine. We’ve partnered with companies in various industries looking to find candidates for thousands of roles and through this work, we’ve identified the golden standard for resume writing.

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Postdocs Need People, Especially Each Other

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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Prioritizing Mental Health In Nurses – The Untold Story of Healthcare’s Most Valuable Assets

Catherine Buren, NUR & WH ’25, Scotch Plains, New Jersey

This past summer, I was very fortunate to be a summer research intern as part of a research team at the Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research here at …

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CS Radio – Episode 180: Careers & Caverns (Third Edition)

Episode 180 – Hear ye, hear ye! Behold, Dungeon masters unite! Just like a case interview, planning is essential for any noble quest. This week the bards of CS Radio discuss the plan-making process through the lens of the upcoming …

By Michael DeAngelis
Michael DeAngelis Senior Associate Director, Communications & Technology
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My Summer at Walden

Amanda Oh, COL ‘ 23, Los Angeles, California

This summer, I have been working at Walden Media as a Creative Development intern. Walden Media is a production company based in Los Angeles which has traditionally specialized in producing film and …

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The Unusual Career Path of a Patent Attorney

It’s a well-known fact that a legal education, while valuable (and essential to becoming a lawyer), doesn’t actually prepare you for a law firm career in a practical sense. Law schools largely follow very traditional curricula, with the first year …

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Summer Researching the Translational Effects of Drugs of Prostate Cancer

Julia Fiedor, COL ’23, Jefferson Hills, Pennsylvania

This summer, I conducted research in the Radiation Oncology department at the Perelman School of Medicine. I worked in the CSConn Lab, which focuses on cancer at the translational level. I started my …

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Career exploration best practices for grad students/postdocs

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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CS Radio – Episode 179: Interviewing Season Begins…Again!

Episode 179 – It’s March Madness in the Career Services office as students are preparing for interviews! Michael and Natty discuss how best to prepare for this interview season; there are no right or wrong answers – but you do …

By Michael DeAngelis
Michael DeAngelis Senior Associate Director, Communications & Technology
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