PhD Career Exploration Fellow Spotlight: Iris Lee (Hosted by Janssen – Immunology Translational Sciences)

In the spring of 2022, 34 PhD students from a range of academic disciplines at Penn participated virtually in Career Services’ PhD Career Exploration Fellowship (CEF) program, where they were matched with a host organization to learn about different careers …

By Jacob Myers
Jacob Myers 2021-2022 PhD Professional Development Fellow, Career Exploration Fellowship Program
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How to build habits that make you a wonderful communicator

In our last post, we talked about why it’s important to follow up with the person who introduced you to someone else (after your call with the person you were introduced to). There was a common theme throughout that post: …

By Intern From Home
Helping students from 600+ colleges learn about how to find and get an internship/job, use LinkedIn, prepare for interviews, write a cover letter/resume, make the most of their role, and more.
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PhD Career Exploration Fellow Spotlight: Jessica Phan (Hosted by Merck – Neuroscience)

In the spring of 2022, 34 PhD students from a range of academic disciplines at Penn participated virtually in Career Services’ PhD Career Exploration Fellowship (CEF) program, where they were matched with a host organization to learn about different careers …

By Jacob Myers
Jacob Myers 2021-2022 PhD Professional Development Fellow, Career Exploration Fellowship Program
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PhD Career Exploration Fellow Spotlight: Megan Frederick (Hosted by Kleinman Center for Energy Policy – Communications)

In the spring of 2022, 34 PhD students from a range of academic disciplines at Penn participated virtually in Career Services’ PhD Career Exploration Fellowship (CEF) program, where they were matched with a host organization to learn about different careers …

By Jacob Myers
Jacob Myers 2021-2022 PhD Professional Development Fellow, Career Exploration Fellowship Program
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Getting Prepared for Internship and Job Interviews

Ah, summer! As summer 2022 begins so do the myriad of summer 2022 internships. Exciting! Nothing says summer like sunshine, ice cream, and incredible opportunities to immerse oneself into a role in an industry you are excited about. 

However, in …

By Megan Chambers
Megan Chambers Associate Director, Wharton Undergrad
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PhD Career Exploration Fellow Spotlight: Jose Gorbea Colón (Hosted by Penn Center for Innovation Ventures)

In the spring of 2022, 34 PhD students from a range of academic disciplines at Penn participated virtually in Career Services’ PhD Career Exploration Fellowship (CEF) program, where they were matched with a host organization to learn about different careers …

By Jacob Myers
Jacob Myers 2021-2022 PhD Professional Development Fellow, Career Exploration Fellowship Program
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Networking 101: What to Say

In my last blog, Networking 101: Where to Start, I spoke about how to begin the process of networking. However, many students also have questions about “what to say” when reaching out. In this blog, I will cover how to …

By Mark Kaloko
Mark Kaloko Associate Director, The College
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9 Ways to Avoid Job Search Fatigue as a Graduate Student/Postdoc

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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PhD Career Exploration Fellow Spotlight: Bethany Swann (Hosted by Center for Teaching and Learning)

In the spring of 2022, 34 PhD students from a range of academic disciplines at Penn participated virtually in Career Services’ PhD Career Exploration Fellowship (CEF) program, where they were matched with a host organization to learn about different careers …

By Jacob Myers
Jacob Myers 2021-2022 PhD Professional Development Fellow, Career Exploration Fellowship Program
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PhD Career Exploration Fellow Spotlight: Isabel Yannatos (Hosted by Poverty Solutions at University of Michigan)

In the spring of 2022, 34 PhD students from a range of academic disciplines at Penn participated virtually in Career Services’ PhD Career Exploration Fellowship (CEF) program, where they were matched with a host organization to learn about different careers …

By Jacob Myers
Jacob Myers 2021-2022 PhD Professional Development Fellow, Career Exploration Fellowship Program
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