PhD Career Exploration Fellow Spotlight: Dong-hun Lee 

Hosted by Johnson & Johnson

This fall, 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 …

By Alison Howard
Alison Howard Associate Director, Graduate Students & Postdocs
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A Summer in the Archives

Elle Hall-Holt, NUR ’26, Northfield, MN

The Barbara Bates Center for the Study of Nursing History welcomed me as their first undergraduate research fellow in the summer of 2025, and it was a truly fantastic experience. On my first day …

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Career Services
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A Summer in Pathobiology

Jorge Rodriguez, COL ’26, Vineland, NJ

This past summer, and my final one at Penn, I had the privilege of conducting research in the Marino Lab within the Department of Pathobiology. The lab investigates the dynamic and ongoing evolutionary arms …

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Career Services
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Landing An Investment Banking Internship

Landing an investment banking internship is a goal that many ambitious finance students and professionals strive for, and for good reason. These internships provide a unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience at some of the most prestigious financial institutions, offering …

By Brendan Kennedy
Brendan Kennedy Associate Director, Wharton Undergrad
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CS Radio – Episode 233: Using AI in Your Job Search

Michael and Natty discuss a recent article published on The Muse about how you should and shouldn’t use AI in your job application materials. 

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Our theme music is “The Strip” by Mala, used under a Creative …

By Michael DeAngelis
Michael DeAngelis Senior Associate Director, Communications & Technology
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PhD Career Exploration Fellow Spotlight: Josue Medor 

Hosted by Veeva Systems

This fall, 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 advanced …

By Alison Howard
Alison Howard Associate Director, Graduate Students & Postdocs
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When Cancer Sleeps: A Summer Researching Breast Cancer Dormancy

Uzair Bilal, COL ’27, Edinburg, TX

This summer, I had the amazing opportunity to conduct breast cancer research in Dr. Lewis Chodosh’s lab at Penn Medicine under the guidance of Hamza Turkistani. My project focused on breast cancer dormancy, a …

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Career Services
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Movement, Menstruation, and Mentorship: A Summer at the Intersection of Research and Rehabilitation

Chantal Ameh, COL ’27, Liverpool, United Kingdom

This summer, I had the privilege of working alongside physiotherapist Dr. Ann Nwabuebo at Body Connect Physical Therapy in Bethesda, Maryland, as well as researcher Dr. Jaclyn Hadfield on a project exploring the …

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Career Services
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Penn’s College Voices Podcast: Career Episodes

College Voices is the official podcast of the College of Arts & Sciences at the University of Pennsylvania. While all the episodes are worth a listen, a few focus on career-related topics and feature Career Services staff as guests.

“Will …

By Carol Hagan
Carol Hagan Senior Associate Director, Graduate School Advising
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How to Find and Use Campus Resources 

Starting college at Penn can feel overwhelming, especially when you’re navigating it as the first in your family to do so. The good news: Penn has a wide range of resources designed to support your academic journey—you just need to …

By Laura Brasch
Laura Brasch Associate Director, The College
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