Athena Zheng, WH ’25, Union, NJ
Over the summer, I had the opportunity to intern in the Real Estate and Store Development department at Meijer Inc, a family-owned retail company known for pioneering the modern supercenter concept. As I made …
Athena Zheng, WH ’25, Union, NJ
Over the summer, I had the opportunity to intern in the Real Estate and Store Development department at Meijer Inc, a family-owned retail company known for pioneering the modern supercenter concept. As I made …
Gabrielle Caine, COL ’24, Hampton Bays, NY
The music industry is led by “the big three” music corporations throughout the world—Sony Music Entertainment, Universal Music Group, and Warner Music Group. This summer I was selected to work with one of …
Recently, I have been speaking to a lot of students about networking. Networking has many components and layers that make it difficult to unpack and break down into tangible steps. One of those complications is that networking looks different depending …
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Familiarity breeds confidence. It’s natural to default to applying to the same jobs with the same responsibilities. Besides, employers are looking for your exact experience in certain roles, right?
Well, yes. But you are …
Marija Westfall, COL ‘ 24, Scottsville, VA
Over the past few years of my academic journey at Penn, I have had the incredible opportunity to explore various areas and departments that make up the university. However, one department that particularly …
CS Radio is joined by Wharton alum, Jeremy Cone, who transitioned from finance to the hospitality world with his craft brewery, Moody Tongue. Jeremy delves into his Penn journey, the ins-and-outs of managing Moody Tongue, and offers advice on career …
Jinze Wang, SEAS Master of Science in Engineering, 2024
This summer I worked at Souscout as an data engineer intern. Souscout is a start-up company that provides consulting service to soccer clubs based on its software and database. I am …
Lynne Chow, NUR ’24, Seattle, WA
This summer, I had the amazing opportunity to work at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Main Hospital as a Nurse Tech in the Emergency Department. Beginning this summer opportunity, I was unsure of what …
Here at Idealist, we’re embracing the sweeter side of the season and getting into the October spirit!
We surveyed our team to find out their answers to some spooky career questions. But we’ve got no tricks here, only bite-sized career …
Erica Park, COL ’25, Fairfax, VA
Going into sophomore year, I knew I wanted to go into the business field. After the chaotic freshman year when I could not decide my career path or my major, I finally decided after …