Develop Professional & Leadership Skills

Develop Professional & Leadership Skills

Professional development and leadership skills can sound vague due to the broad scope of what they entail, but it’s important to find opportunities to grow and develop skills and qualifications, whether applying for jobs, internships, fellowships, graduate school, or other forms of continuing education.

Striking a balance between working and being a graduate student

Welcome to the spring 2023 semester! Many of the master’s students at Penn are part-time students who work full-time as well. Whether you are new to your master’s program, or your studies are well underway, you area aware that striking …

By Dianne Hull
Dianne Hull Senior Associate Director, Graduate Students & Postdocs
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Core Beliefs for PhDs/Postdocs for a New Year of Job Searching

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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The Power of a Fruit Fly

Hayle Kim, COL ’25, Knoxville, TN

I began working in the Kayser Lab in November of my freshman year as a work-study student, hoping to explore my curiosity of sleep through research. As a full time research assistant this summer, …

By Career Services
Career Services
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Let’s Talk about Mental Health for PhD 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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Build on 2022 for a Strong Career-Focused Start to 2023

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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Career Resources

LinkedIn Learning

Conflict Resolution Foundations

In this course, negotiation and leadership coach Lisa Gates shares the secrets of effective conflict resolution and reveals simple, repeatable…

Business Leadership, Social Change, and Movements

Taught by Leslie Crutchfield
Social movements matter. They matter to your customers, your workers, and to members of the communities where you operate and…

Uncovering Your Authentic Self at Work

Taught by Kenji Yoshino
Despite decades of diversity and inclusion efforts, people sometimes feel forced to choose between being included and being themselves. Join…

Leading through Chaos

Taught by Madecraft
Feeling like everything is out of control is incredibly frustrating, and the problem only intensifies when you’re in a position…

Mindfulness: A Critical Skill for Project Managers

Taught by Ruth Pearce
View Ruth’s LinkedIn Newsletter In the field of project management, there has been heightened attention on the value of interpersonal…

Project Management Skills for Leaders

Taught by Dana Brownlee
It’s easy to think of project management as some specialized magic that only certified project managers possess, but the truth…

Brainstorming Tools

Taught by Jamie Champagne
Using the right tool in the right manner can dramatically improve the effectiveness and efficiency of your brainstorming sessions. In…

Understanding and Supporting LGBTQ+ Employees

Taught by Rhodes Perry
Have you ever felt there was an aspect of yourself that you needed to hide at work? Have you ever…

Removing Noise and Bias from Strategic Decision-Making

Taught by Becki Saltzman
Life is full of hard decisions. From your job to your personal life, every strategic decision you make has a…

LinkedIn Quick Tips

Taught by Oliver Schinkten
This collection of LinkedIn quick tip videos is designed to demonstrate helpful tricks, explain useful features, and provide quick answers…

Practicing Diversity and Inclusion in Media and Entertainment

Taught by Ashley Kennedy
We can talk all day about diversity and inclusion, but that doesn’t come close to implementing it in practice. This…

The 3-Minute Rule: Say Less to Get More

Taught by Brant Pinvidic
Want to deliver a pitch or presentation that grabs your audience and makes an impression? You can do it. But…

Managing Anxiety in the Workplace

Taught by Srini Pillay
We all get anxious every now and then. But what should you do if your anxiety begins to disrupt your…

Coaching Your Team to Think and Act Strategically

Taught by Nina Bowman
If you’ve ever wished your team could be more strategic, you’re definitely not alone. Strategic thinking is essential in nearly…

Skills for Your First 90 Days as a New Manager

Taught by Chelsea Jay
It’s normal for new managers to feel overwhelmed when starting a leadership role. This course with leadership development coach Chelsea…

Supporting Accessibility in a Hybrid Workplace

Taught by Jessica Williams
As organizations begin to offer more worksite flexibility, the need for accessible, inclusive technology has increased at a rapid rate.…

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