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 …
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As a first gen student, there are many qualities that you can leverage as you move forward in your career planning. Yet, taking inventory of your strengths may be a challenge for several reasons.
The busyness of life. As …
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This resource will walk you through the job or internship search process, offering tips to enhance your resume and cover letter as well as prepare for networking and interviewing.
This fillable worksheet is designed to facilitate self-reflection to make you more aware of your strengths and how to communicate them in networking conversations and interviews.
Fadila Traore, COL ’26, North Caldwell, NJ
Working as a policy analyst for the Council of American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) office in Philadelphia was an incredibly rewarding experience that helped solidify my confidence in exploring new career paths after leaving the …
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