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9 Steps To Recession-Proof Your Career In 2023

We’ve all seen the headlines: record inflation, rising interest rates, tumbling stocks, and looming recession. With talk of hiring freezes and layoffs, employees are anxious about what could happen to their careers in this troubled economy.  

The concerns are justified. …

By Ivy Exec
Ivy Exec is your dedicated career development resource.
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Ensuring Underrepresented Grad Students’ Well-Being

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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3 Essential Differences Between a Resume and a LinkedIn Profile

You’ve likely heard that your resume and LinkedIn profile should mimic each other.

For instance, the position titles and years you held them should be the same on both mediums. If they don’t correspond, employers will wonder if you’re hiding …

By Ivy Exec
Ivy Exec is your dedicated career development resource.
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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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Career Resources

Vault Guides

LinkedIn Learning

21 Opportunities for Better Networking

Most networking advice you hear hasn’t been updated for our modern, social, interconnected world. In this course, networking expert JaMarr…

How to Network When You Don’t Like Networking

You don’t have to be an extrovert to be good at networking, and you don’t have to be fake. In…

Building a Diverse Professional Network

A diverse network of people with different interests and experiences can help you succeed in your career and in life.…

Professional Networking for Career Starters

Connect to opportunity. Learn how to build and engage a network when you’re just starting out in your career. Jayla…

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…

Ace Your Web Developer Interview

Taught by Emma Bostian
You know you’re a great developer for the job, but how do you prove it to your interviewers? It can…

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…

Nail Your SQL Interview

Taught by Nichole Pulley
Are you looking for a new job but terrified about having to prove your skills? Worry not. A coding interview…

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…

Landing a MAANG Job: Behavioral Interview Questions

Taught by Vincent Xu
Have you dreamed of landing a job at Meta, Amazon, Apple, Netflix, and Google, and other top-tier tech companies? These…

Think Faster, Talk Smarter: Master Impromptu Speaking

Taught by Next Big Idea Club
Public speaking is a big fear for many people, but off-the-cuff speaking—when you’re put on the spot—can be just as…

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Address

Penn Career Services
3935 Walnut Street, Suite 300
Philadelphia, PA 19104

Service Hours

Monday 9am-5pm
Tuesday 9am-5pm
Wednesday 9am-5pm
Thursday 9am-5pm
Friday 9am-5pm