How Emotional Intelligence Can Redefine Your Job Search

Emotional intelligence (EI) is a critical skill that employers want, whether in business or the workforce. According to a study by TalentSmart, 90% of top performers possess high EI, suggesting that EI is a crucial driver of success in the …

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My Summer Experience at the Mullins Lab

Zoe Vaz, COL ’25, Hartford, Connecticut

This summer funding played a crucial role in helping me have an amazing experience at the Mullins Lab. It provided me with the essential support I needed to not only afford rent and food …

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Decision-Making at the Intersection of Social Work and Health Care Practice

Zina Ahn, COL ’24, Gainesville, FL

This summer, I continued working with Dr. Tamara Cadet in the Penn School of Social Policy & Practice (SP2). Her work lies directly at the intersection between social justice and healthcare, mostly centered around …

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PhD Career Exploration Fellow Spotlight: David Lozano

Hosted by Merck – Neuroscience

This summer, 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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Cardiovascular Research in the Atluri Lab

Chaitanya Karimanasseri, SEAS ’24, Princeton, NJ

I’m extremely grateful to the 2023 Career Services Summer Funding Grant for having enabled me to continue doing research this Summer 2023 in the laboratory of Dr. Pavan Atluri, MD, a cardiac surgeon-scientist at …

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Conflict Resolution Foundations

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

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…

Writing a Cover Letter

Taught by Jenny Foss
Cover letters matter. When done right, they spell out clearly who you are, what you have to offer, and—most importantly—why…

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…

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…

Disruptive Technologies Case Studies for Business Leaders

Taught by Haiyan Wang
Google’s CEO has called AI more profound than fire or electricity. We are in the middle of a technology revolution.…

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…

Nano Tips To Improve Adaptability and Flexibility with Lorraine K. Lee

Taught by Lorraine K. Lee
Welcome to our Nano Tips series, where LinkedIn Learning creators deliver impactful lessons in literally seconds. In this course, keynote…

Managing Stress

Taught by Mariel Buqué
In this course, Dr. Mariel Buqué helps you to understand what stress is, positive versus detrimental stress, and the relationship…

On Creativity: John Cleese on “Design Better”

Taught by Design Better
The legendary John Cleese—of Monty Python, Fawlty Towers, and more—is no stranger to creativity. In this course adapted from the…

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