As a person of color, you may face unique challenges as you search for opportunities and navigate the professional world. Career Services is committed to supporting students of color throughout their career exploration and professional development process. We are proud to partner with Greenfield Intercultural Center (GIC), La Casa Latina, PAACH, and Makuu to provide targeted resources for students of color. We encourage students to explore our resources to learn more about programs available to specific populations.
Search for Opportunities
Many organizations are interested in recruiting students from diverse backgrounds and cultural experiences. Career Services has created a running list of diversity recruitment programs that you may be interested in. In addition, to find other organizations and/or opportunities via Handshake, Penn Career Services website, and other job boards, there are specific keywords you can use to enhance your search. Read more about searching for a job or internship.
Try searching for the following keywords:
Your identity (e.g. Black, Latinx/Hispanic, Asian, Indigenous/Native etc.)
Identity specific programs will often contain the terms/phrases “people/students of color strongly encouraged”, “diversity”, “underrepresented”, “minority”.
Career Services offers a number of guides related to job searching, interviewing, negotiation and career development. As you investigate various industries, take advantage of opportunities to explore recruitment options promoting diversity and inclusion. Some companies offer pipeline programs or information sessions with current employees. Read more about our guides and resources.
Find Resources
On this page, we’ve compiled many resources to help you prepare for a career in the life or physical sciences. Of particular interest should be our industry specific job boards, as well as various scientific professional organizations.
In my junior year of high school, I finally got to experience the practicalities of my passion: biological research. It was my first time in a certified lab, so I didn’t know what …
This summer, I completed an internship with the White House Initiative on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (WHIAANHPI). In this role, I had the opportunity to support the Biden administration in advancing …
Thanks to the grant given to me through Career Services, I was able to continue my internship at Olive Street Publishing, a new and upcoming publishing company focused on books for women made …
Walking into a four-bed emergency department for the first time, I was greeted with an ambulance call. The paramedic excitedly reported two people were ejected from a vehicle and in critical condition – ETA 10 minutes. As I turned to greet …
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, …
For almost 20 years, the Foundation has been providing financial support to multicultural individuals studying advertising, media, and/or the creatives …
PoliCorner.org is a free political internship and jobs platform connecting Penn students with 2,000+ political and public service internships and career …
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