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.
This summer, I had the opportunity to work at the Center for Psychotherapy Research, a research department in Penn Medicine’s Department of Psychiatry. Having only preliminary psychology research experience, I was excited at the …
Climate change – one problem that will undoubtably plague the future of the planet. Among other global issues, rising global ocean temperatures feels like an out-of-control train car that just can’t seem to be stopped. …
This summer I got the opportunity to conduct research with the Paralkar Lab. The Paralkar Lab studies how transcription factors and other related proteins affect normal hematopoiesis or blood cell development. The lab focuses …
Startups are fun, tight-knit and bring so much learning experience. The work that you do is very impactful and valued by your colleagues. You also get to make great friends and truly get to …
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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