Not Just an Intern

This is part of series of posts by recipients of the 2020 Career Services Summer Funding Grant. We’ve asked funding recipients to reflect on their summer experiences and talk about the industries in which they spent their summer. You can …

Growing in the City

This is part of series of posts by recipients of the 2020 Career Services Summer Funding Grant. We’ve asked funding recipients to reflect on their summer experiences and talk about the industries in which they spent their summer. You can …

Inclusion and Acceptance Through Mismatched Socks

This is part of series of posts by recipients of the 2020 Career Services Summer Funding Grant. We’ve asked funding recipients to reflect on their summer experiences and talk about the industries in which they spent their summer. You can …

PhD Career Exploration Fellow Spotlight: Vanessa Fleites (Hosted by Perelman School of Medicine, Office of Research and Diversity Training)

In the spring of 2020, 36 PhD students from a range of academic disciplines at Penn participated in Career Services’ PhD Career Exploration Fellowship (CEF) program, where they were matched with a host organization in Philadelphia to learn about different …

Give to the Career Services Summer Opportunity Fund

Many summer internships, particularly in certain fields, provide only a small stipend or do not pay at all. Frequently the internships are located in cities with a high cost of living. This means that many students are unable to take …

CS Radio – Episode 109: “In The News”

Any publicity is good publicity. At least that’s what they say. Michael and Mylène   have a frank discussion about an article that appeared in last week’s Philadelphia Magazine regarding earlier recruiting by banks and the ripple effects its had in …

Campus Philly

Campus Philly connects college students with jobs, internships, and opportunities for professional development. They partners with hundreds of top companies and local businesses, hosts a series of Launch Events throughout the year, and manage a job and internship board for …

Engineering Externship Program

**The Engineering Externship Program has been suspended for the 2020-2021 academic year in light of the pandemic situation and evolving guidance from government and University officials.  The information listed below is from previous years.  Please check back in the future …

Professionalize and Gain Experience for Masters Students

Why Is It Important to Gain Career-Related Experience? Imagine if you’re reading two job applications and you have to decide which candidate you’d like to interview. One has no experience at all related to the job position for which you’re …

Employer Recruiting Policies and Offer Guidelines

University of Pennsylvania Career Services recruiting policies and guidelines are intended for any employer who recruits Penn students. Our goal is to ensure that students and organizations engage in fair and ethical recruiting practices. Employers, student organizations, and other departments …