Same-Day Advising Options!
Peer Career Advisor Virtual Pop-Ins
Peer Career Advisors are a highly trained team of undergraduate students who can answer their fellow undergrads’ quick questions about resumes & cover letters, using Handshake, job & internship searches, networking and more. Pop-ins are 15-minute, first-come first-serve chats.
To Schedule: Undergrads, choose “Pop-in: Peer Career Advisors” as the appointment type in Handshake to see the day’s availability.
Please note students are permitted to sign up for one pop-in per day.
Pre-Health and Pre-Law Peer Coach Virtual Drop-Ins
The Pre-Health Peer Coach is here to answer basic questions and help you identify resources to make the most of your unique path.
To Schedule: Request an appointment or a drop-in via Handshake to talk about your classes, extracurricular activities and how to develop your interest in health care at Penn.
Advisor Same Day Virtual Drop-ins
Drop-ins are 15-minute virtual chat sessions with a career advisor. Within that 15 minutes, advisors will address minor resume and cover letter questions, or quickly touch base on your career-related concerns (i.e. best practices to prep for an interview, negotiate offers, or start career exploration activities). If your needs are more extensive than a 15 minute session can reasonably address, please instead search for the next available Career Advising appointment.
To Schedule: Monday – Friday beginning at 9:15 AM ET, students may view availability in Handshake and request a Drop-in 15 minute session for later that day. Advisor Same Day Virtual Drop-ins are offered based on availability of each team’s advisors. When requesting a Drop-in, you may opt to meet via Handshake or Online Video Conference (via Zoom). Please check for a confirmation message from Handshake if and when your Drop-in request is approved by the advisor, which will include your link to join at the appointed time. (If you do not receive a confirmation within 10 minutes of your requested session, please check your spam folder, just in case!)
College of Arts & Sciences Undergrads | Please check Handshake for daily availability |
Engineering (Undergrads & Master’s) | Please check Handshake for availability; typically offered Mondays & Fridays only |
Wharton Undergrads | In-Person Drop-Ins in SHDH 1400: Wednesdays, 1PM – 3PM Fridays, 10AM-12PM |
Graduate Students & Postdocs | Please check Handshake for daily availability |
Nursing/Education/SP2 |
Monday: 12pm – 1:00 pm (Nursing) Tuesday: 1:30pm – 2:30pm (GSE) Wednesday: 2:30pm – 3:30pm (SP2) |
Pre-Health Quick QuestionsQuick Questions must be scheduled on Handshake. All QQs are held over telephone. |
Monday: 2pm – 3:30pm Thursday: 11am – 12pm |
Pre-Law Quick QuestionsQuick Questions must be scheduled on Handshake. All QQs are held over telephone. | Wednesday: 11am – 12pm Thursday: 11am – 12pm |
Electronic Resume/Cover Letter Critiques
Click here for more information about submitting your resume and/or cover letter for review.