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Career Services Partners with

• Introduction
• Fees
• Security
• Features

Career Services is happy to be partnered with Interfolio, Inc., the premier web-based credential file management service since 1999, to help with maintenance and mailing of Credentials letters for interested Penn students and alumni. Interfolio is successfully used by over 200 colleges and universities, including many of our peer institutions. We believe that Interfolio will offer you the greatest convenience and accessibility for managing your credentials. For a small fee you can store your letters with Interfolio, and have them mailed out whenever you apply for graduate school admission, employment or funding.

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PLEASE NOTE: Pre-Health applicants will continue to use the Career Services Credentials system, whether you’re working with Career Services Pre-Health Advisors, or you are taking post-bac classes through LPS. Contact your advisor or click here for details and dates related to this process.

Please go to www.interfolio.com and follow their instructions for opening a new account, and read about how their system works, fees, etc. 

If you have had letters on file in Career Services in the past and want them transferred to your Interfolio account, send an email to letters@pobox.upenn.edu and advise us of this request, and which letters you’d like to have transferred.

Fees
There will be a modest annual fee to keep your file active, and there will be a small fee for each request you make for letters to be sent to graduate programs, potential employers, or other opportunities which require letters of recommendation. Click here for more pricing details.

Security
Both Career Services and Interfolio are committed to the confidentiality of your credentials. You can read Interfolio’s Privacy Policies and Security information on their website. Penn’s University Counsel and Privacy Officer have reviewed our partnership with Interfolio, Inc.

Features

• Interfolio promises quick turn around on mailing requests – 24 hour processing with no added rush fee; Their customer service department will answer email and telephone questions and they also have a 24-hour online help center;
• Multiple mailing options, including overnight and/or electronic delivery where available;
• Secure online credit card payments are accepted along with checks and money orders;
• You may keep both confidential and non confidential letters in your file;
• Additional documents such as writing samples, articles, test scores, unofficial transcripts, etc. may be stored in your account at Interfolio;
• As in the past, career counselors in Career Services will be able, upon your request, to access your file to tell you what letters are appropriate or not appropriate for the specific use you have in mind (i.e. application to law school, internships, permanent employment, etc.) They will not, however, be able to tell you the contents of the letter;
• As part of their service, Interfolio provides students and alumni a web-based portfolio at no additional cost. Some students have requested this and found it to be very useful, particularly doctoral students who wish to present a compilation of their teaching materials or other documents;
• Letter writers may upload the documents they write electronically, or mail the letters on your behalf to Interfolio free of charge;
• Letter writers have ongoing access to all documents they upload. They can easily make updates and check the status of the documents.

If you have additional questions about this new partnership, please email letters@pobox.upenn.edu or call the Career Services Credentials line at 215 898 4382.