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Spring 2013 Program Calendar
For Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Fellows
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Career Services staff organize programs and workshops to assist graduate students and postdocs with career decision making and job hunting. For a detailed description of each program, including whether or not preregistration is necessary, click on the program title. Check this page periodically, as we add new programs throughout the semester. To receive current program announcements, as well as job, internship, and fellowship announcements, subscribe to one of our graduate e-mail distribution lists.

Program Archives: Archived presentations of some of our programs are also available! Get valuable information you may have missed by visiting our Archives page to download program notes, Power Point presentations, and MP3 recordings of our guest speakers.

Wharton MBA Students: Please visit Wharton's MBA Career Management.
Penn Law Students: Please visit Penn Law's Career Planning & Professionalism.
MD Candidates: Please visit Penn Medicine's Advising & Career.

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CLICK HERE for a list of Fall 2012 programs.

JANUARY

14	Monday	M Squared Strategies Information Session	12 - 1pm	Houston Hall, Griski Room 311	ALL
17	Thursday	Job Search Series: Using Social Media for Networking	4 - 5pm	McNeil Building, 97	ALL	Program notes
22	Tuesday	Job Search Series: Understanding Skills Assessment	12 - 1:30pm	McNeil Building, 97	ALL	Program notes
22	Tuesday	Faculty Conversations: Preparing for Campus Interviews and Negotiating Offers - Sciences, Math and Engineering CLICK HERE to register	4 - 5:30pm	Cohen Hall, Terrace Room G14	PHD/PD
28	Monday	MFA Alumni Panel CLICK HERE to register	4 - 6pm	Morgan Building	DES
29	Tuesday	Faculty Conversations: Preparing for Campus Interviews and Negotiating Offers - Humanities and Social Sciences CLICK HERE to register	5 - 6:15pm	Houston Hall, Golkin Room 223	PHD/PD

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FEBRUARY

5	Tuesday	Faculty Conversations: Behind the Scenes with a Search Committee CLICK HERE to register	5 - 6:15pm	Houston Hall, Ben Franklin 218	PHD/PD
8	Friday	Career Exploration Workshop with CAPS for Graduate Students CLICK HERE to register	12 - 2pm	CAPS, 133 South 36th Street, Mezzanine Level	ALL
11	Monday	Leveraging Your PhD: Non-Faculty Careers in Higher Education CLICK HERE to register	4 - 5:30pm	Houston Hall, Ben Franklin 218	PHD/PD
12	Tuesday	Dual Career Couples: Maintaining Relationship Sanity (co-sponsored by GAPSA, Career Services and CAPS) CLICK HERE to register	5 - 6:30pm	Graduate Student Center, 305	PHD/PD
13	Wednesday	Careers in Architecture and Landscape Architecture CLICK HERE to register	12 - 1:15pm	Meyerson Hall B3	DES
14	Thursday	Job Search Series: Networking	12 - 1:30pm	McNeil Building, 97	ALL	Program notes
19	Tuesday	Job Search Series: Converting Your CV to a Resume	4 - 5:30pm	McNeil Building, 97	PHD	Program notes
19	Tuesday	MFA Career Resource Panel CLICK HERE to register	5:30 - 7:30pm	Morgan Building	DES
20	Wednesday	Resume Writing Workshop for Master's Students	12 - 1:30pm	McNeil Building, 97	ALL
20	Wednesday	7 Keys to Work-Life Balance (co-sponsored by GAPSA and Career Services) CLICK HERE to register	5 - 6:30pm	Graduate Student Center	ALL
21	Thursday	Start-Up Fair	11am - 3pm	Houston Hall	ALL
22	Friday	Spring Career Fair	11am - 3pm	Houston Hall, Bodek Lounge & Hall of Flags	ALL
26	Tuesday	Faculty Conversations: Understanding Tenure When Applying for Jobs and Negotiating Offers CANCELLED. NEW DATE TO BE ANNOUNCED.	12 - 1:30pm	Houston Hall, Ben Franklin 218	PHD/PD
28	Thursday	Careers in Foreign Service (US Department of State) CLICK HERE to register	3 - 4pm	Steinberg-Dietrich Hall, 107	ALL

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MARCH

1	Friday	All Ivy Environmental Career Fair (Columbia)	10am - 3pm	Columbia University, New York, NY	ALL
12	Tuesday	U.S. Employment for International Graduate Students & Postdocs: Job Search Advice and Immigration Options – Q and A CLICK HERE to register	3 - 4:30pm	Fisher-Bennett Hall, 419	ALL
13	Wednesday	Voices in Planning and Historic Preservation CLICK HERE to register	12 - 1:30pm	Meyerson Hall B3	DES
13	Wednesday	Faculty Conversations: Understanding Tenure When Applying for Jobs and Negotiating Offers CLICK HERE to register	4 - 5:30pm	Cohen Hall, Terrace Room G14	PHD/PD
14	Thursday	Job Search Series: Cover Letters and Job Search Correspondence	12 - 1:30pm	McNeil Building, 97	ALL	Program notes
20	Wednesday	PennDesign Walk-Ins	12 - 2pm	Meyerson Hall B3	DES
20	Wednesday	Boston Consulting Group Bridge to BCG Presentation CANCELLED. NEW DATE TO BE ANNOUNCED.	6 - 7:30pm	Houston Hall, Golkin Room 223	ALL
22	Friday	PennDesign Career Connection Day	1 - 4pm	Meyerson Hall	DES
25	Monday	Job Search Series: Interview Preparation and Practice	4 - 5:30pm	McNeil Building, 97	ALL	Program notes
27	Wednesday	Career Exploration Workshop with CAPS for Graduate Students CLICK HERE to register	2 - 4pm	CAPS, 133 South 36th Street, Mezzanine Level	ALL

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APRIL

4	Thursday	Job Search Series: Interviewing Scenarios: Illegal Questions, Multiple Interviewers, and More	4 - 5:30pm	McNeil Building, 97	ALL	Program notes
4	Thursday	McKinsey & Company Employer Information Session	6 - 8pm	Houston Hall, Ben Franklin 218	ALL
11	Thursday	Leveraging Your PhD: Careers in Pharmaceuticals CLICK HERE to register	4:30pm - 6pm	Houston Hall, Golkin Room 223	PHD/PD	Program Notes
16	Tuesday	Job Search Series: Job Offer Negotiation for Novices	4 - 5pm	McNeil Building, 97	ALL
17	Wednesday	Faculty Conversations: Preparing for Your First Year as a New Faculty Member CLICK HERE to register	5 - 6:30pm	Graduate Student Center, 305	PHD/PD
22	Monday	Preparing for the Academic Job Search CLICK HERE to register	4 - 6pm	Stiteler Hall B26	PHD/PD	Program notes
25	Thursday	Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Introduction Seminar THIS EVENT HAS REACHED ATTENDANCE CAPACITY. REGISTRATION HAS BEEN CLOSED.	1 - 2:30pm	Houston Hall, Griski Room 311	PHD/PD

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MAY

Most programs are open to ALL graduate students served by Career Services, but a few are either degree-specific or school-specific. Refer to the right-hand column to see which programs are related specifically to your degree and/or area of study.

Degree Specific Programs:
Master Candidates = MAS
PhD Candidates = PhD
Postdoctoral Fellows = PD

School Specific Programs:
PennDesign = DES
Grad Education = EDU
Grad Nursing = NUR
Social Policy & Practice = SP2

If you have questions related to any of the Spring 2012 programs, please call 215-898-7530.

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