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Career Services graduate/postdoc counselors are available for confidential discussion of any career related issues, by appointment or during walk-in hours. We are happy to critique resumes, CVs, and cover letters. To schedule an appointment call 215-898-7530. Anyone who answers the phone can schedule the appointment for you. We can also answer brief questions by e-mail. Jennifer Furlong, Ph.D., Associate Director Rachel Burk, Associate Director John Tuton, Ph.D., Career Counselor
Individual Advising Graduate career counselors are available to critique resumes, CV's, cover letters and other job hunting materials and to discuss any career-related questions. All meetings are confidential. Call 898-7530 to schedule an appointment. Walk-in hours are usually scheduled daily 2-3 and Mon., Tues., and Thurs., 11-12. Call ahead to make sure they are being held on the day you wish to come in. If you need to reach an advisor directly, click here for contact information. Academic Job Search Handbook One copy of this complete guide to conducting a job search, including an extensive section on writing vitas and cover letters, is available to every Penn doctoral student for $5. (Retail price is $14.95). More information can be found here. Fellowship Information Literature from several hundred funding organizations is filed in the Career Services library, where many funding directories are also available. Current issues of The Grants Advisor. Grant Advisor and the Career Services funding data base are also available through the funding section (click here) of the Career Services homepage. Programs and Workshops We offer many programs on career options, job-hunting, and preparation for academic and post-academic careers. These include an annual Academic Career Conference, Faculty Conversations on the Academic Job Search and Academic Life, and The Expanded Market for PhDs. Click here for program details, including archived Power Point presentations of past programs. Job Listings, Internships, Summer and Part-Time Jobs Permanent, summer, and part-time openings with employers interested in Penn students are available at our main reception desk. These listings can also be found online through PennLink. Library The Career Services library includes directories of employers, books on career fields and job-hunting, periodicals which list job openings, and fellowship information. Click here to go to the Library Homepage. Files of Letters of Recommendation You may establish a file which can be added to and used throughout your career. Information about this service, as well as how to ask for a letter of recommendation, are also available online. Alumni Career Networks Over 3000 alumni in more than 30 career fields will talk with you individually to discuss their work. To connect with PACNet (Penn Alumni Career Network) click here to go to theAlumni Menu. Recruiting Representatives from government and business conduct employment interviews with students who will graduate within the year. Click here to go straight to our On Campus Recruiting homepage. Make sure you see one of the graduate counselors to discuss ways to work with the recruiting system. Hundreds of presentations also give you ways to meet representations of organizations. Practice Interview Sessions You may schedule a videotaped practice interview with a Career Services counselor, who will help you present yourself to employers more effectively. Call 215 898-7530 if you want to schedule one. Career Services counselors maintain humanities, social science and science distribution lists so that program, job and funding information can reach graduate students and postdocs quickly and directly. To see a complete listing of the lists we offer and to get instructions on how to sign up, please click here.
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