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Appointments

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. Appointments cannot be scheduled by e-mail, however we can answer brief questions by e-mail.

It is best to call ahead to confirm that walk-ins are being held.

Julie Miller Vick, Senior Associate Director
vick@upenn.edu
Available by appointment.
Walk-ins from 11am-12pm on Mondays, Tuesdays & Thursdays.

Rosanne Lurie, Associate Director
rlurie@upenn.edu
Available by appointment
Walk-ins 2-3pm on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.

Joseph Barber, Ph.D., Associate Director
barberjo@upenn.edu
Available by appointment on Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays.

John Tuton, Ph.D., Career Counselor
jftuton@upenn.edu
Available by appointment on Mondays & Tuesdays.
Walk-ins from 2-3pm on Tuesdays.

Walk-in Appointment Hours

It is best to call ahead to confirm that walk-ins are being held.

Monday	11:00 - 12:00, 2:00 - 3:00
Tuesday	11:00 - 12:00, 2:00 - 3:00
Wednesday	2:00 - 3:00
Thursday	11:00 - 12:00, 2:00 - 3:00
Friday	2:00 - 3:00

Complete List of Services

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 215-898-7530 to schedule an appointment. Walk-in hours are scheduled daily from 2-3pm, and on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday from 11am-12pm. If you need to reach an advisor directly, click here for contact information. *Due to limited staffing, walk-ins maybe cancelled without notice, so please call ahead to make sure they are still being held on the day you wish to come in.

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 and current postdocs (who have been postdocs for at least one year) for $10. (Retail price is $18.95). 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 and the Career Services Funding Database 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 that list job openings, and fellowship information. Click here to go to the Library Homepage.

Files of Letters of Recommendation

Career Services has recently partnered with Interfolio, Inc., the premier web-based credential file management service since 1999. For more information, visit the Credentials Homepage.

Alumni Career Networks

Approximately 2,000 alumni in more than 30 career fields can talk with you individually to discuss their work. To connect with a member of PACNet (Penn Alumni Career Network), click here. Additional resources are available on Career Services' main Alumni Menu.

Recruiting

Representatives from government and business conduct employment interviews with students who will graduate within the year. Click here to go 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 representatives 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.

Email List / List Serv

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.