General Resources for Graduate Students and Postdocs

Complete List of Servicess

PennLink

Penn Career Network

Credentials

Sample Resumes, CVs, Cover Letters and more

Schedule of Programs and Workshops

Program Archives

Funding Resources

Library

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 a series on "The Expanded Market" for doctoral students. 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 straight to 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 on-line.

Alumni Career Networks

Over 3000 alumni in more than 30 career fields will talk with you individually to discuss their work. Click here to go straight to Alumni 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 898-7530 if you want to schedule one.

List Serv

Career Services counselors maintain graduate humanities, social science and science distribution lists so that program, job and funding information can reach you 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 .