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Career Services and Ways to Stay Connected

Career Services at Penn offers an array of lifelong services to our undergraduate alumni. The list below provides an introduction to these services. We have also provided suggestions on how you can serve as a resource to current students by serving as a mentor, an extern host, posting jobs or internships with your organization, or attending a career fair.

Career Resources Available to Wharton Undergraduate Alumni

Career and Job Search Advising Appointments

Alumni are welcome to schedule a phone or in person appointment with a career counselor to discuss career transitions, job search tips, negotiating offers, resume and cover letter reviews, etc. For a small fee, alumni can also take the Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) and/or the Strong Interest Inventory to help explore various career options.

Graduate and Professional School Advising Appointments

Counselors are available to advise alumni on many aspects of applying to graduate and professional programs including applications, admissions requirements, researching programs, essays and financial aid. You may schedule an in-person or phone appointment.

On-Line Job Listings Through PennLink

Employers interested in hiring Penn students and alumni post positions on PennLink, our on-line job and internship database, on a daily basis. Accessing the job listings as an alum is free and easy. Register for an account by clicking here. We also maintain an alumni career listserv to which we occasionally post positions that employers have asked to have highlighted. Please email Barbara Hewitt to be added to the Wharton Undergraduate Alumni Career Listserv.

Career Fairs

All of the Career Fairs sponsored by Career Services are open to alumni. Note that the primary business career fair, Career Link, is held each September. We also maintain a list of career fairs that we learn of that are not sponsored by our office.

Career Library

We have thousands of resources available in our extensive career library which alumni in the Philadelphia region are welcome to utilize.

PACNet (Penn Alumni Career Network) and the Wharton Online Directory

PACNet is a database of Penn graduates who have volunteered to answer career-related questions for Penn students and alumni. Although it is not appropriate to ask PCN advisors for jobs, they can provide a wealth of information on career fields and employment outlooks.

Wharton alumni may also wish to access the Wharton Alumni Directory which directly connects you with the global Wharton alumni network.  Perform a simple or advanced search using one or all of the search fields provided to find classmates, friends and colleagues in your region or industry.

Regional Wharton and Penn Clubs

Both the Wharton School and University of Pennsylvania have active alumni clubs around the world to help you connect with other alumni.

Maintain a credential file

Career Services had partnered with Interfolio, 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. You can find out more by clicking here.

On-line Resources

A variety of online resources can be found on the main Career Services alumni page, as well as the web page specifically maintained by Career Services for Wharton students and alumni.

Ways for Alumni to Stay Involved with Students

Serve as an Externship Host

An externship is a "shadowing" program which allows Wharton undergraduate students a chance to observe a “day in the life” of professionals in careers of interest to them.  Externships are typically held in early January (when students are on semester break) and in mid/late May after classes have ended. Externship hosts have the flexibility to design an externship experience unique to their particular career field.

For more information on the 2009-2010 externship program, visit:
http:www.vpul.upenn.edu/careerservices/wharton/20092010ExternshipHostFlyer.pdf

If you would like to serve as an externship host for the 2009-2010 program, fill out a brief application form online at:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=NjA7REJJjlB2uHG6opp4WQ_3d_3d

Questions? Contact David Ross.

Join PACNet - Penn Alumni Career Network

PACNet is our new and improved version of our career network through which Penn alumni can offer career advice and guidance to students and alumni with career questions. As a PACNet member, you’ll have an opportunity to provide information on your career area, employment outlook in your field, requirements for entry, and other issues specific to your job/industry.To activate your participation in PACNet:

a) If you are already an alum registered for the online community, go to the alumni homepage www.alumni.upenn.edu, click on “QuakerNet” link at the top of the page, then click on the PACNet link to login.

b) If you have never registered for the Penn Alumni Online Community, go to the alumni homepage www.alumni.upenn.edu, click the "QuakerNet" link at the top of the page, then click "register now", to sign up. Once you are registered, you can access PACNet through the left menu and begin the process of offering your career services.

Post Jobs or Internships on PennLink

Find great candidates for jobs and internships with your organizations by posting them on PennLink. It is free and easy to do. Register for an employer PennLink account here to post as many opportunities as you like.

Represent Your Organization at a Career Fair

Career Services sponsors various career fairs throughout the year which can provide excellent opportunities to meet many qualified candidates in one day.