BGS Career Development
Making It Count!
Flagship Pioneering conceives, resources, and builds life-changing bioscience companies that create breakthroughs in health and sustainability. They also offer a summer Fellows Program, which will take place June 1, 2020 – August 21, 2020.
Penn Career Services is hosting an information session with a representative of Flagship Pioneering who will discuss the Fellows Program in more detail:
March 9, 2020
11:30 AM – 1:00 PM
Smilow 10-146AB
RSVP here
Penn Career Services will host this event for International Graduate Students. Janis Moore Campbell, a professionalism expert, will give a professional networking presentation followed by a networking reception with international Penn alumni. This will be a great opportunity for international graduate students to hone their networking skills and to connect with alumni.
Date: February 4, 2020
Time: 4:30 – 6:00 PM
Location: World Forum Room, Perry World House
International students are encouraged to register here.
Penn Career Services will offer weekly walk-in advising sessions from 12-2 PM in the Richards Building, Seminar Room B102B , every Wednesday from January 22 through April 29, 2020.
These 15-minute sessions are great for reviews of your application materials (for academic jobs or industry career options), quick questions about networking, job searching, career exploration, or any other career-related question.
If you cannot make it to these walk-ins, then take advantage of daily walk-ins at Career Services in the McNeil Building from 2-3pm, or schedule a 30-minute appointment with a career advisor through Handshake or by calling 215-898-7530.
Friday, January 31, 2020 ~ 11:00am – 3:00pm
Bodek Lounge & Hall of Flags, Houston Hall
3417 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104
General Information
To see a list of registered employers online, please visit: https://upenn.joinhandshake.com/career_fairs/13047
The Penn Graduate Women in Science and Engineering (PGWISE) will host a Networking Workshop on Thursday, January 16, 2020, from 4:30-5:30 PM in the Wood Room of the John Morgan Building.
Penn Career Services advisor Dr. Joseph Barber will be leading this session on the in’s and out’s of networking with working professionals.
Additionally, PGWISE is recruiting members for open Executive Board positions. Join them from 5:30-5:45 PM to learn about exciting opportunities with the Board! Light refreshments will be provided.
In a recent blog post published by Penn Career Services, Pharmacology graduate student Katherine Webb shares what she’s learned from coordinating Penn’s PhD Career Exploration Fellowship 2020. According to Katherine, the fellowship provides an opportunity to, “simultaneously support other graduate students’ career exploration as well as improve my own professional skill-set and networking.”
Read the full post here.