CS Radio Episode 10: “Live From Nursing Career Day”

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We’re back!  Our Thanksgiving hiatus ended up being extended by a week – we hope you didn’t miss us too much!  This week, we’re very excited to bring you live to Nursing Career Day 2015.  Mylène and Michael interview several employers at the event about what they look for in candidates from Penn and they speak with Senior Associate Director Sharon Fleshman from Career Services about what makes Nursing Career Day unique.

Plus we review the few remaining programs on the Career Services schedule this week.  We’ll be back again next week for our last episode of the semester with suggestions on how to use your winter break for your job search!

Enjoy!

CS Radio Episode 9: “Networking”

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This week, we’re very excited to welcome our first student gust!  McKenna Finger is a junior in Wharton and she joins us this week to talk about the power of networking and how she leveraged connections she made through Penn, friends and family into working opportunities.  Mylène and Michael also provide some networking tips for everyone preparing to return home for Thanksgiving break.  All that, plus This Week in Career Services!

Programming Note: Since Thanksgiving shortens the school week, we won’t have a new episode next week.  We hope everyone has a peaceful and joyous Thanksgiving – we’ll see you back here with a new episode on November 30th!

Enjoy!

CS Radio Episode 8: “Timelines”

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Welcome back to the podcast!  This week, A. Mylène Kerschner and (birthday boy) J. Michael DeAngelis take a look at career timelines.  We’ll look at ways you can use Career Services at different points of your undergraduate experience, as well as look at data from our career plan survey reports that show when Penn students accept job offers (Spoiler: You don’t need to worry about having a job secured by your first semester senior year!)

All that, plus the usual look at the week ahead.  Enjoy!

CS Radio Episode 007: Career Fair Prep

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Radio.  CS Radio.

Welcome to Episode 007!  J. Michael and A. Mylène are shaken, but not stirred as they cover career fair preparation in advance of Thursday’s International Opportunities Fair.  College assistant Alyssa Perkins-Chatterton stops by to talk about the work that goes into organizing a career fair, as well as to share some of the feedback she receives every year from the employers who attend.   If you plan on coming to the fair this week, this is a must listen episode!

All that, plus the usual rundown of Career Services events and Michael taking every opportunity he has to mention James Bond.  Enjoy!

CS Radio Episode 6: “American (Interview) Horror Story”

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Happy Halloween from CS Radio!!

In this the spirit of the season, J. Michael and A. Mylène share their personal interview horror stories this week.  Thrill to Michael explaining in an interview why he might quit right away!  Chill to Mylene’s webcam of horrors! It’s all too terrifying!  Luckily, your ghost hosts also have solid advice on how to avoid these terrors in your own interviewing.   Plus, as always, we have a rundown on what’s coming up this week in the crypts of Career Services.

ccThis week’s special Halloween theme song is “Moments Like Last Night Make Me Wanna Believe in Ghosts” by Electric Bird Noise, used under a Creative Commons License.

Enjoy!