Thoughtful Career Advice for Penn Students and Alumni, written by the staff of the University of Pennsylvania Career Services office and selected special guests.
Happy Thanksgiving, listeners! A very hungry J. Michael and A. Mylène are heading into the holiday thinking about work-life balance. Thanksgiving is a great time to reflect on what really matters and to decide if you’re really cooking with gas or just simmering. It’s a metaphor filled cornucopia this week. Enjoy!
Show Notes
– The Downside of Work Life Balance (via James Clear)
Tis the season for interviews! Indeed, here in Career Services, both Michael and Mylène have recently been on search committees as we do our own hiring. In this week’s episodes, we’ll talk about some of the best things you can do in an interview and what will really stand out if omit them! Enjoy!
Show Notes
–10 Best Questions to Ask in an Interview (via The Cut)
Michael returns from Austin, Texas with a report on what he learned at the 25th Annual Austin Film Festival & Writer’s Conference. Find out what’s new in the world of film, television and podcasting! Enjoy!
Show Notes
– Death of the Hollywood Middle Class(via Fast Company)
– ScriptNotes podcast (Recommended listening: Episode 373: Austin Live Show)
We’re pleased to welcome Career Services’ new Executive Director, Dr. Barbara Hewitt to the podcast. As our listeners may know, Barb has been with Career Services for twenty years and has recently transitioned into this leadership role. J. Michael and A. Mylène talk to her about her vision for Career Services, the changes she’s seen in the field and the changes she foresees still to come. Enjoy!
Hot on the heels of last week’s look at the revamped home page for our graduate students and postdocs, we’re taking a look at a revamped career students for STEM grad students and postdocs! J. Michael and A. Mylène are joined by Tara Giagrande, Administrative Assistant for the graduate student teams in Career Services, who tells us all about this week’s Biosciences Career Fair. Enjoy!