What is it like to be an Executive Director?

Aniyia is the Executive Director of Black and Brown Founders, a San Francisco-based nonprofit that assists Black and Latinx entrepreneurs with launching and growing a successful tech company. Not only does Aniyia’s nonprofit guide its clients through the challenging start-up …

By Ashley Archangelo
Ashley Archangelo Customer Success Manager
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Candid Career: 8,000+ interview-driven videos with industry professionals

Curious about what it would be like to work in a certain industry or field? Be sure to take advantage of our newest resource, Candid Career! Candid Career is a video library that houses more than 8,000 interview-driven videos highlighting …

By Ashley Archangelo
Ashley Archangelo Customer Success Manager
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Who Should You Use as a Professional Reference?

By Rachel Pelta

A job offer is usually contingent on having positive professional references. And whether you
need one or three, figuring out who to use as a professional reference can be difficult if you
don’t have a lot of …

By Ashley Rippey
Ashley Rippey Executive Director
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Zoom Interview on your Calendar? Don’t Forget these Six Things

By Zoe Kaplan, Forage

Congrats! You’ve landed a Zoom interview. While Zoom interviews aren’t entirely different from
in-person interviews, knowing your way around a virtual interview can help you feel more
confident and wow the hiring manager. Before hopping into …

By Ashley Rippey
Ashley Rippey Executive Director
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Ways to Stand out During the Recruiting Cycle

Congratulations! A new semester has started and you are excited to be back on campus. You are eager to reconnect with friends and begin your classes, but the stressful recruiting cycle is looming ahead of you. It’s time to dust-off …

By Marissa Presser
Marissa Presser Senior Managing Consultant
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What to do if you receive an offer to return full-time to your internship employer

So you’re entering senior year with a job offer as a result of a successful internship—CONGRATS! This is a time to celebrate. At the same time, we understand the anxiety that can come with making a decision. Book an appointment …

By Ashley Rippey
Ashley Rippey Executive Director
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Need help with your resume? Check out the Virtual Resume Drop

 

Virtual Resume Drop: Save My Resume/Cover Letter

Email your resume and/or cover letter to smealresumes@psu.edu to have a Career Coach or Career Service Intern review and give you feedback within 72 business hours! Make sure to include a job …

By Emily Tressler
Emily Tressler Marketing Communications Specialist
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3 Tips for Starting a Job Remotely

This has been the year of everything virtual — and that includes the workplace. Many companies plan to keep their employees at home for the foreseeable future, so if you're currently job hunting, you may find yourself not only interviewing virtually

By Firsthand
We help applicants, students, job-seekers and professionals like you find the right career path using the power of firsthand experiences.
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STUDENT SPOTLIGHT – Management Major, Sanjana Saji

Meet Sanjana Saji a Senior Management major with a Digital Media Trends & Analytics minor. Sanjana recently completed her internship with JPMorgan Chase & Co. Through networking with people at Penn State, Sanjana found out about the Global Finance & …

By Emily Tressler
Emily Tressler Marketing Communications Specialist
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#Adulting: Rocking a Virtual Career Fair

Upcoming Virtual Career Fair: Hire Big-10 Fair (Tues. April 14th from 11am-3pm)

Though we’re in uncharted territory looking at how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting the job market, all hope is not lost for job & internship seekers. Similar to …

By Ali Chiavetta
Ali Chiavetta Graduate Intern
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