Tips for Success at the Career Fair

It’s that time of year again! Career and job fairs are upon us, and so is the chance to land an amazing job. Whether you are a first-timer or a seasoned professional, the following seven tips are sure to help …

Intern Spotlight: Paul Birch

Meet our spotlight intern this week, Paul Birch. Paul is a junior who completed a Liberty Mutual Actuarial Internship in Boston. He secured this internship through the Actuarial Science Career Fair. During his internship Paul learned about life insurance concepts, …

LinkedIn features you may not be using!

LinkedIn is great way to connect and network with professionals who have similar career interests. Recruiters are quickly moving towards LinkedIn has a key way to source and find candidates for internships and full-time positions. With LinkedIn you can also …

Intern Spotlight: John Hursh

Name: John Hursh Major: Accounting Company: Lancaster County Coalition to End Homelessness. Resources that helped me gain the internship: Connections through community involvement, credentials from studies (had the right major), passion for the cause “I initially wrote a letter to my home city …

Evaluating Offers

It’s winding down to the end of the semester and interviews are almost done… until the Spring semester. If you’ve had a good semester interviewing and landing a few different internships or jobs, then this week’s blog will come in …

Interested in working for the government? Quick tips to help you get there!

Did you know that there are urgent hiring needs within the government? Many of them are within business and students as young as sophomores are eligible to apply! You can learn more about these opportunities here:  https://www.usajobs.gov/?c=opportunities. The best resource …

Gartner ranks Penn State Smeal No. 1 in supply chain graduate, undergraduate education

July 29, 2016 Gartner, Inc., has again ranked the Penn State Smeal College of Business No. 1 in supply chain graduate and undergraduate education. Gartner’s report indicates that Penn State undergraduate education scored among the top two schools as an …

WHAT I TELL SUMMER INTERNS

By: Nick Colas, Chief Strategist – Convergex and Jessica Rabe, Research Associate – Convergex Summary: What do you tell a college student considering a career in finance? In today’s note we summarize our annual chats with Convergex’s intern class as …

Intern Spotlight: Keith Oliphant

Keith Oliphant is a self-driven undergraduate at Smeal working toward a degree in Finance and Accounting. With excellent communication skills, a strong work ethic, and an open professional demeanor, Keith worked as a Recruiting Operations Intern for Penn State Football, …