Cs Radio

This week, we are joined by the newest member of the Career Services family, Emily Barrale, the new Associate Director for Data Analysis and Visualization. We get to learn a little about Emily, including the work she was previously doing for the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Then we take a look at some of the career outcomes for the Class of 2018, which Emily has just compiled into a report. Enjoy! Show Notes * Class of 2018 Career Plans Survey Report

There have been a lot of stories in the news this month about parents getting perhaps TOO involved in their children’s lives. When is it appropriate for a parent to get involved with their child’s career search? How can parents work with Career Services? This week, Myelene and Michael are answering all those questions and more! Enjoy!

It may seem like a distant dream, but summer is just around the corner! Students may be facing difficult decisions about taking low-paid or unpaid internships and research opportunities, and while some deadlines have passed, there are still funding opportunities available across the university. Today, Mylene and Michael discuss where you can find them and how quickly you need to act on them. Also: How DID Scrooge McDuck swim through hard currency? Enjoy!

Networking is an essential part of career development and exploration, but it can often feel intimidating to dive right in to conversations with people you may not know. This week, Michael and Mylène review some great opening lines to use in “blind” networking…and some not so great ones too. Enjoy! Show Notes 30 Brilliant Networking Conversation Starters (via The Muse) Polar Bear Jokes

It’s CS Radio with our very special guest host, N. Thomas Leach! (Yaaaay!) While Mylene takes a well deserved long weekend, Michael is joined by friend of the podcast Natty Leach to discuss the emerging career field of being a live streamer/YouTuber. If you’re interested in making this your career or if you’re already streaming and want to know how it might apply to your job search, this conversation has something for you! This is the first of what we hope will be several looks at emerging career fields. Enjoy!

This week, we welcome one of our newest Career Services staff members, Donald McIver, to help us discuss the benefits of volunteering. Whether you’re looking to learn how to highlight your volunteer service on your resume or what volunteering opportunities exist – this is the episode for you! Enjoy!

It’s our 80th episode! What better way to mark this birthday than with a special episode about aging in the workplace. Our special guest is Dr. John Tuton, a long-time adviser here in Career Services, who talks about what it’s like to age up in the workplace, how to handle potential cases of ageism and how to pivot your years of experience into something new and exciting. This interview was so engaging, we dedicated the entire episode to it! Enjoy!

We’re back with our first episode of 2019 and the spring semester! With on-campus recruiting gearing up and four career fairs already behind us, Michael and Mylène take some time to discuss why sending a thank you is so important – and the unexpected power of receiving them. All that, plus a closer look at the February events calendar. Enjoy! Show Notes Gratitude for Thank Yous True Lemon

We made it! It’s the last episode of the semester and the last episode of 2018! Winter break is the ideal time to decompress, relax and connect with friends and family. It’s also a good time to do some simple, even fun things to prep for a springtime career search. Thank you for listening and we look forward to speaking with you again when we return in mid-January of 2019! Happy holidays!

There’s just two episodes left in 2018! When the semester winds down, stress levels tend to rise up. Mylène and Michael discuss all the resources on campus and across the city that can help you decompress as we head into that final push. Enjoy!

This week, we’re happy to announce the return of an annual tradition: the Career Services LinkedIn Photobooth! With that event now on the calendar, Michael and Mylène take a look at the basics of setting up a LinkedIn profile, some tips and tricks helpful to undergraduate job seekers on LinkedIn and the benefits of joining groups. Also, information on this week’s Nursing Career Day. Enjoy!

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) What is Tryptohan?

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!

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!

Celebrating 70 episodes! Special guest Helen Pho, Associate Director at Penn Career Services, joins us to talk about the major overhaul coming to the PhD and Postdoc section of our website. While on the topic, Michael and Mylène highlight other new additions and classic hidden gems of the sometimes overwhelming CS website. Enjoy! Show Notes Graduate Student landing page (Will update to new site when live) New Digital Career Resources page

Early in your career but not sure where you’re ultimately headed? Just starting the job search but don’t know what your end game is? Just starting out but totally don’t know what you want to do with your life? A. Mylène Kerschner and J. Michael DeAngelis have you covered. Enjoy! Show Notes Setting Long Term Career Goals (via The Muse)

Inspired by a recent blog post by our colleague, J. Michael and A. Mylène take a look at some of the challenges facing international students at Penn and catalog some of the many resources available to them through Career Services, Penn and globally! Enjoy! Show Notes Blog Post: Resources for New International Students Goin Global (CS Online Subscriptions, Requires PennKey)

On Campus Recruiting season is officially underway. We know that it can be overwhelming, even confusing and it’s the one area of Handshake that isn’t as straightforward as it could be. Luckily, Natty Leach, our Handshake job and internships manager stops by to clarify things for A. Mylène and J. Michael. Enjoy! Show Notes On Campus Recruiting Virtual Tour On Campus Recruiting Orientation Handshake mobile app (iOS) Handshake mobile app (Android)