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SEASON FINALE. We’ve come to the end of another school year and another season of CS Radio. We’ve also come to the end of Pat Rose’s time as director of Career Services at Penn. We’re joined by an incredible array of guests who stopped by to reflect on Pat’s time at Penn and her contributions to Career Services. CS Radio will be back in September, but remember that Penn Career Services is open all summer long to both students and alumni. Thank you for listening and we’ll see you in season four! Enjoy!

It’s time for the spring grab bag! A little of this, a little of that, but all questions that we’ve been hearing lately in career advising appointments. Thank you notes, mistakes on an application, gearing up for a move, we’re going to cover all of it this week on the penultimate episode of the season! Enjoy! Show Notes Thank You Notes What to Do When You Make a Mistake on an Application (via The Muse) Relocation Resources

Unsure what to wear to an interview? An info session? The first day on the job? Just what is business casual anyway? Fashion is ever changing and the rules about what is appropriate business attire not only changes over time, but from company to company. This week, Michael and Mylène (well, mostly Mylène) try to answer as many questions as is fashionable in a thirty minute podcast! Plus, we take a quick look at the ways Career Services can help those who are in need get new work clothes for free. Enjoy!

April is here and with it brings spring weather, the start of baseball season and the end of the semester. Yet, unbelievably, it may be time to start thinking ahead to fall recruiting! Michael and Mylène help you take a deep breath, sort out which industries will be recruiting in the fall (for summer 2020!), which stay with a more traditional timetable and why this accelerated recruiting process is happening in the banking industry. All that and more! Enjoy!

We’ve got a guest host in the house! While Mylène is off on a well deserved vacation, N. Thomas Leach sits in with J. Michael DeAngelis to discuss career plans surveys. For seniors, it can seem like one more piece of busy work to complete during an already busy time, but the information collected is invaluable to Career Services and to your peers. Natty and Michael discuss how the information is collected, why it’s important and the many ways that current students can access and interact with the survey data when planning their own careers. Enjoy!

Thank you for being a loyal listener through 60 great episodes! This week, Mylène and Michael discuss an idea brought to them by an alum user of our office – how to make the most of your first 30, 60 and 90 days on a new job! Plus, some announcements about Penn Career Services tech offerings that frequent users will want to hear. Something for everyone in this week’s celebratory episode. Enjoy! Show Notes The 30/60/90 Plan (from Glassdoor) A pat on the back! Penn Career Services Digital Career Resources

Two separate but related topics this week. First, Mylène hopes a story from her own past will help you have a better future as we talk about the down and dirty truth about negotiating salaries. Then, we’re really happy to welcome our colleague Helen Pho into the studio. Helen is an adviser on the graduate student and postdocs team and has specifically been heading up programming and initiatives aimed at first-generation graduate students. Find out about some of the work she’s already been doing and what’s being planned – there’s a lot to get excited about. Enjoy! Show Notes Mylène’s blog post “Don’t Leave Money Behind: A Negotiation Webinar for Women” (featuring CS Director Pat Rose) Graduate Student Resources from Penn Career Services

Michael has been on the road again exploring careers in entertainment. This time, he takes us out to LA to learn about the having a manager and/or an agent and pitching a screenplay to Hollywood. Back on the East Coast, Mylène honors President’s Day by helping you navigate the sometimes difficult process of applying for jobs in the federal government. All that and more on this week’s bi-coastal episode! Enjoy! Show Notes Digital Career Resources (from Career Services): Includes access to Tom Manatos Job Board for government jobs and Variety for careers in entertainment. USA Jobs Partnership for Public Service

Michael and Mylène take you live (on digital tape) to the Spring Career Fair to speak with two recruiters – one from the world of finance and engineering and the second from a non-profit look to recruit diverse talent into the housing market. A brief but fascinating episode this week! Enjoy!

Sorry for the short delay in getting this week’s episode online. It’s a terrible way to make a first impression, which is exactly what we’re talking about on this week’s episode! Mylène takes a look at an article from the Wall Street Journal that discusses the various signals we can give off in the first seconds of a meeting. We’re focused today on keeping that job after you’ve landed it! Also, from the vaults, Michael finds a recording from 1992 of a program that we still give every year! What’s changed in the nearly three decades? Tune in and find out! Enjoy!

It’s career fair season again. It’s possible that you find keeping up with all the employers you have or want to connect with daunting. It can be easy to be overwhelmed or feel disorganized before, during or after a career fair. Michael and Mylène discuss some of the techniques they like to use to stay on top of things, including the online platforms JobTreks and CareerFair+. Plus…are business cards still a thing? Are career fairs even still a thing? All that and much more on this week’s episode! Enjoy! Show Notes Upcoming Career Fairs JobTreks on our Digital Career Resources page Career Fair Plus (iOS) Career Fair Plus (Android)

It’s the last episode of 2017! The end is in sight, but the stress of finals, papers and even the impending holidays can really be killer. This week, Michael and Mylène discuss how you can wrap up 2017 in a really positive way and head into 2018 with your best foot forward! Find out about how making a very short list of your successes and finding ways to talk about them over the holiday break can make you happier and more career ready! We’ll see you back here in late January! Happy holidays!

This week, we review two articles that recently came across our desks in Career Services. The first talks about a timely subject – using the winter holiday season for your job search. Then we look at a story about being aware of cultural differences about social media when working and volunteering abroad, with a special appearance by social media sensation Savior Barbie. Enjoy!

Colleges and universities across the country, and Penn in particular, are starting to pay more attention to the special needs of First Generation and Low Income (FIGLI) students. This week, Michael and Mylène are joined in the studio by first generation student Ana Miletic (COL ’18), who is the professional development chair for PennFirst – Penn’s student run body aimed at connecting FIGLI students with one another and offering support and increased awareness of the many services open to them. Join us for this very special and insightful conversation with an amazing student leader. Show Notes Penn First homepage FIGLI resources from VPUL

Happy Thanksgiving! We’re unbelievably grateful to have reached this, our milestone 50th episode! We’ve gathered together an all star line up of our Career Services colleagues to reflect on what they’re grateful for this holiday season. Plus, Mylène and Michael discuss how students can best use their Thanksgiving break for their career search and tips for having those sometimes stressful turkey day dinner table conversations. Thank you for listening and subscribing – here’s to the next 50!

This week, Michael reports on his trip to the Austin Film Festival Writer’s Conference. If you have wondered what it takes to break into playwriting, screenwriting, writing for television or creative podcasting, Michael has great advice straight from the mouths of industry professionals. Learn how to network effectively and what professional organizations are there to support you. All that and more on this unique and insightful episode! Enjoy!

Happy Halloween! In this year’s terrifying installment of the CS Radio Halloween Special, we tackle the curse that follows those who reneges on a job offer! We also talk about ways that receiving a job offer can be scary and ways to tone down the terror of negations. It’s all treats and no tricks when Mylène and Michael are on the job. Enjoy! Show Notes When a Student Reneges on a Job Offer: An Employer’s Perspective (NACE) Why Reneging on your Job Offer is Bad for your Career Mojo (Penn & Beyond) Penn OCR Guidelines and Policies for Employers

Beyond even being on the job market, career planning and exploration at all levels can be an incredibly stressful and difficult task. This week, we take a close look at resources available to help you stay well prepared and release your stress while planning your career. Mylène and Michael welcome back their colleague, Dr. Joseph Barber, to talk about how Penn Career Services partners closely with CAPS (Counseling and Psychological Services) to provide career wellness resources to the campus. Enjoy! Show Notes Even Artichokes Have Doubts (Yale News) CAPS and Career Services Personal Wellness and Career Workshops Career Exploration Self-Assessments Interests, Skills and Values Exercises

Michael and Mylène reflect on an interesting article about unexpected and challenging questions asked during real interviews from major companies. Play along as we go through some real brain scratchers that interviewees have been asked at places like Amazon, Facebook, Google, Uber and Trader Joe’s! We’ll give you our best answers and advice on how to handle these seemingly impossible questions and what employers are really looking for when they ask them. It’s one of our favorite episodes to date! Enjoy! Tough Interview Questions 13 Crazy Interview Questions from Awesome Companies (The Muse) Four Insanely Tough Interview Questions (And How to Nail Them) (The Muse) Interview and Question Types (Career Services)

Last year, Career Services developed “The Penn 7” career competencies. Being successful in your career is not necessarily specific to your choice of field of study or the grades you earn. Employers from a wide variety of industries, hiring for all different kinds of jobs, have been surveyed extensively in the past few years to determine what qualities contribute to the success of their employees. Drawing on that research, Career Services has developed a series of career competencies to help all candidates – undergraduates through postdoctoral fellows – identify areas of strength and potential growth that will contribute to productive, lifelong professional development. Achieving these Penn7 Competencies will help to maximize the potential number of career paths you may consider after leaving Penn, and increases the likelihood that you choose the path that is the best fit for your skills, interests, and career goals. Mylène guides us through these seven competencies, while Michael shares out the online platfor