CS Radio - The Official Podcast of University of Pennsylvania Career Services

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...

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! Our theme music is...

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 student...

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 da...

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 mor...

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 Em...

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...

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...

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....

Today marks the start of Global Week at The University of Pennsylvania. The aim is to enlighten the Penn community about how they can engage with the world here on campus and by going abroad. As part of the festivities, Career Services will host our annual Global Career Fair on Thursday, featuring employers hiring for full time and summer internship positions around the world! In this episode of C...

Say how do you do and shake hands! Last week, we were thrilled to announce to the campus that University of Pennsylvania Career Services will be moving to the Handshake platform this summer. Michael and Mylène are joined by Handshake’s Director of University Growth, David Shull, who gives some insight into Handshake’s story and philosophy and shares a preview of what students and alumni can expect...

This week is a real potpourri – a sort of spring cleaning, if you will, of everything left on the calendar. We’ll cover resources for relocating for a job, pre-health personal statements, the academic job search and more! It’s our penultimate episode of the season and we have a lot to cover! Enjoy! Our theme music is “The Strip” by Mala , used under a Creative Commons Attribution license. CS Radio...

Celebrating 40 episodes! This week, Michael and Mylène highlight some of the resources available to our international students who are hoping to obtain employment in the United States. In this ever changing political landscape, this already tricky process seems more uncertain than ever – but we have many ways of helping! All that plus the usual rundown of this week’s events. Enjoy! Our theme music...

Are you stressed out about your approaching graduation? Does it feel like everybody around you got their job offer ages ago? DON’T PANIC. Michael and Mylène are here to ease your fears! We’ve got some solid facts to back it up – plenty of Penn students don’t accept a job offer until March or later! We’ll go into the details, plus the usual run down of this week’s events – of which there are MANY!...

Continuing on from last week, Michael and Mylène take a look at the Myers-Briggs inventory. Our intrepid producer, Karen, took the inventory and now sits down with Senior Associate Director Claire Klieger to get her results. Claire walks us through what a basic MBTI counseling session is like and gives us an overview of each of the MBTI personality types. All that, plus the usual rundown of the we...

The first in a two-part CS Radio saga! Michael and Mylène explore the many career/personality inventory tests offered by Career Services, starting with the STRONG Career Inventory. Learn what these inventories can tell you about yourself and your possible career paths. All that, plus the usual run down of this week’s events. Enjoy! Our theme music is “The Strip” by Mala , used under a Creative Com...

The countdown to spring break has begun! It’s hard to believe, but that means summer is just around the corner! Have you been considering accepting a summer opportunity but are reluctant because it is low or no paying? For the third year, Career Services is proud to be able to offer assistance via our Summer Funding Grant. This week, Michael and Mylène talk about how you can apply and review what...

Love is in the air! This week, we focus on careers right here at the University of Pennsylvania. Penn loves to hire alumni, and right now there’s a big push to hire new graduates! Michael and Mylène discuss the variety of opportunities available to recent Penn grads who are thinking about staying on campus to work, the perks of working for the university and the ways a first job here can be a spri...

Happy new year! We’re back after the long winter break, but Michael flies solo this week as Mylène does her civic duty on a jury! This week, in anticipation of the upcoming Creative Careers Fair, Michael “flashes back” to a year ago, when we interviewed two amazing students with equally amazing stories about their internships in the entertainment industry and their pursuit of post-grad careers in...

It’s our fall finale! It’s the last day of classes at Penn and we’re here with one last episode for 2016. Mylène and Michael are joined by Dr. Joseph Barber, Associate Director on the graduate students team. Joseph talks about the ways that grad students can use their break not only to step away from their work, but prep for the spring semester and their job search. We hope everyone has a safe and...

Are you planning (or just considering) going to medical or dental school after graduation? The process is long and there a lot of steps, and every institution handles the application process slightly differently. This week, Michael and Mylène speak with Caroline Wilkey from Penn’s pre-health advising team, who gives us an overview of our process and introduces us to the Health Professions Advisory...

Happy Thanksgiving from Career Services! This week, J. Michael and A. Mylène welcome back Patricia Rose, director of Penn Career Services to talk about how to handle stressful questions about your job search from your family during the Thanksgiving break. Somewhere between the roast turkey and the sweet potato pie, start a new tradition and fire up this special Thanksgiving episode of CS Radio! We...

Some listeners have been experiencing problems playing back this week’s show through podcast apps on their mobile devices. We’re reposting in hopes that this will correct the error. Enjoy! Our theme music is “The Strip” by Mala , used under a Creative Commons Attribution license. CS Radio is also available as a video podcast! Visit our YouTube channel to watch!

This Friday is our annual International Opportunities career fair. In preparation of that, Mylène and Michael take a look at the many resources we offer students looking to work abroad. We also welcome our former colleague, Helen Chung, to the studio. Helen has just returned from three years of working abroad in Hong Kong and brings her first hand experience to the show. All that, plus the usual r...

Happy Halloween! It’s time to tell spooky tales – and this year we’re digging up all the skeletons in our closet! Michael and Mylène welcome Senior Associate Director Claire Klieger to the studio to discuss how to deal with difficult moments from your past in a job search. Whether there’s a rough semester on your transcript, you took time off, you don’t exactly match the job description or somethi...