David Britto
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Philadelphia youth unemployment rate double the national average
Unemployment may be due to structural problems in Philadelphia’s education system.
Economy, job options prompt graduates to look to nonprofit field
Last year, 43 percent of surveyed companies increased their staff sizes, a 26.5-percent increase from 2010, the report added.
Employment report forecasts job growth for grads
Employers nationwide are expected to hire 10.2 percent more new college graduates this academic year than during 2010-2011. This trend is partially manifested at Penn, but Career Services expects high numbers of offers..
Penn Law grads generally unaffected by national unemployment trend
Rather than a golden ticket to a comfortable career, a law degree may no longer help some students land jobs upon graduation.
Internship survey shows good news for job seekers
More than half of the class of 2012 obtained full-time paid internships last summer. Overall, more internship offers came during March, April and May for students in the College, Nursing and Engineering schools. Nearly half of Wharton students received offers during January and February.
Wharton and Harvard MBA students fundraise for Make-A-Wish
Six groups of Wharton undergraduates and MBA students from Harvard Business School worked together to raise money for the Make-A-Wish Foundation — a nonprofit organization that grants wishes to children with life-threatening medical conditions.
ESL program teaches slang to foreign students
‘SLANGuage,’ a free ESL class hosted by The Christian Association at Penn, aims to educate students about idioms and slang language that they might not learn in a more formal English language course.
International students struggle for U.S. employment
While seniors scramble to secure jobs before the recruiting season ends, one particular group of students faces more difficulties than everyone else.
Student interns unpaid but undeterred
According to Career Services’ recently released Summer Internship Survey Reports for students in the College of Arts and Sciences, 19 percent of rising seniors took unpaid work last summer.
Employers look to social media for recruitment
A study released by Bullhorn Reach, a division of the recruiting software company Bullhorn Inc., reveals that social media websites such as Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn are set to become important recruitment tools for employers.
InternMatch to launch at Penn this month
InternMatch, an internships website co-founded in 2005 by a Penn graduate, will debut at Penn later this month.
PennLink outage disrupts recruiting
PennLink was offline from the evening of Feb. 9 until the morning of Feb. 13 due to technology malfunctions.
PURM offers summer research opportunities
The Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program allows students and faculty to learn from each other outside of the classroom.
Penn graduate launches site as secure, anonymous forum for whistleblowers
Jimmy Tobias, a 2010 College graduate, recently launched Honest Appalachia, a watchdog website that offers whistleblowers an anonymous platform to release sensitive information on government and corporate wrongdoing.
Med School scavenger hunt hopes to spread awareness about cardiac arrest
The MyHeartMap Challenge, which will run until Mar. 13, aims to draw awareness to automatic external defibrillators in the Philadelphia county. Through a scavenger hunt open to the public, the contest offers monetary prizes to groups that can locate the most defibrillators — machines that release electric shocks to the heart to restore normal heart rhythms after cardiac arrest.
Technology companies increase summer interns
Defying the job-cutting trends across many industries, technology companies are offering attractive career prospects to college students.
College and Engineering grads see significant rise in salaries
2011 College of Arts and Sciences and School of Engineering and Applied Science graduates saw significant salary increases over their 2010 peers of 7 percent and 12 percent, respectively.
Wharton graduate left his job to travel across the globe
After taking a one-way flight to London, Lam travelled through Europe, stopping in France, Portugal and Spain before crossing the Mediterranean into Africa.
Financial strain leads some to consider graduating early
Penn students are increasingly considering the option of graduating a semester early, as the typical four-year degree gives way to a variety of alternatives.
Career Services launches mobile app for PennLink
The free app will work on any mobile device, providing on-the-go access to career fair information as well as interview openings for internships and jobs.
