Although Swarthmore may sometimes feel like an escape from reality, it is an escape that only lasts about four years. Once that time is up most of us are forced out into the “real world,” where some students may find themselves lost
Goldman Sachs, McKinsey & Co., and Citigroup have conspicuously invaded our inboxes. It should be no surprise — finance and consulting firms spend millions of dollars every year courting ambitious college students toward a Faustian bargain: spend the 80,000 hours of your career
During the 2016-2017 school year, Swarthmore Career Services held over one thousand counseling appointments and engaged 64 percent of the student body, according to its annual report. Career Services works by providing students with ways to seek out job or internship opportunities,
Title: Unexpected surge in externship applications leads to lack of opportunities Author: Rebecca Castillo Every winter, a select group of students have the opportunity to spend a week shadowing a Swarthmore alum. This year, the lack of available externships was apparent. The
Last month, in order to provide supplementary experience to students prior to internships, the Office of Career Services hosted the externship matching process, signaling the start of a process that has long been known to dig out the sharpest grit in every
At the beginning of the month, Career Services opened the application for the Swarthmore Future Entrepreneurship Program. Students were informed and encouraged to apply via the Career Services website. The program includes several internships that are local to Philadelphia. The participating companies
At the end of winter break, many Swatties traded spending time with friends and sleeping in until noon for going to work and experiencing life as a nine to fiver by taking part in an externship over break. According to Swarthmore
Each fall at Swarthmore, on the Sunday night before classes begin, students gather on Parrish Beach to watch “The Graduate.” The ’60s classic stars Dustin Hoffman as Benjamin Braddock, a freshly minted graduate of an unnamed college in the Northeast, and begins
I stumbled upon Career Peer Advisor (CPA) Stephanie Wang ’17 off-work, doing her homework in Trotter. I needed help on a Cover Letter (CL) I had written for various newspapers, online publications, superegos, Twitter followers, Facebook friends. Like any of Swat’s generous
This past week, Career Services held its second Career Seekers Club meeting of the year, where students met as a group to discuss career opportunities and participate in activities to help strengthen their resumes, applications, and interview skills. The program, now in