Grad Cafe: Career Fair and Networking Advice for Graduate Students In-Person / Online
Penn Career Services organizes several career fairs each semester, and partners with other institutions for several other consortium career fairs (virtual and in-person). All of these events are open to graduate students, and many employers participate in order to connect with graduate-level candidates. Take advantage of these events to explore different career options, practice your networking with recruiters and alumni, and position yourself for your next internship or job opportunity. Join an advisor from Penn Career Services at this Grad Cafe to get some quick best practices to help you make the most of the next career fair you attend network effectively. Upcoming career fairs include:
- CareerLink, In-Person: Friday, September 5, 2025
- Engineering & Technology Career Days (Virtual): Wednesday, September 10, 2025
- Engineering & Technology Career Days (In-Person): Thursday, September 11, 2025
- Virtual All-Industries Career Fair: Friday, September 19, 2025
- Biosciences Career Fair, In-Person: Friday, September 26, 2025
- Virtual Government & Nonprofit Career Fair: Friday, November 14, 2025
- Nursing Career Day: In-Person: 2025 Date to Be Announced Soon
Event Details
Date: Wednesdays
Time: 11:00-11:45 AM
Location: Van Pelt Library | 3420 Walnut Street | 2nd Floor, 1955 Conference Room 241
Enter through the main doors of Van Pelt Library. After tapping your Penn ID, take the elevators to your left to the 2nd Floor. Exit the elevator and turn to your left. Go up the hallway toward the Lippencott Library. Room 241 will be on your right just before you reach Lippencott Library.
Grad Café series
The Grad Café series through the Grad Center, in collaboration with other campus partners, features resources and tips that will help you successfully navigate your academic experiences at Penn. Campus partners share best practices to benefit all graduate and professional students. Healthy snacks, coffee, and tea are provided. We encourage you to BYOM (Bring Your Own Mug)! Please note that sessions are held in Van Pelt Library, not the Grad Center. Our event begins promptly at 11:00am so please arrive early to find your snack and seat. A Penn graduate ID is required for entry.
- Date:
- Wednesday, September 3, 2025
- Time:
- 11:00am - 11:45am
- Time Zone:
- Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
- Location:
- Other Campus Location- see event details
- Audience:
- All Graduate & Professional Students
- Categories:
- Academic & Intellectual
Accommodation requests related to a disability should be made at least 5 business days prior to the event date to gradcenter@upenn.edu. A good faith effort will be made to fulfill requests made after the 5-business-day deadline has passed. For questions regarding accommodations, please contact Disability Services staff at disabilityservices@vpul.upenn.edu.