Life and Physical Sciences

Welcome to the Pitt’s Life & Physical Sciences Career Community! Through this community, you will find industry resources, career advice, resume samples, job/internship and networking opportunities, and events to help you navigate your post-graduation goals and plans.

Please feel free to explore other related community pages for additional resources and schedule an appointment with your career consultant here: Schedule an appointment via HANDSHAKE

Your career consultants are:

  • Ashley Steffy: Bioinformatics, Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Computational Biology, Ecology & Evolution, Microbiology and
    Molecular Biology
  • Ingrid Beute:  Physics and Astronomy, Environmental Science, Environmental Studies, Geology, Neuroscience
  • Carol Balk: Natural Sciences

 

The Career Fair is Over – Now What?

The hustle and bustle of the Fall 2023 Career Fair week is quickly fading away as the booths are packed away and recruiters have left Pitt. If you took the time to attend, it is very likely that you have …

By Ingrid Beute
Ingrid Beute Career Consultant, Engineering & Science & Career Champions Program Coordinator
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Purpose and Key Points – The STEM Resume

Purpose and Key Points – The STEM/Tech Resume

As you navigate through your academic career, working towards your exciting ever-evolving professional goals, you may wonder what the purpose is of a resume. The answer is short: to secure an initial interview …

By Ingrid Beute
Ingrid Beute Career Consultant, Engineering & Science & Career Champions Program Coordinator
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Machine Learning Interview Questions

By Dairenkon Majime
Dairenkon Majime Data Scientist Intern & Content Writer
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Prepare for the Fair: Tips for Success!

Prepare for the Fair: Tips for Success!

Are you starting the search process for an internship or job as the next step on your career path? Or perhaps you’re wondering how a career fair or networking event works? If so, …

By Ingrid Beute
Ingrid Beute Career Consultant, Engineering & Science & Career Champions Program Coordinator
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What Are the Benefits of Interns and Why Do Companies Hire Them?

What is an intern?

An intern is a developing professional who works at a company for a short time to gain entry-level experience and knowledge about a particular career field. Interns are most often college students, though other adults can …

By Indeed Editorial Team
Indeed Editorial Team
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Life and Physical Sciences Resources

An Applicant Tracking System (ATS) reads resumes and curriculum vitae by parsing, or electronically analyzing the text. It extracts key …

Created by Chad Hunter & Daniel Hill
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We’ve had so many conversations over the last few years about helping …

Career Center Resources

Resume Samples

Connect with Alumni

Reach out to any of these alumni who have shared their profiles in Pitt Commons.

  • Pittsburgh
  • Associate Professor and Vice Chair (Department of Rehabilitation Science and Technology) University of Pittsburgh
  • Frederick, MD
  • Pittsburgh, PA
  • Staff Recruiting Assistant University of Pittsburgh Department of Medicine
  • Pittsburgh, PA
  • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • Clinical Exercise Physiologist Saint Clair Health
  • Pittsburgh, PA
  • Pottsville, PA
  • Apollo, PA
  • Research Assistant University of Pittsburgh
  • Pittsburgh, PA
  • Mortgage Loan Originator Primerica Mortgage, LLC
  • Cleveland, OH
  • Business Analyst PNC
  • Pittsburgh, PA
  • Graduate Student Researcher University of Pittsburgh
  • Pittsburgh, PA
  • Product Owner OpenClinica

Did you know?

Some of the top employers for Class of 2020 grads in the sciences included UPMC, ThermoFisher Scientific, and Quest Diagnostics. Visit our Success After Pitt site to check out the details!

Career Center In-Person Services

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  • 412-383-4473
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  • Drop-In Hours: Monday-Friday, 11:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.

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