The entire CS Radio family has gathered for the holidays! Michael, Natty, Dustin and Lorna reflect on the past year and discuss the best ways to spend winter break on your job search while still having restful downtime. Also, Lorna sheds some light on what students consider "coffee chats" to be versus what Career Services staff thinks!Happy holidays from everyone at Career Services! We'll be back in 2026!
Our theme music is <a href="https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Mela/Mela_two/MELA_-_Mela_Two_-_09_The_Strip_1770/">“The Strip” by Mala</a>, used under a <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/">Creative Commons Attribution license.</a>CS Radio is also available as a video podcast! <a href="https://youtube.com/@PennCareerServices">Visit our YouTube channel to watch!</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;The entire CS Radio family has gathered for the holidays! Michael, Natty, Dustin and Lorna reflect on the past year and discuss the best ways to spend winter break on your job search while still having restful downtime. Also, Lorna sheds some light on what students consider "coffee chats" to be versus what Career Services staff thinks!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Happy holidays from everyone at Career Services! We'll be back in 2026!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Our theme music is &lt;a href="https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Mela/Mela_two/MELA_-_Mela_Two_-_09_The_Strip_1770/"&gt;“The Strip” by Mala&lt;/a&gt;, used under a &lt;a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/"&gt;Creative Commons Attribution license.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;CS Radio is also available as a video podcast! &lt;a href="https://youtube.com/@PennCareerServices"&gt;Visit our YouTube channel to watch!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

The entire CS Radio family has gathered for the holidays! Michael, Natty, Dustin and Lorna reflect on the past year and discuss the best ways to spend winter break on your job search while still having restful downtime.

243: Winter Break, Coffee Chats, and More

On this week's CS Radio, Michael asks Natty about what "hot topics" he's been hearing in student appointments, and both reflect on what the Career Services staff have been discussing around the office. Topics covered include early recruiting, GRIP applications, balancing class schedules with recruiting and more.Mentioned in this episode:<ul><li>GRIP - <a href="https://global.upenn.edu/pennabroad/grip/">https://global.upenn.edu/pennabroad/grip/</a></li></ul>
Our theme music is <a href="https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Mela/Mela_two/MELA_-_Mela_Two_-_09_The_Strip_1770/">“The Strip” by Mala</a>, used under a <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/">Creative Commons Attribution license.</a>CS Radio is also available as a video podcast! <a href="https://youtube.com/@PennCareerServices">Visit our YouTube channel to watch!</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;On this week's CS Radio, Michael asks Natty about what "hot topics" he's been hearing in student appointments, and both reflect on what the Career Services staff have been discussing around the office. Topics covered include early recruiting, GRIP applications, balancing class schedules with recruiting and more.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Mentioned in this episode:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;GRIP - &lt;a href="https://global.upenn.edu/pennabroad/grip/"&gt;https://global.upenn.edu/pennabroad/grip/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Our theme music is &lt;a href="https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Mela/Mela_two/MELA_-_Mela_Two_-_09_The_Strip_1770/"&gt;“The Strip” by Mala&lt;/a&gt;, used under a &lt;a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/"&gt;Creative Commons Attribution license.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;CS Radio is also available as a video podcast! &lt;a href="https://youtube.com/@PennCareerServices"&gt;Visit our YouTube channel to watch!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

On this week's CS Radio, Michael asks Natty about what "hot topics" he's been hearing in student appointments.

242: Hot Topics

Michael and Natty welcome College senior Mtab Habib, one of our Peer Career Advisors, about her experiences as a first gen student.Mtab Habib (she/her/hers) is currently a senior in the College of Arts and Sciences studying Health and Societies, concentrating in Healthcare Markets and Finance, and minoring in Neuroscience and Healthcare Management. She has a strong interest in public health and healthcare reform, cultivated through coursework and her past internship experiences. Mtab has previously worked as a Research Assistant in a molecular biology lab, a Private Equity Summer Intern at Hamilton Lane, and a Summer Analyst at Chartis. After graduating this spring, she will be returning to Chartis in New York City as a full-time Analyst.On campus, Mtab is deeply involved in the First Generation-Low Income Dean’s Advisory Board and the DEI committee for her sorority. In her free time, she enjoys cooking, yoga, reading new books, and thrifting with her friends.
Our theme music is <a href="https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Mela/Mela_two/MELA_-_Mela_Two_-_09_The_Strip_1770/">“The Strip” by Mala</a>, used under a <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/">Creative Commons Attribution license.</a>CS Radio is also available as a video podcast! <a href="https://youtube.com/@PennCareerServices">Visit our YouTube channel to watch!</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;Michael and Natty welcome College senior Mtab Habib, one of our Peer Career Advisors, about her experiences as a first gen student.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Mtab Habib (she/her/hers) is currently a senior in the College of Arts and Sciences studying Health and Societies, concentrating in Healthcare Markets and Finance, and minoring in Neuroscience and Healthcare Management. She has a strong interest in public health and healthcare reform, cultivated through coursework and her past internship experiences. Mtab has previously worked as a Research Assistant in a molecular biology lab, a Private Equity Summer Intern at Hamilton Lane, and a Summer Analyst at Chartis. After graduating this spring, she will be returning to Chartis in New York City as a full-time Analyst.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;On campus, Mtab is deeply involved in the First Generation-Low Income Dean’s Advisory Board and the DEI committee for her sorority. In her free time, she enjoys cooking, yoga, reading new books, and thrifting with her friends.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Our theme music is &lt;a href="https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Mela/Mela_two/MELA_-_Mela_Two_-_09_The_Strip_1770/"&gt;“The Strip” by Mala&lt;/a&gt;, used under a &lt;a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/"&gt;Creative Commons Attribution license.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;CS Radio is also available as a video podcast! &lt;a href="https://youtube.com/@PennCareerServices"&gt;Visit our YouTube channel to watch!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Michael and Natty welcome College senior Mtab Habib, one of our Peer Career Advisors, about her experiences as a first gen student.

241: Mtab Habib, COL '26

This week, we're honored to interview College of Arts & Sciences alumna Randi Michel about her career journey. From Penn undergrad to the mail room to becoming a top manager-producer and then back to Penn again as a lecturer, Randi shares advice about how to leverage your Penn network to break into the industry of your choice!Talent Manager and Emmy Award-winning Producer (“Bessie” starring Queen Latifah for HBO) Randi Michel’s next film projects are:  producing two projects with client Queen Latifah and The Henson Company- the animated film “The 13 1/2 Lives of Captain Bluebear”, based on the fantasy novel by popular German author- illustrator Walter Moers, and the globe-trotting family comedy “We’re The Hendersons” starring Latifah.Randi is also producing with client Travis Scott  "Chopped & Screwed" for his Cactus Jack label based on the life of DJ Screw, the legendary Houston D.J.  She also put together a comedy series that sold to Apple starring Smartless co-host Sean Hayes and written by “Bad Sisters” writer-producers Brett Baer and Dave Finkel to be Executive Produced by Ben Stiller.  Some of Randi’s other notable clients are: global movie star John Travolta, Jenna Elfman, Devon Sawa, Gina Gershon, Colton Underwood, Saudi comedy star Ibrahim Al Hajjaj, and Italian newcomer Manfredi Marini.  When client and Legendary Astronaut Buzz Aldrin celebrated 50+ years of walking on the moon- Randi closed an array of endorsement campaigns for him with Omega watches, IBM, YouTube for Major League Baseball and Verizon.  Randi is also involved in the film communities of Saudi Arabia and Southeast Asia, and a member of the PGA and BAFTA.Randi heads up the New York office of management-production company Artists First.  She has been featured on both The Hollywood Reporter and Variety Industry Power Lists.Randi started in the industry in the famous William Morris Agency mailroom. She was the youngest Agent Trainee to be promoted to agent, and the youngest to be given an agency contract. She went on to be a Partner at WME, and after 22 years at the agency became a manager/producer for her clients.Randi is a graduate of Beverly Hills High School and the University of Pennsylvania, where she is Faculty in two schools:  Visiting Lecturer in Cinema & Media Studies in the College of Arts & Sciences, and Lecturer in the new Master of Communication and Media Industries graduate program at the Annenberg School for Communication.Randi has been active at Penn as a leader and mentor since graduating.  She serves on the Director’s Advisory Council of Penn Live Arts, the University of Pennsylvania’s home for the performing arts.She is a founding member of Penn Arts & Sciences Professional Women’s Alliance, serves as an Alumni Ambassador and is a longtime Kelly Writers House RealArts@Penn Mentor providing internships to Penn undergrads.Randi is on the Advisory Board of The Said Project, a non-profit bringing theater arts access and mentorships into public schools in New York City and West Philadelphia (<a href="http://thesaidproject.com/">http://thesaidproject.com/</a>).Mentioned in this episode:<ul><li>Masters of Communications and Media Industries - <a href="https://www.asc.upenn.edu/graduate/master-communication-and-media-industries-mcmi">https://www.asc.upenn.edu/graduate/master-communication-and-media-industries-mcmi</a></li></ul>  
Our theme music is <a href="https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Mela/Mela_two/MELA_-_Mela_Two_-_09_The_Strip_1770/">“The Strip” by Mala</a>, used under a <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/">Creative Commons Attribution license.</a>CS Radio is also available as a video podcast! <a href="https://youtube.com/@PennCareerServices">Visit our YouTube channel to watch!</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;This week, we're honored to interview College of Arts &amp; Sciences alumna Randi Michel about her career journey. From Penn undergrad to the mail room to becoming a top manager-producer and then back to Penn again as a lecturer, Randi shares advice about how to leverage your Penn network to break into the industry of your choice!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Talent Manager and Emmy Award-winning Producer (“Bessie” starring Queen Latifah for HBO) Randi Michel’s next film projects are:  producing two projects with client Queen Latifah and The Henson Company- the animated film “The 13 1/2 Lives of Captain Bluebear”, based on the fantasy novel by popular German author- illustrator Walter Moers, and the globe-trotting family comedy “We’re The Hendersons” starring Latifah.Randi is also producing with client Travis Scott  "Chopped &amp; Screwed" for his Cactus Jack label based on the life of DJ Screw, the legendary Houston D.J.  She also put together a comedy series that sold to Apple starring Smartless co-host Sean Hayes and written by “Bad Sisters” writer-producers Brett Baer and Dave Finkel to be Executive Produced by Ben Stiller.  Some of Randi’s other notable clients are: global movie star John Travolta, Jenna Elfman, Devon Sawa, Gina Gershon, Colton Underwood, Saudi comedy star Ibrahim Al Hajjaj, and Italian newcomer Manfredi Marini.  When client and Legendary Astronaut Buzz Aldrin celebrated 50+ years of walking on the moon- Randi closed an array of endorsement campaigns for him with Omega watches, IBM, YouTube for Major League Baseball and Verizon.  Randi is also involved in the film communities of Saudi Arabia and Southeast Asia, and a member of the PGA and BAFTA.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Randi heads up the New York office of management-production company Artists First.  She has been featured on both The Hollywood Reporter and Variety Industry Power Lists.Randi started in the industry in the famous William Morris Agency mailroom. She was the youngest Agent Trainee to be promoted to agent, and the youngest to be given an agency contract. She went on to be a Partner at WME, and after 22 years at the agency became a manager/producer for her clients.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Randi is a graduate of Beverly Hills High School and the University of Pennsylvania, where she is Faculty in two schools:  Visiting Lecturer in Cinema &amp; Media Studies in the College of Arts &amp; Sciences, and Lecturer in the new Master of Communication and Media Industries graduate program at the Annenberg School for Communication.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Randi has been active at Penn as a leader and mentor since graduating.  She serves on the Director’s Advisory Council of Penn Live Arts, the University of Pennsylvania’s home for the performing arts.She is a founding member of Penn Arts &amp; Sciences Professional Women’s Alliance, serves as an Alumni Ambassador and is a longtime Kelly Writers House RealArts@Penn Mentor providing internships to Penn undergrads.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Randi is on the Advisory Board of The Said Project, a non-profit bringing theater arts access and mentorships into public schools in New York City and West Philadelphia (&lt;a href="http://thesaidproject.com/"&gt;http://thesaidproject.com/&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Mentioned in this episode:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Masters of Communications and Media Industries - &lt;a href="https://www.asc.upenn.edu/graduate/master-communication-and-media-industries-mcmi"&gt;https://www.asc.upenn.edu/graduate/master-communication-and-media-industries-mcmi&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Our theme music is &lt;a href="https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Mela/Mela_two/MELA_-_Mela_Two_-_09_The_Strip_1770/"&gt;“The Strip” by Mala&lt;/a&gt;, used under a &lt;a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/"&gt;Creative Commons Attribution license.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;CS Radio is also available as a video podcast! &lt;a href="https://youtube.com/@PennCareerServices"&gt;Visit our YouTube channel to watch!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

This week, we're honored to interview College of Arts & Sciences alumna Randi Michel about her career journey.

240: Randi Michel, COL '91 - A Career in Entertainment

Michael returns from his annual visit to the Austin Film Festival Writer's Conference to report on the state of the entertainment industry and share stories about how people get their first jobs as writers.Mentioned in this episode:<ul><li>Austin Film Festival - https://www.austinfilmfestival.com</li></ul>
Our theme music is <a href="https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Mela/Mela_two/MELA_-_Mela_Two_-_09_The_Strip_1770/">“The Strip” by Mala</a>, used under a <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/">Creative Commons Attribution license.</a>CS Radio is also available as a video podcast! <a href="https://youtube.com/@PennCareerServices">Visit our YouTube channel to watch!</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;Michael returns from his annual visit to the Austin Film Festival Writer's Conference to report on the state of the entertainment industry and share stories about how people get their first jobs as writers.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Mentioned in this episode:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Austin Film Festival - https://www.austinfilmfestival.com&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Our theme music is &lt;a href="https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Mela/Mela_two/MELA_-_Mela_Two_-_09_The_Strip_1770/"&gt;“The Strip” by Mala&lt;/a&gt;, used under a &lt;a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/"&gt;Creative Commons Attribution license.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;CS Radio is also available as a video podcast! &lt;a href="https://youtube.com/@PennCareerServices"&gt;Visit our YouTube channel to watch!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Michael returns from his annual visit to the Austin Film Festival Writer's Conference to report on the state of the entertainment industry and share stories about how people get their first jobs as writers.

239: Report from the Austin Film Festival Wrtier's Conference (2025)

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