Harvard School of Public Health Career Guide

The Career Services team at the Harvard School of Public Health welcomes you. We encourage you to utilize the wealth of resources and extensive services of our office. As you are probably aware, new global markets, technological advances, managed care, partnerships and alliances, and cost containment have had a great impact on careers for public health professionals. Developing the necessary job search skills and networking contacts will be an important part of your experience as a public health professional. The Career Services Office is a valuable resource for your professional development at the Harvard School of Public Health. It serves as a resource center for employment, fellowships and internships through CareerConnect, our online database of opportunities and through the University’s alumni career advisory network Crimson Compass. We focus our efforts on providing you with the resources and opportunities necessary to organize a successful job, internship, or fellowship search. This Guide is designed to serve as your professional development resource and to assist you with planning and managing your public health career. Over the years we have observed that the students who were most successful in locating satisfying public health positions were those who made their career search a top priority from the beginning of their training at HSPH. We recommend that you draft your resume/CV early in your first year and keep it updated. Publish it in one or more of our electronic resume books available through HSPH’s CareerConnect. Take advantage of workshops, counseling sessions, presentations, on-campus recruiting, career fairs and all the other resources provided by the Career Services Office. Apply to positions well before you graduate. Be a regular visitor to our website at: www.hsph.harvard.edu/careers where you will find a wealth of helpful information. Please come by to see us in Kresge G-18 or feel free to contact us by telephone (617-432-1034). We welcome your ideas and suggestions, and look forward to working with you. The Career Services Office Team

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