Harvard School of Public Health Career Guide

A Guide to Career Services and Resources at HSPH

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The mission of the Career Services Office is to provide career counseling, employment resources, and professional development workshops in order to assist students and graduates in building their career planning skills. The Career Services staff coordinates activities with academic departments and programs, student groups, the alumni office, external agencies, organizations and institutions, and the other Harvard graduate school career offices. The office offers the following services and employment resources: INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING Individual career counseling sessions for students and alumni focus on career planning, job search skills, career resources, and networking. RESUME/CV/COVER LETTER REVIEW Assistance is available to help you revise and prepare a resume/CV and cover letters that are targeted to specific types of organizations. CAREER DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS These workshops teach career management skills on the following topics: resume/CV and cover letter writing, job search strategies, interviewing skills, networking, the case interview, the academic job Search, and salary and benefit negotiations. Students are informed about workshops via e-mail, and our on-line career information system, CareerConnect . CAREER PANELS Alumni and student career panels have included speakers who share information about public health career paths and opportunities. Specialists from various fields speak about their area of expertise and offer career advice.

in their interviewing skills can participate in practice interviews. CAREER COACHING Ten HSPH alumni from various disciplines and professional backgrounds are available to meet with students on an hourly basis to provide advice and networking suggestions. More specific information on the Coaching Program can be improving A listing of jobs, internships, and fellowships is updated daily and is accessible through the Career Services CareerConnect software. Simply access the Career Services Office home page, click on “Find a Job” and follow the directions to log-on. Jobs, fellowships, and internships listings are also available in hard copy in the Career Resource Room, Kresge G-18. OPPORTUNITIES TO MEET EMPLOYERS Information Sessions - Each year during the fall semester numerous organizations visit the campus and present information sessions on career opportunities with their organization. These sessions provide students with an excellent opportunity to learn about various careers, internships, and/or fellowships as well as to network with the presenters. On Campus Interviews – Various organizations come to campus to interview candidates during the academic year. Career Fairs – The CSO sponsors various career fairs throughout the year. These include global, fellowship, government, and consulting and research fairs in the fall and a week-long career fair in the spring. found on the CSO website. JOB, INTERNSHIP AND FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

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