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A Guide to Career Services
and Resources at HSPH
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.
MOCK INTERVIEWS
Students
interested
in
improving
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
found on the CSO website.
JOB, INTERNSHIP AND
FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
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.