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Add to the list of types of employers you
will consider. Your options include
government, research institutions,
hospitals, consulting companies, non
profit organizations, NGOs, academic
institutions, or other employers
previously not on your list.
Understand your relevant skills, experience,
and training and prepare stories to
impress prospective employers that
highlight your professional or academic
accomplishments.
Don’t waist opportunity! Make every
interview count.
Practice your answers to typical interview
questions. Arrange a mock interview
with a Career Counselor in the CSO.
Draft and refine your job search
correspondence and resume/CV so
employers can easily see that your
background matches their needs.
Treat each opportunity as if it were your
dream job and every time you apply for
a position give it your very best shot.
The position you accept should help to
move you in the direction you want to
go in your career.