Career Resources

1. Careers in Public Health
2. Resume Writing
3. Effective Cover Letter Writing
4. Finding an Internship
5. Networking Skills
6. Interviewing Skills
7. Employer Research
8. Resources
9. Career Planning and Job Searching

Welcome to Tufts Graduate Programs in Public Health (GPPH) Career Resources website. This site includes career resources to help prepare you for your job search. Looking for a job is a full-time job. You need to devote as much time to your job search as if you were taking a course. The key to job searching is being prepared, organized and motivated. It is advised to start the initial job search six to nine months prior to graduation. Each job seeker should have their own timetable.

Focusing your job search based on interests, skills, and opportunties will help you prioritize your time and insure that your efforts are well invested. It is important that you do a self assessment of yourself and ask the following questions: What type of job do I want? What field do I wish to work in? What do I expect to gain from that type of work? What are my basic work values? Remember, you can't effectively look for a job unless you know what you are looking for.

There are four steps to finding the career that is best for you and they are:

1. self assessment- knowing what you want
2. research career options
3. making a career decision
4. search for a job

The first step is the most important part of your job search. It is discovering what your values, interests, personality, traits and skills are. This is the foundation which will lead to the career you are looking for. It will give you the tools to investigate possible career avenues. Step 2, explore your career options. Research career fields by reading journals, talking to people and gaining hands on experience, attending career/internship fairs and alumni career panels discussions. Step 3, making a career decision by establishing your career goals. Review what you have learned through your research and compare what you learned from your self-Assessment. Step 4, search for a job, learn how to market yourself in a professional and persuasive manner. Your job campaign involves learning self-marketing techniques such as how to write an effective resume and cover letter, develop interviewing and networking skills and how to effectively search for a job.