Public Health Career Development Workshop

Friday, November 21, 2014

9:30 AM-4:30 PM

SGO and Student Affairs have partnered you to bring you a day of mini-workshops to help you prepare for a career in public health! Learn where to search for public health jobs and internships as well as the skill sets that these positions will require. The event is free and open to the first 50 School of Public Health graduate students who register by November 15th.   

 

Schedule 

9:30am – Resume/Cover Letter Writing

Quick introduction to resume and cover letter writing including action verbs, how to describe your CBMP experience on a resume, and ways to stand out despite limited work experience

10:30am – Interviewing Workshop with Steinbright Career Development Center

Learn more about and practice behavioral interviewing

Break/Lunch

12:30pm – 1:30pm – Human Resources Professionals Panel

Panelists will discuss the best ways for students to present themselves in the job search (i.e. interview strategies, resume tips, networking tricks, etc.)

Dewayne Bluford , Senior Recruiter, Health Partners Plans of Philadelphia

John F. Clayton, Jr. MBA, Manager Diversity Inclusion & Workforce Initiatives, Independence Blue Cross

Bridget Racis, Human Resource Analyst, Pennsylvania Department of Health

 

Break

1:45 - 2:30 pm – Applying to the Pennsylvania Department of Health

Special presentation by the PA Department of Health on types of public health state jobs, how to apply, and ways to stand out during the application process

2:30-3:15 pm – Getting Your Foot in the Door

A representative from Steinbright Career Development Center will describe ways to get your foot in the door

3:15-3:35 pm – Social Media Branding

LinkedIn, social media branding, and expanding one's online network

3:35-4:00 pm – Women in the Workplace (optional)

 

Join us for a discussion on being a women in the workplace and the glass ceiling

RSVP required. Register here.