On this page, we have compiled a list of resources to help you explore, prepare for, and expand your career in public health.
- Resumes and Curriculum Vitae
- SPH Resume Clinic: The SPH Career Team organizes opportunities for resume review in fall quarter by volunteer faculty, staff, and community members. Contact SPH Career Services for more information
- UW Career & Internship Center also has an extensive resource on resumes, CVs, and cover letters and Online Resume Review
- Job Interviews
- Follow-Up Letters
- Recommendation Letters
- SPH Mock Interviews: The SPH Career Team arranges opportunities for you to practice your interviews skills with volunteers. Contact SPH Career Team for more information.
- UW Career and Internship offers 1:1 Mock Interview practice with career coaches as well as offers an online “Yoodli AI Interview Coach,” “Yoodli helps you simulate mock interviews and get feedback in private – like Grammarly for speech"
Evaluating an Offer:
- Husky Landing, Information on salary ranges for positions and fields; assistance from alumni for advice or their experience working for a particular company
- Indeed: Search for salary information by industry or area.
- LinkedIn: Reach out to UW SPH alumni working at an organization to ask questions while researching a company
- Salary.com “Understand your worth and plan your next career move with easy-to-use tools.”
- US Bureau of Labor Statistics: Information on salary and benefits by occupation and area.
Evaluating Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
- Glassdoor: Learn more about companies from other employee’s experiences.
- Human Rights Campaign Corporate Equality Index: “Benchmarking tool on corporate policies, practices, and beliefs pertinent to LGBTQIA+ employees.”
- 10 DEI Questions to Ask an Employer, APHA Career Mart
Salary Negotiation:
- AAUW: Hurdles to Successful Salary Negotiation-and How to Tackle Them
- AAUW Online Salary Negotiation Course
- UW Alene Moris Women’s Center Leadership Academy
- “10 Tips for Salary Negotiation”, APHA Career Mart
The Public Health Millennial Blog: “15 Negotiable Items for Your Next Job”
UW Career & Internship Center Job Search Tips: includes links to helpful articles and videos
APHA Public Health Career Video Presentations
- Creating Powerful Resumes
- Avoiding Career Obsolescence
- Stand Out by Building Your Brand
- Networking for Job Search and Career Success
- Powerful Resumes & Avoiding Job Search Sabotage
- Developing an Effective Network
- Ace the Interview: Behavioral Interviewing Tips
APHA Articles on Public Health Careers
- 10 DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) Questions to Ask a Potential Employer
- Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) in a Multi-Generation Workforce
- 5 Tips for Job Searching in 2022
- Is Remote Work Right for You?
- Writing a Successful Cover Letter
- How to Prepare for a Virtual Interview
- 10 Tips for Salary Negotiations
Using AI tools for the Job Search Articles
UWF: AI Toolkit:
NACE: How Students Should Not Use Generative AI in the Job Search
NACE: How First-Generation College Students Can Use AI to Level the Job Search Playing Field