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 (CIC) also has an extensive resource on resumes, CVs, and cover letters and Online Resume Review. These include sample resumes and CVs for both undergraduate and graduate students.
- 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.”
Salary Negotiation:
- 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”
APHA Articles on Public Health Careers
- 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
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
Know Your Rights
To learn more about your rights during your job search and in the workplace, please check out the following: