VCU Career Center Services

Get guidance you need to help with resume writing, job searches, and the interviewing process.

• Job search, resume and interview preparation: Select “Strategies” under “Quick Links”
• Resume and cover letter writing: Select the “Resume Guide” or “Cover Letter Guide” under “Frequently Used Tools”
• Interviewing information: See “Interview Questions” under “Frequently Used Tools”
  http://www.students.vcu.edu/careers/

Interview practice
Getting ready for that dream job interview? Nervous about your med school entry interview? Wish you could get some tips on how you perform in an interview? The VCU Career Center offers one-on-one mock interview sessions as well as Interview Stream, a virtual mock interview in which your responses are recorded on video and sent to your email address for your to review. You can also arrange a critique with a VCU Career Center counselor.

To arrange a personal mock interview, contact Erin Williams at 828-1645 or erlowery@vcu.edu

To arrange an appointment to use Interview Stream (available 8:30 AM-3:30 PM M-F), call 828-1645.

Employment Databases

Following are links to a variety of databases offering job opportunities in public health.

NATIONWIDE

• APHA Career Mart
  Post your resume and search for jobs.
• Public Health Job Listings from the Association of Schools of Public Health
• CDC Public Health Training Program
  Learn about the renowned Epidemic Intelligence Service, fellowships in prevention training, health communication, public health informatics, and more
• CDC Employment Opportunities
• Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists
  
• Jobs at the National Institutes of Health
• Public Health Employment Connection
  The well-known, free job database operated by Emory University’s Rollins School of Public Health
• Public Health Jobs
  Find job listings for epidemiologists, health educators, biostatisticians, and other health professionals!
• CDC Public Health Prevention Service
• HMC, subsidiary of WellPoint, Inc.

REGIONAL/LOCAL

• Association of State and Territorial Health Officials Employment Database
• The National Association of County & City Health Officials
  Search for public health jobs in local health departments, at NACCHO headquarters, and in other organizations
• US Department of Health and Human Services Emerging Leaders Program
  The Emerging Leaders Program (ELP) is designed to recruit high-potential employees and provide fast track development highlighting leadership and business skills through experiential learning and training. This Program is one of the recruitment tools used by the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) to hire exceptional interns with a variety of backgrounds for the effective analysis and execution of our programs. The Program recruits for GS-9 level positions in the following career tracks; Administrative, Information Technology, Public Health, Scientific, and Social Science. Please note: not all career tracks recruit each year.
• Virginia State government job database
  Search for jobs in Virginia’s government system, including Virginia Department of Health
• Virginia Department of Health (VDH)
  Search for public health jobs in VDH
• Virginia Commonwealth University
  Search for opportunities at VCU
• International Center for Research on Women
  Search opportunities in Washington, D.C.
  

• Post Doc Awards - NRC
• Association for Prevention Teaching and Research Training
• National Academy Fellowships
• Student Opportunities at the Environmental Protection Agency
• Opportunities for Racial and Ethnic Minorities:
  Dr. James A. Ferguson Emerging Infectious Disease Fellowship Program    

Individual Job Postings

• VDH Health Counselor - Deadline October 15th
• Three HIV Surveillance Positions available - VDH
• Director of Pharmcoepidemiology - Bryant Research, Emerson, NJ
• California Epidemiologic Investigation Service - Deadline 10/24/2008
• Patient Safety Coordinator - UNOS
• Clinical Data Analyst, Epidemiology & Infection Control, VCU Medical Center
  Great job for recent graduates of the MPH Program
• https://jobs.agencies.virginia.gov/applicants/jsp/shared/frameset/Frameset.jsp?time=1212763511577  
  Use the Search Postings tool on the left, the job title is Statistical Analyst Senior
  Position number: EM025.

Co-op Job Postings

• None currently available.

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