We interviewed Sara Miller Archie, MPH ’10, city research scientist at the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene in Queens, NY. In her interview, Sara discusses her work on a long-term cohort study of persons who were exposed to the World Trade Center disaster, shares her thoughts on the benefits of a life-long education, and offers advice on ways to prepare for a career in epidemiology. Read the interview.
This week: January and February tend to be the months of fellowship deadlines. If you’re thinking of doing a fellowship after graduation, take a look at our list of upcoming deadlines. Find the latest job and internship openings on the SPHHS Jobs Database.
This week: students and alumni are invited to participate in the GW LinkedIn virtual networking hour on December 17th. Find the latest job and internship openings on the SPHHS Jobs Database.
We’ve scoured the web to collect the latest helpful career-related articles. Read about the questions to ask before accepting a job offer, what to say if you’ve been fired in the past, Excel tips and tricks, advice on interviewing while pregnant, and more.
This second of a three-part summary review of the book The Start-up of You focuses on utilizing the power of your network. Once you’ve taken into account your assets, aspirations & dreams, and market realities to identify your competitive advantage, you need to utilize your network to make that competitive advantage known to people who can help point your toward or connect you with opportunities.
Are you graduating in December or May? Consider one of the many fellowship programs listed below. Find the latest job and internship openings on the SPHHS Jobs Database.
Much of the career literature out there focuses on how to format a resume or what to say or not say in an interview. That information can be helpful, however, I recently read a book that offers an infinitely more valuable paradigm shift that has changed the way I think about careers. The book is The Start-up of You, written by Reid Hoffman – co-founder of LinkedIn – and Ben Casnocha. The premise of the book is that we should be treating our careers like start-ups, which isn’t to say that we all need to go out and start our own businesses but rather that we need to take on the mindset of entrepreneurs in the management of our careers.
Over the next few weeks I’ll be explaining what it means to manage your career as you would a start-up by summarizing key ideas from the book. We’ll start today with Developing a Competitive Advantage, which will be followed in weeks to come by Utilizing the Power of Your Network and Pursuing Breakout Opportunities.