Pitt Public Health career counselors meet individually with students and alumni to provide career exploration support. They are available four days a week and offer morning and afternoon appointments, which can be scheduled on Pitt Bridges.
Counselors Can Help in the Following Ways:
With career exploration and planning
- Asking important career planning questions to help clarify your goals
- Helping you learn how to make career decisions in a meaningful rather than haphazard way
- Pointing you to career-related inventories to help you understand yourself better and relate this self-knowledge to career choices
With the job search process
- Strategizing with you about how to approach a job search
- Directing you to resources to learn more about careers and job search tools
- Conducting mock interviews for internships, fellowships, or jobs
- Reviewing and improving your resume or CV to increase your chances of receiving interview requests
With considering careers outside the lab
- Identifying transferable skills to help you transition to academia, industry, non-profit, government, and more
- Brainstorming ways to market your unique background and skills
- Coaching you about conducting informational interviews to become better informed about any career
With developing the skills necessary for career success
- Assisting you with developing negotiation skills and preparation for the workplace
With continuing your efforts in the face of adversity
- Offering encouragement and support to assist you in achieving your goals as a student or graduate
Our Career Counselors Will Not:
- Make decisions for you
- Get you a job
- Tell you exactly what you can expect to earn in a given career field
- Expect you to hold the same values as they do
Adapted from the NIH Office of Intramural Training and Education