Department of Population and Public Health Sciences

Public Health Career Services

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Career services and networking for graduate students

Public Health Career Services supports students and alumni in exploring, discovering, and identifying their individual career pathways. Our services are structured around the Career Development Framework to guide students in making informed career decisions and optimizing their career opportunities. Come meet with us and together we can find your career path in public health.

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24/7 RESUME SERVICES

VMock resume review

VMock is a SMART Career Preparation Platform that scores resumes and shows students how to improve them. VMock provides:
  • An objective score of each resume based on comparison with hundreds of public health resumes
  • Feedback to improve score in 3 categories (Impact, Presentation, and Competencies)
  • Targeted suggestions for each bullet on the resume based on the Situation-Action-Result (SAR) method to writing accomplishments
  • Advice to ensure your resume is a good fit for your public health career
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USC CAREER CENTER

ConnectSC

ConnectSC is a one-stop shop portal from the USC Career Center. Current students are able to access ConnectSC with their Shibboleth log-in. Alumni must register to be granted access to the portal. Some of the services it provides are:
  • Job search platform
  • VMock- online holistic resume tool
  • Trojan Network: connect with USC Alumni
  • Trojan Talks: meet with employers from a variety of industries
  • Events: workshops, information sessions, panel presentations, fairs
  • Schedule an appointment with a USC Career Center advisor
  • Online resources and handouts
  • Access to online platforms for career exploration and job readiness
  • Learn more in their Services At-A-Glance
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JOB SEARCH ASSISTANCE

View Job Postings

Looking for a job? Keep an eye on your inbox and our Department’s #job-postings Slack channel for the information and opportunities.

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Meet the Career Services Team

Have questions or looking for career advisement? Contact one of our team members.

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, CAREER SERVICES

Hello everyone! It is my pleasure to lead the Career Services office in the Department of Population and Public Health Sciences (PPHS). We provide resources to prepare you for your transistion to your career post graduation with alumni panels, workshops, employer meet-ups, information sessions and a career fair in the spring semesters. I am also available to meet one-on-one to review your resume, cover letter, prepare for an interview, salary negotiation and provide tips to optimize your search for internships and jobs in the public health field. I am here to support you. I am also an alumna from the USC MPH Program, with a concentration in Community Health Promotion. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions. Fight on!

Reyna Macias, MPH, CHES
reynadia@usc.edu
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PEER ADVISOR

Hello! My name is Reni Ajukwu and I am a current Master of Public Health Student graduating May 2024 in the Global Health Track. Before becoming a full-time graduate student at USC, I completed my undergraduate degree at USC as well where I studied Human Biology with a minor in Public Health. I am also a part of the progressive degree program in the Department of Population and Public Health Services which means I started my graduate degree while I was still an undergraduate! I am currently a peer advisor at the MPH Career services and I will be working alongside the other career advisors to provide my peers with any career support or advice that is needed! In the future, I hope to work in the health equity field within the biotechnology industry to ensure that minority groups are provided equal access to clinical trials and groundbreaking drug therapies. I look forward to talking to you all soon. Fight On!

Reni Ajukwu
ajukwu@usc.edu
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Services for Employers

Public Health Career Services supports employers seeking to hire Trojans through maintaining and disseminating a list of open positions and hosting a variety of career and networking events. To connect, email Reyna Macias, MPH, CHES, assistant director of career services, at reynadia@usc.edu.