What To Do Before You Begin Your Public Health Job Search

Whether you’re coming to the end of your educational training or have already done all of the hard work necessary to complete your program, we all inevitably find ourselves on the cusp of another daunting task - landing a job. This can be an extremely stressful and frustrating process, and you will likely need every bit of support along the way. In this episode of the Public Health Insight Podcast, we share some beginner tips to help you get started and keep you organized in your job search process, including:

• How to approach job searching during the pandemic; and
• The differences between public health job search and looking for jobs in other fields 

Podcast Hosts

• Ben Umakanthan, HBSc, MPH (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-umakanthan-813aaa13b/)
• Gordon Thane, BMSc, MPH, PMP® (https://www.linkedin.com/in/gordon-thane/)
• Leshawn Benedict, MPH, MSc, PMP® (https://www.linkedin.com/in/leshawnbenedict/)
• Linda Holdbrook, BSc, MPH (https://www.linkedin.com/in/lindaewurama/)

References for Our Discussion 

• Forbes: 6 Tactics for Succeeding In A Pandemic-Era Job Search (by William Arruda) (https://www.forbes.com/sites/williamarruda/2020/12/03/6-tactics-for-succeeding-in-a-pandemic-era-job-search/?sh=63def9153640)

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Music Credits


The following tracks were used to produce this podcast episode:

• Smith The Mister: Riviera (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qonPqql2sP0&list=PLzCxunOM5WFKNv_NaoVO6DWNkR3K8K9WC&index=40) • Mitsubachi (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IgndUb1YQI&list=PLzCxunOM5WFKNv_NaoVO6DWNkR3K8K9WC&index=20&ab_channel=AudioLibrary%E2%80%94Musicforcontentcreators) • Clocks (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MT6-JzUw1w&list=PLzCxunOM5WFKNv_NaoVO6DWNkR3K8K9WC&index=41) • Slowly (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4p9TiftgJY&list=PLzCxunOM5WFKNv_NaoVO6DWNkR3K8K9WC&index=44) • Oyasumi (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JufVrgV5i0s&list=PLzCxunOM5WFKNv_NaoVO6DWNkR3K8K9WC&index=64) • Ohayo (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzCw4RyFqHo&list=PLzCxunOM5WFKNv_NaoVO6DWNkR3K8K9WC&index=84) • Green Tea (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7zatZLprhA&list=PLzCxunOM5WFKNv_NaoVO6DWNkR3K8K9WC&index=53)  
• Amine Maxwell: Good Evening (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BEJUXf_U38&list=PLzCxunOM5WFKNv_NaoVO6DWNkR3K8K9WC&index=39) • Lovely (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkM0Ygic0Vg&list=PLzCxunOM5WFKNv_NaoVO6DWNkR3K8K9WC&index=92)  
• Ghostrifter Official: On My Way (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQw9oH7uISk&list=PLzCxunOM5WFKNv_NaoVO6DWNkR3K8K9WC&index=65) • Departure (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lJoHMz4vGE&list=PLzCxunOM5WFKNv_NaoVO6DWNkR3K8K9WC&index=50)
• Loxbeats: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpJDMD2EzkA&list=PLzCxunOM5WFKNv_NaoVO6DWNkR3K8K9WC&index=71)

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