There are many reasons why candidates mess up job opportunities. In this episode of the Public Health Insight Podcast, we cover a few of them, including:

◼️ The importance of remembering job descriptions and company details;
◼️ Mistakes made by both early career professionals and seasoned veterans;
◼️ The impact of poor preparation and generic cover letters;
◼️ The necessity of demonstrating knowledge about the organization;
◼️ Professionalism during virtual interviews, including appropriate settings and minimizing distractions;
◼️ Effective interview strategies, including clear communication and handling unexpected questions;
◼️ The significance of post-interview conduct.

Tune in for practical tips to avoid jeopardizing your chances of landing a job.

Hosts & Producers

◼️ Gordon Thane, BMSc, MPH, PMP®
◼️ Leshawn Benedict, MPH, MSc, PMP®

Production Notes

◼️ Music from Johnny Harris x Tom Fox: The Music Room

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Public health job titles and postings are not as standardized as they are in many other fields. Another issue is that many public health organizations use different terms to describe similar roles. So what happens when your search is no longer yielding results?

Fortunately, there are simple strategies for finding job opportunities in the public health field beyond the obvious ones. When you’re stuck, try generating specific and general job titles to search for with this formula which includes the prefix (topic) and suffix (functional duty).

Once you have your job search terms, using a Boolean search strategy can help you to combine different job titles and keywords to yield more specific results.

Find out more in this episode of the Public Health Insight Podcast.

References

◼️ LinkedIn Post: One way to find jobs when you're stuck...

Hosts & Producers

◼️ Gordon Thane, BMSc, MPH, PMP®

◼️ Leshawn Benedict, MPH, MSc, PMP®

Production Notes

◼️ Music from Johnny Harris x Tom Fox: The Music Room

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There are many places to work in public health. It turns out that Public Health Units (PHUs) are home to a variety of public health professionals, including student placements and internships.

In this episode of the Public Health Insight Podcast, we cover:

◼️ an overview of the role and function of public health units

◼️ similarities and differences when compared to community health centres

◼️ challenges of the PHU structure

◼️ importance of program evaluation

◼️ required skills and competences

References

◼️ LinkedIn Post: List of organizations that hire public health professionals in Canada

◼️ List of Public Health Job Titles and Careers

Hosts & Producers

◼️ Gordon Thane, BMSc, MPH, PMP®

◼️ Purva Mehta, BMSc, MSc

Production Notes

◼️ Music from Johnny Harris x Tom Fox: The Music Room

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