Health & Human Services

Are you looking for a job or internship in Health Sciences or Human Services? This is the career community for you! Stay connected with your field and find information on careers in residential, commercial, hospitality, corporate, healthcare, civic, or educational areas.

Starting a New Job Remotely During Coronavirus? Here’s What You Need to Know to Succeed

It’s natural to have first-day jitters when you start a new job. But what happens when your first day is remote? What if many days after that are also remote depending on how long the company keeps folks home as …

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The Idealist Careers Guide to Searching for a Job Online and Offline

Some of us have a clear sense of how we want to make an impact in the nonprofit space from the very start while others need a little help to really understand what’s out there. If you find yourself at …

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TV host and Cancer Survivor Finds New Purpose.

Emmy-award winner Dave Aizer, B.S.C. ’96, was living the dream.

From hosting Nickelodeon’s popular Slime Time Live and the Kids’ Choice Award red carpet show, to Disney’s ESPN club, and even American Idol’s online content, he had built a successful …

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Featured Resources

The following career resources were selected to support alumni within this career community with their career needs.

MMI Interview: The Ultimate Guide (150 Sample Questions Included)

MMI Interview: The Ultimate Guide (150 Sample Questions Included)

Learn how to answer different types of MMI interview questions. Plus, access a list of medical schools that use MMI.

Visible Body: Interactive 3D Anatomy

Visible Body: Interactive 3D Anatomy

Visible Body offers interactive 3D anatomy solutions with fully dissectible models, animations, and simulations, alongside flashcards, quizzes, and biology/anatomy videos.

Healthcare eCareers Hub

Healthcare eCareers Hub

Health eCareers connects healthcare professionals with career opportunities and resources like job boards, news, and salary insights, exclusively for recruiters, …

The Student Doctor Network

The Student Doctor Network

Student Doctor Network is helping build a diverse doctor workforce by providing a wide range of free resources to help …

BioSpace: Your Gateway to the Life Sciences Industry

BioSpace: Your Gateway to the Life Sciences Industry

BioSpace is the go-to digital platform for life science news and job opportunities, connecting innovative organizations with skilled professionals worldwide.

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Job Market DataIn partnership withLightcast logo

Are you looking to use real-time job market data to make informed decisions about your future career path, explore relevant salary data, or identify the skills you need to build or market to get your next role? Use the following tool to explore your options.

There are two ways to navigate this tool:

  1. Keyword Search: Search for the title of the job you’re looking to pursue, or skills you may have that could be relevant for a particular career path.
  2. Narrow Down by Industry + Occupation: If you have a general sense of the industry you’d like to pursue, you can narrow down the occupations within a given industry to help you decide.

Type in a keyword to select a relevant occupation. (If you'd like to see data for a specific location only, filter by state.)

Skill Building Through Virtual Company Projects

Build valuable career skills and get a taste of industry experience via short virtual projects created by top companies across the globe on the Forage platform. Click on "View All Projects" to view all experiences for this career community. To check out projects across all the career communities and relevant practice interview questions, here.

New Law Careers Experience with College of Law

Client Service Experience with BNY

Life Sciences: Biology Research Experience with LifeArc

Patent Strategy & Prosecution Experience with Morrison Foerster

Return to Work for Parents and Carers Experience with BCG

Introduction to Strategy Consulting Experience with BCG

Wondering how to list a completed project on your resume/CV or LinkedIn profile? Review the Forage referencing policy.

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Featured Industry & Career Guides

Vault offers comprehensive industry and career guides that provide insights into industry work life and advice for students and alumni on kickstarting their careers. You can access 170+ guides on our Custom Career Content site to help you explore career paths and gain valuable information that will help you make informed career decisions.

Vault Guide to Social Services Jobs, Second Edition

Vault Guide to Social Services Jobs, Second Edition

The Vault Guides to Jobs series provides essential information about key careers and industries, with an emphasis on preparing for …

Vault Guide to Nursing Jobs, Second Edition

Vault Guide to Nursing Jobs, Second Edition

The Vault Guides to Jobs series provides essential information about key careers and industries, with an emphasis on preparing for …

Vault Guide to Nonprofit Jobs, Third Edition

Vault Guide to Nonprofit Jobs, Third Edition

The Vault Guides to Jobs series provides essential information about key careers and industries, with an emphasis on preparing for …

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Cane2Cane Mentors

Cane2Cane is an exclusive community that connects UM students, alumni, and community members to close the gaps between college and careers. As an alum, you can join the community to network with other alumni and industry professionals on the platform and/or serve as a mentor to your fellow 'Canes.

Carly Winokur

Alumni Mentor
  • United States
  • Solutions Consultant Carrum Health
Meet Carly

Margaret Gotthold

Alumni Mentor
  • Miami, FL
  • Community Based parenting specialist University of Miami
Meet Margaret

Arielle Swilley

Alumni Mentor
  • Washington, DC
  • Public Health Analyst Global Health and Education Projects, Inc.
Meet Arielle

Margaret Anne Borneman

Alumni Mentor
  • Research Assistant Center for Autism and Related Disorders
Meet Margaret Anne

Alanna Adler

Alumni Mentor
  • Miami, Florida
  • Research Assistant at the Social Cognition Lab University of Miami
Meet Alanna

Sivanne Mendelson

Alumni Mentor
  • Coral Gables, FL
  • Clinician/Instructor Lindamood-Bell Learning Processes
Meet Sivanne

Kathleen Kean

Alumni Mentor
  • New York, NY
  • Project Coordinator NextEra Energy
Meet Kathleen

Ana Leal Doreste

Alumni Mentor
  • Miami, FL
  • Lab Assistant MediPath Pathology Services
Meet Ana

Nicole Packin (Brown)

Alumni Mentor
  • Coral Gables, FL
  • Assistant to Senior Vice President of Development Buena Vista Productions
Meet Nicole

Fernanda Kuchkarian, MPH

Alumni Mentor
  • Miami, FL
  • Director of Programs Health Foundation of South Florida
Meet Fernanda

Ozette Ostrow

Alumni Mentor
  • Eco Rep Director Eco Agency
Meet Ozette

Sabrina Taldone

Alumni Mentor
  • Physician University of Miami
Meet Sabrina

Join your fellow ‘Canes on Cane2Cane and share your career story!

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JOBSCAN

The more effectively you can tailor your resume for a specific job, the better your chances are. Easily optimize your resume by completing a scan below. By scanning and comparing your resume versus any job description Jobscan will give you an instant analysis of how well your resume is tailored for a particular job and how it can be even better optimized for an applicant tracking system (ATS). To start, paste in the text of your resume then paste the text of the job posting you’re interested in, and press Scan.

         

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