The Office of Advancement and Alumni Engagement has compiled resources for Rollins alums who are entering a career transition.
Here, you will find links to recorded webinars, job boards, resume templates, names of alumni who offer professional coaching and financial planning, and more. If you would like to recommend a resource or have a service to offer, please email us at sphalumni@emory.edu.
Resources for Alumni
Our webinar library houses recordings of all our career development webinars, including topics such as:
- Navigating transitions and sector changes
- Effective interviewing strategies
- Salary negotiation
- Thriving in times of turmoil.
The Emory Alumni Association also has a library of webinars you can check out.
- Rollins' Public Health Employment Connection is a free job board you can use to search for employment opportunities.
- APHA's CareerMart lists jobs and other professional services to help you build and manage your career.
- Public Health Resources is a one stop shop for public health opportunity, from jobs, internships and fellowships to trainings, courses and conferences. You can also follow on Instagram or on LinkedIn.
- This free job board was created by Rollins alumna Chelsea Douglas and is updated daily.
- A second-year Rollins student created Public Health Hiring Help to assist students and early career public health professionals find job and internship opportunities.
- This new LinkedIn group has been created to connect former CDC employees with new job opportunities.
- Health Tech Nerds Job Board is great for roles at the intersection of health and technology.
- Public Health Jobs (ASPPH) lists academic and government jobs in public health.
- PublicHealthCareers.org is focused on jobs in local, state, and territorial health departments.
- Georgia DPH Careers lists open roles within Georgia’s state health department.
- Find great resources such as resume and email templates, a job database, software library, and more on this resource drive hosted by Public Health Resources and Rollins alumna Vanessa Da Costa.
- This helpful spreadsheet created by Rollins' professional advancement team matches "traditional" job titles with "non-traditional" job titles so you can better align your skills and interests in positions across sectors.
- Rollins' professional advancement team also created this spreadsheet cataloguing potential employers across various sectors.
- Emory Connects is Emory's online community, alumni directory, and career contact database that helps you find alumni connections all around the world.
Career Advising
The Rollins Professional Advancement and Student Experience Center offers complimentary career advising, resume review, interviewing practice and more for alumni. (Please note that during this time, appointments for graduating students will be prioritized).
Emory's alumni career coaches and advisors are also available to advise you. Your first session is complimentary, followed by discounted subsequent sessions.
A number of Emory alumni who are professional career coaches are offering free or low-cost services to fellow alumni.
Lauren Silver 13PH 16G
Public Health Career Consult, LLC
Service: Career coaching, resume reviews, etc.
Offer: No cost services
Contact: lauren@publichealthcareerconsult.org
Ariela Freedman 11G
Maven Tree Consulting and Compass Within
Service: Strengths-based career coaching
Offer: Discounted workshop and career coaching package ($500). Includes a two-hour small group workshop, two one-on-one 50-minute coaching sessions, a Top 5 CliftonStrengths code, and additional resources. Online or in-person.
Contact: ariela@maventreeconsulting.com
Vanessa Da Costa 18PH
Former USAID and CDC contractor, current public health data consultant
Service: Career coaching
Offer: Individual video career coaching session for $50 and one round of free email feedback follow-up.
Contact: www.linkedin.com/in/vcdacosta or bit.ly/chat_with_Vanessa
Chelsea Douglas 20PH
Former USAID, CDC, and NIH employee now working in the private sector
Service: Career coaching services including resume review, cover letter writing, interview prep, LinkedIn optimization, and more. Full descriptions for these services found here (second tab).
Offer: 20% discount
Contact: chelsea.careerservices@gmail.com
Marissa McKool 15PH
The Public Health Burnout Coach
Service: Stress and overwhelm coaching
Offer: Individual 45-minute coaching session for public health professionals who need immediate support in managing work stress or navigating career challenges. Use promo code EMORY to get $200 off! Cost is $50. Sign up at: https://PublicHealthCoach.as.me/support
Contact: info@publichealthcoach.com
Jeanene Jobst 01L
Service: Career coaching
Offer: No cost services
Contact: jjobst@peakedgecoaching.com
Sarah Savella 05C
Service: Resume/CV reviews, career transition coaching
Offer: No cost services
Contact: sarah@thesavellagroup.com
Annette Blum Pearson 01C
Annette Blum Pearson Coaching and Consulting, LLC
Services: Career and personal coaching
Offer: No cost coaching services
Contact: Annette@annetteblumpearson.com
Maureen Sweatman 01T 11B
Service: Small group and individual coaching, webinars
Offer: Book a free consult for 1:1 coaching and discounted additional services at https://joyfullivingcoaching.youcanbook.me. Find upcoming webinars and events at https://joyfullivingcoaching.com/special-offers.
Contact: msweatman@gmail.com
Mark Myette 97B
Service: Career transition guidance
Offer: Complimentary 30-minute intro session, discounted rate of $50/hour for additional sessions. Book at https://myette.youcanbook.me/ and select 30 minute option.
April Sojourner Truth Walker Picaro 11C
Service: Resume review
Offer: 30-minute resume reviews via email for discounted rate of $50
Contact: april.walker00@gmail.com
Urvi Bhandari 99B 06B
DBA Radical Roamer Enterprises LLC
Service: Structured process on the job search including focus, resume and bio creation, networking, interviewing and negotiation.
Offer: Discounted rates. Varies by service.
Contact: bit.ly/UB30CHAT
Steve Mann 82C
Service: Leadership coaching and consulting
Offer: Discounted rate of $150
Contact: steve@stevemann.co
Kay Lawton 78N 84N
Retired CDC employee with 30 years at CDC, then nearly three at the CDC Foundation
Service: Resume review, interview coaching, job search recommendations
Contact: a_v_management@yahoo.com
Jhaymee Tynan 12MBA
Recruiter with Korn Ferry
Offer: Happy to help with questions about navigating the recruitment process.
Contact: jhaymee.tynan@gmail.com or (980) 333-1486
Cristin Gordon-Maclean 07PH
Private sector employee offering career counseling including personal branding, managing career transitions, resume and LinkedIn review, and career planning.
Offer: Discounted rate of $45 per session
Contact: cristin.haggard@gmail.com
Takeia Horton 09PH 14AH
Allied health professional offering assistance in resume/cover letter review, mock interviews, etc.
Contact: diversitypa2021@gmail.com
Lisa Sholkin 10B
Private sector employee offering resume review, interview coaching, and career transition support.
Offer: Discounted rate of $50 per hour
Contact: lisa.sholkin@gmail.com
Emory alumni who are financial professionals are also offering their services for free or low-cost to fellow alumni.
Sara Nicholson 04B
Service: Financial planning
Offer: No cost
Contact: sara.w.nicholson@morganstanley.com
Ceres Chua 97C
Personal finance coach
Service: Helps women improve their relationship with money while navigating major life transitions.
Offer: No cost services. Check out her writing on her LinkedIn.
Contact: ceres@themoneymindsetlab.com
Ben Yin 02B
Generational Financial Planners
Service: Helps clients understand their financial risks and opportunities so they can make wise decisions.
Offer: Discounted services
Contact: ben@generationMD.com
Ted Goshorn 15T 21T
Edward Jones
Service: Financial planning and spirtual guidance. Gorshorn is also an ordained Methodist minister.
Offer: No cost services
Contact: 828-337-0555 (text okay) or ted.goshorn@edwardjones.com