Know the Type of Interview

You should know the layout of the interview and what type of questions to expect come Interview Day. A good website to check for possible interview questions is Student Doctor Network. Most interviews are set up to get to know you holistically. If the…

Hello HCC Family! This August, I started medical school in New York. It has been quite an experience. It has been exciting and overwhelming, to say the least. I remember taking the MCAT for this first time back in 2015. To finally be in medical school, holding my stethoscope for the first time and studying with my future colleagues has been a humbling…

At the start of the summer, myHCN began hosting special webinar workshops offering guided meditations, discussions about cultivating healthy mindful habits, and practical ways to shift to a sustainable conscious mindset. We've dived deep into conversations about noticing thought patterns and cultivating abundance — specifically when it comes to professional growth.

While this may be easier said than done, we have some tips to share that you might find beneficial as you clear the…

Right now, you are probably in the beginning weeks of your summer internship. You know the names of your co-workers, and you can finally find your office without asking someone for help! Now the fun begins.

In 2016, I did a summer internship at the Summer Undergraduate Mentorship Program as a…

“What are you going to do after you graduate?” As a senior in college in 2013, I heard this question often. I played it off cooly and said I was “considering my options,” but I honestly had no clue what I was going to do. I was applying to jobs left and right and attending career fairs, but nothing seemed to be working. Graduate school was the furthest thing…

Congratulations on getting into graduate school! Now it is time to choose the best school for you. Health Career Connection and My Health Career Navigator Founder, Jeff Oxendine, shares the next steps you should take after successfully getting into graduate school.

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You may decide not to apply to graduate school right after college in order to gain experience. Great! So what do now? Some students decide to do a year service with one of many organizations such as AmeriCorps or Teach for America. Before applying to medical school, I did…

It’s finally Spring! Some of you are probably gearing up to take your MCAT and preparing to apply to medical school in June. I applied to medical schools last June and knowing what to prepare for helped in streamlining the process. Applying to medical school is a lot of work…

It is never too early to start planning out your career! With spring break coming up, it is the perfect time to take out a pen and pad and begin mapping out where you see yourself in the next five to ten years. Career goal-setting may seem daunting, but it can help guide your steps to your authentic health career. What do you want to accomplish in 2019? Is it to take the GRE and get a great score? Land a great summer internship in public policy? Take time to reflect on your journey using the…

Many of us are quite familiar with the job application process - and a process it is indeed. Does any of the following sound familiar?

You apply to a number of positions with customized, beautifully polished resumes. Maybe you had numerous people review it with their input. Maybe you even paid an expert to spruce it up with those key buzzwords and wow-worthy skills to pass through the Application Tracking Systems (ATS). Your cover letters are stellar, and…

At this point, you've probably heard about or seen many "holiday survival" guides. At myHCN, we don't believe in just surviving the holiday season, we believe in thriving throughout. In honor of wrapping up 2018, we bid the year adieu with a couple tips and reminders to own this holiday season with calmness, confidence, and care.

1. What we're qualified to do, isn't always what we're meant to do. Oftentimes, we get so caught up on our qualifications on paper…

I recently attended my first virtual career fair this past week, and I was pleasantly surprised by how well it turned out!

A virtual career fair is simply a job fair that is online. Different employers have their own “booth” or chat room where you enter and chat individually with a recruiter. You may…

We are happy to have Kahaari Kenyatta on the MyHCN blog! This week, Kahaari continues from his last interview and shares how he found success on LinkedIn. On Tuesday, October 16th, register for our free webinar "Getting a Job Using…

We are honored to have Kahaari Kenyatta on the MyHealth Career Navigator blog! Kahaari was an Health Career Connection intern in 2016 and is now a Research Analyst at Ipsos Group S.A. In this interview, Kahaari shares how he got his role at Ipsos with the help of LinkedIn, what he had to learn on the job, and why relationships are still everything. 

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Achieving effective single-tracked concentration is a difficult feat - often more so for some than others. As someone who belongs in the former group, I've taken it upon myself to become an archeologist, searching for the lost artifacts that comprise what it means to hone the skill of simple concentration. Admitting it's a common problem in an increasingly hyperactive world full of social media, advertisements left and right, and a never-ending stream of emails…

Congratulations on your first day of college! This is a momentous time for you and you should be proud, but now the real work begins. Freshman year is the best time to start building networks and to prepare for your future career in health. You don’t have to wait until your senior year to get started on this. Here are nine tips for landing your first internship:

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With school almost about to start, many of you are winding down in your internships. This is the perfect time to make a lasting impression so that when it comes time to apply for a job or graduate school, your supervisor will remember you. Here are seven tips for ending your internship on the right note:

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By now you’ve seen a couple posts here and there about incorporating mindfulness into your professional development and overall career navigation. After seeing so much interest and so many inquiries regarding mindfulness (hooray, btw) we’ve decided to launch an official mindfulness series - welcome to Mindful with myHCN. We’ll be posting on here regularly every month, so keep your eyes peeled and mind open. 

Never a better time to spruce up you look than the summer time. Sure, maybe you can get yourself a different new ‘do to compliment your fresh tan. While we always support keeping it fresh with your style, we’re talking more about sprucing up your resume, aka. your individual professional marketing campaign ad.

 

Whether you’re…