Career Resources

Career Videos and Webinars

Looking for help on a specific topic?  The Block Career Center organizes events and webinars on a variety of professional development topics.  Check out recordings of past workshops, covering topics such as Resume & CV Best Practices, Networking, LinkedIn, Job Search Strategies, Interviewing Tips, and Resources for Summer Internships. Log in using your Tufts ID (e.g. jsmith01) and PW.

 

View Our Career Resource Videos

Linkedin Guys

Students and alumni can enroll in a comprehensive video training course here. 

Resume and Cover letter Resources 

  • If you are looking for useful information to help build a resume you can go here. 
  • Want to learn how to write a cover letter? Here are some helpful resources. 

Salary and Industry Research

Students can access a comprehensive folder of career & industry research, labor market trends, and salary data here.

Big Interview

Big Interview is a program that provides free, online interview practice for Friedman students and alumni. With Big Interview you will be able to:

  • Practice interviewing questions with the ability to record, review, and share your answers.
  • Choose from different interview sets and many different industries/majors.
  • Utilize nearly 40 lessons and learn all the best interviewing techniques to get you on track.
  • Save your practice interviews to review later and get feedback from others.

Devex

The Block Career Center is excited to offer a university membership to Devex for free to Friedman Students. To create your individual Devex account with the Friedman Membership, follow this link. You will be prompted to enter your email address and password (this account is not tied to your Tufts log-in information) to set up your account.

If you are interested in global nutrition, humanitarian aid, sustainability, international development or public health, Devex is the resource you need to check out!

In addition to providing up to date news on global development, Devex has a robust career center where you can:

  • Find jobs and internships (over 500 nutrition-related opportunities)
  • Research employers and career paths
  • Access live webinars on career-related topics
  • Explore “Job Search Essentials” to improve your skills
  • Attend events, such as the “Future of Food Systems” series or a Panel Discussion with the Project Director of USAID Advancing Nutrition JSI and the World Bank’s Health, Nutrition & Population Global Lead.

More Information

  • Job, fellowship, and internship postings
  • Helpful job search links
  • Tips on networking and informational interviews
  • Need a professional headshot for LinkedIn or other events and publications? For the moment we can't do in-person photo sessions, but we can offer advice on how to take your own photo or have a friend help you out safely. Email lori.ioannone@tufts.edu for more information.
  • Tips on how to create Resumes and CVs, templates, or make an appointment to get your resume and cover letter reviewed! (email lori.ioannone@tufts.edu to make an appointment)
  • Workshops and Events: employer information sessions, networking events, career panels, and other events & activities
  • Alumni Association
  • Networking at events and via Social Media (LinkedIn, Facebook, etc)

External Job Search Resources

Friedman students pursue a wide variety of careers and internships in a number of different fields. Below is a list of job and internship postings maintained by professional organizations in food, agriculture, and nutrition.

The following are links out to relevant external job search sites. Friedman does not endorse or provide support for the use of these sites, but they can be good resources to start your search.

Curated job and/or internship opportunities from ZipRecruiter:

Nutrition:

Agriculture:

ZipRecruiter Resource Tools:

Linkedin Resources:

More Organizations and Resources:

Suggestions for additional links to other professional career and internship listings should be emailed to melissa.palmer@tufts.edu.