Welcome to “3 Questions with …”, a recurring feature on the Career Center blog. We’re asking alumni of all graduation years and career interests to share a bit of their experiences and advice. 

Lisa Zingman, A’12, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

1. In just a few sentences, please tell us about your current job/graduate program/vocational endeavor.

I am a Senior Advisor at the U.S. Department of Human Services, Administration for Children …

By Malakia Silcott
Malakia Silcott Associate Director
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Top 10 Jobs for Biology Majors

Biology is the study of living things. Given the sheer number of living organisms on the planet, there are a lot of jobs for biology majors across a plethora of sectors. Some biology majors become researchers and run labs, while …

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Finance Career Forum – Networking Opportunity

Are you interested in learning more about the field of finance?  Would you like to network with Tufts alumni working in finance?  Come to the Finance Career Forum!  All class years welcome.
By Karen Dankers
Karen Dankers Associate Director, Director of Tufts Finance Initiative
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Corporate Impact Careers

What is Corporate Impact?

The upside to using business to do good in the world is clear: corporations have an outsized financial imprint on the world, and so making that imprint more socially responsible could be a huge deal. Despite …

By Sheryl Rosenberg
Sheryl Rosenberg Associate Director
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Access, Equity, and Inclusion in the Creative Sector: Top 10 Resources

Breaking into the creative sector and its various areas can be intimidating for anyone. With the current call to action to create more avenues to opportunities across sectors, there are plenty of resources to help break down barriers and help …

By Katie Sullivan
Katie Sullivan Assistant Director
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Resource Spotlight : Using Zintellect to find STEM internships and fellowships w/ U.S. Government Agencies

The Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) connects talented and diverse college students, recent graduates, postdocs, and faculty to STEM and STEM-support internship and fellowship programs administered for the U.S. Department of Energy and more than 25 other …

By Malakia Silcott
Malakia Silcott Associate Director
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Introduction to Working in Policy and Research

Policy and research play a fundamental role in shaping public discourse and influencing governments to invest in social impact. Many politicians and government officials rely on the research and ideas of policy researchers to implement new agendas or to raise …

By Sheryl Rosenberg
Sheryl Rosenberg Associate Director
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Staying Organized During a Job or Internship Search

Many students tell me that it’s challenging to keep track of applications they have submitted to employers. It’s an understandable concern; there’s the date you initially send your email or submit your documents on a website, the response you receive …

By Susannah Krenn
Susannah Krenn Assistant Director, Communications & Marketing / Career Advisor
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Hot Jobs and Cool Internships for Engineering, Technology and Physical Science

Years ago, the Career Center sent out a weekly email to Seniors called Hot Jobs and to Sophomores and Juniors an email called Cool Internships.  Mostly we did this to ensure that students remembered that employers are putting positions into …

By Robin Kahan
Robin Kahan Associate Director, Engineering Career Services
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Education, Nonprofit & Social Impact Resume Guide

Every industry and sector has it’s own nuances, lingo, and values. How can you best position yourself for opportunities in education, nonprofit, and social impact settings?

This resume guide will break down what employers in education, nonprofits, and advocacy settings …

By Sheryl Rosenberg
Sheryl Rosenberg Associate Director
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