Tracking & Self-Assessment + Career Tracker

Tracking & Self-Assessment Tools

Go to Career Tracker

Manage Profile

Manage your imported student data (e.g. degree program, year), which control your customized recommendations

Find Tracker Activities

Search and add goals, courses, events and self-study resources to form your personalized training program. Use feature

Add Custom Activities

Track and add the professional development activities you engage with outside of this platform

Download Records

Extract a report summarizing your engagement and use it to update your CV/resumes, or prepare for coaching

Training Framework

[*] = Training areas which are only delivered upon program(s) request. Programs must co-host the event and guarantee at least 10 participants, including additional students by partnering with other programs.

Content on Career Navigator is organized around 10 themes, separated as 5 blocks below. This organization is designed to encourage students to take advantage of self-study, evergreen resources; synchronous events; and not-for-credit informational courses (which are series of linked events such as workshops).

The typical offerings of workshops and info courses are outlined below, to help students understand when during the year to expect training in their areas of interest.

[**] = Career Weeks were launched by the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health with increasing engagement and co-sponsorship from HMS

PRIMARY THEME	SESSION	FALL	SPRING	SUMMER
Orientation & Onboarding	Navigating Your Graduate Professional Development and Career Services (offered at HMS master's orientation)	✔
	Making the Most of Technology Tools, Networking and Career Fairs	✔
	Introduction to Career Launchpad and Career Advising (for HMS master's students)*	✔		✔
Charting Your Course	Applying to Life Sciences PhD Programs	✔
	Applying to Medical Schools (in the US)		✔
	Making the Most of Your PhD Rotations*
	Finding and Choosing PIs and Mentors*
	Upgrade Your Individual Development Plans (IDPs) using Career Tracker*		✔	✔
Academic & Professional Skills	The Three-Minute Thesis (3-MT): The What, Why and How		✔
	From 80,000 words to Three Minutes: Crafting Your Three-Minute Thesis		✔
	Three-Minute Thesis (3-MT) Competition		✔
Finding & Securing Funding	Principles of Grant Writing [offered periodically]
	Personal Finances for PhDs [offered periodically]
Wellness & Safety	Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) Training [offered periodically]
	CV of Failures [offered periodically]
Interpersonal Skills	Peer Mentor Training [coming soon!]			✔
Career Exploration	Designing Your Life After Graduate School		✔
	Finding and Making the Most of Internships (for HMS master's students)	✔
	Finding and Making the Most of Internships (for PhD students)	✔
The Job Search	Crafting Effective LinkedIn Pages	✔	✔
	Finding and Evaluating Job Postings	✔	✔
	Crafting Effective Resumes	✔	✔
	Crafting Effective CVs	✔	✔
	Crafting Effective Cover Letters	✔	✔
Specific Career Tracks	[Career Spotlight Week] Careers in Philanthropy, Foundations and Social Impact [includes multiple events including overview sessions, panels, workshops, employer spotlight]	✔
Career Exploration