Award-winning career services team helps Gillings students focus on the future
Career Services expands its offerings with a new suite, stronger programs, and award-winning staff who help students and alumni plan careers and build skills.
The Career Services team at the Gillings School, part of Student Affairs, is dedicated to helping students prepare for career success. Whether students are exploring career options, preparing application materials or navigating the job market, the Career Services team can provide support every step of the way.
This year, the team relocated to a new suite to offer more enhanced services in response to student survey results. The new activities and programs support career planning and decision-making, resume/curriculum vitae (CV) and cover letter reviews, interview preparation, salary negotiation, networking, and job search resources. They also urge students to take an early and active role in their own career development by prioritizing continuous learning, attending events and workshops, and seeking out meaningful opportunities to build their professional networks. The team also provides support for alumni, many of whom have experienced upheaval recently in the public health job sector.
Several members of the team have recently won awards for their good work ...
Lidia Colato Raez
Assistant Director for Career Services and Employer Engagement
Colato Raez was recently honored with the Employee Forum’s Professional Excellence Award. She was nominated by her peers for going above and beyond her assigned duties and exemplifying outstanding dedication and collaboration. In the past year, Colato Raez coordinated career information sessions on short notice, led efforts on expanded web resources for career services and maintained a strong relationship with the University Career Center’s Employer Relations team.
Derek Just
Assistant Director for Student and Alumni Career Services
Just has become the resident expert on generative AI in career services. He recently built an AI-enabled cover letter generator called CoverCraft to help Gillings students and alumni. The user enters their resume and the description of the job they are applying to, and the tool helps create a compelling cover letter. The website features a chat section to refine and improve the letter.
Greg Bocchino
Senior Executive Director for Career Services and Professional Development
Bocchino is a longtime-Gillings School leader in student support, leading programs to help students and alumni develop skills. He is also now serving as the new chair-elect to the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health (ASPPH) Career Services Assembly in a three-year position. Bocchino will be helping to lead the collaborative career services efforts for students, faculty and staff across nationwide schools and programs of public health.
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Visit the Gillings School Career Services website to learn more, book an appointment or stop by their newly redesigned Career and Student Lounge in Rosenau 263.
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