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Career Prep Resources

Maximize availability of the on-and off-campus resources available to you as a Northwestern undergraduate. These include: 

  • Northwestern Career Advancement for career guidance, mentoring, and job/internship postings, and NU CareerCat 
  • Northwestern Health Professions Advising for career guidance and mentoring within the health and medical fields.
  • Use the Global Health Studies faculty as a resource to explore common research interests or develop your own independent research project. 
  • Join a global health-related student group to work with like-minded individuals. 
  • Conduct research utilizing resources in the NU Office of Fellowships, NU Undergraduate Research offices. 
  • Sign up for the Young Nonprofit Professionals Network (YNPN) Chicago (or any other chapters you are interested in) – they have job boards and host professional development opportunities and networking events.  
  • Tap in to the work of internationally-focused organizations in Chicago, such as the Chicago Council on Global Affairs which hosts events and its own Young Professionals Network. 

Other career-related resources: