While the faculty and staff of Tufts University of Dental Medicine (TUSDM) do their part to give our students the knowledge and experience they need to be successful dental professionals, the Office of Career Services works to prepare them to enter the workforce and advance their careers. The office also serves as a bridge to alumni and employers to connect students with career opportunities and information.
Networking and Alumni Connections: Career Connect!
The Career Connect platform, in collaboration with the Development and Alumni Engagement office, lets students directly connect with TUSDM alumni, practice their networking skills, and get questions answered from those who have once been in their shoes. Alumni can also easily interact with each other. Users create their own profiles and share their interests in the professional field, resulting in the platform suggesting connections and assisting in facilitating conversations.
Additional information about student and alumni participation can be found by visiting the TUSDM Career Connect platform.
When you get involved, your world becomes much more open. Every person you meet is another opportunity.
Job Searching: Handshake!
TUSDM has transitioned to a new, comprehensive job-posting platform called Handshake. Handshake is a recruiting platform, connecting students and alumni to employers for jobs and career events. Visit the Handshake website to sign in or find your category below to learn more about what Handshake can do for you.
Sign in with your Tufts ID and password. You can search hundreds of internships and jobs, set up search agents using custom criteria, upload your resume for employers to view, apply to positions, and view career resources. Use the labels feature to filter positions related to Tufts Dental, Tufts Dental Alumni, and Tufts Dental Practices for Sale.
Create an account with the email address of your choice. Your account will be approved within 48 hours after verification of alumni status. You will be able to search hundreds of internships and jobs, set up search agents using custom criteria, upload your resume for employers to view, and view career resources. Use the labels feature to filter positions related to Tufts Dental, Tufts Dental Alumni, and Tufts Dental Practices for Sale.
If you are already a Handshake user please add Tufts University to your list of schools for approval. If you are new to Handshake, it is a very easy sign-up process, and you can join by clicking “sign up here” on the top right of the page.
Employer Sign-Up tips:
To complete the required Employer Contact Information on your employer profile, be sure to include your:
Website
- Must be a fully functioning and built out company domain
- Must be in English/have an English counterpart
- All information on website must match Handshake profile
- Must not link to a social media site
Phone
- Must be able to verify that phone number is associated with organization
- Email must be registered to company domain, not personal
- Include at least one staff member whose email contact information is not a generic inbox and must have company domain (No @gmail.com, @yahoo.com, @aol.com, etc.)
Address
- Must be full street address for verification that the organization is physically at that location
- Must not be residential, or a PO Box
- If applicable include floor and/or suite number
Job Listing
- Include notification on what types of positions you are hiring for if there is not a jobs/careers page on website
If you are a third-party recruiter, all staff must identify as so. Please see our third-party recruiter guidelines.
According to university guidelines, Tufts University does not post jobs for third-party agencies unless:
- The name of the hiring organization is clearly stated in the job title and description OR
- The job is an internal position within the staffing agency
- If a position is internal, please state within the posting and if it is for a third party please identity the third party. For more information on creating a Handshake account, you can see more tips here.
Support from the Office of Career Services
Looking for more detail about what we can do for you? Read more about how students are supported through the Office of Career Services.
Develop
The office assists with document review (e.g., resume, CV, cover letter), interview preparation, and job-searching skills needed to enter or advance within the profession. Please see the Career Resources documents provided above. Schedule a meeting anytime with Maggie McMorrow, Assistant Director of Student Affairs and Career Services, to discuss any of these career materials!
Employ
Career Services manages Handshake, a free online career-management system available exclusively to TUSDM students and alumni to assist in their job search. With this resource, applicants can look for job postings and practices for sale, while alumni can also recruit for openings.
Network
Students will have the opportunity to connect with alumni and employers to gain a better sense of the job market at events, such as the annual Spring Career Fair and Lunch and Learns, and through Career Connect, our online platform that directly connects students and alumni.
Transition
The office provides guidance to students as they transition from dental students to health care professionals, including resources for the various licensure examinations and information on licensing and limited licensing by state.
Advise
Staff is available to meet individually with students and alumni to discuss their career goals and the best steps to attain them. See contact information below
Learn
Students still determining their career path will have the opportunity to learn about various career options and possibilities available to them. Reach out if you have any ideas for career programming.
Career Resources
Download these guides to help you navigate your job hunt:
Contact
For general Career Services inquiries, please email the Career Services Office or contact Maggie McMorrow, Associate Director of Student Affairs and Career Services.
Office Hours: Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Tufts University School of Dental Medicine
Career Services Office, 15th Floor, Suite 1511P
1 Kneeland Street
Boston, MA 02111