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Finishing
Workshop 2015
Renu Elston
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Aims:
• Preparation for life beyond your PhD
• The skill set - ‘added value’ you could bring to
a potential employer
• To start planning for your next career
progression
Workshop
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Career Transition Model
Self
Knowledge
Define
Career Goal
Strategy to
Achieve
Career Goal
Next step
Job Search
Plan
Personal
Action
Market
Action
Understanding
your unique
style of
learning/working
- ‘Added value’
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Vitae
• www.vitae.ac.uk
• Vitae Researcher Development Framework
• https://www.vitae.ac.uk/researcher-careers
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Vitae Researcher Development
Framework
• Framework specific to Researchers
• Inspirational guide
• Survey - view of employers – most desirable
skills
• Improving employment opportunities and
Exploring Career Options
• Knowledge
• Behaviours
• Attributes
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Vitae Researcher Development
Framework
• Employability ‘Lens’ on the Researchers
Development Framework
• Academic & Research Skills
• Audit your capabilities and expertise
• Highlights transferable skills for employers
• Personal development
• Tracks development
• Focuses your strengths
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Vitae Researcher Development
Framework
• Market differentiator
• Communication skills
• Organisation and Time management
• Creative thinking
• Problem solving
• Systemic methodology
• Management Ability
…. Negotiation, Resilience, tenacity,
networking, team work, presentation skills
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Vitae Researcher Development
Framework
• Employability ‘Lens’ on the Researchers
Development Framework
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• Use the STARR approach:
S – situation (detail the situation)
T – task (detail the task/objective)
A – action (describe the action/method taken)
R – result(s) (conclude by results/outcome)
R – reflect (reflect and improve)
Structuring your examples
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Professional Strengths
Interests/Passions
Personal values/drivers
Compensation
Travel
Organisation Values
Working Structure
Location
Style/Type of Organisation
Personality Favourite
skills
S/M/L
Key Criteria
Start Up
Traditional/ Cutting Edge
Global/local Introvert/extrovert
Options/Structure
Others
What Sector?
Full / Part Time Contribution
Security
Balance
Forward making Making an impact
Challenge
Consultant
Portfolio
Fits with my life goals
Role
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Your Brand
What added value can you bring to
a potential employer?
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What is your personal brand?
• What do you stand for?
• What do you want to be known for?
• Who do you want to align with?
Try to identify key words about your personal
brand.
Consider: vision, purpose, goals, values,
passion Reference: Career Distinction, Stand Out By Building Your Brand, William Arruda, Kirsten Dixson,
Wiley, 2007
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Personal brands allow individuals to
differentiate themselves
by consistently articulating and leveraging their
Unique Selling Points (USPs).
The ‘added value’
you can bring to potential employer.
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Building your brand
• Clarity
• Consistency
And
• Enhanced at every touch point
• Tailored to the right audience
• Be clear on the reaction you want
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What type of application will you make?
• NGO
•Charities/Government Dept / Cooperative
Companies/Social Enterprises
• Corporate/SME/Franchises
• Accounting/Marketing/Manufacturing
• Consultancy/Self Employed
• Research Organisations
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Profile
• External Profile:
• Research Gate
• A professional networking site:
http://www.ion.icaew.com/ for accounting
professionals;
http://www.theiet.org/communities/ for
engineers,
https://www.linkedin.com/topic/theology/
the theology network on LinkedIn
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Good CVs are
• Strategic marketing tools that summarise your
brand identity, tailored to the job and gets you
an interview!
• It should be:
• Achievement based
• Concise yet high impact
• Accessible and understandable to reader
• Logical in its structure
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Other relevant information
• Voluntary work
• Internship
• Work shadow
• Projects/Contracts
• Network
• Presentations
• Professional events and conferences
• Research/ networking/ social media
• Personal/Professional networks
• Career Services
Testing ground
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Further Resources for
defining your career goals
Self-assessment:
Tests
Exercises
Self-evaluation
Career coaching:
Workshops
Face to Face meetings
Career Services: Expert
advice
Informational interviews:
Part of networking
strategy
Research:
Reading
Networking
Internet
Head hunters
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Useful websites
• www.jobs.ac.uk
• www.findapostdoc.com
• www.phdjobs.com
• www.prospects.ac.uk
• http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/
• www.reed.co.uk
• www.beyondthephd.co.uk
• linkedIn/Research Gate
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Thank you