Career Planning Workshop CSCY Postgraduate Summer School Kevin Mahoney Careers Service

1. Career Planning WorkshopCSCY Postgraduate Summer School Kevin MahoneyCareers Service

2. Aims of this session: • to reflect on career plans • to identify skills needed in the marketplace • to initiate/enhance an effective career management strategy • to identify sources of further information and advice © The University of Sheffield Careers Service

3. PP/OHP G3 © The University of Sheffield / Department of Marketing and Communications

4. Academic career planning tips • Publications – quantity vs. quality • Funding – grants from learned societies and other bodies • Teaching – PCHE • Understanding of HE issues • Involvement in wider departmental/University activities • Networking/maintaining visibility © The University of Sheffield Careers Service

5. Know Yourself Gain knowledge and understanding about your career-related interests, skills, aptitudes, preferences and goals. Take steps to get there Implement your career decisions and put your plans into effect. Produce CVs and covering letters, apply for jobs and gain work experience Explore opportunities and find jobs that suit you Identify sources of information and opportunities in training, education and work Decide where you want to go Evaluate opportunities, make decisions, action plan and set goals Career Planning Model © The University of Sheffield Careers Service

6. Knowing Yourself: Some useful on-line tools for reflecting on your skills, interests and values: • Prospects Planner – www.prospects.ac.uk • TARGETjobs Careers Report - http://targetjobs.co.uk/careers- report • Finding potential – www.findingpotential.com • Profiling for Success - www.profilingforsuccess.com • Virtual Career Coach - www.graduatesyorkshire-vcc.info © The University of Sheffield Careers Service

7. Knowing Yourself: Some useful printed resources (all available at the Careers Service) • P.Hawkins. The art of building windmills, Liverpool, Graduate Employment Unit, 1999, ISBN: 0 9535980 0 4 • John Lees. How to get a job you’ll love, Maidenhead, McGraw-Hill, 2008, ISBN-10 :007712180-5 • Cathy Dean. Finding the real you, Evesham, HotHive Books, 2010, ISBN: 978-1906316-73-0 • Richard Nelson Bolles. What colour is your parachute?, Berkeley, Ten Speed Press, 2007, ISBN-10 : 1-58008-794-9 • University of Sheffield Careers Service. Skills of researchers © The University of Sheffield Careers Service

8. What skills do employers seek? • Communication • Analytical ability • Teamwork • Leadership • Negotiation • Tact / diplomacy • IT skills • Time management • Prioritising your workload • Autonomy • Working under pressure • Organisational skills • Flexibility / adaptability • Problem solving © The University of Sheffield Careers Service

9. What skills have you gained as a researcher? • Research Councils’ Joint Skills Statement - www.rcuk.ac.uk/documents/researchcareers/jsstrainingrequirements.pdf/ • Researcher Development Framework - www.vitae.ac.uk/policy-practice/234471/Framework-content.html/ © The University of Sheffield Careers Service

10. Exploring opportunities – where to look for jobs in research/policy • University posts – www.jobs.ac.uk • Social Research Association - www.the-sra.org.uk • Government Social Research - http://www.civilservice.gov.uk/my-civil-service/networks/professional/gsr/index.aspx • Local government – www.jobsgopublic.com • Children England - www.ncvcco.org • W4MP – www.w4mp.org © The University of Sheffield Careers Service

11. Exploring opportunities – what else is out there? • VITAE website (www.vitae.ac.uk/researchers/1270/Careers.html): • information on ‘first destinations’ of doctoral graduates • database of ‘career stories’ • Careers Service website (www.sheffield.ac.uk/careers/students/worktypes) • case studies of University alumni • links to websites of professional bodies • Prospects website (www.prospects.ac.uk) • detailed profiles of hundreds of graduate occupations • overviews of opportunities in specific sectors © The University of Sheffield Careers Service

12. Exploring opportunities – what else is out there? Events: • Lunchtime panel sessions for researchers (look out for emails) • Other Careers Service ‘occupational information events’ (www.sheffield.ac.uk/careers/students/events) • VITAE ‘Careers in Focus’ events (www.vitae.ac.uk/researchers/337551/Courses-and-Events.html) © The University of Sheffield Careers Service

13. Employers and vacancies Sources of vacancy information - see www.sheffield.ac.uk/careers/students/jobs/ Meeting employers on campus: • presentations • careers fairs • informal interviews (‘one-to-one sessions’) • skills training sessions See www.sheffield.ac.uk/careers/students/events for details © The University of Sheffield Careers Service

14. Careers Service support for researchers • Available to researchers at all stages up to 10 years post-PhD • Workshops at Graduate Research Centre – RTP/DDP accredited – open to research staff as well • Individual careers advice for research students • One-off events throughout the year • Dedicated web pages (www.sheffield.ac.uk/careers/postgraduates) • Set of publications (available today) © The University of Sheffield Careers Service

15. My contact details • Email: k.mahoney@sheffield.ac.uk • Telephone: 0114 222 0914 • Post: Careers Service University of Sheffield 388 Glossop Road Sheffield S10 2JA © The University of Sheffield Careers Service

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