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Know Your Skills Produce a Career (STEM)

Learn about the essential skills required for a successful career in STEM fields. Discover how to develop competence in core areas such as discipline-specific knowledge, research skills, communication, professionalism, leadership, and responsible conduct in research. Explore various career paths in academia and beyond, gain experience through internships and volunteering, and network effectively to enhance your opportunities. Get valuable insights and resources to navigate your career journey in the competitive world of science and technology.

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Know Your Skills Produce a Career (STEM)

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  1. Know Your SkillsProduce a Career (STEM) Ruth Schemmer, PhD Assistant Dean for Career Development Graduate School 411 Kirkland

  2. Know Your Skills • Produce a Career (how to get from Point A to Point B) • Final Thoughts Overview

  3. Know Your Skills What skills do you possess? Name some. What do you think of when I say competency?

  4. Know Your Skills National Post-doc Association 6 Core Competencies: Discipline-specific conceptual knowledge, Research skill development, Communication skills, Professionalism, Leadership & Management Skills, Responsible Conduct of Research

  5. Know Your Skills Discipline-specific Conceptual Knowledge Courses, independent research Additional training (summer research programs) Improvements made in processes, outcomes, new knowledge

  6. Know Your Skills Research Skill Development Data/Quantitative skills Scientific skills Ability to think through a problem logically from beginning to end

  7. Know Your Skills Communication skills Conference presentations/Journal articles Science in the Classroom Grant proposals/reports to funding agencies/technical reports Successful proposals for funding—convincing someone to give you money! Ability to convey and explain complex concepts to undergraduates 3MT participation

  8. Know Your Skills Professionalism Center for Teaching Graduate School Career Development BRET Career Development

  9. Know Your Skills Leadership & Management Skills Training newer students in the lab Mentoring/supervising undergraduates Managing course section, making all plans Working with team on large project; multidisciplinary collaborations Project management: taking multi-year project from initial question to completion Evaluating student performance

  10. Know Your Skills Responsible Conduct of Research Why do employers care? Ethics very important in the workplace Knowledge of proprietary information’s importance

  11. Know Your Skills Others??

  12. Know Your Skills MyIDP(Individual Development Plan): http://myidp.sciencecareers.org/ Hosted by Science Careers (AAAS) Assessments of interests, values, competencies; can also ask advisor/mentor to complete form and compare yours and theirs Offers career possibilities drawn from assessments Track goals and progress

  13. Produce a Career Consider Optional Paths: Alternate Academic (non-tenure track, higher education) Typical Positions: Lab Manager; Program Director; Development Assistant; Research Assistant/Associate Potential settings: Academic Departments; Research Labs; Teaching Centers; Development Offices, Research Institutes; Post-doc Offices; K-12 Teaching

  14. Produce a Career Non-academic: (business, government, non-profits) Typical Positions: Research Associate; Policy Analyst; Development Assistant; Analyst; Consultant; Data Manager; R&D Potential settings: Government Agencies; Health Care Organizations; Consulting Firms; Insurance Companies; Biotech Companies; Think Tanks

  15. Produce a Career Gain Experience Internships Volunteering at non-profits; Science outreach Grant-writing Interacting with undergraduates Campus/Community leadership

  16. Produce a Career Explore Options Network! ask for advice/suggestions/tips, not preferential treatment Lit review for your career: gather stories, informational interviews VUConnect.com: set up a profile, locate PhDs in interesting jobs Alumni from your undergraduate institution Alumni from your Department (ask professors for names) Campus Staff (alternate academic careers) LinkedIn (join groups for discussion; VU Alumni)

  17. Produce a Career Explore Options ScienceCareers.org: www.sciencecareers.org Chronicle of Higher Education: www.chronicle.com Versatile PhD: www.Versatilephd.com Career Panels, STEM forum, PhD Career Finder First access through Graduate School Career Development https://my.vanderbilt.edu/gradcareer/ Non-academic Careers  Exploring Options Indeed.com Web aggregator of job listings; read for skills in job descriptions

  18. Produce a Career Explore Options Career/Professional Development events & resources Graduate School Career Development: https://my.vanderbilt.edu/gradcareer/ BRET Office of Career Development: https://medschool.vanderbilt.edu/career-development/ GradLEAF: https://my.vanderbilt.edu/gradleaf/

  19. Final Thoughts A degree of serendipity/chaos in any career journey. You may start below your skill level, with commensurate pay. Volunteering time and services may be necessary to demonstrate evidence of skills. Knowing your skills and creating a resume containing them is a necessary, but not sufficient, condition for job searching: networking is a must!

  20. Career Development ServicesGraduate School Ruth Schemmer; 411 Kirkland ruth.schemmer@vanderbilt.edu Twitter: @VUGradCareer Appts: Wednesdays, all day; Friday mornings Call 615-343-2727 for appt Walk-ins: Thursdays, 2:00 – 4:00 pm 15-minute short consultation (e.g., resume review)

  21. Thank You & Questions

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