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Dr. Sundar Christopher ATS 782-01 sundar@nsstc.uah

Navigating Graduate School and Beyond: Sow Well Now To Reap Big Later Sowing (S.W.O.T.). Dr. Sundar Christopher ATS 782-01 sundar@nsstc.uah.edu. Assess S.W.O.T. Elements Strengths Weaknesses Opportunities Threats. Dr. Sundar Christopher sundar@nsstc.uah.edu. Why S.W.O.T?

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Dr. Sundar Christopher ATS 782-01 sundar@nsstc.uah

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  1. Navigating Graduate School and Beyond: Sow Well Now To Reap Big Later Sowing (S.W.O.T.) Dr. Sundar Christopher ATS 782-01 sundar@nsstc.uah.edu

  2. Assess S.W.O.T. Elements • Strengths • Weaknesses • Opportunities • Threats Dr. Sundar Christopher sundar@nsstc.uah.edu

  3. Why S.W.O.T? • Maximize strengths • Minimize and overcome weaknesses • Identify opportunities • Mitigate threats • Reevaluate periodically. Dr. Sundar Christopher sundar@nsstc.uah.edu

  4. Strengths and Weaknesses • Work on weaknesses as well as strengths • Computer programming • Communication • Readjust until you overcome weaknesses Dr. Sundar Christopher sundar@nsstc.uah.edu

  5. Benefits of programming course • Acquire solid programming skills • Boost confidence • Tackle programming problems • Develop analytical skills Dr. Sundar Christopher sundar@nsstc.uah.edu

  6. Have a clear understanding of career objectives and the skills required • Many people are poorly informed about their careers and advancement opportunities. • Careers are becoming self-managed • E-tools are available to help put the student in the driver’s seat Dr. Sundar Christopher sundar@nsstc.uah.edu

  7. Assess career development plan • Where do I want to be? • Where am I now? • How am I going to get there? Dr. Sundar Christopher sundar@nsstc.uah.edu

  8. Where do I want to be? • List short and long-term career goals • Determine what kind of career progression you expect to follow (linear, expert, spiral, transitory) • Establish what you are looking for in an initial post-graduation job Dr. Sundar Christopher sundar@nsstc.uah.edu

  9. Determine your career progression • Linear – Movement up an organizational hierarchy (traditional) • Expert – Devotion to an occupation and building knowledge and skill • Spiral – Lifelong progressions of periodic moves across related disciplines and specialties • Transitory – Progression of frequent moves across unrelated fields (untraditional) Dr. Sundar Christopher sundar@nsstc.uah.edu

  10. Where do you want to be? • List short and long term career goals • Determine career progression (linear, expert, spiral, transitory) • Decide what you want in initial post-graduation job Dr. Sundar Christopher sundar@nsstc.uah.edu

  11. Where are you now? • List your strengths • List your weaknesses and how you can overcome them • List opportunities available to you • List threats (those things outside your control that may keep you from succeeding) Dr. Sundar Christopher sundar@nsstc.uah.edu

  12. How are you going to reach your goal? • Outline a course of action taking into account the threats you face • Focus on one or two areas you want to develop. • Consider ways to leverage your strengths • Consider ways to overcome your weaknesses • List specific action steps you need to take Dr. Sundar Christopher sundar@nsstc.uah.edu

  13. Food for thought • Is SWOT really necessary? • How could it be detrimental to your career to work only on strengths and ignore weaknesses? • How does your “ideal world” career differ from your “real world” career? • What are some threats in graduate school? How are these different from those after graduation? Dr. Sundar Christopher sundar@nsstc.uah.edu

  14. Avoid the resume • Do well enough in graduate school so that the resume/CV is only a placeholder or formality • Employers should be looking for you…not the other way around • Establish a strong communication and publication record Dr. Sundar Christopher sundar@nsstc.uah.edu

  15. Elements of attractive CV/Resume • Good publication record • Proposal writing experience • Proven communication skills • Teaching experience • Service history Dr. Sundar Christopher sundar@nsstc.uah.edu

  16. Bottom Line: • Know where you want to work. • Determine what that future job entails. • Build those assets in graduate school. • Sow well now to reap big later! Dr. Sundar Christopher sundar@nsstc.uah.edu

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