1. Planning You Career Amy Horne

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Planning Your Career

Amy Horne, Careers Adviser

College of Life and Environmental Sciences

University of Birmingham


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Can you really plan yourcareer ?

Career covers a long time

Jobs are insecure

Research jobs are very insecure

People change

Dont plan, navigate


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All about YOU

What are yourINFLUENCES

Learn more aboutyour OPTIONS

NEXT STEP STRATEGIES

REFLECT

on your experiences

Find out how to

GET AHEAD

How to

kick startyour

career


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Ive got a few ideas but

havent started to

research them yet.

2 3

Ive started to find

out about jobs that

interest me but

havent made a final

decision.

I know what I want to

do. Ive researched my

ideas and have a

definite plan.

Ive got no idea about what

Im going to do next.

Where are you now?


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If you dontknow what you

have to offerthen you are in

danger of sellingyourself short


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All about YOU

What are your:

Skills/Strengths

teamwork, communication, planning, organising and

creativity

Interests

From your course? Outside?

Values/ Motivations

Reward, influence, challenge, lifestyle, security, people

Personality

Determined, cautious, outgoing, calm


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How to start...

www.prospects.ac.uk

Options with your subject

What jobs would suit me?

www.windmillsonline.co.uk/interactive

Values and motivations

Resources in your Careers Service


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What are your INFLUENCES?

Reality check - do you have any

limitations to consider?

Family commitments, financial considerations,

distance from home

What about location?

Moving around, home or away

Finances?Salaries, funding further study


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If you dont know

what anemployer is

looking for howcan you give it to

them


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Learn more about your OPTIONS

What roles are there?

Research is key! Online/Social media

- Graduate schemes- Advertised vacancies

- Postgraduate study

What options are available to you? What do graduates do?


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Learn more about your OPTIONS

How you can get insights into careers of interest?

Employer fairs and presentations

Work experience

Networking!

Be open the quickest route from A-B is not always in

a straight line

Creating opportunities, seek mentoring Be interested and interesting

Let people know you are looking


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Find out how to GET AHEAD

Stand out from the crowd

Positive attitude

Being proactive

Make the most of your time at University

Work Experience/Volunteering

Clubs and Societies

Skills Awards

Entrepreneurship

Building your network


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My NEXT STEP STRATEGIES

How can I create the fit between me

and the opportunities?

What do I need to do to make it

happen?


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My NEXT STEP STRATEGIES

Whatever your next step, the keys to your success will be:

Knowing what yourfuture employer will be looking for

Understanding how they might view your experience

and Skills

Being able to demonstrate how your previous

experience matches their needs

Being aware of the new environment into which you are

heading


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REFLECT on your experiences

What do you need to do next?

What help can you get to reflect on your

achievements and discuss next step

strategies?

Be prepared to change your mind...


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Useful Resources for jobs

Nature jobs - science jobs

New Scientist Jobs - science jobs

Jobs.ac.uk

Researchgate - professional network and jobs site for scientists

Science careers - jobs and advice from the journal Science

The Times Higher Education Supplement - includes vacancies

within academic institutions.

Vitae - www.vitae.ac.uk/

ACU recruitment - vacancies in Commonwealth universities,university profiles, details of working overseas and a vacancy

emailing service.

Charity jobs - not for profit sector jobs, including policy & research


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Sources of Information & Support

Bioscience Careers: www.biosciencecareers.org

Prospects: www.prospects.ac.uk

Careers Network:https://intranet.birmingham.ac.uk/as/employability/careers

Vitae: www.vitae.ac.uk

National organisation for the support of research

staff Networking events like today!
http://www.biosciencecareers.org/http://www.prospects.ac.uk/https://intranet.birmingham.ac.uk/as/employability/careershttp://www.vitae.ac.uk/http://www.vitae.ac.uk/https://intranet.birmingham.ac.uk/as/employability/careershttp://www.prospects.ac.uk/http://www.biosciencecareers.org/


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www.societyofbiology.org/nextsteps


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Final messages

REMEMBER ITS A PROJECT

Finding a new career direction takes timeits a project with several stages

Keep a record of all career-relevant skills, courses, achievements etc. as they

happen.

BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC

Dont skip the stage where you think about what you really want

but keep looking out for opportunities and alternatives as you go.

NEVER FEEL TRAPPED

Remember that you always have options, within and outside of science.

NETWORK

Talk to peopleabout your plans, about their jobs, about ideas


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Thank you for listening

Good luck in your future careers!

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