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Job Seeking Skills
Paul FitzmauriceCareer Counsellor
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Are you fully equipped to
tackle the employment
market???
2. SEEK – join the queue!
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Opportunities are attached to people Here’s how to get
networking!
Networking
Make yourself known professionally
Aim to maintain a natural curiosity about people, what they do, and how you might connect with this
• Present professionally (research first)• Seek common ground- how can we help each other• Consider how you can maintain contact (business card)• Ask for a contact (not a job!)• Remember to follow up
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3. Join your field before you work in it
Try an information
interview! Here’s how …
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Workplace Interviewing
• better understand your chosen occupation or industry
• develop a relevant network
• increase professional confidence
• have greater control of job searching
• discover hidden job/development opportunities
Only 1:200 resumes results in a job offer
But 1:12 workplace interviews results in an offer
even though the candidate never asks for a job!
Workplace Interviewing
How to get an informational interview? (5 mins) Banking focussed but useful. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mX-ikF5mFbs
Career Minute. Good examples of questions. Played in the presentation.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMCdxfBnA3w
Oxford University Careers Service (8 mins).http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jn7Bk4_yEEw
Griffith Careers and Employment Servicehttp://www.griffith.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0005/562262/Workplace-Interviewing.pdf
• Action Plan: Which organisations could I contact?Who could refer me to someone they know?
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4. Have a target…know what you are aiming for
Vitae – Understanding
yourself
Self-awareness
assessments
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Finding employers
• Speak with people in the field• Speak with lecturers and past
graduates• Understand organisations• Career options guides• Linked In search• Ask recruitment consultants• Speak to employers • Study job ads & CareerBoard• Meet people at Professional
Association events
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How do HDR graduates find work?Internet advert 22%Work contact / network 13%Family or friends 12%Approached employer directly 10%Approached by an employer 10%University Careers Service 8%Other university source 6%Print media advert 3%Employment agency 3%Careers Fair 1%Resume posted on internet 1%All other methods 11%
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Where do HDR graduates find work?
3 - 9 months after graduation
• 40.9% employed in higher education• 9.6% in other education• 9.0% in government• 8.9% in health• 24.8% in the private sector
The Postgraduate Destinations Survey 2015 (Guthrie and Bryant, 2015)
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Following Up
• Thank You!• Their business card • Keep track of who you spoke to, and what you
talked about• Request a connection via LinkedIn• Email• Phone call• What would you say / write / ask for?
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5. Know and promote your strengths & transferable skills
What employers want
Who you are What you’re about
(purpose, values) Why are you here
Youtube: Personal Branding
Step 1: Know Yourself
Griffith HDR Graduate Attributes
6. Develop your professional brand
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Don’t be digitally homeless
LinkedIn for Higher Education Professionals
7 tips to supercharge your academic LinkedIn profile
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Getting started…
• Develop a personal introduction or elevator pitch
– short summary that could include your name, 1-2 of your skills, values or goals.
• “You never get a second chance to make a first impression”
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Personal Introduction
Action Plan:1. Write a personal introduction or
elevator pitch2. Test it out with a friend who will give
you useful feedback3. Use the link below as a guideline
• Find out more: http://www.opencolleges.edu.au/careers/elevator-pitch#%2EU6eGSPmSyCk
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Great resource:From scholar to dollar
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Resources covered in this seminar
Vitae Researcher Careers information- https://www.vitae.ac.uk/researcher-careers
Understanding yourself as a researcher- https://www.vitae.ac.uk/researcher-careers/career-
management-for-researchers/understanding-yourself
Graduate Careers Australia Post Graduate Destinations 2014 -
http://www.graduatecareers.com.au/research/researchreports/postgraduatedestinations
The Scientific Century, securing our future prosperity, The Royal Society-
https://royalsociety.org/~/media/Royal_Society_Content/policy/publications/2010/4294970126.
Griffith Higher Degree Research Graduate Attributes- https://www.griffith.edu.au/higher-
degrees-research/research-degrees/graduate-attributes
University of Reading, what employers want from PhD grads -
http://www.reading.ac.uk/careers/postgrad
Identifying transferable skills- careers outside of academia employability lens-
https://www.vitae.ac.uk/vitae-publications/rdf-related/employability-lens-vitae-researcher-
development-framework-rdf-may-2012.pdf
What Job Can I Get - By Discipline- https://www.griffith.edu.au/careers-employment/for-
students/what-job-can-i-get-with-my-degree
Resources
Careerboard-
https://www115.secure.griffith.edu.au/careerboard/students/config/viewas/selectrole?returnUrl
=%2Fcareerboard%2F
Tips for conducting workplace interviews-
https://www.griffith.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0005/562262/Workplace-Interviewing.pdf
Networking in the research community -
http://resource.unisa.edu.au/course/view.php?id=3252
LinkedIn for Higher Education- https://university.linkedin.com/
file:///C:/Users/s384289/Downloads/university_researchers_job_market_effective_job_selectio
n_vol2.pdf
From Scholar to Dollar – Job guide- http://fromscholartodollar.com/
http://www.academiccareer.manchester.ac.uk/
Prospects UK Academic Resume Template-
http://www.prospects.ac.uk/assets/assets/documents/cv_academic_2015.pdf
Academic resume example- QUT-
http://www.careers.qut.edu.au/student/postgrad/Academic%20Resume%20template.pdf
Resources
Non-academic resume examples-
https://www.ucl.ac.uk/careers/specialistsupport/researchers/agcas_cvexamples
Bureau of Meterology Guide to addressing selection criteria-
http://www.bom.gov.au/careers/guide2SC.shtml
PhD Interview Preparation Guide- http://postdoc.unl.edu/documents/interview_prep.pdf
The changing PhD- Discussion Paper 2013, The Group of Eight