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© Naturvetarna 2015
Naturvetarna– det självklara valet för professionella naturvetare
Ann Lundström & Marita Teräs
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Naturvetarnathe Swedish Association of Professional
Scientists
Politically independent association within Saco
Organizes scientists within: Biology, Chemistry,
Biomedicine, Physics, Mathematics, Geology etc.
Our members: 31 500
1 of 4 = PhD
4 %
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Support in your career
Impact in society
Security in your employment• Collective agreements, contract of employment,
labour market legislation & negotiations• Salary advice• Income insurance
Naturvetarna - what we offer
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Who am I…?
2004
2005
2011
2012/14
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Is this a career?
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Your Career– where are you heading and why?
Career
Competence
CV & cover letter
Labour market
After the PhD/postdoc…
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What is a ”successful” career?
LinearExpert TransitorySpiral
Direction: Little movement Upword Lateral, related Lateral, unrelated
Time: Life Indeterminate 5 – 10 years 2 – 4 years
Aim: Expertise Power Personal growth Variety
Security Achievement Creativity Independence
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How has it been so far?
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Responsibility
Time
Method
Finding your own career path
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10
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1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
6
12
12
13
24
Other
Communication
Laboratory work
Strategy
Inspection
Sales & Marketing
IT
Excecutive
Investigation
Administration
Project Management
Teaching
Production
Consulting
Development
Quality Assurance
Clinical work
Research
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Steps towards a new job
Finding – Applying –
Securing a job
Take inventory Formulate Communicate
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Take inventory
What do I want?
What do I know?
Where am I going?
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What do I want?
Need to have
Nice to have
No no never
My priorities
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What do I know?
Attitudes & values
Social skills
Knowledge & proficiencies
Experience & accomplishment
Motivation & drive
My skills
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Transferable skills Problem solving, independence & creativity
Project management
Critical evaluation
Statistics
Combining & integrating different sources of info
Teamwork/collaboration (international?)
Communication
Teaching
Methodological skills
Ability to work hard under pressure
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Where am I heading?
Can you find any underlaying theme?
What can you contribute with?
Where are your skills in demand?
Where else could they be in demand?
Compile your own requirementslist(dream ad)
My alternatives
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Don’t fall in the trap!
Assumption Proof
Result Behaviour
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Observe the heading
Read thoroughly
Unsolicited application
Check company website
Call the contactperson
Match against your requirementslist
Prepare…
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New application for each new job
Contact info either in header/footer
Neutral e-mail
Social security number – never
Age – irrelevant
References – given on request
Salary request – interview
Pdf file
Time to formulate!
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Cover letter
Attract employer’s attention!
Heading
Highlight strongest qualifications
Communicate skills, match profile and
exemplify
Employer wants to know:
Why are you applying for this job?
What can you contribute with?
Why should they hire you?
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If you were the employer!
Appealing layout?
Is the introduction interesting enough?
Does the person really want the job?
Can you see what the person can contribute?
Are requirements and qualifications highlighted?
Too much or too little information?
Would you like to meet the person?
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CV for academia, industry or database?
Maximum 2 pages
Relevant info for the position and employer
Reversed chronology
Attract the employer instantly!
Profile
Tailored CV - New for each application
CV
TIP: Make an ”all-inclusive” CV – use your inventory!
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Appealing layout?
Can you find relevant information?
Besides knowledge, do you get information about the persons skills,
proficiencies and qualifications?
Is the CV aiming forward or is it a historical document?
Can the person manage the job?
Is it worth meeting the person?
If you were the employer!
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“ If you are applying for a job for
which you are fully qualified,
you are applying for the wrong job.”
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Before signing:
Terms of employment- Is there a collective agreement or not?
Salary
You’re
hired!
Contact our help desk – ombudsmen
Phone: 08-466 24 80
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What is decisive when recruiting?
Analytical skills
Attitude
Managements skills
General skills
Practical skills
Theoretical skills
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
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How to be coveted in the labourmarket?
Suitable theoretical skills
Suitable practical skills
Generall skills
Suitable attitude
Suitable personality
Being able to convert theory to action
Understand how your own competence can be used
Being able to communicate your competence
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Let people know you exist
Career day, trade fair etc. Which potential employers will
participate?
Prepare!!!
Elevator speech
Business card
CV databases
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Job market monitoring
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Where physists work
County council
6%
Government
17%
Universities
30%
Municipality 3%
Life Science 4%
Other incl.
organisations 24%
65% higher
degree
IT 16%
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Employers
SMHI
Försvarsmakten
MetroGroup Scandinavia
Foreca Sverige
Pöyry SwedPower
Sveriges Television
Försvarets Materielverk
Kjeller Vindteknik
Saab
Totalförsvarets forskningsinstitut
Weather
forecasts,
power
companies,
consulting
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Top positions
Scientist (Forskare)
PhD-student
Engineer (Ingenjör)
Associate Professor (Lektor)
Consultant (Konsult)
14%
manager
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physics
science
analytical
programming
statistics
processes
PhD
math methods
problemsolving
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Career start
0 20 40 60 80 100
Felt unprepared for work life
Felt prepared for work life
Are your education relevant for your work?
Yes
No, but I am content and have no plans to change
No, but this was the only position I could get
I don not know
30 %
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Be preparedand increase your possibility to
Employment within 3 months
Secure employment
Qualified job
Relevant job
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Networking
Personal networks
Organised networks
Competence based networks
Vitual networks
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What is it all about?
Mutuality
Flexibility
Confidence
Informal
Voluntarity
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The importance of networking
75-80% of all jobs are appointed
through contacts
Winner in reorganisations
What do you want from your
networking?
• What is missing?
Do you need a strategy?
• What is preventing your action?
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What can we offer?
Personal Career Counselling
CV-coaching
Interview-coaching
Career Profile Analysis
Coaching for Salary Dialogues
LinkedIn-coaching