PhD What s next?! Pernilla Carlsson Careers Centre at Faculty of Medicine

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1 PhD What s next?! Pernilla Carlsson Careers Centre at Faculty of Medicine

2 Expectations» What has motivated you to spend your precious time here today?» When leaving this workshop, how will you know that it has been of use to you?

3 During this workshop you will be given tools and time to identify and reflect on your competences and work preferences. From there you will have better opportunities to explore career options and find out how to choose the options and take the next steps regarding career that suits you best.

4 Careers centre at the Faculty of Medicine Why?» Facilitator for enabling individuals to make informed and concious career decisions For whom?» PhD students» PhD:s who do not yet hold a position as Senior lecturer (lektorat)

5 Careers centre at the Faculty of Medicine Seminars/ Workshops Information Mentorship programmes Individual coaching

6 Networks of interest

7 What will I do after graduation? How can I prepare to reach my goals? Are there opportunities for support/courses to assist me?

8 Inward Outward Forward ü Who am I? (personal qualities) ü What are my competences? ü What is important to ME? (work values) ü Explore possibilities. Draw your own personal map of the market (which positions /employers can be of interest to me?) - Make use of your networks - Informational interviews ü Use info from Inward and Outward to decide upon direction ü Market yourself - Let people know what you are looking for! - Know your story! - CV & Cover letter - Job Interview

9 Skills assessment» Reflections/thoughts?

10 What is competence? An individual's ability to handle situations in an appropriate and satisfactory manner by applying knowledge and skills Sometimes experiences, personal qualities and social skills are included in the definition Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance! Confucius

11 Hand of competence Practical skills Kerstin Keen

12 Stairs of competence Unaware of competence Conciously competent Conciously incompetent Unaware of one s incompetence

13 What are your strengths? (i.e. what are you particularly good at?

14 Career concepts Linear Expert Spiral Transitory Profitability and goal oriented Knowledge oriented Periodic (5-10 years) lateral changes of occupational fields Change oriented Responsibility Power Influence Specialisation Knowledge Personal development Creativity Cooperation Variety Independence

15 Values» Generalist or specialist?» Do I want a lot of interaction with other people or do I prefer working primarily on my own?» Quick decisions or time to reflect?» Variation vs Routine» Security vs Risk?» Grade of responsibility? The longest journey is the journey inward Dag Hammarskjöld»

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17 When was the last time at work that you experienced flow, i.e. that time flew not in a stressful way but because you were really involved in and enthusiastic by what you were doing? What did you do? How did you feel?

18 STAR» STAR: - Situation - Task - Action - Result» Short success stories with concrete examples» Very useful for CV:s and cover letter

19 Write down some STAR-stories Example: Situation (& Task): I was responsible for a laborative part in a course for undergraduate students. This lab exercise was perceived as very unstructured by the students, which made it hard for them to grasp the aim of the exercise. Action: I talked to the person responsible for the course, after which I held a meeting with some of the students. In collaboration with them I developed the lab part so that it was better connected to the theoretical parts of the course. Result: The students got a better understanding for the aim of the lab and thereby also understood the theory behind it in a better way. This was reflected in the course evaluation, which raised from

20 Conclusion» Summarize: Top 5 skills Top 5 skills/activities that make you feel energetic Strengths (at least 2, preferrably more) Top 5 values Last time at work that you experienced flow STAR-stories

21 Conclusion When leaving this workshop, how will you know that it has been of use to you? Has this been (or will be) of any use? How? What do you need to do next? When should you start?

22 A few pieces of advice Start thinking about your future already today! To succeed in job searching you need to be - Proactive - Informed (yourself + market) - Networking Pernilla.Carlsson@med.lu.se

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24 Informationsintervju - steg för steg» Identifiera en organisation/företag, alt en tjänst, som du tycker verkar intressant» Vem skulle du kunna kontakta för att ta reda på mer info om denna organisation/företag/tjänst?» Kontakta denna person för att avtala möte. Var tydlig med att det handlar om ett samtal endast för att ta reda på mer info, inte för att söka jobb! Var också tydlig med tidsramen, du ber om max 20 min av deras dyrbara tid!» Läs på så mycket du kan om organisationen/företaget. Förbered frågor.» Genomför intervjun» Följ upp med ett tack

25 Informationsintervju - förslag på frågor» Vad är din bakgrund? Hur var din väg till denna tjänst?» Vad gör du en vanlig dag på jobbet? Vilka arbetsuppgifter/ansvarsområden har du?» Vad tycker du bäst om med ditt jobb?» Vad tycker du minst om med ditt jobb?» Vilken utbildning, kompetens och erfarenhet krävs?» Hur ser utvecklingsmöjligheterna ut?» Skulle du kunna ge mig namn på personer jag kan kontakta för att fråga vidare? (Kan jag säga att du gett mig namnet på dessa?)» Fråga INTE sådant du enkelt kan ta reda på på annat sätt, via hemsida etc. Inte heller lön

26 Exempel - Mitt nätverk Föräldrars vänners vänner/barn Samarbetspartners Föräldrars vänner Handledare Brorsans kompis Anna på tennisen JAG Postdocen på labbet f.d. kollegor Annas kompis Min kompis Kalles mamma Personen jag pratade med på karriärmässan Forskaren jag pratade med på konferensen i våras