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Where Do I Go From Here?

June KayCareers Development ConsultantCareers Advisory Service49 New Elvetwww.durham.ac.uk/careers-advice/

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Content

Transferable skills Individual Skills

Evaluation Temperament Career Motivation

Exercise Corporate Culture What Next?

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What Skills do Employers Want?

Willingness to learn Commitment Reliability Self-motivation Team work Communication

skills (oral)

Co-operation Communication

skills (written) Drive / energy Self-management Desire to achieve Problem-solvingUniversity of Central England

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Complete Graduate Requires….

Self-awareness Self-promotion Exploring opportunities Action planning Networking Decision Making Negotiating Political awareness Coping with uncertainty Development focus Transferable skills Self-confidence

Association of Graduate Recruiters

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Transferable skills gained from PhD research

lateral and creative thinking adaptable / flexible approach to work and

research ability to absorb, analyse and interpret detailed

data and information advanced computer literacy able to challenge premises, question procedures,

interpret meaning, offer alternatives capacity to access information from a wide range

of resources and sources self discipline and motivation when working in

isolation

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Transferable skills gained from PhD research

perseverance – able to overcome difficulties priority setting – time management report writing oral communication when undertaking

presentations, lectures and delivering papers at conferences

team working / collaboration – undertaking research with academic colleagues on similar areas of interest

others?

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Your Individual Skills Audit

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Roles...of your ideal job

Managing Communicating Innovating Promoting Developing Organising Producing Inspecting Maintaining Advising

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Temperament

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Personality

Myers-Brigg Type Indicator

My Potential Type Dynamics

Workshop

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Career Motivation

Basic Job Satisfaction

Salary Job Security Working Conditions Supervision Policy &

administration Interpersonal

relations

Fuller Job Satisfaction

Sense of achievement

Recognition Responsibility Nature of work & fit

to aspirations Personal growth &

achievement

Hertzberg (Oxford Uni)

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Values

Autonomy Altruism Security Leadership Variety Salary Advancement Intellectual

challenge Collaboration

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Some specific factors for PGRs

Ideal V Realistic Security V Satisfaction Progression V Intellectual Challenge Control V Variety Risks V Benefits

Loughborough

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Corporate Culture

Style of Management

Company Values Norms &

Expectations Performance

Measurement Methods

Family-friendly Policies

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Organisation

Voluntary / Not-for-profit Community Based Public sector Commercial Industrial Manufacturing Service Multinational

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Size Does Matter……Small

Potential Advantages Early responsibility Chance to make

significant impact Positive role models Forced to become

self-reliant Growth in new job

opportunities

Risks Lack of structured

support & training Different kind of

career progression

Potential insecurity

Low public image Fewer potential

colleagues for socialising

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Size Does Matter……Large

Potential Advantages Structured training &

development Clearer career progression Ready made support

networks Competitive salary Potentially higher level of

security High public awareness &

credibility

Risks Small cog in large wheel Lower levels of overall

influence & impact on business

Less immediate task variety

Potential to get stuck in a rut

More impersonal Higher chances of being

underemployed

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Environment

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What Now?????

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