recognising your potential and skills - tips on professional profiling for phd students by heinihm
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Recognising your potential and skills - CV and application keys to success. A presentation held for PHD students at Aalto University School of Science March 27, 2014.TRANSCRIPT
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RECOGNIZING YOUR POTENTIAL AND SKILLS
CV AND APPLICATION -‐
TOOLS TO SUCCESS
From Inspira,on to Ac,on -‐ Aalto School of Science 27 March, 2014 Heini Hult-‐Miekkavaara
Career Services, Academic Architects and Engineers in Finland TEK
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ON THE AGENDA
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LET’S GET PHILOSOPHICAL: • REFLECT ON YOUR COMPETENCE AND CAREER DREAMS
• FIND OUT WHAT EMPLOYERS NEED
LET’S GET PRACTICAL: • HOW TO WRITE A CV • HOW TO WRITE A COVER LETTER • HOW TEK CAREER SERVICES CAN HELP
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FOCUS YOUR PROFESSIONAL
PROFILE!
1. REALISE YOUR COMPETENCE
2. REALISE YOUR
DREAMS
3. REALISE THE NEEDS OF EMPLOYERS
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PHOTO
: HEINIHM
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REALISING YOUR COMPETENCE
• What have I done (work/studies/hobbies)? • How have I done things? • What have I achieved?
à Take a concrete task/project and go through it in detail
• What do I think I’m good at? • What do others think I’m good at? • What is easy for me? 27.3.2014 From InspiraFon to AcFon_Aalto School of Science_TEK_Heini Hult-‐Miekkavaara
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REALISING YOUR DREAMS
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PHOTO: JOONAS LINKOLA
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1. WHAT GIVES ME THE KICKS?
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PHOTO
: HEINIHM
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2. IS THERE SOMETHING IN COMMON WITH THE THINGS THAT GIVE ME THE KICKS?
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PHOTO: HEINIHM
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3. HOW DO I WANT TO CHANGE THE WORLD?
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4. HOW COULD AN EMPLOYER BENEFIT FROM MY COMPETENCE?
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1. WHAT IS THE COMPANY SAYING ABOUT ITSELF
2. WHAT ARE PEOPLE SAYING ABOUT THE COMPANY
3. WHAT IS HAPPENING IN THE WORLD THAT WILL AFFECT THE COMPANY
à HOW CAN YOU HELP? à PUT THAT IN YOUR
APPLICATION!
REALISING WHAT EMPLOYERS NEED
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1. THE POSITION 2. THE ORGANISATION: PRODUCTS, SERVICES, PROCESSES 3. THE BRANCH, ECOSYSTEM
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WHAT IS IT ABOUT THE EMPLOYER THAT
INTERESTS YOU?
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TARGET YOUR JOB SEARCH!
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1. APPLY TO POSITIONS AND COMPANIES YOU REALLY WANT TO
2. TAILOR YOUR CV AND APPLICATION FOR THE POSITION AND COMPANY
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WHY DO YOU NEED A CV (AND A LINKEDIN PROFILE)? 1. A CV IS A TOOL TO HELP YOU FORM YOUR PROFESSIONAL PROFILE 2. A CV IS YOUR MARKETING LETTER
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LEONARDO DA VINCI HAD THE WORLD’S FIRST
CV IN 1448 Leonardo’s core competence: • Throwing rocks • Designing lightweight bridges • Sculpture (during peace Fme)
hRp://theundercoverrecruiter.com/history-‐of-‐cv-‐info/
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A CV AND COVER LETTER ARE MEANT TO GET YOU TO JOB
INTERVIEWS
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FOCUS
• WHAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING YOU WANT TO SAY IN YOUR CV AND COVER LETTER?
• WHAT DO YOU WANT THE READER TO REMEMBER ABOUT YOUR CV AND COVER LETTER?
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A GOOD JOB APPLICATION DOES THE THINKING FOR THE READER
• Never assume the reader knows exactly what you mean
• Titles and posiFons mean different things in different organisaFons
• Something mundane to you can be something special to someone else!
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REMEMBER – YOU ARE NOT THERE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS OR GIVE MORE INFORMATION
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GOING FROM UNIVERSITY TO A COMPANY • SPEAK IN A LANGUAGE THAT OTHERS UNDERSTAND
• FIND ELEMENTS IN YOUR RESEARCH WORK AND UNIVERSITY/ACADEMIC SURROUNDINGS THAT RESONATE WITH BUSINESS COMPANIES – PROJECT WORK – RESULTS ORIENTATION – FINDING FUNDINGS – VIRTUAL TEAMS – BLOBAL TEAMS AND CUSTOMERS
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WHICH ASSETS DO ACADEMIC RESEARCHERS HAVE?
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GOING FROM UNIVERSITY TO A COMPANY • Ensure the reader that you can do more than ”just” research; teaching, supervising, managing, leading, product development projects done in collaboraFon with companies…
• How do you interact/communicate with others? Do you eg. negoFate with funders, are you leading a research project or do you supervise others’ work? What sort of ”outside” contacts do you have?
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GOING FROM UNIVERSITY TO A COMPANY • Be specific with your achievements so that the employer understands that you get things done and would be a good investment for the company.
• Help the reader understand what impact your work has on a larger scale, and how it relates to the big picture in your field.
• Be concrete!
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GOING FROM UNIVERSITY TO A COMPANY • Write in a language that even others than fellow researchers understand.
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WORK EXPERIENCE IN A NUTSHELL
YOUR TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES CONCRETELY:
• WHAT DID YOU DO • WHAT DID YOU ACHIEVE • WHAT IS THE BIG PICTURE
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SCALE!
I HAD FIVE CLIENTS
I ORGANISED 50 WORKSHOPS
THERE WERE 500 PARTICIPANTS
I WAS IN CHARGE OF A BUDGET OF 50 000 €
THERE ARE 5 M END USERS
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WHAT ABOUT PUBLICATIONS?
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HAVE THEM ON A SEPARATE APPENDIX, DON’T CRAM YOUR CV WITH THEM.
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1. WHAT CAN I DO? 2. WHAT DO I WANT TO DO?
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THIS WILL GET YOU FAR:
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THIS WILL GET YOU TO THE FINISHING LINE:
WHY ARE YOU APPLYING
FOR THIS JOB?
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THINK OF THESE 1. FOCUS YOUR PROFESSIONAL PROFILE WHO AM I, WHAT AM I AIMING AT 2. TARGET YOUR JOB SEARCH AND APPLICATIONS WHY AM I APPLYING FOR THIS PARTICULAR POSITION
à IN YOUR CV AND COVER LETTER à ON YOUR DIGITAL FOOTPRINT (IN
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CAREER SERVICES AT TEK
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CAREER SERVICES AT TEK
• CV CLINIC for when you need Fps and instrucFons on wriFng a CV and cover leoer, and want them reviewed by a professional.
• TEKrekry JOB PORTAL for when you are looking for job openings.
• CAREER COACHING for different stages on your career path. Our career coaches are available for coaching sessions by e-‐mail, telephone or meeFng.
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TEEKKARIN TYÖKIRJA CAREER AND JOB SEARCHING GUIDE
WWW.TEEKKARINTYOKIRJA.FI • CV MODELS • COVER LETTER TIPS • ARTICLES ON JOB SEARCH
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TEEKKARIN TYÖKIRJA
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TEEKKARIN TYÖKIRJA
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AT YOUR SERVICE! ARJA LINDFORS -‐ CV Clinic -‐ TEKrekry
SARI TAUKOJÄRVI -‐ Director -‐ Career Coaching
SATU MYLLER -‐ Career Coaching -‐ CV Clinic
ANTTI MATTILA -‐ Project Worker -‐ CV Clinic
HEINI HULT-‐MIEKKAVAARA -‐ Career Coaching -‐ CV Clinic
VERNERI RUOHORANTA TEEKKARIN TYÖKIRJA -‐ Editor-‐In-‐Chief
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WWW.TEK.FI/EN/CAREERSERVICES
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WWW.TEK.FI/URAPALVELUT
THANK YOU!
@heinihm