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PIPS and your career options

Overview

• Why do an internship?
• What are my options?
• Accessing Support
• BREAK!
• Opportunities and where to find them
• Networking, Applying, Interviewing and other

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Why do an internship?

Why do an internship?

• Discuss!
• Apply your skills in a different environment
• Develop new skills
• Check out another career area
• Gain an insight into a new work environment
• Extend your professional network

Non-academic roles

PhD Graduates (100 %)

Non-university research (industry, government etc.) Early Career Research Permanent Research Staff Professor

~ Time

PhD Graduates (100 %)

Non-university research (industry, government etc.) Early Career Research Permanent Research Staff Professor

~ Time

Non-academic roles

PhD Graduates (100 %)

Permanent Research Staff Professor

Non-academic roles Non-university research (industry, government etc.) Early Career Research

Non-academic roles

“The Scientific Century”, Royal Society 2010 PhD Graduates (100 %)

Non-university research (industry, government etc.) Early Career Research Permanent Research Staff

Professor

Times Higher Education, November 2014 'No More Plan B‘ A career outside academic research is not a consolation prize!

Employment sectors of PhD graduates in UK employment

0.00% 5.00% 10.00% 15.00% 20.00% 25.00% 30.00% 35.00% 40.00% 45.00% 50.00% Higher Education Education (other) Finance, business and IT Health and social work Manufacturing Research & development Public administration Other sectors All Biological sciences Biomedical sciences

What do researchers do? Early career progression of doctoral graduates, Vitae 2013

Occupational clusters of PhD graduates in UK employment

Career paths post-PhD

What may interest you?

Working for a research company

• utside academia

(but not doing research, e.g. business development, clinical trials, marketing)

• Biotechnology companies
• Pharmaceutical
• Contract research organisations

Looking at related careers

• Medical writing
• Science communication
• Science policy (or HE policy)
• Research funder – administration
• Patent law

Exploring something completely different

• Financial services?
• Consultancy?
• ????

Identify science employers

• http://careers.abpi.org.uk/Pag

es/default.aspx employer listing

• http://www.icr-global.org/

jobs board to identify employers

• www.ukspa.org.uk

List of all science parks in the UK

• www.talentscotland.com

Has a searchable list of employers

• Related professional bodies

(e.g. Society for Biology, Royal Society, Universities Scotland, Scottish Funding Council)

• Spot interesting job adverts

and research the companies (www.prospects.ac.uk; www.s1jobs.com)

• BioDundee company directory

http://www.biodundee.co.uk/ Listing/?area=0&sector=0&key words=

• LabHoo

http://www.labhoo.com/

Meta-academic roles

Academic publishing Editorial roles in the peer review process, plus technology, marketing etc Independent publishers, universities and learned societies Experienced hires? Make your written work visible in your applications

Meta-academic roles

Research councils Funding portfolio management Variety of research and support roles www.topcareer.jobs STFC – operates a graduate training scheme NERC – recruits for several national initiatives

Meta-academic roles

Academic support Research funding, alumni relations, communication & events, careers, student services… Stepping away from research www.jobs.ac.uk – select “Professional/Managerial”

Meta-academic roles

Knowledge Exchange Academic-industrial liaison “…to drive external engagement, to identify and develop relationships with local SMEs who can benefit from the University’s newly established Low Carbon Economy Innovation Hub project…”

Meta-academic roles

Knowledge Exchange Academic-industrial liaison Universities, research councils, academic bodies HEFCE, TSB, KCMC Knowledge Transfer Partnerships: www.ktponline.org.uk/ Knowledge Transfer Networks: https://connect.innovateuk.org

Meta-academic roles

Academic Support & Knowledge Exchange

Email auril@strath.ac.uk to join the mailing list

Think Tanks

Public policy research institutions Likely to have political leanings Staff numbers vary widely Approach each case individually http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/careers/wiki/Think_Tanks http://www.careers.cam.ac.uk/pdocahss/ukthinktanks.pdf

Research institutes

Research institutes

Support at your Institution

• Professional & Organisational development
• Workshops, seminars and funding for researcher development
• www.st-andrews.ac.uk/capod
• Career advice, information & guidance
• One-to-one advice & guidance
• www.st-andrews.ac.uk/careers
• www.st-andrews.ac.uk/careers/researchers
• Funding support
• Online funding resources, and grant writing support
• www.st-andrews.ac.uk/researchsupport

www.dundee.ac.uk/careers

• Organisational & Professional Development (OPD)
• Workshops, seminars and funding for researcher development
• http://www.dundee.ac.uk/opd/
• Career advice, information & guidance
• One-to-one advice & guidance
• Lunchtime workshops
• www.dundee.ac.uk/careers

• Skills and professional development courses
• e.g. writing for publication, creativity and innovation in research, social

media for research & impact, presentation skills, and many more

• www.ed.ac.uk/iad
• Career development support
• e.g. career decision making, job search and application strategies,

career options, identifying employers, academic career planning

• www.ed.ac.uk/careers
• Business start-up training
• www.launch.ed.ac.uk

• http://www.abdn.ac.uk/careers/
• http://www.abdn.ac.uk/develop/

Finding Opportunities

How to find an internship

• Respond to an advertised opportunity
• Research employers or career areas of interest
• Network

Linked In

• A great opportunity to connect and network

with people

• Interest groups

Marketing Yourself for an Internship

• Identify what you’ve got to offer
• Experience, skills and attitudes
• Practise ‘selling’ that
• Develop a pitch
• Create an appropriate CV

PhD graduates stand out in three ways:

1) by their competence – they acquire specific expertise to conduct research within and across disciplines, 2) by their achievement – they gain personal effectiveness, a problem solving attitude and leadership skills 3) by their social skills – they develop a team work attitude and can collaborate and communicate with specialists and non-specialists. Doctoral degrees beyond 2010: Training talented researchers for society (March 2010) LERU

‘If you want somebody who is a critical thinker, a problem solver, a communicator, and able to handle a serious and very difficult project . . . that’s what the PhD programme should be about. And that’s maybe what you want in your organisations – that’s certainly what I want in my organisation.’ Professor Sir Kenneth Calman, Vice Chancellor, University of Durham (UK GRAD Programme, 2004a) – now Chancellor of University of Glasgow

So what have you got to offer?

(and is that what the employers that interest you are looking for? Discuss!)

www.vitae.ac.uk/rdf

Applications

Questions for discussion…

What is a CV? What is a CV for? Do I need a CV? What should inform my CV? What makes a good CV?

Chronological CV

Title Dates Paragraphs Bullet points Sections Font Space Make it your own!

• N. Amingame

Example Address, noreply@replymail.com 111 11111

Theo C. Cupier

For researchers…

Where should Education appear? How much emphasis on academic experience? Publications? Conferences? Will academic jargon be understood? Should I consider a Skills-based CV?

CV Dos and Don’ts

Do… Be honest – they may ask Check, and re-check Make sure your name & contact details are on there Use a unique file name Check what format is required (1-page; academic; EU, US; spelling) Use bullet points Keep it relevant! Focus on achievements Show, don’t tell Don’t… Allow typos in! (leave gaps) Say “Duties included…” Forget to check with your referees Neglect your degree/PhD Neglect your cover letter Write CV at the top

Covering Letters

Single page of A4 Send to named individual (where possible) Avoid being gushing Structure around 5 sections:

1. Why you are writing; your current status; where you saw role advertised (name your contacts)

• 2. Why this role?
• 3. Why them?
• 4. Why you? What can(’t) you offer from the job spec?

5. Concluding message (“Thank you for considering my application, I look forward to hearing from you.”)

Interviews

Interviews, in brief

Why them? Anticipate questions… …but don’t be scripted

Preparation Presence Practice

Fundamentals

If you have made it to the interview, you are a contender. Put yourself in the interviewer’s

• shoes. What do they need to know?

What are the challenges of interviewing?

Fundamentals

Be on time (keep contact details on hand) Take what you’ve been asked for Dress appropriately (up is better than down) Be aware of all employees Smile Eye contact Handshake Greet all interviewers Posture First & last impressions count!

Videos available

Phone/Skype interviews

Take this as seriously as a face-to-face interview Same level of preparation Set the right time/space/environment Water on hand Preparation materials Dress appropriately? Smile!

Phone/Skype interviews

Skype Test the connection Minimise your image Consider headphones Pastel-coloured, non-textured clothing Avoid too much back-lighting Avoid speaking across interviewers Deliver answers to camera Preparation materials?

Final thoughts

• Consider your options carefully
• Stay aware of opportunities, and

where to find them

• Take advantage of support at your

institution:

• boc@st-andrews.ac.uk
• l.pickering@dundee.ac.uk
• dtp@sulsa.ac.uk