There are several workshops offered in the next month to help you prepare for your career at the end of the PhD. All those listed here below specifically for postgraduate researchers.
PGR ‘Career Ready’ Bootcamp Thu, 14 March 2019, 09:15 – 16:00
Sally Beyer, PGR Careers Consultant
This one-day interactive workshop is aimed for Post Graduate Researchers in the final year before completion. Wherever you are at in your career thinking and planning, you will find this intensive, fun workshop beneficial.
This workshop will help you meet the following objectives:
• Be equipped with
new skills for managing your career
• Assess your current situation – your strengths and areas to focus on related
to work opportunities
• Identify what you really want to get from your professional life
• Build a clear picture of what you want to be doing post PhD
• Explore the importance of personal effectiveness and impact on others when
working towards your goals, i.e. your confidence, self-belief and proactivity
• Recognise how networking can help you get to where you want to be
• Discuss job searching in an ever-changing work environment
• Get feedback on your current CV
• Set goals and actions for your future
PGR Researcher week: Further short sessions to help you progress in your career preparation are included in PGR Researcher week:
Tuesday 12 March 15.00 – 16.00 | Skills for the Future – how to market your PGR experience to potential employers |
Friday 15 March 10.00 – 11.00 | How do researchers find jobs? |
The LDC Development programme provides additional career workshops, and a webinar in March and April. Follow the links for further information and registration:
21-Mar | 09:15 – 12:30 | The Career Wise Researcher |
21-Mar | 13:30 – 14:30 | Webinar: Promoting yourself through networking |
28-Mar | 09:15 – 12:30 | Networking for your Career |
04-Apr | 09:15 – 12:30 | Shining at Interview |
11-Apr | 09:15 – 12:30 | Get that Academic Job! |