How to Find Jobs That Suit You

Lucy Hawkins, Careers Adviser

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What are you looking to get out of today’s session?

Learning Outcomes

• Understanding DOTS career decision model• Identification of own values, drivers and job-

seeking criteria through experience mapping• Confidence in job research skills• Knowledge of information sources

Can we do it ourselves?

What do you think are the elements involved infinding jobs that suit you?

Can we do it ourselves?

What do you think are the elements involved infinding jobs that suit you?

DOTS model

Taking action

Decision making

Self awarenessOccupational awareness

Lucky Dip Blinding Light

Reflecting on ideas

More self-awareness

www.prospects.ac.uk/what_jobs_would_suit_me.htm

Job researching

Taking action

Decision making

Self awarenessOccupational awareness

Job researching

• Career briefings• Sector vacancy websites• • Organisation websites• • • Talking to people• Oxford alumni mentors

Some vacancy sites

• idealist.org• jobs.guardian.co.uk• devnetjobs.org• charityjob.co.uk• jobsincharities.co.uk• jobs.thirdsector.co.uk• jobsgopublic.com• europa.eu

Career Connect

Vacancies, events, alumni mentors, resources...

Advanced mentor search

Alumni mentors

Matching up

Taking action

Decision making

Self awarenessOccupational awareness

Need an ‘answer’?

Taking action

Decision making

Self awarenessOccupational awareness

‘Tasting menu’

Still worried?

Taking action

Decision making

Self awarenessOccupational awareness

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