Job Seeking Skills

Paul FitzmauriceCareer Counsellor

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Are you fully equipped to

tackle the employment

market???

1. Take Action

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2. SEEK – join the queue!

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Opportunities are attached to people Here’s how to get

networking!

Networking

Make yourself known professionally

Aim to maintain a natural curiosity about people, what they do, and how you might connect with this

• Present professionally (research first)• Seek common ground- how can we help each other• Consider how you can maintain contact (business card)• Ask for a contact (not a job!)• Remember to follow up

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3. Join your field before you work in it

Try an information

interview! Here’s how …

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Workplace Interviewing

• better understand your chosen occupation or industry

• develop a relevant network

• increase professional confidence

• have greater control of job searching

• discover hidden job/development opportunities

Only 1:200 resumes results in a job offer

But 1:12 workplace interviews results in an offer

even though the candidate never asks for a job!

Workplace Interviewing

How to get an informational interview? (5 mins) Banking focussed but useful. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mX-ikF5mFbs

Career Minute. Good examples of questions. Played in the presentation.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMCdxfBnA3w

Oxford University Careers Service (8 mins).http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jn7Bk4_yEEw

Griffith Careers and Employment Servicehttp://www.griffith.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0005/562262/Workplace-Interviewing.pdf

• Action Plan: Which organisations could I contact?Who could refer me to someone they know?

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4. Have a target…know what you are aiming for

Vitae – Understanding

yourself

Self-awareness

assessments

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Finding employers

• Speak with people in the field• Speak with lecturers and past

graduates• Understand organisations• Career options guides• Linked In search• Ask recruitment consultants• Speak to employers • Study job ads & CareerBoard• Meet people at Professional

Association events

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How do HDR graduates find work?Internet advert 22%Work contact / network 13%Family or friends 12%Approached employer directly 10%Approached by an employer 10%University Careers Service 8%Other university source 6%Print media advert 3%Employment agency 3%Careers Fair 1%Resume posted on internet 1%All other methods 11%

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Where do HDR graduates find work?

3 - 9 months after graduation

• 40.9% employed in higher education• 9.6% in other education• 9.0% in government• 8.9% in health• 24.8% in the private sector

The Postgraduate Destinations Survey 2015 (Guthrie and Bryant, 2015)

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Following Up

• Thank You!• Their business card • Keep track of who you spoke to, and what you

talked about• Request a connection via LinkedIn• Email• Phone call• What would you say / write / ask for?

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5. Know and promote your strengths & transferable skills

What employers want

Who you are What you’re about

(purpose, values) Why are you here

Youtube: Personal Branding

Step 1: Know Yourself

Griffith HDR Graduate Attributes

6. Develop your professional brand

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Don’t be digitally homeless

LinkedIn for Higher Education Professionals

7 tips to supercharge your academic LinkedIn profile

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Getting started…

• Develop a personal introduction or elevator pitch

– short summary that could include your name, 1-2 of your skills, values or goals.

• “You never get a second chance to make a first impression”

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Personal Introduction

Action Plan:1. Write a personal introduction or

elevator pitch2. Test it out with a friend who will give

you useful feedback3. Use the link below as a guideline

• Find out more: http://www.opencolleges.edu.au/careers/elevator-pitch#%2EU6eGSPmSyCk

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Great resource:From scholar to dollar

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Resources covered in this seminar

Vitae Researcher Careers information- https://www.vitae.ac.uk/researcher-careers

Understanding yourself as a researcher- https://www.vitae.ac.uk/researcher-careers/career-

management-for-researchers/understanding-yourself

Graduate Careers Australia Post Graduate Destinations 2014 -

http://www.graduatecareers.com.au/research/researchreports/postgraduatedestinations

The Scientific Century, securing our future prosperity, The Royal Society-

https://royalsociety.org/~/media/Royal_Society_Content/policy/publications/2010/4294970126.

pdf

Griffith Higher Degree Research Graduate Attributes- https://www.griffith.edu.au/higher-

degrees-research/research-degrees/graduate-attributes

University of Reading, what employers want from PhD grads -

http://www.reading.ac.uk/careers/postgrad

Identifying transferable skills- careers outside of academia employability lens-

https://www.vitae.ac.uk/vitae-publications/rdf-related/employability-lens-vitae-researcher-

development-framework-rdf-may-2012.pdf

What Job Can I Get - By Discipline- https://www.griffith.edu.au/careers-employment/for-

students/what-job-can-i-get-with-my-degree

Resources

Careerboard-

https://www115.secure.griffith.edu.au/careerboard/students/config/viewas/selectrole?returnUrl

=%2Fcareerboard%2F

Tips for conducting workplace interviews-

https://www.griffith.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0005/562262/Workplace-Interviewing.pdf

Networking in the research community -

http://resource.unisa.edu.au/course/view.php?id=3252

LinkedIn for Higher Education- https://university.linkedin.com/

file:///C:/Users/s384289/Downloads/university_researchers_job_market_effective_job_selectio

n_vol2.pdf

From Scholar to Dollar – Job guide- http://fromscholartodollar.com/

http://www.academiccareer.manchester.ac.uk/

Prospects UK Academic Resume Template-

http://www.prospects.ac.uk/assets/assets/documents/cv_academic_2015.pdf

Academic resume example- QUT-

http://www.careers.qut.edu.au/student/postgrad/Academic%20Resume%20template.pdf

Resources

Non-academic resume examples-

https://www.ucl.ac.uk/careers/specialistsupport/researchers/agcas_cvexamples

Bureau of Meterology Guide to addressing selection criteria-

http://www.bom.gov.au/careers/guide2SC.shtml

PhD Interview Preparation Guide- http://postdoc.unl.edu/documents/interview_prep.pdf

The changing PhD- Discussion Paper 2013, The Group of Eight