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Marketing YourselfDr Sara Shinton @sarashinton
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Four stages• Where to look
• What you’re offering
• Putting it into a CV
• Presenting it at interview
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Where are the jobs?
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• Traditional – Adverts – Agencies – Speculative Applications – Network
• Modern – Social media
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One critical addition to your toolkit
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What are the conversations you want
to be having about employers and recruitment?
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Which companies and organisations are in your job search neighbourhood?
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Who do you need to connect with to get your next job?
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What information would make all the difference to
your job search?
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What are the conversations you want to be having about employers and recruitment?
Which companies and organisations are in your job search neighbourhood?
Who do you need to connect with to get your next job?
What information would make all the difference to your job search?
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Social media fast-‐track
• Twitter – Employers, advisers, researchers
• LinkedIn – Join groups
• Mailing lists – Be open minded, then ruthless
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Stage 2
• what you’ve got to offer
• what employers are looking for
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things to know about employers #1
their opinions of academic researchers are largely based on the way you present yourselves
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is there a match?
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• is academia as different as you and they might perceive?
• how is it the same as any working environment?
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• working relationships • meeting deadlines • communicating results* • managing projects • solving problems • staying motivated
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your list
• Anything to add?
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…and what is different?
• 5 minutes
• different “good” and different “bad”
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added
• quality and nature of problem solving • speaking to large audiences, coping with challenging questions
• access to different networks • responsibility for actions and decisions
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missing
• commercial orientation • contact with end user/customer • familiarity with commercial language • short projects • multi-‐tasking?
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things to know about employers #2
they don’t really care what you will get out of a job
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employers care about their needs
• what problems might an employer have to solve?
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• generating new customer bases • solving technical issues with products • managing staff problems • financial management and control • maintaining customer loyalty or interest • being innovative with products
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your thoughts
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things to know about employers #3
recruitment is just one of their concerns
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You aren't the only thing they are thinking about
• simple • coherent • targetted
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compelling language
Acquired Enlarged Organised Advised Ensured Persuaded Arranged Established Planned Augmented
Expanded Prepared Built Facilitated Presented Completed Generated Produced Conducted Implemented
Rationalised Converted Improved Reduced Corrected Increased Saved Created Initiated Set up Decreased
Installed Specified Designed Instigated Steered Developed Integrated Streamlined Devised Introduced Strengthened Directed Launched Succeeded Doubled
Managed Supervised Effected Negotiated Trained Engineered Optimised Won
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5 things::5 words
• main 5 activities as a researcher
Shout out!
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5 things::5 words
• main 5 activities as a researcher
• which 5 words describe these in the most compelling terms?
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best 5 words…
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how will you stand out?
• step 1:
• be what they are looking for
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They will tell you what they want
•employer wants… •I have…
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how will you stand out?
• step 2:
• be more than they are looking for
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• what can you offer that is unusual, interesting, rare?
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overview
• know the employer and match THEIR needs
• use the right language
• understand the sector/job and offer more
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Stage 3 CV/Covering Letters
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Overview• Employer needs • Purpose of CV and letter • Effective language • Formatting and style • Questions and concerns
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Analogy• Tangram
• All pieces remain the same • The way they combine and are selected
gives us infinite variety…
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Employer Needs• For the jobs you have in mind…
• Who is the ideal candidate?
• Small groups - 10 minutes
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Ideal • Someone who can contribute early
and effectively • Someone who knows what we need
and delivers it • Someone who understands our
problems and has novel solutions • Someone who will fit in and add to my
team
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Translating to CV speak
• How do you convey this?
• Which achievements reinforce these claims?
• What is relevant to the employer?
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Purpose of CV• To get you an interview
• So, think in terms of the checklist
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Getting ready to write the CV
• Start with wishlist • Mind map or brainstorm all possible
evidence • Rank importance • Don’t be restricted by employment/
interest/skills - just get key information down
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Structure the CV• Look at your top ranked information
• Are there natural headings and ways to group the information?
• Are these going to be relevant to an employer?
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Structure the CV• Look around the web for stylish
examples • Balance white space and text
• Don’t get over-excited (it’s not a party invitation)
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Structure the CV• 2 pages as a guide • More acceptable for academic • Use footers and design tricks to be
efficient with space
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE/RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
2008 - 2013 Dept of Biology, University of Bristol Title of project Sponsorship: Aims : Clear aims of research Achievements:What you have done to achieve them Techniques : Make relevant to the application
Practical experience - time in industry, field work Responsibilities - your role on the research group, demonstrating, teaching Publications - essential, but don’t forget other…. Dissemination of results - at conferences, other forms of publications Training - research training, skills development, graduate schools Awards - any extra sponsorship to attend conferences ? prizes ?
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Current Status - appointed October 2008 Senior Research Associate, University of Bristol Responsibilities : give a picture of what your role involves Key achievements : use this section to demonstrate success •Administrative Duties •Written Communication •Student Development •External Networking
Professional Experience Academic and Professional Qualifications Research Experience
Choose these headings to suit the job you are interested in
Use these to describe your research
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Purpose of letter• To get you an interview • To introduce and launch the CV
• And to convey personality
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Purpose of letter• IS NOT ABOUT HOW LOVELY THIS
JOB IS FOR YOU
• IS NOT ABOUT WHAT YOU WILL GET FROM THE CHANCE TO WORK FOR THIS EMPLOYER
Don’t come across as self indulgent!
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Online databases• Too good to be true?
• How do they work?
• Why are they free?
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Online databases• Maximising your “hit”rate
• Broaden your vocabulary
• Use commonly appearing words across many vacancies
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Any Questions?
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Stage 4: interviews
Dr Sara Shinton
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Control
• Pre-application…
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What’s this?
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By the interview, it’s too late. Get the inside track Be more than a CV Start your interview early…
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Control
• Pre-interview
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• What do you need to know to prepare?
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What they do…core business
How the
y do it …
market
knowle
dge
What they want
me to do…job aw
areness
Why they need me … my match
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• What do you need to know to control your nerves?
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How long it will last
Nature of in
terviews
Other activitie
s
When they’ll let me know
How many interviews
Whether I get to look around
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Control
• Smashing stereotypes
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• What do you need to do to change any misconceptions?
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What misconceptions
might an employer have?
What interview questions would they ask if they
could?
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Will you make us
feel stupid?
Are you going to
leave if an
academic job
comes up?
Are you going to need 3 years to
get anything done?
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Open ended Closed Hypothetical Leading Multi-barrelled Behavioural (or competency)
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“What do wood and alcohol have in common?” (asked at Guardsmark for a Staff Writer position) “How are M&M’s made?” (asked at US Bank for a Leadership Program Development position) “If you were shrunk to the size of a pencil and put in a blender, how would you get out?” (asked at Goldman Sachs for an Analyst position) “Rate yourself on a scale of 1 to 10 how weird you are.” (asked by Capital One for an Operations Analyst position)
From: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/12/30/job-‐interview-‐questions_n_802658.html
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Your turn now…
Which questions are you dreading hearing at interview?
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Let’s have a go…
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What were the worst questions?
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Final messages
• As you walk in, think
“what do they need to know about me, to be
convinced they should offer me the job?”
Let this inform all your answers
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One final addition to your toolkit
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What are the conversations you want
to be having about employers and recruitment?
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Which companies and organisations are in your job search neighbourhood?
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Who do you need to connect with to get your next job?
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What information would make all the difference to
your job search?
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What are the conversations you want to be having about employers and recruitment?
Which companies and organisations are in your job search neighbourhood?
Who do you need to connect with to get your next job?
What information would make all the difference to your job search?