EURAXESS Researchers in Motion Services for the nonacademic

EURAXESS Researchers in Motion Services for the non-academic sector EURAXIND Workshop The Hague, 25 January 2018

EURAXESS´ NEW APPROACH § HOW CAN WE BETTER TRAIN OUR RESEARCHERS TO MAKE THEM MORE SECTOR-MOBILE? § HOW CAN WE GIVE THEM LONG-LIFE CAREER SUPPORT (advice, training, etc? ) CAREER DEVELOPMENT HUMAN RESOURCES OPEN MARKET POLICIES MOBILITY § WHAT KIND OF SKILLS AND COMPETENCES DO XXI CENTURY RESEARCHERS´ NEEDS? § HOW CAN WE GET CLOSER TO INDUSTRY TO UNDERSTAND THEIR TALENT NEEDS? § HOW CAN WE MAKE THE CASE FOR INDUSTRY TO RECRUIT MORE RESARCHERS?

EURAXESS - Researchers in Motion https: //euraxess. ec. europa. eu/

EURAXESS & BUSINESS CAREER DEVELOPMENT MODULE EMPLOYER ENGAGEMENT TOOLKIT Resources designed for use by individual researchers (also for Career Development Centres) considering a sector change. A set of accessible, easy-to-use resources aimed at encouraging and supporting EURAXESS Service Centres and other RPOs to increase their outreach to and engagement with business employers. • Exploring opportunities for intersectoral mobility • Exploring how well their skills set matches the requirements of business employers • Occupations in different employment sectors • Tips on how to best present themselves to employers. • Resources, advice and information to reach out to industry. • Info on labor market. • Info on high level skills in different employment sectors. • EURAXESS services for business employers

EURAXIND E-TOOLS

EURAXIND E-TOOLS Career Development Module Employer Engagement Toolkit

EURAXIND Career Development Module ◦ ◦ ◦ For researchers throughout Europe Part of EURAXESS portal Designed to open eyes to opportunities and inspire Provide practical advice Useful signposting “alternative” research careers The EURAXIND project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No. 710294

EURAXIND Career Development Module Landing Page 1 Working outside academia – Finding out more about working elsewhere 2 Working in other Sectors – Facts and figures 3 Competencies by sector – Facts and figures 4 Career Stories – Inspiring stories from researchers no longer working in academia 5 Planning your career – How to make a career development plan 6 Finding opportunities – Where to start? 7 Getting the Job – Practical advice The EURAXIND project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No. 710294

EURAXIND Career Development Module – 1 Working Outside of Academia Finding out more about working elsewhere ◦ A What do researcher do outside of academia ◦ B How do researchers feel about working outside of academia? ◦ C What competencies are important to employers? ◦ D What are the barriers to working outside of academia The EURAXIND project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No. 710294

EURAXIND Career Development Module – 2 Working in other sectors – facts and figures Facts & Figures ◦ A The charity sector ◦ B The higher education sector ◦ C The energy and mining sector ◦ D The manufacturing sector ◦ E The health and public sector ◦ F The legal sector ◦ G The life sciences and pharmaceutical sector ◦ H The NGO and International Development Sector ◦ I The public administration sector ◦ J Publishing and Media Sector ◦ K The finance sector ◦ L The IT sector ◦ M The transport, storage and communication sector ◦ N The agriculture and Forestry Sector The EURAXIND project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No. 710294

Vitae Researcher Development International Conference – 11/12 September 2017

Vitae Researcher Development International Conference – 11/12 September 2017

Vitae Researcher Development International Conference – 11/12 September 2017

EURAXIND Career Development Module – 3 Competencies by sector – Facts and figures ◦ Identify the core competencies valued in sectors commonly pursued by researchers. ◦ Explore a range of occupations that are most commonly undertaken by researchers outside of academia. This will include research and research–related jobs, but also broader occupations, such as research policy, public administration, journalism, science communication. The EURAXIND project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No. 710294

EURAXIND Career Development Module – 4 – Career Stories Inspiring career stories from researchers no longer working in academia ◦ Cross section on gender, country of work, country of origin, academic discipline, sector and occupation ◦ Positive, informative and offer advice to others ◦ 31 currently collected with another 3 pending. The EURAXIND project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No. 710294

EURAXIND Career Development Module – 4 – Career Stories CONTENT: 1. Academic research experience 2. Transition from academic research 3. Current job – and how it compares Competencies old and new 4. Reflections on my career path 5. My advice 6. Linked. In Profile The EURAXIND project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No. 710294

EURAXIND Career Development Module – 5 – Planning your career Tools to make a career development plan ◦ A Understanding yourself ◦ B Assess your values, capabilities and expertise ◦ C Useful tools to assess your capabilities and expertise ◦ D Vitae RDF ◦ E Create an action plan for your career development ◦ F Professional Development Planning The EURAXIND project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No. 710294

EURAXIND Career Development Module – 6 – Finding Opportunities Resources for finding job opportunities ◦ A Where can I get advice ◦ B Schemes to Support ◦ C Consider a mentor ◦ D Placements ◦ E Networking ◦ F Entrepreneurship The EURAXIND project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No. 710294

EURAXIND Career Development Module – 7 – Getting the Job Tools & tips ◦ A Creating a non-academic CV ◦ B Interview Skills ◦ C Articulating your skills to a non-research audience? ◦ D Handling Job Offers The EURAXIND project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No. 710294

CAREER DEVELOPMENT MODULE FOR DISCUSSION • What other resources do you need to support researcher intersectoral mobility? • How do you think you would use these resources? • How can we encourage our researchers to be more intersectorally mobile?

Employer Engagement Toolkit DEFINITION: A set of accessible, easy-to-use resources aimed at encouraging and supporting EURAXESS Service Centres and other RPOs to increase their outreach to and engagement with business employers. • Resources, advice and information to reach out to industry. • Info on labor market for researchers. • Info on high level skills in different employment sectors. • EURAXESS Jobs.

Employer Engagement Toolkit – Academia

Academia – What can I do? Case Studies

Academia – Case Studies

Employer Engagement Toolkit – Output

Employer Engagement Toolkit – Collecting feedback

EMPLOYER ENGAGEMENT TOOLKIT FOR DISCUSSION • General impression of the toolkit? • Engagement activities? • Case studies suggestions • How can we engage with them? • Ranking of activities

Employer Engagement Toolkit – Researchers

Employer Engagement Toolkit – Business

Portal services for Business • Funding offers: Funding programmes & grants • Hosting offers: – Sharing infrastructures or services – Expressions of interest (e. g. , for applying for MSCA-IF) • Jobs: research positions (work contract)

EURAXESS - Partnering • For Researchers: • Share CV • Find colleagues (“research buddies”) • Personalized info on topics of interest • EURAXESS - Worldwide • Institutions / Business: • Find candidates (HHRR) • Find partners • Personalized info on topics of interest • EURAXESS - Worldwide

EURAXESS - Worldwide

EURAXESS - Researchers in Motion FOR DISCUSSION • Resources attractive for the non-academic sector ? • How can we get more nonacademic organizations to become members? • What do they look for when seeking employees / partners? • Other resources specifically for non-academic sector?

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