Introduction to Swansea Employability Academy Gareth Hill Careers

Introduction to Swansea Employability Academy Gareth Hill Careers Adviser g. d. hill@swansea. ac. uk

Where are the Swansea Employability Academy Team based ? Singleton Park Campus Information and Library Services building Bay Campus Bay Library

How to contact Careers Open throughout the year – not just term time 9 am - 5 pm Monday –Friday (10 am Tuesday) Appointments: 1. call 01792 513266 2. book on line at the link below 3. or call in person http: //www. swan. ac. uk/careers/Advice. Appointments/ https: //myuni. swan. ac. uk/employability/advice-by-email/

My Uni – Website Resources https: //myuni. swan. ac. uk/careers/download-ourleaflets/ https: //myuni. swan. ac. uk/careers/employer-videos/

Other Useful websites http: //www. jobs. ac. uk/ https: //www. vitae. ac. uk/researcher-careers/pursuingan-academic-career/applying-for-academic-jobs

Your next step…. What are your options?

Career Decision Making… Getting Started Review Goals Goal Achieved Where are the jobs? How do I apply? How do I prepare for interview? Take Action Think about yourself… What can you offer? What do you want from a job? Using your subject? Academic careers Non-academic careers Developing my career overseas Explore Options Teaching experience? Academic conferences? Focussing on your individual area? Gaining Experience Making a decision Discuss ideas with a Careers Adviser / Supervisor

Developing yourself How to identify your skills… Your personal qualities The aspects you are good at Things you love to do Your specific work experience You Organisations you would like to work for

Profiling for Success… Profiling for Success is an online self assessment tool. It allows you the chance to evaluate yourself and consider your values, personality type and what way you learn / work best - developing your self awareness www. profilingforsuccess. com/take-an-assessment. php q. Client Code – tflhe q. Access Code – Swansea q. Password – swansea 050912

Labour Market Information. . . 90, 000 studying for doctoral degrees 40, 000 people employed as researchers High level technical skills Evidence of communication, project management, team working 50% of doctoral graduates work outside the education sector www. vitae. ac. uk Home / Policy and Practice / Publications / Researchers’ Skills and Competencies

What do employers look for? Commitment & Drive Motivation & Enthusiasm Teamworking Oral Communication Flexibility & Adaptability Customer Focus Planning & Organisation Time Management Cultural sensitivity Computer Literacy Report Writing www. vitae. ac. uk Home / Researchers / Career opportunities outside higher education / What employers look for

What do employers look for? Skills recruiters have difficulty in finding Problem Solving Managing Learning & Career Commercial Awareness Leadership Project Management Risk Taking & Enterprise

How to gain the skills you need… Commercial Awareness Team Work Communication Skills Becoming more involved in financial issues such as grant applications Organising a team workshop Networking with colleagues – internal and external Regularly reading business pages on news apps or Financial Times Joining a relevant working group Volunteering for tutoring or teaching responsibilities Raising money or keeping accounts for a local charity Setting up a support group for colleagues Representing your department on a committee 14

Broadening your horizons • Postdoc • Research Fellow • Teaching Fellow • Lectureship • Research Associate Narrow horizon Known & safe, but not secure Administration Roles Research Grant Facilitator Grant Advisor Public Engagement Broader But still university based Information from Dr Tracy Bussoli – Exploring Careers Outside Academia • Teaching schools/college • Publishing books/journals • Project Management • Journalism • Management Consultant • Research Institute • Charity • Consultancy • Independent Consultancy • Policy Advisor • Financial analyst • Own business • Any graduate job • Marketing • Accountancy Research Transferring research to another setting Using knowledge & understanding but not research Using transferable skills rather than specific knowledge

How will I source vacancies and opportunities? Networking Linked In & Social Media Short term visits Advertised vacancies Useful websites

Useful Information. . . www. academiccareer. manchester. ac. uk • Lots of useful resources including case studies, finding jobs, making applications and interviews & assessments. www. vitae. ac. uk • The first port of call for all academic staff and Ph. D students. • Information regarding careers, courses and the Researcher Development Framework. www. prospects. ac. uk • General information on career ideas and areas. • Visit the postgraduate section for more specific information. www. beyondthephd. co. uk • Originally developed as a resources for Arts & Humanities postdoctural researchers, but has now branched out • Lots of useful career profiles

Vacancy hunting. . . www. researchfinder. com • General website with research related positions • Covering national and international vacancies Guardian. jobs • General positions in all aspects of research www. research. com • General information with details of research vacancies inside and outside of academia

Opportunities for Phd students • Research fellowships: Royal Society, EPSRC, Royal Academy of Engineering, Leverhulme Trust https: //www. epsrc. ac. uk/skills/fellows/ http: //www. raeng. org. uk/grants-and-prizes/international-research-andcollaborations/newton-fund-programmes https: //royalsociety. org/grants-schemes-awards/grants/jspspostdoctoral https: //www. leverhulme. ac. uk/funding/grant-schemes/early-careerfellowships

Working with Industry Schemes to develop impact with industry after your Phd http: //www. swansea. ac. uk/nrn-aem/ https: //www. epsrc. ac. uk/newsevents/news/impactacceler ationaccounts/ https: //connect. innovateuk. org/web/mathsktn/funding http: //www. astutewales. com/en/

Professional Institutions Professional Engineering institution websites have advice on how your current Phd/Eng. D may be seen as part of work to wards becoming a chartered engineer http: //aerosociety. com https: //www. ice. org. uk http: //www. imeche. org http: //www. theiet. org

Any Questions. . .

How to contact Careers Open throughout the year – not just term time 9 am - 5 pm Monday –Friday (10 am Tuesday) Appointments: 1. call 01792 513266 2. book on line at the link below 3. or call in person http: //www. swan. ac. uk/careers/Advice. Appointments/ https: //myuni. swan. ac. uk/employability/advice-by-email/