Your progress review and your career Chris Traynor

Your progress review and your career Chris Traynor Guidance Team Manager

An everyday activity § Most organisations have a PDR process § Review of performance: strengths and weaknesses § Review your future plans § Evidence of competence § Commitment to own progression/development § An opportunity to make yourself heard! § Newcastle University PDR.

The challenge for Ph. Ds. . .

Employer Perspective “Ph. D researchers can be perceived as lacking in skills. There is an assumption on the part of employers that Ph. Ds do not have generic employment skills and that their three years of academic experience has not helped them to develop key competences. ” Survey of employer attitudes to postgraduate researchers, University of Sheffield 2006

Temptations

Form good habits § Helpful to start viewing yourself as an ‘[…] in training’ § For clinicians, think about what value you’re adding from the Ph. D experience, beyond just the qualification § Focus on your career as well as your thesis § Get the most out of your Ph. D.

Make use of e. Portfolio § Make use of the PDR section even though you might not get asked about this in review! § Build evidence of skills: academic and transferrable § It’s good preparation for applications and interview § § You will be asked for evidence: tell me about a time when. . . You will be asked to reflect on yourself: what are your weaknesses? You will be asked to reflect on your needs : what are your training needs for first six months? You will be asked about your plans: what is your publication strategy post-Ph. D? § A good application takes a long time; updating e. Portfolio can help!

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