career planning with myidp
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Presented by: Kristy SherrerTRANSCRIPT
Career Planning with MyIDPWE14 - Lightning Talk
Kristy Sherrer, MS
STEM Manager, Graduate Student Services
UCLA Career Center
Objectives
Review current trends
Overview of 4 Phases of MyIDP Process
Career Planning for Success
Schillebeeckx, M.; Maricque, B.; Lewis, C., “The missing piece to changing the university culture.” Careers and Recruitment, Nature Biotechnology, vol. 31, no. 10, pp. 938–941, Oct. 2013.
What is an Individual Development Plan? Identify long term career goals that fit your
unique skills, interests, and values Explore career opportunities Set goals to help prepare for those careers Structure productive conversations with
mentors/supervisors about career development
Value of Deliberate Career Planning
People who develop and implement strategies to pursue career-specific goals achieve greater career success Measured by
Salary
Promotions
Level of responsibility
Report greater career satisfaction and rate themselves as more successful than their peers compared to those without career plans.
4 Phases of the IDP Process
http://myidp.sciencecareers.org
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Adapted from Outside the Ivory Tower, by Margaret Newhouse
Skills
Interests Values
Career Satisfaction
Making Sense of Self- Assessment
4 Phases of the IDP Process
Career Exploration…dozens of career options: 20 categories60 job titles in myIDP
4 Phases of the IDP Process
SMART Goal Setting: Three Types of GoalsProject
Completion Goals
Write Paper
Statistical Analysis
Skill Enhancement
Goals
Improve Teaching
Skills
Experimental design
Career Advancement
Goals
Write Resume
Attend Networking
Event
Mock Interview
SMART Goals
Specific – Focused and unambiguous?
Measureable – Could someone determine whether or not you achieved this goal?
Action-oriented – Specify the action?
Realistic – Considering difficulty and timeframe, is this goal attainable?
Time-bound – Specify a deadline?
4 Phases of the IDP Process
**See handout of printed IDP
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