Mary K. KobiaDual Career ConsultantUniversity of Copenhagen, International Staff Mobility

mary.kobia@adm.ku.dkDual Career Serviceshttp://ism.ku.dk/

FROM THEORY TO PRACTICESession 2

PROJECT BRIDGE FOR RESEARCHERS GOING TO EUROPE TRAINING “CAREER PATHS OUTSIDE ACADEMIA”

14th JUNE 2019 - GOTHENBURG – SWEDEN

”AGENDA SESSION 1 HOW TO PREPARE YOUR CV FOR THE

PRIVATE SECTOR?

HOW TO PREPARE FOR A JOB INTERVIEW IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR?

PSYCHOLOGICAL DETAILS AND SPECIFICS

SESSION 2 INTERACTIVE SESSION - CV AND JOB

INTERVIEW

”How to personalizing your CV?

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TIPS ON HOW TO REFLECT YOUR TRANSFERALBE SKILLS IN THE CV

Chronological CV

• Focus on your work history

• Most common kind of CV

Skills-based CV

• Focuses on transferable skills and experience

• Suitable for graduates, by change of profession, if you have a fragmented career or if you would like to put emphasis on specific skills

Academic CV

• Relatively long with more detail of academic achievements and experiences (teaching, research, awards, patents, etc.)

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EXAMPLE OF TRANSFERABLE SKILLS Experience working in high

performance environments

Innovation & creativity

Resilience

Technical/specialist

IT skills

Data management

Client management

Research & planning

Adaptability & Flexibility

Teamwork

Intercultural communication

Science communication &

networking

Entrepreneurial

Critical thinking and problem-solving

skills

Organization, management and

Leadership

Human relations

Ability to acquire new foreign

language skills quickly

Ability to sell ideas and persuade

others

Leading/motivating others

Research & Planning Administrative

Analytical

Interpersonal

“Hard” skills “Soft” skills

Research and analytical skills

Locate and assimilate new information rapidly Understand complex information and

synthesize it Reach independent conclusions and defend

them Analyze and solve problems

Interpersonal skills

Exhibit leadership skills (lab or classroom) Cope with and manage different personalities Handle complaints (e.g., from students about

grades)

Entrepreneurial skills

Work independently Acquire funding (e.g., write grant proposals) Manage a budget

Navigate in complex environments

Persuade others (e.g., grant proposals, negotiationwithin your department)

Demonstrate diplomacy Build consensus (e.g., with your

department/committee)

Communication skills

Write clearly at different levels, from abstracts to publications

Edit and proofread Speak before large groups Convey complex information to non-expert

audiences

Adaptability and flexibility skills

Open to new ideas and highly receptive to changeand culture

Creativity and seeking out new ways and methods of doing things

Team work and networking

CLOSING: TIPS FOR YOUR JOB SEARCH

Have a Plan

Update and “personalize” your CV

Focus on networking and making personal connections

Job fairs, conferences, professional organizations, neighbors hobbies,

former students, your dentist. People know people, who know people…

Try to be as flexible as you can

EURAXESS career portal, project work, considerfreelancing, start-ups

Follow-Up on network contacts

Don't be afraid to follow-up

Become familiar with the lingo of a specific sector you are interested in pursuing

Identify transferable skills – useGoogle & LinkedIn!

Take advantage of social networking

sites

Explore LinkedIn profiles of

professionals

THANK YOU!

I WISH YOU ALL THE VERY BEST IN YOUR FUTURE CAREER!