life after ph.d. - career workshop at lappeenranta university of technology heinihm 2015-05-07

LIFE AFTER PH.D.

- CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

LUT GRADUATE SCHOOL 7.5.2015 HEINI HULT-MIEKKAVAARA ACADEMIC ARCHITECTS AND ENGINEERS IN FINLAND – TEK

ON THE AGENDA

7.5.2015 Life after Ph.D._LUT Graduate School_TEK_Heini Hult-Miekkavaara

LET’S GET PHILOSOPHICAL: •  THREE CONVENTIONAL STEPS FOR

FOCUSING YOUR PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

•  THREE UNCONVENTIONAL STRATEGIES FOR REINVENTING YOUR CAREER

LET’S GET PRACTICAL: •  GOING FROM UNIVERSITY TO A

COMPANY: –  CV AND JOB APPLICATION –  SOCIAL MEDIA

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OKAY. LET’S START WITH THE PHILOSOPHICAL.

WHAT DID YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP?


…TO A FOCUSED PROFESSIONAL PROFILE…


FROM A VAGUE IDEA OR MISCONCEPTIONS…

…IN 3 SIMPLE STEPS

1. RECOGNISE YOUR COMPETENCE

2. RECOGNISE YOUR

GOALS

3. RECOGNISE THE NEEDS OF EMPLOYERS


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•  What have I done (work/studies/hobbies)? •  How have I done things? •  With what competence? •  What have I learned and achieved?

à  Take a concrete task/project and go through it in detail à repeat x times


•  What do I think I’m good at? •  What do others think I’m good at? •  What is easy for me?



2. RECOGNISE YOUR GOALS


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ASK YOURSELF THESE QUESTIONS:

Life after Ph.D._LUT Graduate School_TEK_Heini Hult-Miekkavaara 7.5.2015

Q1. WHAT GIVES ME THE KICKS?


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Q2. IS THERE SOMETHING IN COMMON WITH THE THINGS THAT GIVE ME THE KICKS?


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Q3. HOW DO I WANT TO CHANGE THE WORLD?


Q4. HOW CAN OTHERS BENEFIT FROM MY COMPETENCE?



1.  WHAT IS THE COMPANY SAYING ABOUT ITSELF?

2.  WHAT ARE OTHERS SAYING ABOUT THE COMPANY?

3.  WHAT IS HAPPENING IN THE WORLD THAT WILL AFFECT THE COMPANY?

à HOW CAN YOU ANSWER

THEIR CHALLENGES?

3. RECOGNISE THE NEEDS OF EMPLOYERS

1. THE POSITION 2. THE ORGANISATION: PRODUCTS, SERVICES, PROCESSES 3. THE BRANCH, ECOSYSTEM

Life after Ph.D._LUT Graduate School_TEK_Heini Hult-Miekkavaara

WHAT IS IT ABOUT EMPLOYERS THAT

INTEREST YOU?

7.5.2015

1. YOUR COMPETENCE AND SKILLS 2. YOUR GOALS AND DREAMS 3. THE NEEDS OF EMPLOYERS AND THE LABOUR MARKET


3 THINGS TO FIGURE OUT FOR A FOCUSED PROFESSIONAL PROFILE:


COMMENTS?

3 UNCONVENTIONAL STRATEGIES FOR REINVENTING YOUR CAREER HERMINIA IBARRA: Working Identity - Unconventional Strategies for Reinventing Your Career

ACT, THEN REFLECT


Act your way into a new way of thinking and being. You cannot discover yourself by introspection. à DOING COMES FIRST, KNOWING SECOND

1.

FLIRT WITH YOUR SELVES


Stop trying to find your one true self. Focus your attention on which of your many possible selves you want to test and learn more about. à  THERE ARE VERY FEW FIXED POSITIONS.

WORK AND JOBS EVOLVE CONSTANTLY. à  TRANSDISCIPLINARITY IS A FUTURE WORK

SKILL. à  GENERALISTS ARE THE NEW SPECIALISTS. à  ORGANISATIONS ARE DEPENDENT ON EACH

OTHER, THEY EXIST IN ECOSYSTEMS.

2.

SEIZE WINDOWS OF OPPORTUNITY


Change happens in bursts and starts. There are times when you are open to big change and times when you are not. Seize opportunities. à  DON’T WAIT FOR ”THE RIGHT TIME”. à  USE YOUR NETWORKS AND BE AVAILABLE. à  CHANGE WILL ONLY HAPPEN WHEN YOU

START DOING THINGS.

3.

WHY TRULY INNOVATIVE CAREERS DEMAND A LEAP INTO THE UNKNOWN

WATCH THIS: •  http://www.ted.com/talks/

uri_alon_why_truly_innovative_science_demands_a_leap_into_the_unknown

READ THIS: •  HERMINIA IBARRA’S NINE STRATEGIES: http://

hbswk.hbs.edu/archive/3312.html


COMMENTS?

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MOVING ON TO THE PRACTICAL.

1.  TOOLS TO HELP YOU FORM

YOUR PROFESSIONAL

PROFILE

2.  YOUR MARKETING MATERIAL

From Inspiration to Action_Aalto School of Science_TEK_Heini Hult-Miekkavaara

BACK TO BASICS: A CV AND APPLICATION.

23.3.2015

EVEN HE NEEDED A CV IN 1448

Leonardo’s core competence: •  Throwing rocks •  Designing light-weight

bridges •  Sculpting (during

peacetime)

http://theundercoverrecruiter.com/history-of-cv-info/


•  WHAT ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS YOU WANT TO CONVEY TO OTHERS?

•  WHAT DO YOU WANT OTHERS AT LEAST TO REMEMBER?


A GOOD JOB APPLICATION DOES THE THINKING FOR THE READER

•  Never assume the reader knows exactly what you mean •  Titles and positions mean different things in different

organisations •  Something ordinary to you can be special to someone else!


REMEMBER – YOU ARE NOT THERE IN PERSON TO ANSWER QUESTIONS OR GIVE MORE INFORMATION

YOUR CV: WORK EXPERIENCE IN A NUTSHELL

YOUR TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES CONCRETELY:

•  WHAT YOU DID •  WHAT YOU ACHIEVED •  WHAT WAS THE BIG PICTURE (SYSTEMS THINKING)


PUT THINGS INTO PERSPECTIVE

I PUBLISHED FIVE PAPERS

I ORGANISED 50 WORKSHOPS

THERE WERE 500 PARTICIPANTS

I WAS IN CHARGE OF A BUDGET OF 50 000 €

THERE ARE 5 M CUSTOMERS


WHEN GOING FROM UNIVERSITY TO A COMPANY

•  Speak in a language that others understand •  Find elements in your research work and

university/academic surroundings that resonate with business companies •  project work •  results orientation •  finding fundings •  virtual teams •  global teams and customers



•  Ensure the reader that you can do more than ‘just’ research, eg. teaching, supervising, managing, leading, product development projects done in collaboration with companies…

•  How do you interact/communicate with others? Do you eg. negotiate with funders, are you leading a research project or do you supervise others’ work? What sort of contacts outside the university do you have?



•  Be specific with your achievements so that the employer understands that you get things done, and would be a good investment for the company.

•  Help the reader understand what impact your work has on a larger scale, and how it relates to the big picture in your field.

•  Be concrete!


STOP FOR A MINUTE AND THINK

•  I’m good at… •  I’m very good at… •  I’m excellent at…

à Share with others!


WHICH ASSETS DO PH.D.S HAVE?


Write down skills and assets your research work/doing your Ph.D. has given you

- That not everyone else has - That employers/companies/organisations have use of

1. WHAT CAN I DO?

2. WHAT DO I WANT TO DO? Life after Ph.D._LUT Graduate School_TEK_Heini Hult-Miekkavaara 7.5.2015

THIS WILL GET YOU STARTED:

THIS WILL GET YOU TO THE FINISHING LINE:

WHY AM I APPLYING FOR THIS JOB?


THIS WILL WIN YOU THE RACE:

HOW CAN I MAKE A DIFFERENCE?


1.  FOCUS YOUR PROFESSIONAL PROFILE à WHO AM I, WHAT IS MY GOAL à PRATICE YOUR STORY AND DON’T

WORRY WHEN IT CHANGES 2. TARGET YOUR JOB SEARCH AND JOB APPLICATIONS

à WHY AM I APPLYING FOR THIS PARTICULAR POSITION



COMMENTS?

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SO I NEED A TARGETED PROFESSIONAL PROFILE, CV AND JOB APPLICATIONS TO TELL PEOPLE WHO I AM AND WHAT I CAN DO FOR THEM.


NOW WHAT’S THE DEAL WITH SOCIAL MEDIA?

SOCIAL RECRUITING (RECRUITING IN SOCIAL MEDIA) IS ALL THE MORE COMMON…


…BUT YOU STILL NEED A GOOD CV


MANY ORGANISATIONS STILL REQUIRE A TRADITIONAL CV. SOCIAL MEDIA PROFILES COMPLEMENT YOUR APPLICATION.

From Inspiration to Action_Aalto School of Science_TEK_Heini Hult-Miekkavaara 23.3.2015

SOCIAL MEDIA HAS CHANGED RECRUITMENT

FOR EMPLOYERS: •  Recruiting is faster, or positions don’t even make it to a

public recruitment process •  Finding passive candidates is easier FOR JOB SEEKERS: •  Contacting employers is easier •  Doing the research on companies and finding suitable

positions and organisations is easier •  Bringing out your competence and interests to a wide

audience is easier 7.5.2015

Life after Ph.D._LUT Graduate School_TEK_Heini Hult-Miekkavaara

GOOD CV’S AND SOCIAL MEDIA PROFILES

•  FOCUSED AND CONCISE •  EASY TO READ •  BRING OUT COMPETENCE AND PERSONALITY


ENSURE THE READER THAT THE

APPLICANT KNOWS THEIR STUFF AND FITS

THE ORGANISATION

BUILD YOUR CV AND SOCIAL MEDIA PROFILES SIDE BY SIDE. IT’S CONSTANT WORK IN PROGRESS, AND THEIR FOCUSES DEVELOP ALONG WITH YOUR CAREER.

From Inspiration to Action_Aalto School of Science_TEK_Heini Hult-Miekkavaara 23.3.2015

WHY IS IT SO IMPORTANT TO LEAVE A DIGITAL FOOTPRINT AND PROFESSIONAL PROFILE?


1. WHILE YOU’RE DISCUSSING AND COLLABORATING WITH OTHERS ON SOCIAL MEDIA, YOU’RE ACTUALLY WORKING – IT WON’T GO UNNOTICED BY RECRUITERS.


2. YOUR NEXT EMPLOYER COULD BE THE GUY NEXT TO YOU. WHAT DOES HE KNOW ABOUT YOU?


3 . T H E P O W E R O F W E A K L I N K S


THIS JUST IN…

•  http://lehti.tek.fi/koulutus/tutkimus-ulkomaalaiset-vastavalmistuneet-eivat-tyollisty-suomi-hukkaa-osaamista

à NETWORK. NETWORK. NETWORK.


BOLDLY GO WHERE YOU HAVEN’T GONE BEFORE

•  SOCIAL MEDIA PROFILES LET YOU ’DOCUMENT YOUR FUTURE CAREER’ UNLIKE A TRADITIONAL CV

•  YOU CAN BE PROFESSIONALLY ACTIVE EVEN WHEN IN BETWEEN JOBS OR IF YOU’RE STUCK AT THE WRONG JOB, OR DON’T HAVE OTHER MEANS TO ACHIEVE THE REQUIRED COMPETENCE.


3 THINGS TO HELP YOU RECOGNISE YOUR POTENTIAL AND SKILLS – AND TAKE UNCONVENTIONAL CAREER STEPS.

1. DO YOUR RESEARCH – GO OUT AND EXPLORE!


2. FOCUS YOUR PROFILE AND PRACTISE TELLING YOUR STORY


3. DREAM AND DO


CAREER SERVICES www.tek.fi/urapalvelut Twitter: @urapalvelut

TEKrekry LinkedIn group Twitter: @tekrekry •  Career coaching •  CV Clinic •  Webinars •  Interview simulators •  Career Events •  Teekkarin työkirja


THANK YOU!

@HEINIHM

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