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RECOGNISING YOUR POTENTIAL AND
SKILLS
AALTO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF SCIENCE 23.3.2015 HEINI HULT-MIEKKAVAARA ACADEMIC ARCHITECTS AND ENGINEERS IN FINLAND – TEK
ON THE AGENDA
23.3.2015 From Inspiration to Action_Aalto School of Science_TEK_Heini Hult-Miekkavaara
LET’S GET PHILOSOPHICAL: • REFLECT ON YOUR COMPETENCE
AND CAREER DREAMS • FIND OUT WHAT EMPLOYERS NEED
LET’S GET PRACTICAL: • A GOOD CV AND APPLICATION • WHY TO USE SOCIAL MEDIA
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OKAY. LET’S START WITH THE PHILOSOPHICAL.
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FOCUS YOUR PROFESSIONAL
PROFILE BY
1. RECOGNISING YOUR COMPETENCE
2. RECOGNISING YOUR
DREAMS
3. RECOGNISING THE NEEDS OF EMPLOYERS
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1. RECOGNISING YOUR COMPETENCE
• 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
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• What do I think I’m good at? • What do others think I’m good at? • What is easy for me?
1. RECOGNISING YOUR COMPETENCE
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2. RECOGNISING YOUR DREAMS
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ASK YOURSELF THESE QUESTIONS:
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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?
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Q4. HOW CAN OTHERS BENEFIT FROM MY COMPETENCE?
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23.3.2015 From Inspiration to Action_Aalto School of Science_TEK_Heini Hult-Miekkavaara
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. RECOGNISING THE NEEDS OF EMPLOYERS
1. THE POSITION 2. THE ORGANISATION: PRODUCTS, SERVICES, PROCESSES 3. THE BRANCH, ECOSYSTEM
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WHAT IS IT ABOUT THE EMPLOYER THAT
INTERESTS YOU?
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MOVING ON TO THE PRACTICAL.
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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/
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1. TOOLS TO HELP YOU FORM
YOUR PROFESSIONAL
PROFILE
2. YOUR MARKETING MATERIAL
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YOUR CV AND APPLICATION ARE:
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• WHAT’S THE MOST IMPORTANT THING YOU WANT YOUR CV TO CONVEY?
• WHAT DO YOU WANT OTHERS AT LEAST TO REMEMBER?
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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!
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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)
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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
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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
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WHEN GOING FROM UNIVERSITY TO A COMPANY
• 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?
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WHEN GOING FROM UNIVERSITY TO A COMPANY
• 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!
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WHICH ASSETS DO PHDS HAVE THAT NO-ONE ELSE HAS?
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P.S. WHAT ABOUT PUBLICATIONS?
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HAVE THEM ON A SEPARATE APPENDIX, DON’T CRAM EVERYTHING IN YOUR CV
1. WHAT CAN I DO?
2. WHAT DO I WANT TO DO? From Inspiration to Action_Aalto School of Science_TEK_Heini Hult-Miekkavaara 23.3.2015
THIS WILL GET YOU STARTED:
THIS WILL GET YOU TO THE FINISHING LINE:
WHY AM I APPLYING FOR THIS JOB?
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THIS WILL WIN YOU THE RACE:
HOW CAN I MAKE A DIFFERENCE?
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TARGET YOUR JOB SEARCH!
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1. APPLY TO POSITIONS AND COMPANIES YOU REALLY WANT TO
2. TAILOR YOUR CV AND APPLICATION FOR THE POSITION AND COMPANY
1. FOCUS YOUR PROFESSIONAL PROFILE à WHO AM I, WHAT IS MY GOAL
2. TARGET YOUR JOB SEARCH AND JOB APPLICATIONS
à WHY AM I APPLYING FOR THIS PARTICULAR POSITION
• BOTH IN YOUR CV AND COVER LETTER • ON YOUR DIGITAL FOOTPRINT (IN SOCIAL
MEDIA)
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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.
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NOW WHAT’S THE DEAL WITH SOCIAL MEDIA?
SOCIAL RECRUITING (RECRUITING IN SOCIAL MEDIA) IS ALL THE MORE COMMON…
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…BUT YOU STILL NEED A GOOD CV
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MANY ORGANISATIONS STILL REQUIRE A TRADITIONAL CV. SOCIAL MEDIA PROFILES COMPLEMENT YOUR APPLICATION.
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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 23.3.2015
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GOOD CV’S AND SOCIAL MEDIA PROFILES
• FOCUSED AND CONCISE • EASY TO READ • BRING OUT COMPETENCE AND PERSONALITY
23.3.2015 From Inspiration to Action_Aalto School of Science_TEK_Heini Hult-Miekkavaara
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.
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WHY IS IT SO IMPORTANT TO LEAVE A DIGITAL FOOTPRINT AND PROFESSIONAL PROFILE?
23.3.2015 From Inspiration to Action_Aalto School of Science_TEK_Heini Hult-Miekkavaara
1. WHILE YOU’RE DISCUSSING AND COLLABORATING WITH OTHERS ON SOCIAL MEDIA, YOU’RE ACTUALLY WORKING – IT WON’T GO UNNOTICED BY RECRUITERS.
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2. YOUR NEXT EMPLOYER COULD BE THE GUY NEXT TO YOU. WHAT DOES HE KNOW ABOUT YOU?
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3 . T H E P O W E R O F W E A K L I N K S
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WHY TRULY INNOVATIVE JOBSEARCH DEMANDS A LEAP INTO THE UNKNOWN
• http://www.ted.com/talks/uri_alon_why_truly_innovative_science_demands_a_leap_into_the_unknown
• HERMINIA IBARRA: Working Identity - Unconventional Strategies for Reinventing Your Career
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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.
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THREE THINGS TO HELP YOU RECOGNISE YOUR POTENTIAL AND SKILLS – AND MAKE YOU SUCCESSFUL AT JOB SEARCH
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1. DO YOUR RESEARCH
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2. FOCUS YOUR CV, APPLICATIONS AND SOCIAL MEDIA PROFILES
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CAREER SERVICES www.tek.fi/urapalvelut Twitter: @urapalvelut
TEKrekry LinkedIn group Twitter: @tekrekry • Career coaching • CV Clinic • Webinars • Interview simulators • Career Events • Teekkarin työkirja
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THANK YOU!
@HEINIHM