Recognising your potential and skills - tips on professional profiling for PHD students by heinihm

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RECOGNIZING YOUR POTENTIAL AND SKILLS

CV AND APPLICATION -‐

TOOLS TO SUCCESS

From Inspira,on to Ac,on -‐ Aalto School of Science 27 March, 2014 Heini Hult-‐Miekkavaara

Career Services, Academic Architects and Engineers in Finland TEK

ON THE AGENDA

27.3.2014 From InspiraFon to AcFon_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: •  HOW TO WRITE A CV •  HOW TO WRITE A COVER LETTER •  HOW TEK CAREER SERVICES CAN HELP

FOCUS YOUR PROFESSIONAL

PROFILE!

1. REALISE YOUR COMPETENCE

2. REALISE YOUR

DREAMS

3. REALISE THE NEEDS OF EMPLOYERS

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REALISING YOUR COMPETENCE

•  What have I done (work/studies/hobbies)? •  How have I done things? •  What have I achieved?

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

•  What do I think I’m good at? •  What do others think I’m good at? •  What is easy for me? 27.3.2014 From InspiraFon to AcFon_Aalto School of Science_TEK_Heini Hult-‐Miekkavaara

REALISING YOUR DREAMS

PHOTO: JOONAS LINKOLA

1. WHAT GIVES ME THE KICKS?

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

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3. HOW DO I WANT TO CHANGE THE WORLD?

4. HOW COULD AN EMPLOYER BENEFIT FROM MY COMPETENCE?

1.  WHAT IS THE COMPANY SAYING ABOUT ITSELF

2.  WHAT ARE PEOPLE SAYING ABOUT THE COMPANY

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

à HOW CAN YOU HELP? à PUT THAT IN YOUR

APPLICATION!

REALISING WHAT EMPLOYERS NEED

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

From InspiraFon to AcFon_Aalto School of Science_TEK_Heini Hult-‐Miekkavaara 27.3.2014

WHAT IS IT ABOUT THE EMPLOYER THAT

INTERESTS YOU?

TARGET YOUR JOB SEARCH!

1.  APPLY TO POSITIONS AND COMPANIES YOU REALLY WANT TO

2.  TAILOR YOUR CV AND APPLICATION FOR THE POSITION AND COMPANY

WHY DO YOU NEED A CV (AND A LINKEDIN PROFILE)? 1. A CV IS A TOOL TO HELP YOU FORM YOUR PROFESSIONAL PROFILE 2. A CV IS YOUR MARKETING LETTER

LEONARDO DA VINCI HAD THE WORLD’S FIRST

CV IN 1448 Leonardo’s core competence: •  Throwing rocks •  Designing lightweight bridges •  Sculpture (during peace Fme)

hRp://theundercoverrecruiter.com/history-‐of-‐cv-‐info/

A CV AND COVER LETTER ARE MEANT TO GET YOU TO JOB

INTERVIEWS

•  WHAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING YOU WANT TO SAY IN YOUR CV AND COVER LETTER?

•  WHAT DO YOU WANT THE READER TO REMEMBER ABOUT YOUR CV AND COVER LETTER?

A GOOD JOB APPLICATION DOES THE THINKING FOR THE READER

•  Never assume the reader knows exactly what you mean

•  Titles and posiFons mean different things in different organisaFons

•  Something mundane to you can be something special to someone else!

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

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 –  BLOBAL TEAMS AND CUSTOMERS

WHICH ASSETS DO ACADEMIC RESEARCHERS HAVE?

GOING FROM UNIVERSITY TO A COMPANY •  Ensure the reader that you can do more than ”just” research; teaching, supervising, managing, leading, product development projects done in collaboraFon with companies…

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

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!

GOING FROM UNIVERSITY TO A COMPANY •  Write in a language that even others than fellow researchers understand.

WORK EXPERIENCE IN A NUTSHELL

YOUR TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES CONCRETELY:

•  WHAT DID YOU DO •  WHAT DID YOU ACHIEVE •  WHAT IS THE BIG PICTURE

SCALE!

I HAD FIVE CLIENTS

I ORGANISED 50 WORKSHOPS

THERE WERE 500 PARTICIPANTS

I WAS IN CHARGE OF A BUDGET OF 50 000 €

THERE ARE 5 M END USERS

WHAT ABOUT PUBLICATIONS?

HAVE THEM ON A SEPARATE APPENDIX, DON’T CRAM YOUR CV WITH THEM.

1. WHAT CAN I DO? 2. WHAT DO I WANT TO DO?

From InspiraFon to AcFon_Aalto School of Science_TEK_Heini Hult-‐Miekkavaara 27.3.2014

THIS WILL GET YOU FAR:

THIS WILL GET YOU TO THE FINISHING LINE:

WHY ARE YOU APPLYING

FOR THIS JOB?

THINK OF THESE 1.  FOCUS YOUR PROFESSIONAL PROFILE WHO AM I, WHAT AM I AIMING AT 2. TARGET YOUR JOB SEARCH AND APPLICATIONS WHY AM I APPLYING FOR THIS PARTICULAR POSITION

à  IN YOUR CV AND COVER LETTER à ON YOUR DIGITAL FOOTPRINT (IN

SOCIAL MEDIA) 27.3.2014 From InspiraFon to AcFon_Aalto School of Science_TEK_Heini Hult-‐Miekkavaara

CAREER SERVICES AT TEK

•  CV CLINIC for when you need Fps and instrucFons on wriFng a CV and cover leoer, and want them reviewed by a professional.

•  TEKrekry JOB PORTAL for when you are looking for job openings.

•  CAREER COACHING for different stages on your career path. Our career coaches are available for coaching sessions by e-‐mail, telephone or meeFng.

TEEKKARIN TYÖKIRJA CAREER AND JOB SEARCHING GUIDE

WWW.TEEKKARINTYOKIRJA.FI •  CV MODELS •  COVER LETTER TIPS •  ARTICLES ON JOB SEARCH

TEEKKARIN TYÖKIRJA

AT YOUR SERVICE! ARJA LINDFORS -‐  CV Clinic -‐  TEKrekry

SARI TAUKOJÄRVI -‐  Director -‐  Career Coaching

SATU MYLLER -‐  Career Coaching -‐  CV Clinic

ANTTI MATTILA -‐  Project Worker -‐  CV Clinic

HEINI HULT-‐MIEKKAVAARA -‐  Career Coaching -‐  CV Clinic

VERNERI RUOHORANTA TEEKKARIN TYÖKIRJA -‐  Editor-‐In-‐Chief

WWW.TEK.FI/EN/CAREERSERVICES

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THANK YOU!

@heinihm