Career Workshop 2008

We all have the potential to make a success of our careers, whether it is in scientific research, a science-related job or something quite unrelated to science. Aimed at postgraduate students and postdoctoral researchers, this workshop will help you to take a proactive approach to your career planning so that you are well-positioned to make a successful transition into your next post.

WORKSHOP TIMETABLE

9.00 – 9.30		Introduction and overview of the career planning process.
9.30 – 10.30		Focus on personality: explanation of the MBTI assessment and the sixteen personality types.
10.30 – 11.00		Focus on skills and personal qualities with a view to writing a CV.
11.00 – 11.15		Break
11.15 – 12.00		CVs and interviews
12.00 – 12.45		Making the most of your research study/post to improve your employability and career options.
12.45 – 13.00		Questions and comments. Action planning.

Pre-coursework

If you register for the Careers Workshop you will be given a personality questionnaire called the Myers Briggs Type Instrument (MBTI) when you arrive at the main ELSO conference. We would like you to complete the questionnaire and hand it back at the registration desk during the conference - it only takes about 30 - 45 minutes to complete. There are no right or wrong answers to the questionnaire – it is simply an awareness-raising exercise. This is optional - you don’t have to complete this exercise or you may have done it already. If so, remember to take a note of your result from last time. This analysis can cost you around €100 in the commercial world, so it is worth taking the opportunity to do it here. You will receive your feedback in confidence when you arrive at the workshop and we will discuss the MBTI further during the workshop. The majority of people have found this exercise interesting, informative and helpful in terms of their career planning and basic self-awareness.

For more information on MBTI go to: http://www.opp.eu.com/MBTI_step_I.aspx

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to get in touch with the workshop tutor, Sarah Blackford (Society for Experimental Biology), s.blackfordlancaster.ac.uk

Registration for the Career Workshop ...