LIFE AFTER GRADUATION EMPLOYMENT AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT

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1 1 LIFE AFTER GRADUATION EMPLOYMENT AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT Kaisa Karhu Career Coordinator Student and Career Counselling

2 2 LIFE AFTER GRADUATION? To whom of you the doctoral studies are part of the career plan?

3 3 LIFE AFTER GRADUATION? How many of you know what to do after doctoral studies? External Relations 2012

4 4 LIFE AFTER GRADUATION? How many of you have just drifted to doctoral studies, bacause there is no other working opportunies? External Relations 2012

5 5 LIFE AFTER GRADUATION? What do you think you should do to make yourself interested to employers? Could you use your research some how?

6 Keskiarvo Doctoral career survey: HOW MUCH YOUR CURRENT POSITION MEETS YOUR GOALS (from 1 to 5) On tavoitteiden mukaisella uralla 6,0 5,5 5,0 4,5 4,0 3,5 3,0 2,5 2,0 1,5 1,0 Oikeustieteellinen (N=13) Hammaslääketieteellinen (N=13) Psykologian (N=23) Eläinlääketieteellinen (N=13) Taideteollinen (N=7) Farmasian (N=12) Lääketieteellinen (N=201) Maatalous-metsätieteellinen (N=40) Kasvatustieteellinen (N=65) Humanistinen (N=125) Liikuntatieteellinen (N=8) Terveystieteiden (N=46) Kauppatieteellinen (N=75) Luonnontieteellinen (N=244) Yhteiskuntatieteellinen (N=95) Teknillistieteellinen (N=204) Teologinen (N=19) KAIKKI Tohtorin tutkinnon koulutusala

7 FEW FACTS 7 Unemployment has increased in Finland among doctors (but it is still quite low 0,46%) Unemployment periods have prolonged Universities have less money There isn t too many post doc posts Big companies are redusing people BUT AT THE SAME TIME new companies are rising, new knowledge is needed, there will be new kinds of jobs that we don t even know yet Employers are interested in enthusiastic workers, who has passion to do things they do, or to work at there field of work

8 THE QUESTION IS HOW TO FIND THOSE OPPORTUNITIES

9 CAREER DEVELOPMENT VS. CAREER MANAGEMENT International Association for Educational and Vocational Guidance Career development Lifelong learning process involving planning, acting in and moving between different occupational roles Career management Structured, target-oriented planning and active management of one's own professional career Career management skills

10 Gary W. Peterson, James P. Sampson & Robert C. Reardon CAREER PLANNING AS KNOWLEDGE PROCESSING The Pyramid of Information Processing Domains Thinking about my decision making Knowing how I make decisions Metacognitions Decision-Making Skills Self-Knowledge Knowing about myself Knowing about my options Options Knowledge

11 WHAT IS CAREER PLANNING?

12 CAREER COMPETENCES - KNOW WHY, KNOW WHO, KNOW WHOM Motivation Why am I making certain choices? What motivates me to choose certain career, job and life style? Values, attitudes, needs (motivation), identity Skills How is my know-how compounded? Skills, expertise, prowess, tacit vs. conscious knowledge, experience Networks Who do I know? Relationships, connections

MY SKILLS AND KNOW-HOW Starting point: Identifying your own skills and know-how Believe in your skills and know-how Ability to describe it with examples and achievements Think

13 MY SKILLS AND KNOW-HOW Starting point: Identifying your own skills and know-how Believe in your skills and know-how Ability to describe it with examples and achievements Think what kind of special skills and know-how your research provides you It s important to believe in your personal competence, but also to recognize the areas you want to develop.

14 WHERE TO START KNOWING YOURSELF (IDENTIFY) What kind of work are you interested in? What kind of work experience do you have? What are you good at? What are you interested in? What skills have you got? What are your career goals? What skills and experience do you need to achieve them? This information you ll need in your application

15 Remember everyone s set of expertise, skills and competences is unique! What can You be with a Degree? Anything! Believe!

http://ek.multiedition.fi/oivallus/fi/liitetiedostot/arkisto/oivallus-poster.pdf WORK LIFE IN THE FUTURE?

16 WORK LIFE IN THE FUTURE? It is music that includes qualities such as swinging, improvising, group interaction, developing an individual voice and being open to different musical possibilities. More and more work is being detached from routines. Tasks are not strictly defined. The goal is known but there are no specific instructions on how to reach it. Precise notes are lacking. The end result can be reached in various different ways. Improvisation, creativity and sailing by the wind are daily tools and requirements for success. Competence is built in relation to others and it is used as part of a whole. Fewer and fewer jobs are done in isolation. Work life is based on teams that work together to solve a problem or to create something new. Multiple skills are the sum of a team s competences. Changes also reflect to management. The role of the leader may vary depending on the situation, project or special competence just like in jazz where leadership typically is changed on the fly.

17 PLANNED HAPPENSTANCE THEORY (KRUMBOLTZ, J.D. 2009) (1) learn to take actions to achieve more satisfying career and personal life not just make a single career decision. (2) Assessments are used to stimulate learning, not to match personal characteristics with occupational characteristics. (3) learn to engage in exploratory actions as a way of generating beneficial unplanned events. Throw yourself into situations where happenstance might happen; practise and learn

18 HLT Every situation can be seen as presenting potential opportunities if individuals can recognize them and then take action to capitalize on them. The interaction of planned and unplanned actions in response to self-initiated and circumstantial situations is so complex that the consequences are virtually unpredictable and can best be labeled as happenstance. Krumboltz, J. D. The Happenstance Learning Theory Journal of Career Assessment 17(2):

19 Career decisions are not a one-time event but occur continually throughout life. Keeping options always open means that new opportunities must be created, recognized, and seized.

20 SO. MAYBE. We don t need to know and shouldn t plan our future too strictly in advance. BUT - Be active and brave - Seize the moment - Use your connections - Know what you know, what your skills are - Talk with people what you want someone might know someone who might be interested in you - Check your LinkedIn profile, follow interesting organizations,

21 There are different paths to the same end (Lustbader, The Ring of Five Dragons ) THANK YOU!

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