Transcend Your PhD: Job Hunting and Applications Beyond Academia

Target group: 
PhD candidates & all researchers with a PhD, who think about leaving research and continue their career outside academia.

Registration: 

Training und Weiterbildung - Research Careers Campus Graz

Language: English

Description: The aim is to familiarise participants with the topic, highlight the challenges and opportunities regarding job hunting and networking outside the academy, and work specifically on self-marketing in the form of application documents:

Job search

• Typical sectors, industries and occupational fields for scientists outside academia.
• Search strategies for suitable positions.
• Digital and personal networking as a factor for success.

Successful application:

• Designing meaningful application documents and convert your scientific expertise into a comprehensible form suitable for industry.

Trainer: Angela Messner-Lipp is an experienced career advisor and coach with over 16 years of expertise. As the head of the Career Center at the University of Graz, she guides students and graduates in navigating their career paths, helping them identify their individual strengths, transferable skills, and successfully position themselves in the job market beyond academia