Moving Beyond Academia: Where to Find New Career Options

Have you decided that an academic career is not for you? It is easy to get stuck after coming to this realisation and wonder what to do next.

During the session we will look at tools and strategies for identifying attractive roles and understanding what a job really entails, whilst also considering the importance of knowing your own skill set and preferred parameters and using that knowledge to shape your job search.

Workshop objectives:

  • Identify appropriate tools to clarify your personal work preferences and skills
  • Discover resources and strategies for investigating career options in a structured way
  • Observe tools for gathering evidence of careers paths for transitions from academia