Recognising your potential and skills - CV and application keys to success. A presentation held for PHD students at Aalto University School of Science March 27, 2014.

1. RECOGNIZING
YOUR
POTENTIAL
AND
SKILLS
CV
AND
APPLICATION
-­‐
TOOLS
TO
SUCCESS
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March,
2014
Heini
Hult-­‐Miekkavaara
Career
Services,
Academic
Architects
and
Engineers
in
Finland
TEK

2. ON
THE
AGENDA
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of
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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

3. FOCUS
YOUR
PROFESSIONAL
PROFILE!
1.
REALISE
YOUR
COMPETENCE
2.
REALISE
YOUR
DREAMS
3.
REALISE
THE
NEEDS
OF
EMPLOYERS
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PHOTO:
HEINIHM

4. 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?
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5. REALISING
YOUR
DREAMS
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of
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PHOTO:
JOONAS
LINKOLA

6. 1.
WHAT
GIVES
ME
THE
KICKS?
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7. 2.
IS
THERE
SOMETHING
IN
COMMON
WITH
THE
THINGS
THAT
GIVE
ME
THE
KICKS?
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8. 3.
HOW
DO
I
WANT
TO
CHANGE
THE
WORLD?
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9. 4.
HOW
COULD
AN
EMPLOYER
BENEFIT
FROM
MY
COMPETENCE?
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10. 27.3.2014
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of
Science_TEK_Heini
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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

11.
1.
THE
POSITION
2.
THE
ORGANISATION:
PRODUCTS,
SERVICES,
PROCESSES
3.
THE
BRANCH,
ECOSYSTEM
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27.3.2014
WHAT
IS
IT
ABOUT
THE
EMPLOYER
THAT
INTERESTS
YOU?

12. TARGET
YOUR
JOB
SEARCH!
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to
AcFon_Aalto
School
of
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1. APPLY
TO
POSITIONS
AND
COMPANIES
YOU
REALLY
WANT
TO
2. TAILOR
YOUR
CV
AND
APPLICATION
FOR
THE
POSITION
AND
COMPANY

13. 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
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14. 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/
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15.
A
CV
AND
COVER
LETTER
ARE
MEANT
TO
GET
YOU
TO
JOB
INTERVIEWS
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16. FOCUS
• 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?
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17. 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!
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AcFon_Aalto
School
of
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REMEMBER
–
YOU
ARE
NOT
THERE
TO
ANSWER
QUESTIONS
OR
GIVE
MORE
INFORMATION

18. 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
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19. WHICH
ASSETS
DO
ACADEMIC
RESEARCHERS
HAVE?
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20. 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?
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21. 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!
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22. GOING
FROM
UNIVERSITY
TO
A
COMPANY
• Write
in
a
language
that
even
others
than
fellow
researchers
understand.
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23. WORK
EXPERIENCE
IN
A
NUTSHELL
YOUR
TASKS
AND
RESPONSIBILITIES
CONCRETELY:
• WHAT
DID
YOU
DO
• WHAT
DID
YOU
ACHIEVE
• WHAT
IS
THE
BIG
PICTURE
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24. 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
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25. WHAT
ABOUT
PUBLICATIONS?
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HAVE
THEM
ON
A
SEPARATE
APPENDIX,
DON’T
CRAM
YOUR
CV
WITH
THEM.

26.
1.
WHAT
CAN
I
DO?
2.
WHAT
DO
I
WANT
TO
DO?
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THIS
WILL
GET
YOU
FAR:

27. THIS
WILL
GET
YOU
TO
THE
FINISHING
LINE:
WHY
ARE
YOU
APPLYING
FOR
THIS
JOB?
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28. 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)
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29. CAREER
SERVICES
AT
TEK
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30. 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.
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31. TEEKKARIN
TYÖKIRJA
CAREER
AND
JOB
SEARCHING
GUIDE
WWW.TEEKKARINTYOKIRJA.FI
• CV
MODELS
• COVER
LETTER
TIPS
• ARTICLES
ON
JOB
SEARCH
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32. 27.3.2014
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TEEKKARIN
TYÖKIRJA

33. TEEKKARIN
TYÖKIRJA
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34. 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
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35. WWW.TEK.FI/EN/CAREERSERVICES
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URAPALVELUT
THANK
YOU!
@heinihm