What are you getting from your PhD?

A new publication from Vitae, aimed at employers, lists the skills and competencies that PhD graduates bring to an organisation. It details skills that researchers typically develop, against the competencies that employers often look for, and also contains examples from researchers of when and how they demonstrated the various skills.

This document is not only a tool for employers trying to decide whether to hire PhD graduates, but it is also a useful resource for PhD students, whether or not you are thinking of applying for jobs in the near future. Hopefully the list of skills and real life examples will get you thinking about the skills that you are developing through your PhD, what skills you might want to develop, and how you can sell these skills to employers on application forms and at interviews when the time comes.

And that reminds me, there are a few places still available on the ESD workshop "Making Successful Job Applications"on Thursday 5th November, 10am-1pm. If you're interested see the calendar in the side bar for more information.