Career Development workshop Sue Duraikan Personal and Professional Development

Objectives Explore your career aspirations and goals Understand different ways to think about career development, depending on needs, interest and priorities Identify and address potential barriers to career progression Consider how to build your professional network Look at a range of options for moving forward Prepare a career development plan to explore in depth during 1-1 coaching

Networking for success Professional bodies Local groups Project teams Online Training Events Alumni Internal networks Social

A Career Pathway Then Now Future An introduction to what contributes to a successful career pathway and how the pathway and can change over time based on the contributing factors identified in the Wordel graphic

Building a career path Identifying that career pathways a) can be built to fit what the individual needs and wants at different stages of their career and that b) career pathways aren’t linear but can take a variety of turns and twists

Where am I now and how did I get here? Career (Life) Timeline On your timeline: Milestones – key achievements; significant events Reflect : What are my highlights/achievements I am particularly proud of? What are the low lights? What did I learn? Milestones, key events, major achievements To structure and inform thinking on your next career move or opportunity to develop your career, its important to understand how you got to where you are now and what it was that got you there. Its sometimes hard to remember what you’ve achieved – can help you make career decisions, Time/Years

Moving forward What do I actually want out of my next role? What skills and experience do I need to gain in order to be best placed for these opportunities? What sort of role and opportunities might be available to me in the short and longer term? A range of Activities to help them formulate responses to these questions. They are a range of tools already available on the PPD website that could support these activities

What do I actually want out of my next role? Work contribution Lifestyle Work environment

What’s stopping you?

Fixed V Growth Mindset Introduce the growth mindset and its impact on how we perceive our own career path overall and the individual setbacks and challenges we face along the way. Also, how having a fixed mindset can negatively impact the smooth transition along that career paht

Career Progression and The Growth Mindset Help them to understand the level of work needed to achieve successful career progression Plus activity to help them understand whether they have a fixed or growth mindset in relation to their career and how they might start to develop a growth mindset in relation to their career

Assertive mindset/persuasive skills Respect myself and other Be clear on my rights and responsibilities Beware of cognitive distortions Be clear what I want – and rationale Listen and empathise Understand their position – what’s in it for them? What will make it easy for them to agree? Know your bottom line – what will I not agree to? What happens if we can’t agree? Help them to understand the level of work needed to achieve successful career progression Plus activity to help them understand whether they have a fixed or growth mindset in relation to their career and how they might start to develop a growth mindset in relation to their career

1. Gather evidence Copies of SRD discussion notes Tips for moving forward 1. Gather evidence Copies of SRD discussion notes Project and work plans Key papers/documents you’ve written & presentations delivered Written feedback from service users and other stakeholders Details of conferences/training courses attended Your own notes & reflections on recent achievements/learning log Outside work achievements Help them to understand the level of work needed to achieve successful career progression Plus activity to help them understand whether they have a fixed or growth mindset in relation to their career and how they might start to develop a growth mindset in relation to their career

2. Grow your role Use SRD discussions Tips for moving forward 2. Grow your role Use SRD discussions New work project Join a project team Partner with a colleague Job shadowing Attend training/professional events Develop expertise in area of interest Offer to manage/train/mentor staff Investigate job swaps Secondment Volunteer Help them to understand the level of work needed to achieve successful career progression Plus activity to help them understand whether they have a fixed or growth mindset in relation to their career and how they might start to develop a growth mindset in relation to their career

Tips for moving forward 4. Use University Online career pathways tool Due to launch October 2019   Aims to support you with professional and career development and progression in current and future roles as suitable job opportunities arise. Will enable you to: Self-assess your skills and attributes levels against those required for current role Match existing skills and attributes to other roles in the University Determine specific training and development needed Identify development opportunities to meet your needs Inform career conversations with manager

5. Find a mentor Tips for moving forward Internal External PPD Departmental Find your own Find your own

Tips for moving forward

6. Future-proof your career Tips for moving forward 6. Future-proof your career New areas of expertise? New trends? Commercial focus Collaborative working Organisational efficiency Globalisation Managing change Multiple roles Technological advances Specialisation

7. Set goals Tips for moving forward Short term Next 6 months Long term ≥5 years Medium term 2-5 years

Development Opportunities PPD Home page News, join the secondment mailing list, find and book a course Career development Planning, SRD, tools to support Professional Development Mentoring, Secondments, Apprenticeships and more Leadership development Options for managers and leaders Learn online Online modules, On Demand Coaching – offered as part of this course Identifying the range of development opportunities available to them via PPD, other training providers and what they should be able to access within their department

Next steps In summary, run through the tips mentioned in the slide