How an Effective Employer Brand can Convey Company Culture and Attract Talent

How an Effective Employer Brand can Convey Company Culture and Attract Talent A recent Glassdoor survey revealed that adults in the UK now place company culture above salary when it comes to job satisfaction. Over three in four (77 percent) UK adults would consider a company’s culture before applying to a job and well over half (57 percent) of UK adults say company culture is more important than salary for job satisfaction.   Interestingly, while the majority of UK adults place culture above salary when it comes to job satisfaction, company culture matters significantly more among younger adults. Two-thirds of millennials (18 34-year-olds) place culture above salary when it comes to job satisfaction, compared to just over half (52 percent) of those above 55 years old. A separate study from Universum this week also highlighted the importance of meaning at work: 43% of students said that one of their top career goals is to be dedicated to a cause or to feel that they are serving a greater good. This is exceeded only by job stability and work-life balance in terms of what young people are looking for in their career.   In such a competitive job market, it’s important to appreciate that today’s young adults cannot simply be ‘bought’ by generous salaries and perks. They have particularly high standards when it comes to businesses’ values, morals, and ethics and how these are expressed within the workplace. People expect employers to invest in creating an attractive, authentic culture and to behave with integrity. Employees will in turn reward businesses with loyalty; almost two in three adults (63 percent) say their company’s culture is one of the main reasons for staying in their job. On the flip side, employers would vote with their feet with seven in ten (70 percent) saying they would look for a job elsewhere if their current company’s culture deteriorates.   Coinciding with the survey, Glassdoor’s Economic Research team analyzed millions of reviews shared voluntarily and anonymously by employees on Glassdoor and found that the culture and values of an organization are the strongest predictors of employee satisfaction in the UK. Culture and values of a company are the main factors, accounting for 22 percent of this pie; quality of senior leadership is the second strongest predictor, accounting for 21 percent; and career opportunities is the third strongest predictor, accounting for 18 percent of the total. Where does the employer brand come into this? How and what a business communicates internally and externally will directly impact their brand and people’s perceptions of that company as a potential employer. Businesses must ensure all their channels be it website, social media, Glassdoor profile are aligned with the same overarching message and mission and that a consistent, authentic culture comes across.   Glassdoor’s report also revealed the importance for employers to be mission-minded. An overwhelming 89 percent of UK adults believe it’s important for an employer to have a clear mission and purpose. Almost eight in 10 (77 percent) adults in the UK would consider a company’s mission and purpose before applying for a job, whilst their company’s mission is one of the main reasons that 60 percent of employees stay in their job.   A common misperception among many employers today is that pay, perks, benefits and work-life balance are among the top factors driving employee satisfaction in organizations. Glassdoor’s report, combined with an increase in purpose-led causes springing up across the globe, has clearly demonstrated that this is no longer the case. Businesses should instead ensure they have a clear mission and invest in creating an unbeatable culture that is evident at all touchpoints of the employer brand. Those that do will not only attract but also keep hold of talent. About the author: Jo Cresswell, careers analyst at Glassdoor, one of the world’s largest job and recruiting sites.

Where are all the science jobs University of Manchester Careers Blog

Where are all the science jobs University of Manchester Careers Blog This blog post has now been updated. Please see: https://manunicareersblog.com/2016/10/18/where-are-all-the-science-jobs-3/ If youre a science student who loves science, it can sometimes feel like all the jobs are for business students, engineers or computer scientists. This is to reassure you that there are ways of finding science jobs if you know where to look. Two alternatives are: a) Look for science jobs which are being advertised The pros you know there is a job to be filled The cons so do lot of other people, so the competition will be high b) Look for scientific employers and see if they have any jobs The pros they may have jobs to be filled, but if a job isnt available now, they may keep you on file; this means that when a vacancy does occur, they may contact you before even considering advertising, so there is less competition The cons they may not be recruiting when you need a job Where to look for science job adverts some starting points The Careers Service, specifically, CareersLink (for University of Manchester students and recent graduates, login required)  . Graduate JobSearch over 200 tailored mobile-friendly searches for graduate level jobs, including scientific work, energy and environment jobs, using recruitment sites such as Gradcracker, Target, Reed, jobs.ac.uk and many more . General science jobs websites such as New Scientist Nature Science ResearchGate (includes some non-science jobs) Wiley Science Jobs Specialist science jobs websites The Prospects website has suggested vacancy sites for different types of scientific work (in the Employers and vacancies section for each type of work). Here are just a few examples of targeted or niche scientific jobs sites: Brightrecruits (from the Institute of Physics) Chemistry World Jobs (from the RSC) Environment Jobs Use targeted search criteria in sites which pull in vacancies from other sources Careerjet Indeed Simply Hired CV Library Science recruitment agencies SRG CK Science Network Scientific Lab Support Vector Recruitment Search Scientific . How to look for potential scientific employers University of Manchester Careers Service CareersLink Look under Organisation Directory this is our employer database of organisations who want to target University of Manchester students. Using Advanced search, you can filter by Organisation Sector which lists over 400 science employers. Our Which Career Scientific Work web pages include sources of scientific employers . Look in science and innovation parks Find a science park and search its members UK Science Park Association International Association of Science Parks . . Research institutes, centres and companies interested in researchers www.jobs.ac.uk/employers browse employers by type, including those outside academia UK Research Councils UK government funded research centres and institutes. Check each Research Council for lists of its funded institutes AIRTO a membership organisation for a number of commercial and government funded research organisations and institutes . Networks of scientists Trade associations often have lists of members, for example: Pharma/bioscience: ABPI (national), BioNow (North West/North East), OneNucleus (Cambridge/London), OBN (Oxford/South) . Professional bodies get involved with a relevant scientific professional body to meet scientists in your field (you might get to know your future interviewer!) . InnovateUK UK Government funded technology network, with over 100,000 members and hundreds of special interest groups. Search groups, members and news for your field. (This is one of my favourite sites when presented with someone who wants to work in cutting edge science, especially in industry.) . LinkedIn join groups for your field to link to other scientists; search companies, groups or people by keyword, including technical terms. . Your contacts Tell everyone you know what youre looking for, social and online contacts included. You never know who a friend or a distant cousin might know What to do once youve found a suitable scientific employer The most obvious approach simply type Employer-name jobs into a search engine! . Check the employers website regularly to see if they are advertising any suitable jobs. . See if the employer is attending a recruitment event in the near future. . Send a targeted speculative application. If they say they will keep you on file, dont give up hope. When a vacancy arises, that file of recent applications is the first place many employers look before advertising, particularly for specialist posts (I know its what I did when I was recruiting in the polymer industry). . Try to talk to someone from the employer you want to target. If theyre a recruiting manager, ask how they recruit new scientists, are there any plans for expansion, where would they advertise? If they dont recruit personally, you can still get a feel for the type of scientific work they do the sort of employer they are, and whether this would suit you. Either way, you get inside information, you should now know whether to look out for job ads and how to target your applications. . See if someone from the employer you want to target is going to be on campus and not necessarily at a recruitment event. If they target researchers, they may be part of university collaborations. Are they giving a seminar or talk on campus? Could you ask the academics involved in the collaboration to introduce you? Save All job hunting jobs LinkedIn networking Where are all the science jobs University of Manchester Careers Blog This post has been updated, find it here If youre a science student who loves science, it can sometimes feel like all the jobs are for business students, engineers or computer scientists. This is to reassure you that there are ways of finding science jobs if you know where to look. Two alternatives are: a) Look for science jobs which are being advertised The pros you know there is a job to be filled The cons so do lot of other people, so the competition will be high b) Look for scientific employers and see if they have any jobs The pros they may have jobs to be filled, but if a job isnt available now, they may keep you on file; this means that when a vacancy does occur, they may contact you before even considering advertising, so there is less competition The cons they may not be recruiting when you need a job Where to look for science job adverts some starting points The Careers Service, specifically, CareersLink (for University of Manchester students and recent graduates, login required)  . Graduate JobSearch over 200 tailored mobile-friendly searches for graduate level jobs, including scientific work, energy and environment jobs, using recruitment sites such as Gradcracker, Target, Reed, jobs.ac.uk and many more . General science jobs websites such as New Scientist Nature Science ResearchGate (includes some non-science jobs) Wiley Science Jobs . Specialist science jobs websites The Prospects website has suggested vacancy sites for different types of scientific work (in the Employers and vacancies section for each type of work). Here are just a few examples of targeted or niche scientific jobs sites: Brightrecruits (from the Institute of Physics) Chemistry World Jobs (from the RSC) Environment Jobs Royal Society of Biology Jobs . Use targeted search criteria in sites which pull in vacancies from other sources Careerjet Indeed Simply Hired CV Library . Science recruitment agencies SRG CK Science Network Scientific Lab Support Vector Recruitment Search Scientific . How to look for potential scientific employers If you want to do cutting edge science, dont just think of the big household names think small! Why? Because science which emerges from fundamental academic research is often based in start-up and spin-out companies, often located around universities, in incubation centres (ie. very small emerging companies may not be too many roles for new scientists here) and science parks (companies which are starting to grow might be a better bet for science jobs for recent graduates). How can you find these companies which youve never heard of? Try these approaches: University of Manchester Careers Service CareersLink Look under Organisation Directory this is our employer database of organisations who want to target University of Manchester students. Using Advanced search, you can filter by Organisation Sector which lists over 400 science employers. Our Which Career Scientific Work web pages include sources of scientific employers . Look in science and innovation parks Find a science park and search its members UK Science Park Association International Association of Science Parks . . Research institutes, centres and companies interested in researchers www.jobs.ac.uk/employers browse employers by type, including those outside academia UK Research Councils UK government funded research centres and institutes. Check each Research Council for lists of its funded institutes AIRTO a membership organisation for a number of commercial and government funded research organisations and institutes . Networks of scientists Trade associations often have lists of members, for example: Pharma/bioscience: ABPI (national), BioNow (North West/North East), OneNucleus (Cambridge/London), OBN (Oxford/South) . Professional bodies get involved with a relevant scientific professional body to meet scientists in your field (you might get to know your future interviewer!) . LinkedIn join groups for your field to link to other scientists; search companies, groups or people by keyword, including technical terms. . Your contacts Tell everyone you know what youre looking for, social and online contacts included. You never know who a friend or a distant cousin might know What to do once youve found a suitable scientific employer The most obvious approach simply type Employer-name jobs into a search engine! . Check the employers website regularly to see if they are advertising any suitable jobs. . See if the employer is attending a recruitment event in the near future. . Send a targeted speculative application. If they say they will keep you on file, dont give up hope. When a vacancy arises, that file of recent applications is the first place many employers look before advertising, particularly for specialist posts (I know its what I did when I was recruiting in the polymer industry). . Try to talk to someone from the employer you want to target. If theyre a recruiting manager, ask how they recruit new scientists, are there any plans for expansion, where would they advertise? If they dont recruit personally, you can still get a feel for the type of scientific work they do the sort of employer they are, and whether this would suit you. Either way, you get inside information, you should now know whether to look out for job ads and how to target your applications. . See if someone from the employer you want to target is going to be on campus and not necessarily at a recruitment event. If they target researchers, they may be part of university collaborations. Are they giving a seminar or talk on campus? Could you ask the academics involved in the collaboration to introduce you? Further information for scientists See our recent post: Do you want to work in or out of the lab? Things you need to know with a bio/life science degree â€"  FAQs All Careers advice Graduate Postgrad-highlighted Postgraduate Undergraduate job hunting jobs LinkedIn networking Where are all the science jobs University of Manchester Careers Blog If youre a science student who loves science, it can sometimes feel like all the jobs are for business students, engineers or computer scientists. This is to reassure you that there are ways of finding science jobs if you know where to look. Two alternatives are: a) Look for science jobs which are being advertised The pros you know there is a job to be filled The cons so do lot of other people, so the competition will be high b) Look for scientific employers and see if they have any jobs The pros they may have jobs to be filled, but if a job isnt available now, they may keep you on file; this means that when a vacancy does occur, they may contact you before even considering advertising, so there is less competition The cons they may not be recruiting when you need a job Where to look for science job adverts some starting points The Careers Service, specifically, CareersLink (for University of Manchester students and recent graduates, login required) . Graduate JobSearch over 200 tailored mobile-friendly searches for graduate level jobs, including scientific work, energy and environment jobs, using recruitment sites such as Gradcracker, Target, Reed, jobs.ac.uk and many more . General science jobs websites such as New Scientist Nature Science ResearchGate (includes some non-science jobs) Wiley Science Jobs . Specialist science jobs websites The Prospects website has suggested vacancy sites for different types of scientific work (in the Employers and vacancies section for each type of work). Here are just a few examples of targeted or niche scientific jobs sites: Brightrecruits (from the Institute of Physics) Chemistry World Jobs (from the RSC) Environment Jobs Royal Society of Biology Jobs . Use targeted search criteria in sites which pull in vacancies from other sources Careerjet Indeed Simply Hired CV Library . Science recruitment agencies SRG CK Science Network Scientific Lab Support Vector Recruitment Search Scientific . How to look for potential scientific employers If you want to do cutting edge science, dont just think of the big household names think small! Why? Because science which emerges from fundamental academic research is often based in start-up and spin-out companies, often located around universities, in incubation centres (ie. very small emerging companies may not be too many roles for new scientists here) and science parks (companies which are starting to grow might be a better bet for science jobs for recent graduates). How can you find these companies which youve never heard of? Try these approaches: University of Manchester Careers Service CareersLink Look under Organisation Directory this is our employer database of organisations who want to target University of Manchester students. Using Advanced search, you can filter by Organisation Sector which lists over 400 science employers. Our Which Career Scientific Work web pages include sources of scientific employers . Look in science and innovation parks Find a science park and search its members UK Science Park Association International Association of Science Parks . . Research institutes, centres and companies interested in researchers www.jobs.ac.uk/employers browse employers by type, including those outside academia UK Research Councils UK government funded research centres and institutes. Check each Research Council for lists of its funded institutes AIRTO a membership organisation for a number of commercial and government funded research organisations and institutes . Networks of scientists Trade associations often have lists of members, for example: Pharma/bioscience: ABPI (national), BioNow (North West/North East), OneNucleus (Cambridge/London), OBN (Oxford/South) . Professional bodies get involved with a relevant scientific professional body to meet scientists in your field (you might get to know your future interviewer!) . LinkedIn join groups for your field to link to other scientists; search companies, groups or people by keyword, including technical terms. . Your contacts Tell everyone you know what youre looking for, social and online contacts included. You never know who a friend or a distant cousin might know What to do once youve found a suitable scientific employer The most obvious approach simply type Employer-name jobs into a search engine! . Check the employers website regularly to see if they are advertising any suitable jobs. . See if the employer is attending a recruitment event in the near future. . Send a targeted speculative application. If they say they will keep you on file, dont give up hope. When a vacancy arises, that file of recent applications is the first place many employers look before advertising, particularly for specialist posts (I know its what I did when I was recruiting in the polymer industry). . Try to talk to someone from the employer you want to target. If theyre a recruiting manager, ask how they recruit new scientists, are there any plans for expansion, where would they advertise? If they dont recruit personally, you can still get a feel for the type of scientific work they do the sort of employer they are, and whether this would suit you. Either way, you get inside information, you should now know whether to look out for job ads and how to target your applications. . See if someone from the employer you want to target is going to be on campus and not necessarily at a recruitment event. If they target researchers, they may be part of university collaborations. Are they giving a seminar or talk on campus? Could you ask the academics involved in the collaboration to introduce you? Further information for scientists See our recent post: Do you want to work in or out of the lab? Things you need to know with a bio/life science degree â€"  FAQs All Careers advice Graduate Postgrad-highlighted Postgraduate Undergraduate job hunting jobs Life sciences LinkedIn networking Where are all the science jobs University of Manchester Careers Blog Written by Elizabeth Wilkinson, Postgraduate Careers Consultant at The Careers Service If you are a science researcher, masters or undergrad, its not always easy to find the jobs to apply to amongst all the engineering, IT and finance/business roles on offer. However, by using your research skills, you can uncover lots of scientific jobs and employers heres how. 1. Look for science jobs which are being advertised: The pros â€" you know there is a job to be filled. The cons â€" so do lots of other people, so the competition will be high. 2. Look for scientific employers and see if they have any jobs: The pros â€" they may have jobs to be filled, but if a job isn’t available now, they may keep you on file; this means that when a vacancy does occur, they may contact you before even considering advertising, so there is less competition. The cons â€" may not be recruiting when you need a job. Expand your tactics for finding science jobs Here are some resources to get you started searching for scientific jobs. Scientific recruitment agencies SRG www.srgtalent.com CK Science http://ckscience.co.uk Network Scientific www.networkscientificrecruitment.com Vector Recruitment www.vrl.co.uk Find more agencies ( employers) currently recruiting www.reed.co.uk/recruiterdirectory Online profile â€" make it work harder for you Join professional networks eg LinkedIn (www.linkedin.com), update your profile (include scientific skills/technologies so they appear in searches), join specialist groups for jobs in your field, follow employers represented in those groups others you know â€" become findable! Specialist job ads are becoming more common on LinkedIn â€" search for jobs in your field and set up job alerts. Online search for job adverts â€" use specialist sites General science jobs websites such as New Scientist http://jobs.newscientist.com Nature www.nature.com/naturejobs Science http://jobs.sciencecareers.org Research Gate www.researchgate.net/jobs (mainly science jobs) Graduate (and postgraduate) job sites â€" can filter for science jobs Employers targeting University of Manchester www.manchester.ac.uk/careerslink login required UoM Careers Service “Which career?” â€" includes job sites for over 20 sectors including science, environment etc www.careers.manchester.ac.uk/whichcareer Example sites include: Brightrecruits (from the Institute of Physics) http://brightrecruits.com Chemistry World Jobs (from the RSC) https://jobs.chemistryworld.com Environment Jobs www.environmentjob.co.uk Royal Society of Biology Jobs https://jobs.rsb.org.uk Gradcracker www.gradcracker.com/search/sciences-maths/graduate-jobs Find scientific employers and engage with them University of Manchester Careers Service Employer database www.manchester.ac.uk/careerslink see Organisation Search. Which Career? â€" Scientific Work, include sources of scientific employers www.careers.manchester.ac.uk/whichcareer/science Look in science and innovation parks â€" search members UK Science Park Association www.ukspa.org.uk/members/our-members International Association of Science Parks www.iasp.ws/Our-members/Directory Explore research institutes, centres and companies interested in researchers www.jobs.ac.uk/employers browse employers by type (not just universities!) UK Research Councils www.ukri.org/about-us/our-council â€" government funded research centres and institutes. AIRTO is a membership organisation for a number of commercial and government funded research organisations and institutes www.airto.co.uk/about/members Find networks of scientists get involved Professional bodies get involved with a relevant scientific professional body to meet scientists in your field. Trade associations www.taforum.org/trade-associations often have lists of members. For example Pharma/bioscience: ABPI (national http://careers.abpi.org.uk), BioNow (North West/North East www.bionow.co.uk), One Nucleus (Cambridge/London www.onenucleus.com), OBN (Oxford/South www.obn.org.uk) Let others know you’re looking â€" they might lead to a useful contact Tell everyone you know what you’re looking for, social and online contacts included. You never know who a friend or distant cousin might know… Attend recruitment events, talk to employers, link with them on LinkedIn Update your social media and professional online profiles (eg. LinkedIn) Send speculative CVs to specialist employers, especially smaller scientific employers. Include a link to your online professional profile â€" this allows you to keep your details up to date and offers the chance for them to connect online with you, for future reference. All Graduate Graduate jobs Postgraduate Undergraduate Where are all the science jobs University of Manchester Careers Blog NB. This is an old blog post and likely to be out of date. For a more recent version see: Where are all the science jobs? October 2016 Old version: Recruitment fairs can often look as if theyre just about engineering, IT, finance and business jobs. If youre after a science job, where are they all? Well, theyre sometimes tucked away within those companies which look like theyre just about engineering. At our upcoming Engineering, Science and Technology Fair this week (Wednesday 17th October), well highlight which stands you should visit if you want to talk science. UPDATE 16/10/12: Heres a link to the excel spreadsheet showing which companies (coming to the fairs), are looking for science graduates/postgraduates. This includes those specifically looking for science grads (shown by discipline), plus those who say any degree welcome. There are two tabs in the spreadsheet, showing employers at either the Engineering, Science and Technology Fair, or the Finance, Business and Management Fair (yes, really!) who are specifically advertising for science grads. However, not all scientific employers come to the big fairs. That may be because they dont need to publicise themselves because you know who they are already. This is particularly true of pharmaceutical companies, who normally only attend life science specific fairs, such as the Society of Biologys Life Science Careers Conferences. A more common reason is that many scientific employers only recruit a small number of new graduates or postgraduates each year. Its not a good use of their time or money to come along to a fair for one new recruit. So, how do you find those science jobs? Ive put together a handout which will be available the fair this week, which you can access here (pdf). Alternatively, heres the text with clickable links: Where Are All The Science Jobs? If you’re looking for a job in science, two alternatives are: a) Look for science jobs which are being advertised The pros â€" you know there is a job to be filled The cons â€" so do lots of other people, so the competition will be high b) Look for scientific employers and see if they have any jobs The pros â€" they may have jobs to be filled, but if a job isn’t available now, they may keep you on file; this means that when a vacancy does occur, they may contact you before even considering advertising, so there is less competition (and the job may never get advertised if your CV on file fits the bill) The cons â€" may not be recruiting when you need a job To give yourself the best chance, you could try a combination of both of these strategies. Where to look for science job adverts â€" some examples Your university careers service For employers who want to target students from your university (www.manchester.ac.uk/careerslink for University of Manchester students and graduates) General science jobs websites such as New Scientist (http://jobs.newscientist.com) Nature (http://www.nature.com/naturejobs) Science (http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org) Research Gate (www.researchgate.net â€" covers all disciplines but mainly science jobs) Wiley Science Jobs (http://www.wileysciencejobs.com) Specialist science jobs websites Here are just a few examples of targeted or niche scientific jobs sites: Brightrecruits (from the Institute of Physics http://brightrecruits.com) Chemistry World Jobs (from the RSC http://jobs.rsc.org) VRS-UK (analytical chemistry www.vrs-uk.net) Environment Jobs (www.environmentjob.co.uk) Bioinformatics Jobs (www.bioinformatics.org/jobs) The Prospects website has suggested vacancy sites for different types of science jobs. Find the profile of the type of work you’re interested in (http://www.prospects.ac.uk/types_of_jobs_scientific_services.htm) then look at the “Employers and vacancies” section. Use targeted search criteria in general graduate recruitment sites such as Prospects (www.prospects.ac.uk) Monster (http://graduate.monster.co.uk) Target (targetjobs.co.uk) Milkround (www.milkround.com) Or jobs.ac.uk (www.jobs.ac.uk) for academic and other research jobs Use targeted search criteria in sites which pull in vacancies from many other sources on the internet, such as Careerjet (www.careerjet.co.uk) Indeed (www.indeed.co.uk) Simply Hired (www.simplyhired.co.uk) CV Library (www.cv-library.co.uk) Science recruitment agencies SRG (www.srg.co.uk) Lab Support (www.labsupport.co.uk) SCI (www.sci-search.com) Kelly Scientific (www.kellyservices.co.uk/UK/Careers/Careers-in-Science) Network Scientific (www.networkscientificrecruitment.com) Vector Recruitment (www.vrl.co.uk) Search (www.searchconsultancy.co.uk/job-sectors/scientific.aspx) How to look for potential scientific employers Your university careers service The University of Manchester Careers Service has an online directory of organisations who want to promote themselves to their students (www.manchester.ac.uk/careerslink see Organisation Search, login required). Check with your own institution to see if they have details of employers who want to target their students (eg promotional information or visits). Look in science and innovation parks Find a science park and search its members â€" UK Science Park Association (www.ukspa.org.uk), International Association of Science Parks (www.iasp.ws) Innovation Park Search (www.innovationparksearch.info) â€" can search UK Science Parks by technology/keyword Research institutes, centres and companies interested in those with research experience Jobs.ac.uk allows you to browse employers by type, including non-academic employers who advertise on their recruitment site (www.jobs.ac.uk/employers) Government research centres and institutes are normally funded (at least in part) by one of the UK Research Councils (www.rcuk.ac.uk). Check each Research Council for lists of its funded institutes. AIRTO is a membership organisation for a number of commercial and government funded research organisations and institutes (www.airto.co.uk/our-members.html). Trade associations Often have lists of members â€" find a relevant trade association with the Trade Association Forum Directory (www.taforum.org/Members) For example, the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry has its own careers website with lists of employers (http://careers.abpi.org.uk) Professional bodies If you get involved with a relevant scientific professional body, attend meetings or conferences, or see who is on their committees, you may be able to find out where other members work. There are lots of scientific professional bodies www.totalprofessions.com/profession-finder LinkedIn (www.linkedin.com) If you are a member of LinkedIn, you can join groups which are relevant to your scientific interests. This will let you see where other group members work. You can also search companies by keyword. For example, a search for “Proteomics” results in 223 companies worldwide. You can then filter by location etc. Your contacts Don’t underestimate the power of contacts â€" tell everyone you know, even socially, what you’re looking for. You never know when a distant cousin might live next door to a laser physics expert. What to do once you’ve found a suitable scientific employer Don’t ignore the most obvious approach â€" simply type “Employer-name jobs” into a search engine! Check the employer’s website regularly to see if they are advertising any suitable jobs. Type the employer’s name into some of the sites which pull in vacancies from lots of source. Careerjet, Indeed and SimplyHired) allow you to set up alerts by e-mail or RSS feed when a new job is posted. See if the employer is attending a recruitment event in the near future. Send them a targeted speculative application. If they say they will “keep you on file”, don’t give up hope. When they have a suitable vacancy, that file of recent applications is the first place many employers look before they think about advertising, particularly for specialist technical posts. Try to talk to someone from the employer you want to target, to ask about the sort of scientific work they do; how they recruit new scientists; if there are any plans for expansion. If the person you talk to isn’t a recruiting manager, they may not be able to help you with details of jobs coming up, but you can get a feel for the type of work they do and the sort of employer they are, and whether this would suit you. Then you know whether to look out for job ads, and how to target your applications. See if someone from the employer you want to target is going to be on campus. If they target researchers, they may be part of university collaborations. Are they giving any seminars or talks on campus? Could you ask the academics involved in the collaboration to introduce you? 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Can’t Find a Job Do You Know Why - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career Growth, evolution, changes. Technology may be a wonderful thing, but it has negative elementsâ€"especially if you’re in transition and looking for a job. Why? Perhaps you don’t know how to conduct a contemporary job search. Well, that may not be true, and don’t blame yourself. The résumé Two decades ago, applicants would submit their IBM Selectricâ€"typewritten résumés to companies’ personnel offices when applying for jobs. Today, applicants modify and tailor their word-processed résumés to include many of the keywords they pick up from job descriptions themselves because applicants know that companies’ applicant tracking system softwares rate those keywords high when hiring managers make queries. Regrettably, in the current economy, the job market is literally flooded with résumés to the point that résumés are clogging up the system and overwhelming the people making searches. One study pointed out that a company’s applicant/candidate search surfaces way too many very qualified applicants because all of the applicants’ résumés have the right keywordsâ€"which causes yet another problem: yes, the computer mechanically selects résumés based on skills and keywords, but the hiring manager is looking also for a good fit into the company’s culture. An d that’s the reason companies conduct multiple interviews. The interview If you’re asked to come in for an interview, it means you had sufficient keywords to convince the hiring manager that you have the skills to do the job. But now comes the second test, which for some is more difficult. In the next hour or so, during that interview, you have to convince the interviewer(s) that in addition to a skill set, you have the personality traits to make you a welcome employee in their organization. For example, you show your passion and excitement for the job and the work; you’re an excellent communicator; you have a pleasant demeanor; you’re not argumentative, opinionated, or abrasive; and you possess all the qualities of the ideal candidate. It is hoped that the interviewer’s boss would comment favorably on your selection and that your future peers and subordinates would praise you in your absence. This is a tall order, because all of the other candidates of course have good skills too; otherwise, they wouldn’t have been selected for interviews. So, what’s the key to success? There are two answers: (1) prepare for the interview by practicing, practicing, practicing mock interviewing with an experienced interview coach, and (2) learn how to be an actor. In fact, while interviewing, you are an actor onstage, and those interviewing you are watching you perform and judging you based on that performance. With proper and adequate preparation, you should be able to outshine your competition. Good luck with the offerâ€"and congratulations on being a good student and open for new and helpful ideas.

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Network Smarter to See Faster Personal Branding Results - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career Today, I spoke with Liz Lynch, who is a networking-a-holic and the author of a book about networking.   I always say make your life one big networking event, and Liz helps us figure out how to network online and offline, even if were lazy and hate the word networking.   Liz will give you a sense of how networking has changed, how online networking success leads to offline and how they are different and how all of this relates to personal branding! Liz, there are a lot of books on networking/relationship building.   Why do people keep writing about this subject?   Is it because it has to keep getting pushed in peoples faces before they get it? I think it’s the same reason there are so many diet books out there. We all know the best way to lose weight is to eat less and exercise more, no mystery there, but we’re all looking for a new twist that will make diet and exercise more fun, more tolerable, and more effective for our specific tastes. Hence you have the Zone Diet, the South Beach Diet, and the Frenchwoman’s Diet to name a few. I wrote Smart Networking for those who don’t want to put a lot of time into networkingâ€"they’re too busy, don’t like it, don’t want to do it all the time, etc.â€"but still want to be highly effective. They can learn to network smart so they don’t have to network hard. Can you explain how networking success online leads to offline success and visa versa? I don’t really see offline and online networking as that different. At the end of the day, the fundamentals of building relationships are the same. If you understand the fundamentalsâ€"that you need to be someone that people know, like and trust, and be interested in learning about others and adding value to their lives, instead of just pushing your own agendaâ€"then you can do well in both, and make the transition from one to the other fairly easily. If you don’t get the fundamentals, then networking will be a struggle either way. How has the internet evolved and facilitated the way we network now?   What is the major difference in networking in a web 1.0 world versus a 2.0 one? Before the Internet made social networking sites possible, we were limited to networking with the people closest to us geographically, those we met face-to-face. Through web 2.0 tools, we can connect with people all over the world and get a good sense of who they are based on what they post and what others post about them, even if we never meet them in person. So while there is potentially more competition, those who have value to add have a greater opportunity to build a strong, global following. How is networking connected to personal branding? Smart networking is built around the belief that networking is easier when people come to you, and having a clear and compelling personal brand definitely helps in that regard. When your contacts know exactly what you do and what you stand for, it’s easier for them to spread your message to their networks. Those who relate to your brand will find their way to you, and arrive already primed to do business with you without much intervention on your part. [youtube=http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=hD-PSwHVU_Q] What are your top 3 online and top 3 offline networking tips? Online: 1) Start building your online network with people you already know so you have a strong base of support. 2) Get deeply involved in a few social networking sites than spread yourself too thin. 3) Don’t spam your friends’ profiles with overly promotional messages. Offline: 1) Get to events early when it’s easier to speak to a few other early birds than try to break into a big group. 2) Have an agenda in mind for every meeting you attend. 3) Master the art of the “ask” because what’s the point of building a network if you can’t get help when you need it? Liz Lynch is author of Smart Networking: Attract a Following In Person and Online. Her printed and audio products have sold on six continents, she’s been invited to speak at conferences and organizations around the world, and her writings have been translated into multiple languages. Liz is also founder of the Center for Networking Excellence. Her bottom-line approach grew from her experience in corporate America working at some of the top firms in their industriesâ€"Goldman Sachs, Disney, Booz Allen Hamilton, and Time Warnerâ€"to hone her strategic, analytical and financial expertise.

How a Resume Writing Service For Teachers By School Professional Helps You Move To The Next Level

How a Resume Writing Service For Teachers By School Professional Helps You Move To The Next LevelThe objective of a resume writing service for teachers by school professional is to help the professional to take his or her career to the next level. The purpose of the professional in question is to make the professional in his or her own and to help the professional in question reach the top in his or her chosen field.The reason that a professional has decided to join the profession in the first place will have some influence on what he or she puts on his or her resume. A professional who is looking for a new career may see some fields as not ideal for him or her. A professional who is eager to get ahead in his or her chosen field may be hard pressed to find the skills and experience necessary to move forward in that field.A professional who is prepared to take the leap and is willing to look at things from many different angles will be more likely to get a job after a little research. This is especially true for the field of education. The school professional may be on the cusp of a significant change and he or she wants to take the steps to ensure that the change will lead to greater success.One way to do this is to hire a resume writing service for teachers by school professional. The objective of the service provider is to ensure that the professional's resume is in order and it will be up to date with all of the information needed. The more important the information needed, the more the professional will have to spend on training the professional in his or her field. The quality of the training and the amount of the training will go hand in hand.There is nothing wrong with paying a small fee to a professional who can help the professional move his or her career ahead. What is wrong is for the professional to go through years of preparation only to fail to be successful. It is a waste of time and money to spend years of education to take your career to the ne xt level only to learn that it will take you longer to reach that next level.This is why the education professional should understand that there are many options out there and he or she can find a professional who is more than willing to help the professional to get to the next level. It will cost money but it will save the time and the money. The training and the knowledge of the professional can also be used to help the professional move forward in his or her chosen field.If the professional wants to move from one level to another, he or she will need the assistance of a professional. The professional who is looking for a change in career will find that he or she has many options available to him or her. The process of getting to where you want to be can be difficult. The choice to find a professional to help with the transition is one that will pay off.The professionals who choose to work with a resume writing service for teachers by school professional are making a decision base d on their current needs. When the professional has a chance to get his or her career in order, they will make the most out of it. The next step will be one that is a result of the move in which the professional took earlier in his or her career. These moves will be ones that will be remembered for a long time.

When Nice Girls Negotiate - Kathy Caprino

When “Nice Girls” Negotiate In a recent Harvard Business Publishing blog on Can “Nice Girls” Negotiate?, Whitney Johnson writes about the negative repercussions of women negotiating for themselves in the workplace.   Her piece is right on, from my perspective, and reflects the volumes of both qualitative and quantitative research recently about women, culture, expectations and the challenges they face in the nation’s workforce.   I’m always fascinated by the range of comments these posts elicit, from complete agreement to vitriolic dissension to something in between.   One individual wrote:   “Im not sure this is a man vs. woman thing. Men can ask for a raise/promotion and dont get it as well. The trick is to ask for something that you know youre able to get (studying your value in the company, as well as the companys financial stance). Note that you dont have to deserve the raise in order to get it.”   I’d bet you anything that this comment is from a man.   Women know exactly what they’re facing in the workplace, yet men are still slow to recognize and acknowledge it.     My two cents:   I couldnt agree more with this article.   As a womens career coach and work-life researcher, and from my national study with hundreds of professional women about the 12 hidden crises working women face today, its abundantly clear with research to support it.   Women are often viewed and evaluated negatively when displaying the  same traits that successful professional men exhibit â€" speaking up, challenging, negotiating, using powerful language of leadership, etc.     It IS a gender thing, folks.   But this doesn’t mean men are out to get us.   Not at all.   This means that women are dealing with deeply-ingrained cultural stereotypes and gender role definitions that create challenges in terms of what women can successfully say and do in business, and how they’re judged when they do it.     So what to do about this?   Just what Ms. Johnson suggestswomen must speak up for themselves, and be completely prepared for the consequences. We simply cant change this dynamic and these stereotypes if we stay mum.   Its time for a breakthrough movement for women, and for that to occur, women have to act.     Question of the week â€" As a working woman, are you able to speak up and negotiate for yourself well?   How does it go for you when you do?   Please share â€" all comments are welcome!

How to choose the right career for you - How 2 Become

How to choose the right career for you - How 2 Become How to Choose the Right Career for you How to Choose the Right Career for youA staggering 60% of people feel they are stuck in a job that they do not like and wish that they could find an alternative career.What is surprising is that we spend a staggering 30% our lives at work. Why, therefore, do so many of us stay in a job that we do not enjoy?There is nothing worse than being a job you dislike, and having personally been in that situation myself, I can only urge those people who do feel they are in a ‘dead end’ job to take positive steps to find the right career for themselves. Of course, it isn’t easy finding a job you enjoy, but if you carry on doing the same job you dislike day-in, day-out you will never empower yourself to make the all-important change.Before we explore how you can choose the right career for yourself, let’s first of all take a look at some of the main reasons why many of us stay in the same job for years.Job securityThis is a big thing for many people and it is easy to understand why. If yo ur job is secure and you are almost guaranteed to never be made redundant, you are highly unlikely to leave it, regardless of whether you enjoy the job or not. However, the job market has changed dramatically over the last few years. We are now hearing of soldiers, firefighters and immigration officers being made redundant. In a nutshell, no job is safe any longer. Yes, there are some jobs/careers which are relatively safe at the moment, especially those that involve customer-care, travel and transportation; however, there will come a time when even these jobs are not as safe as they currently are. The point I am making here is that job security is very important, but do not use it as an excuse to stay in a job you dislike.LoyaltyMany people stay in their current job because they feel a sense of loyalty to either their boss or the company who employs them. My advice to these people would be that their boss would not think twice about making them redundant if he or she was forced to! Always think about yourself. Although this sounds selfish it is you who has to go to work every day. If you do not enjoy it, take positive steps to find alternative employment in a role that you will enjoy.ExpectationsWhether it is expectations from our loved ones or expectations from work colleagues, you would be surprised at how many of us stay in a job we dislike because ‘that’s what we’re expected to do’. Allow me to give you an example. For 17 years I worked as a firefighter with Kent Fire and Rescue Service but after 10 years I seriously started to dislike my job. Yes, the role of a firefighter can be very exciting and rewarding, but when you take the managerial route in the Fire Service like I did, it can be very frustrating and boring. I left the Fire Service in 2009 but I probably should have left 4 years earlier. I stayed in the job because nobody ever left the Fire Service unless they retired. In essence, that’s what was expected of you â€" you stayed in the jo b for 30 years and got on with it, regardless of whether you liked it or not. All I can say is this: when I finally took the brave step and left the Fire Service my life improved tenfold.Knowing what I know now, I would never stay in a job that I did not like for a minute longer than I had to. You have the freedom and the power to do whatever you want in your life; so take control of it right now!Of course, leaving a job can be a daunting experience and I would never encourage anyone to leave a job unless they had a better alternative to go to; however, you can start to take positive steps to finding a new career, that you will enjoy, whilst you are in your current job. Here’s a step-by-step process for finding a new job that you are guaranteed to enjoy:STEP 1 â€" What do you like doing? Before you think about the type of career you will like, you first of all need to think about the type of person you are. Answer the following questions honestly:Q1. Do I like working with people? Q2. Do I like being around people on a daily basis? Q3. Would I be happy working on my own for weeks on end? Q4. Do I need to be busy at work? Q5. Do I like solving people’s problems? Q6. Do I like working outdoors? Q7. How would I feel about sitting at a desk for 7 hours a day? Q8. Do I enjoy answering the telephone? Q9. Do I enjoy a pressurised environment? Q10. Do I enjoy selling to people? Q11. Do I want responsibility? Q12. Do I want to manage people? Q13. Would I be happy working shift work? Q14. Would I like to wear a uniform? Q15. Is status important to me? Q16. Do I want to work flexible hours?STEP 2 â€" Analyse your answers Once you have answered the above questions honestly you will then be able to find out what type of environment you wish to work in. For example, if you answered ‘NO’ to question 1 you are most likely going to be suited to working in a quiet office environment which is unsupervised and one where you are not mixing with other people. If you answere d ‘NO’ to question 1, ‘YES’ to question 3 and ‘YES’ to question 6, then you may find that you are suited to working in an unsupervised outside role such as a self-employed Gardner or painter and decorator.Here’s a brief explanation of the types of jobs suited to each question:Q1. Do I like working with people? If you like working with people you will be most suited the following types of roles:• Office work • Team roles • Working in retail or supermarkets • Customer care centres • Sales centres • Public sector worker • Media and broadcastingQ2. Do I like being around people on a daily basis? As above.Q3. Would I be happy working on my own for weeks on end? If you enjoy working on your own then the following are examples of jobs that may be suited to you:• Gardner • Mechanic • Painter and decorator • Computer repair specialist • Nanny/child-minder • PhotographerQ4. Do I need to be busy at work? If you enjoy being busy then the following jobs ma y be suited to you:• Sales centres • Call centres • Police officer • Jobs in IT • Investment banker • Jobs in retail • Human resources and employment • Education • EngineeringQ5. Do I like solving people’s problems? If you like solving people’s problems then the following jobs may be suited to you:• Health care • Nursing • Hospitality • Customer careQ6. Do I like working outdoors? The following careers are examples of working outdoors:• Construction • Engineering • Gardner • Painter and decorator • Builder • Carpenter • Leisure, sport and tourism • Mining and land surveyingQ7. How would I feel about sitting at a desk for 7 hours a day?• Office work • Call centres • Information technologyQ8. Do I enjoy answering the telephone?• Customer care/contact centres • Call centres • Receptionist • Personal assistantQ9. Do I enjoy a pressurised environment? If you enjoy the challenge of working in a pressurised environment then the fo llowing roles may be suitable for you:• Firefighter • Police officer • Entrepreneur • Sales manager • RetailQ10. Do I enjoy selling to people?• Retail • Sales managerBy answering these questions and analysing your answers you will be able to start to get a feel for the type of job you will be most suited to. Whatever your answers, I would advise you do not rule out the self-employed route. Being a business owner and entrepreneur is a route many of us do not choose, simply because we don’t have the self-belief. When I left the Fire Service I chose to become an internet entrepreneur and publisher. That is a massive change of career direction, but one that I am very pleased I took. Have an open mind and take the time to choose your career carefully.Richard McMunn This entry was posted in Career Advice. Bookmark the permalink. RichardScoring Highly in Group Discussions: Group Exercise