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Present-postdoc, post- postdoc Being inflexible In collaborations, in the research, in every aspect of the postdoc In your career planning approach
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The Biggest Mistakes to Avoid in Postdoc Appointments and How to Recover From Them
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- 1 The Biggest Mistakes You Should Never Make in the Postdoc and How to Avoid or Recover From Them Alaina G. Levine Quantum Success Solutions AGU Career Center - 13 September 2012
- 2 What typical' mistakes one can make: Preparing for the postdoc appointment Selecting a postdoc appointment In the postdoc appointment Following the postdoc appointment How one can recover Lessons lea…
- 3 Fixing Your Thinking Know Your "Value Proposition" You create value = your scientific know- how You have leadership potential - vision, strategy, execution, enabling success Your role as a Scientific…
- 4 Quantum Key: "Value Proposition" You have a lot more career opps than you realize Your scientific skills and the skills you developed as a scientist are HIGHLY PRIZED by many Industries
- 5 Excellent problem solvers Adaptive and flexible Disciplined approach - esp for PhDs Computing, data management skills Can solve a prob from the ground up Don't accept things just the way they are
- 6 Are both holistic and detail-oriented Understand how the physical world works Project management and teamwork - large-scale, diverse, across continents Tapping into your current network Finance and f…
- 7 Where does Your Value as a Geological Sciences PhD come from? Your scientific know-how The skills you developed in the process of achieving the PhD
- 8 Take charge of YOUR career Be completely honest with yourself Realize you have transferrable value and skills Do the skill inventory matrix Do a SWOT Do Research on other career paths: Informational …
- 9 Pre-postdoc, present- postdoc Staying in the postdoc "bec there's nothing else to do" Key: Don't wander aimlessly from postdoc to postdoc FIX: Free yourself from feeling desperate for a job
- 10 Staying in the postdoc "bec there's nothing else to do" The FIX Have a strategic plan My Individual Development Plan: Have timelines, milestones, activities you will do as you complete your IDP Be pr…
- 11 Not understanding the research group ecosystem • FIX: Note the communication methods, channels, cues of your PI FIX: Note your role in the group FIX: Note how often the Pl is physically there FIX: In…
- 12 Staying with a Pl who is toxic • They steal your work They take the glory They ruin your reputation • They crumble your self-confidence
- 13 Your reputation and mental health are on the line! Talk to someone who you trust Plan an exit strategy . Don't burn bridges Be professional, even if there are not • Don't talk trash about them
- 14 Pre-postdoc, Present- postdoc, post-postdoc Not negotiating for benefits" - hard, soft, one- time-only, health, professional dev, conference travel It is expected you will negotiate They won't rescin…
- 15 Not Negotiating: The FIX Negotiate! Think in terms of "compensation package" Find out what is negotiable
- 16 Present-postdoc, post- postdoc Being inflexible In collaborations, in the research, in every aspect of the postdoc In your career planning approach
- 17 Being Inflexible The Fix Look for, plan and get ready to move with life's unexpected twists and turns Have contingency plans ready
- 18 Be wary of a mentor who is absent, on sabbatical, or runs a large lab Don't burn your bridges Communicate with your mentor Postdoc positions are a two-way street with you and your mentor Make use of …
- 19 Apply for your own funding Look for a place that offers professional development Ensure you accomplish noticeable tasks during your postdoc, such as publishing papers and presenting at conferences
- 20 One-on-one Career Consulting for Emerging/Established Scientists and Engineers Results-Oriented Professional Leadership Development for Scientists and Engineers Speaking - keynotes, workshops, traini…
