Career planning for doctoral candidatesLaajuus (2 cr)

Objective

After successfully completing the course, you will:

• know your strengths, skills and values, and have some concrete examples of these
• know how to make and conduct plans for your career
• know more about the current job market prospects for doctoral candidates
• know strategies to find possible job openings and contact employers
• know how to make an interesting job application documents and present yourself.

Content

Week 1 Introduction; Career planning
Week 2 Identifying skills and knowledge
Week 3 Know your market
Week 4 Job hunting part I: CV and letter
Week 5 Job hunting Part II: Elevator Pitch and Job interview
Week 6 Personal action plan: A step forward

Qualifications

The course is arranged for doctoral researchers at the University of Lapland and is especially suitable for the early phase of doctoral studies.