1. How to evidence your skills
Helen Stringer Careers services Manager

2. RDF = evolution of Joint Skills Statement
Enterprise
Creativity
Leadership
Cultural fluency
Digital literacy
Financial management

5. Outcomes and outputs Focus on tangibles: when/who/what/how/
Be explicit: employers (academic or otherwise) will NOT infer
Illustrate and substantiate: evidence & examples

6. Research Fellow person spec (Nottingham University)
Essential
Desirable
Qualifications/Education
PhD (or equivalent) in Economics, or evidence of expected award of PhD before contract start-date.
Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education.
Skills/training
Research specialisation in any area of economics and econometrics
A strong post-doctoral research agenda which will be enhanced by a Fellowship
Some training for teaching at University level.
Experience
Experience in presenting research work at seminars and conferences.
Teaching experience at University level.
Personal attributes
Self-motivated.
Ability to work alone and as a team member.
Good communication skills at all levels.

7. Skills…. Communication and interpersonal skills
Team/collaborative working
Analysis/problem solving/creativity
Project management
Leadership/staff management
Commercial/financial management
Self management/motivation/professional development
Networking/promotion/dissemination
Digital literacy
Enterprise/entrepreneurial spirit

8. Show, don’t tell Telling Showing
A motivated individual with excellent communication skills
Showing
Have collated date over 3 years and have written an online database of gene expression in the developing embryo
Have given 5 talks to a range of people, with differing levels of knowledge and understanding, adapting my language and drawing on my communication skills to convey the message
presentation by Dr Tracy Bussoli, Careers Adviser for Researchers, QMUL

9. (UCL researcher, Life Sciences)
Specifics (£1000): proven track record
Successful grant application
Financial management
Policy, strategy, networking,
leadership, project management
Leadership, organisation communication,

10. Beyond academia Barriers: Language/terminology Knowledge v skills
Assumptions (applicant & employer)

11. Reframe your experience
Work experience
What you can do, not what you know
Use employer friendly terms > mirror language
Give specifics > who/what/when
Be strategic and smart

12. Research Project Manager
Leukaemia & Lymphoma
Research