1. Building your academic career
Catherine Armstrong
Loughborough University

2. Skills Analysing Editing Presenting Evaluating Supervising Tutoring
Researching          Writing                               Lecturing
Analysing               Editing                               Presenting
Evaluating              Supervising                      Tutoring
Monitoring             Applying for funds             Teaching
Mentoring              Coordinating                     Organising

3. How to build your career
Networking (electronic and face to face)
Research profile (publish and attract funding)
Teaching expertise
Career development and training
Awareness of key issues: student experience/pastoral care, TEF, enterprise/public engagement, internationalisation

4. Things to include in your CV
Introductions: to include a headline statement or not?
Personal Details – date of birth?
Qualifications
Experience: teaching, research, administration
Bullet points not paragraphs
Interests: to illustrate skills, appear human!
In your cover letter, explain any career breaks?

5. Application ‘Clangers’
You are not qualified for the job – use the person spec
Not prioritising key info on CV
Spelling errors, typos
Lying
Badly formatted CV: appearance is crucial!

6. Golden rules for interviews
Time your presentation precisely – think about audience too
Research in advance
Re-visit your application and be prepared to substantiate everything you have claimed
Dress smartly to look the part. Arrive early
Behave like a normal human being!
Think about how to combat nerves
Be ready for any ‘curve ball’ questions
Have a question or two to ask the panel

7. Interviews: prepare for the why questions
Why do you want to work at this university?
Why would your interests fit in here at this department?
Why are you the best person for this job?

8. And now….
Let’s learn from each other
Share experiences
Any questions?