Transcript Kate Murray ( Careers Consultant at KCL) Careers Advice (CV, cover letters and more)

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CVs and Interviews…..
in 25 minutes
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Kate Murray
Careers Consultant for Researchers
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Today
•Very brief overview of an academic CV
•Some structures for interview answers
•Sources for help for both!
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CVs
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Interviews
•Context
•Action
•Result
•1stly, 2ndly, 3rdly
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Researching the
Organisation/Sector
•What do they do and where do they do it?
•Who are their main competitors?
•What current issues are they facing?
•What would you be doing day to day?
•What is the traditional career path?
•What are they looking for?
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www.vitae.ac.uk
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Blogs.kcl.ac.uk/kclgradschool
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Self-help:
http://keats.kcl.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=27105
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CVs webinar!
•This Friday, 12-1pm
•Go to http://www.kcl.ac.uk/study/pg/school/RDP/trainingand-development/RDP-Webinars.aspx to book!
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Careers Support
Kate Murray
Careers Consultant for Researchers
Mon, Tues, Fri morning
One:one hour-long appointments at Strand, IoPPN or Guy’s
Call 020 7848 7134 or email [email protected]
The Careers Group believes that all information provided in this publication is correct at the time of
publication.
Copyright © The Careers Group, University of London
18th Nov 2014
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