Transcript Which Internship is right for me (Richy Hetherington)

Which Internship is Right For
You?
Dr Richy Hetherington
What do you like or dislike about research
Like
Dislike
Where will the likes be better or worse
worse
Research likes
better
Where will the likes be better or worse
worse
Research dislike
better
Personality and
Psychometrics
Review the tests – 30 minutes
• Do the descriptors make sense?
• How well do you align to the descriptors?
• Do you fit well into a group described?
• Which of the descriptors are most important
when thinking about your career?
• Reporting back to the group (5 mins each group)
Internships and Environments
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WHO, Geneva
NNedPro, Cambridge
Institute of Groundwater Ecology, Munich
Procter & Gamble, Egham
Pfizer, Boston
GlycoSyn, New Zealand
Tozer Seeds, Cobham
Newcastle City Council
The Royal Society, London
PSE Ltd, London
Karaiskakio Luekemia Foundation, Cyprus
Enterprise Team, Newcastle University
C4X Discovary
Kirkley Hall Zoo
- Health & Social Care
- Education & Training
- Science & Research
- Product Manufacturing
- Product Manufacturing
- Biotech, Medical & Pharmaceuticals
- Agriculture & Livestock
- Government & Civil Service
- Media, Communication & Publishing
- IT & Telecommunications
- Charity & Voluntary work
- Business and Management
- Biotech Spin-out
- Animal welfare
Which attributes fit with which organisation?
• Size / number of staff
• Formality
• Job specificity
• Freedom
• Professionalism
• Collaborative
• Competitive
• Academic
• Research
• Teaching
• Public Sector
• SME
• Start-up
• Charity
Tell someone you have been talking to what you
are thinking about doing as an internship
Write down who you are going to get in touch
with about that idea
• What do we like & don’t about research (10 minutes)
• Whole Group discussion
• Where it might be better or worse (10 minutes)
• Whole Group discussion
• How we assess ourselves (30 minutes) – Psychometric tests
• In four groups
• Reporting Back (20 minutes)
• Whole Group (5 mintues per group)
• Which Previous Internships Appeal (10 minutes)
• In four groups
• Write down and say who you would like to speak to about an
internship