In this workshop you will identify your ‘career anchors’. These are the motivators and drivers that define your career goals. If you can identify what it is that drives you and what you value in terms of your career, you will find it easier to set career goals and develop a plan to help you to achieve them.

Lunch will be provided at this event and you will have the opportunity to connect with our postgraduate community and discover how the Future Ready Programme can help you to develop the skills you need for your future success.

Meet the Consultant

This workshop will be led by Diane Masson, Postgraduate Employability and Careers Consultant at the Graduate School. Diane is a qualified Careers Consultant with over 20 years of relevant experience in Higher Education. Skilled in career guidance and counselling with extensive experience in delivering career education programmes. Diane is an affiliate member of Association of Graduate Careers Advisory Service (AGCAS) and Association of Higher Education Careers Services (AHECS).

Researcher Plus

Students who attend all the workshops (below), equivalent to five full days of training in the academic year 2022–2023 will be eligible for the Researcher Plus Award. The programme will be delivered via a blend of in-person and online workshops. 

10/01/23: Future Ready Programme: Your PhD…what next? In person (DM)

17/01/23: Future Ready Programme: Job search and effective career planning. In person (DM)

24/01/23: Future Ready Programme: Effective networking and how to start your LinkedIn profile. Online (DM)

31/01/23: Future Ready Programme: CVs and Cover Letters for non-academic jobs. In person (DM)

07/02/23: Future Ready Programme: CVs and Cover Letters for academic jobs. In person (DM)

13/02/23: Future Ready Programme: Applying Project Management Skills to your Research. Online (JM)

21/02/23: Future Ready Programme: How to prepare for interviews for academic jobs. In person (DM)

28/02/23: Future Ready Programme: Competency based Applications and interviews. In person (DM)

14/03/23: Future Ready Programme: Commercialising your research. Online (Research and Enterprise at QUB)) (10am – 12pm)

21/03/23: Future Ready Programme: PhD Pathways Panel Event. Online (DM)