PhD Students/EMCRs
Free Guide
Our top tips for getting started on engaging with industry
Course
Unlock career opportunities beyond academia
Mentoring/Coaching
Personalised assistance to power up your career
Our Expertise
This course was developed by Zoe Piper, an entrepreneur with extensive industry & government experience who is also struggling through her PhD at ANU. Zoe regularly mentors researchers with an interest in industry, including via IMNIS (STEM PhD students looking to work in industry) and CSIRO’s ON Prime program (supporting researchers to commercialise their research).
Career Builder Course: PhD Students/EMCRs
Content Outline
Get access to these online modules to work through at your own pace:
- Future of Work
- Types of engagements and income
- Industry 101 (structure, terminology, processes etc)
- Government 101 (structure, terminology, processes etc)
- Your Profile Toolkit (CV, LinkedIn, Website etc)
- Building Your Personal Brand (Communicating Your Expertise)
- Assessing and Filling Skill Gaps
- Networking Protocol
- Information Interviews
- Mentors & Advisory Board
- Getting the most from where you are now
- How to create new opportunities
- Getting the most from a new engagement
- Quantifying expertise
- Speed vs accuracy
Group Coaching
To help you implement the course content, you’ll get access to fortnightly group coaching. Each one hour session will cover a key topic area from the course, with the opportunity to ask questions and get feedback.
Template Library
The course also includes access to a suite of templates to help with:
- Your CV
- Cover Letters
- LinkedIn Profile
- Connecting with people from industry/government
This course will be running online late-2023. Register interest below to be notified when it becomes available, or reach out about running an in-person workshop at your organisation.