You need to:

• be an active member of an appropriate professional institution or body.
• regularly attend any appropriate departmental, school, faculty or University seminars and research meetings.
• take some role in facilitating or organising seminars and research meetings, or some other form of administrative responsibility.
• have ownership of, update and regularly review a skills development plan.

• be aware of potential employers, general recruitment practices and effective job hunting techniques.
• consider your own career direction post-PhD and set realistic and achievable career goals.
• identify ways to improve your employability and act upon them.

You need to:

• be aware of the range of career opportunities within and outside academia.
• be fully able to demonstrate the transferable nature of research skills to other work environments.
• be aware of potential career paths stemming from the generic aspects of a PhD, including research techniques, project planning and communication skills.

You need to:

• have a broad knowledge of types of CVs, interview techniques and standard questions and recruitment techniques such as psychometric testing.
• be able to create a targeted CV which effectively presents your skills, attibutes and experiences.
• be able to present your skills, attributes and expereinces effectively in a job interview situation.