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Career guidance for early career researchers in the life sciences and related fields
Investing time and effort to reflect on who you are as a professional and to better understand your skills, interests, and values – such as intellectual freedom, recognition, salary and geographic location – is the first step of the career planning process.
Building self-awareness can help you:
Starting your career planning with self-awareness can therefore help you be more strategic in your career development, and explore potential careers with clarity.
Key questions:
Slides from our workshop ‘Self-awareness for career exploration’
Related resources
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Explore opportunities to develop specific competencies via our Complementary Skills Programme and other resources.
If mental health issues or work-related conflicts are affecting your career planning, consider exploring what support mechanisms are available to you.
At EMBL, counselling services provide free and confidential advice on mental health and wellbeing for all staff. For conflicts or other work-related issues, a confidential service is available from the Ombuds Office. Support is also offered from Human Resources, Trusted Advisors, Mental Health First Aiders, an online mental health platform, the Health and Safety Office, and the Staff Association. Early-career researchers can also get support from the Dean of Graduate Studies, Graduate Office, Postdoc Office, Predoc and Postdoc Representatives.
Learn more about the support offered.