Developing Transferable Skills During the PhD as Key to Career Success and Employability

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This course is part of a 5-day PhD Summer School programme.

This workshop will show the participants the importance of developing transferrable skills, such as a global mindset, innovation, and proactivity to succeed in their next career steps. These skills are highly valuable both inside and outside academia. The best organizations around the world are looking for talented individuals who, in addition of holding a PhD, have a skillset that make them the 360º professionals they are longing for their companies. Consequently, learning how to develop these skills is crucial for career success and employability. This workshop will teach the PhD students about the most valuable transferable skills for leading organizations and will provide them with tips, ideas, tools, and practical exercises to plan a career of success and build a more international, innovative, and excellent profile.

Course leader

Maria Soriano Carot

Target group

PhD students

Course aim

Developing transferable skills

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