Networking Workshop for Researchers
Overview: Having a support network of people is a key ingredient in any successful career.
This interactive session explores strategies for building and maintaining an effective, mutually supportive network of peers, mentors and professional contacts.
Workshop aims: The session helps participants work through their own approach to creating a network that accelerates progress and achieves each participant’s career priorities.
At the same time this virtual event provides facilitated opportunities for researchers to meet peers at the same institution.
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Networking workshop for researchers in brief:
Workshop summary | Networking workshop for researchers, providing practical tools, strategies and tips to help participants build sustainable relationships to support their careers |
Target audience | Early to mid-career researchers (including PhD candidates) |
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Mode of delivery | Delivered virtually via Zoom or in person where feasible, on application |
Duration | Half-day: 3 hours core + 0.5hr voluntary Q&A sessions |
Core content summary | Part 1: What is a supportive network and how do you build one? Presentations, discussions and exercises for creating and expanding such a network |
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Workshop pricing | Please contact the head trainer Dr. Kerstin Fritsches to discuss your requirements and pricing |
Testimonials from recent networking workshops for researchers held for European and Australian institutions
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The information and steps for expanding my network were really helpful. What helped me most were the tips you gave in between and the way you talk about some things, such as 'triangulate' career advice, weak links from conferences, re-balance taking out of your network with 'pay it forward’.
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The workshop provides impetus for rethinking the existing network. The coach is highly competent and knows how to inspire others. Useful exercises during the workshop. We can verify that others have the same problems with network building and find out different options. Presentation is very informative.
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Talking to the teacher and classmates opened my mind. My thoughts became clear through chats. I received very warm and practical suggestions from senior people I met in the breakout rooms.
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I really enjoyed the workshop. Kerstin's presentations are very clear and concise. I liked that there were practical and specific tips given. What I enjoy the most about the workshop are the exercises. It is really good to put things onto paper, it helps to realise exactly what the specific issues are, rather than focusing on a broad/general question that is harder to tackle.
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I like the concrete hands-on approach, such as LinkedIn tips.
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The workshop offers step-by-step suggestions on how to improve the possibilities to create your own support network. I particularly enjoyed the exercises since they gave me both the time to reflect on my goals and practically define the strategies to achieve them.
About the facilitator, Dr Kerstin Fritsches and PostdocTraining
Kerstin is a former research fellow who spent the majority of her 12-year research career on grant funding, with first-hand experience of the challenges facing early career researchers and a strong track record in postdoc affairs and career development.
A lack of effective career training for PhDs led Kerstin to found PostdocTraining in 2011, to bridge a gap in professional development by delivering support tailored specifically for PhD candidates, postdocs and other early career researchers.
PostdocTraining delivers career development support in the form of online training and workshops for researchers worldwide and Kerstin has become a sought-after workshop facilitator on topics such as career planning, time management, networking and research leadership, both in Europe and Australia.
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For more information on our other workshops please click on the links below
- Career Planning for Researchers workshop
- Time Management for Researchers workshop
- Leadership for Researchers workshop