Journeymen Scientists provides short-term scientific placements and training courses to help bridge the gap between academia and industry. The document provides advice on finding a new job, including considering reasons for looking, skills, location, and work-life balance. It recommends resources for searching such as job sites, company websites, and networking to find opportunities. Preparation tips include creating an online profile, practicing interviews, researching companies, and tailoring CVs and answers to position requirements. For career changes, identifying transferable skills and gaining experience through courses or shadowing is suggested.

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Finding your next job
Journeymen Scientists
Suzy Rigby

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Journeymen Scientists run bank of experienced locum
scientists providing short term placements for local life
science companies
We also run LABREADY courses aimed at bridging the
gap between academia and industry and
upskilling/refreshing basic lab skills after a career
break.
Who we are

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• Reasons for looking
• What to consider
• Resources
• Preparation
• Career change
• Summary
Finding your next job

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• Redundancy
• New graduate/post graduate
• Looking to change direction
• Your next career move
• Your current employer is not providing
opportunities
• Need a better work-life balance
Reasons for looking for
your next job

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• Your skills
• Geographic considerations
• Money
• Part-time/full time
• Home working
• Ask your current employer for opportunities
• Take time to work through the list and create
a picture of the job you want what is non-
negotiable and what is nice to have
Considerations

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• Finding your new job starts with
working out what YOU want
• Look for the companies that fit the
criteria in terms of geography, size and
culture
Considerations

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• Internet
• Register on relevant job sites and make your profile public e.g.
Access Science
• Use company websites to search for opportunities
• Your network
• Do you know anyone who is or has worked for that company?
• Ask about any opportunities that may not yet be advertised
• Local network organisations will provide lists of
local relevant companies
• e.g. Medilink, Bionow, LATi, British Chambers of Commerce
• Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) websites can provide
information
• D2N2 Growth Hub posts local jobs – look for your local one
Resources

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• Create a professional profile
• Use LinkedIn
• Use your network to make connections
• Key skills and recent achievements
• Change your status to seeking if possible
• Follow and like companies that interest you
• If possible contact the recruiting manager or HR
to ask about the position
Preparation

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• Get you CV up to scratch
• Keep it concise and relevant
• Review it and get an independent eye
• Spell check, spell check, spell check
• Use key words found in the job advert
• Make sure your skills are prominent and provide examples of
how you have applied these in a professional environment
• How have these examples given results
• E.g. I developed a new method for cell culture which
speeded up assay times resulting in higher throughput for
the project
Preparation CV

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• Practice your interview technique
• Get some answers for key questions
• Why are you interested in this role?
• What skills do you have that make you a fit for this job?
• Practice the STAR technique for interview questions
• Find sample interview questions or assessment centre questions
• Research the company and the interviewer
• Look at company websites and think how your skills will advance
the company’s aims and vision
• Use LinkedIn to check profiles
• Prepare your own questions about the company/role
• Never forget the basics
• Appearance, Be on time, Eye contact, Body language, Be engaged
and interested
Preparation Interview

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• Identify your transferrable skills
• What experience do you have which is relevant to the new position.
• Taking courses is a good way to demonstrate that you
are serious about your new career.
• Look for opportunities to gain work experience
• Use your network- do you know someone who you could work
shadow.
• Websites like career shifters offer courses to help in
looking for that new career.
• Be prepared to start at the bottom.
Career change

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• Identify the type of job you want and why
• Research companies and opportunities
• Prepare your CV
• Prepare for interview
• For career changes look for opportunities to gain
experience and identify your transferrable skills
• USE YOUR NETWORK and CONTACTS
Summary