Based on The Windmills Programme

Ideal Workplace
Why do I work? What really motivates you? What do you need to be doing to be fulfilled? e.g. making a difference, helping people The kind of work Id like Can you identify the main tasks or responsibilities in your ideal job? Do you prefer working with detail, ideas, people or practical things? What role gives you a real buzz? Tick your preferences: Managing people Co-ordinating Advising Innovating Organising Maintaining Researching Teaching Motivating people Controlling Communicating Promoting Producing Managing projects Writing Other Helping people Facilitating Liaising Developing Inspecting Problem-solving

Presenting/lecturing

What type of working environment energises you? Rural location Challenging Steady routine Analytical Project-based Team-orientated Unstressed atmosphere City location Working outdoors Office-based Well-structured Practical/hands-on Working with data/ information/detail Pressurised Home-based Independent Ideas/creativity Other

Geographic mobility

Working with people

Style of working
What kind of culture is right for you? You need to target the kind of organisation that will allow you to feel comfortable and confident at work. What type of working relationships and style of manager do you prefer? Relaxed, formal, informal, autonomous, team based, professional, pressurised, empowering, clear leadership from the front? What kind of working hours do you prefer? 9-5, flexible, part-time? What clothes do you like to wear at work? What size of organisation do you prefer? Small (1-49 employees) Medium (50-249 employees) Large (over 250 employees) Who do I want to work with? Can you identify one or two sectors? Employment Sectors: Academic Charities Customer Service Environment Graduate Housing Legal Media Research in HE Science Sport Arts and Heritage Construction Education Finance Health HR and Training Leisure Recruitment Senior Executive Business Consultancy Engineering Government Hospitality IT and Telecoms Retail Sales Social care Other

Marketing and PR

Research outside HE Travel and transport

Postgraduate Researchers Career Planning