In-person workshop where participants will receive tools on how to identify transferable skills, how to further develop them, and learn how they can potentially be applied in different professional contexts. Then, they will be guided through key aspects to consider on writing an appealing CV for academic and non-academic jobs. Topics to be covered: Why a CV is important, Intelligent design of CVs, Importance of tailoring the CV to specific job opening, Differences between academic CVs and non-academic CVs, how to write good cover letters when sending a CV. This is designed to be a capacity-building training session that includes individual and group exercises.

Dr. Pedro Resende is Co-Founder and Director of Chaperone, a social impact company, with the mission of democratizing access to high-quality career development in science. Chaperone empowered over 5000 scientists from more than 40 countries and delivered more than 800 hours of training. Chaperone is trusted by prestigious institutions such as EMBL, Karolinska Institutet, European Commission Joint Research Centres, Gulbenkian Foundation, and many more. In addition to his role at Chaperone,Pedro is a former Life Sciences Academic Researcher in the field of Stem Cell Biology. He was awarded his PhD with distinction from studies on stem cell niche dynamics, developed at the Salk Institute, San Diego, California. Pedro worked in three countries (Portugal, UK and USA) and experienced different roles in academia, industry and non-profits. Pedro co-founded two professional associations, and one startup, and worked in Policy Advice at Health Parliament Portugal and as External Consultant at the Ministry of Health, Portugal. LinkedIn Profile | Chaperone Profile

Target group: PhD students, Postdoctoral researchers and Research Engineers, with priority given to late-stage PhD students and Postdocs.

Available places: 25