On Wednesday 22nd January, jobs.ac.uk, the leading global jobs board for academic, research and science careers, successfully hosted its first Google Hangout on Air, a live online Q&A event on the subject of 'How to secure a job after your PhD'.
Over 1,700 people registered for the online event which featured a panel of experts, selected by jobs.ac.uk, to discuss career options available after a PhD. The panel included Dr Chris Humphrey, founder of Jobs on Toast, Clare Jones, senior careers advisor from Nottingham University, Dr Ioanna Iordanou, PhD development co-coordinator from Warwick Business School and Dr Nadine Muller, a Lecturer from Liverpool John Moores University. It was chaired by Aimee Bateman, founder of Careercake.com, recognised employment expert who has also appeared as a careers advisor for the BBC.
The panel answered questions posted by PhDs prior to the event via the jobs.ac.uk social platforms on Twitter, Facebook and Google+. Record responses were recorded across social media with the jobs.ac.uk Twitter account seeing a 372% increase in engagement on the day.
Topics raised on the day included ‘how to identify transferable skills from a PhD’, ‘how to gain experience for an academic career’ and ‘how to sell skills in an interview’.
Alison Osborne, Digital Marketing Officer, from jobs.ac.uk said:
“We are thrilled with the response and feedback about our first Google+ Hangout on Air. We wanted to actively connect with our rapidly growing social media audience and offer them some valuable advice on a subject they were keen to know more about. The panel and ourselves were overwhelmed with the response, posts and support on the day and hope to continue to provide our audience with valuable expert advice on topics they want to hear more about. The video recording is now available in our Careers Advice section on our website so that anyone can get a recap of the tips and advice in their own time.”
The hangout will be the first in a new series of careers focused online events by jobs.ac.uk, which aims to provider jobseekers with practical guidance and tips on career planning and how to find the perfect job.
