Applications Open: Proactive, Reflection, Empowered, Planning (PREP) Career Program

This Program is Open to All Postdocs in the STEM, Biomed, Humanities, and Social Sciences Fields Who:

• need clarity in formulating the next steps for a career plan or finding a career path or fit
• need guidance on how to stand out from the competition and to take the next steps in their career journey
• need to better manage and maximize their training and career
• are ready for a career transition but struggle to find and communicate what their unique contribution and professional value are

Using the fundaments of YouMap®, a holistic self-discovery tool, Dr. Itzamarie Chévere-Torres, certified YouMap® coach and facilitator, will guide participants to discover their four pillars of career fit and satisfaction (Strengths, Values, Skills, and Personality). Both self-awareness and early career planning are essential for career advancement and success. To experience fulfillment, your work & life must align with your:

• Strengths (natural talents)
• Values (what’s most important to us)
• Preferred skills (skills that we are good at and enjoy)
• Personality-based interests (how we are wired, our motivations)

Results

As a result of participating in this 4-part workshop series, postdocs will:

• receive a workbook and personalized YouMap® profile that illustrates their career fit.
• increase their self-awareness about their four pillars of career fit and satisfaction (strengths, values, preferred skills, and personality-based interests)
• be better prepared to identify what they need to experience career fulfillment or best career fit
• be equipped and empowered to showcase their professional value to peers, colleagues, and future employers.

Time Commitment:
The program is a series of four, two-hour workshops, spread across four weeks. To participate in the program, you are committing to dedicate about 3 hours per week, which includes the two-hour workshop on each of these dates and about 1 hour of post-workshop assignments each week. This is a four-part workshop series.

• Workshop 1: Getting to Know Your Strengths (Wednesday, April 8, from 12:00-2:00 pm) – Uncovering how we like to work and how we prioritize; drafting your value statement.
• Workshop 2: Your Values & Skills (Wednesday, April 15, from 12:00-2:00 pm) – Why and where we work; what we work on; tasks that energize us; learning how to avoid burnout.
• Workshop 3: Personality-Based Interests & Unique Contribution (Wednesday, April 22, from 12:00-2:00 pm) – Who we are and what motivates us; professional value and unique contribution.
• Workshop 4: Setting Goals (Wednesday, April 29, from 12:00-2:00 pm) – Develop a support network to advance your career goals using a Mosaic of Mentors Map.

Commitment to attend all four workshops is required to be accepted into this program. We will select up to twenty-four postdocs to participate in this program. Selected applicants are required to complete four self-assessment tools (Gallup StrengthsFinder®, YouMap® Value Assessment, YouMap® Preferred Skills, and YouMap® Personality Assessment).