2026
June 23rd
June 24th
Designing your Career Plan and getting ready to meet a recruiter
Career Development Course

Designing your career plan and getting ready to meet a recruiter

Venue has changed!!

PhD holders can meet potential recruiters in different settings (job fairs and forums, networking events, job interviews). To seize opportunities and to make a good impression, they need to ensure that their presentation is relevant, easy-to-understand and effective. For this, their written and oral communication should be representative of who they are, their experiences, and especially their skills, also meeting recruiters’ expectations for non-academic sector.
Participating in this training will help explore the job market for PhDs and to learn how to approach industry professionals and recruiters. Participants will be ready to communicate effectively while responding to recruiters’ questions, as well as while submitting a business CV.

When registering to this training, you certify that you will take part in both days (full program) of the training.

Course in English
Registration deadline

Presentation

Objectives

▪ To explore the job market and opportunities for PhDs in France and abroad;
▪ To know how to communicate on your career plan;
▪ To learn how to develop and mobilize your network to you achieve your career goals;
▪ To learn how to make your CV an asset;
▪ To get ready to meet a recruiter and learn to act as a professional during the interview.

Personal Work

Participants are requested to update their CVs and include all relevant information on 1 page (2 for senior profiles). They must bring their editable CVs (either on a computer or in printed form) on the training day.

Validation

Certificate of attendance upon request

Speakers

Speakers

Dominika Foretek, PhD
International Cooperation and Training Officer
ABG - Association Bernard Gregory

Organizers

ABG - Association Bernard Gregory

Organization

  • Advanced Training Office - Institut Curie

Practical Informations

Practical Informations

1.5-day interactive workshop in English combines:
• the presentation of concepts and methods,
• practical exercise with debriefing,
• discussions.

  • Day 1 - From 9:30 AM to 5:30 PM

9h30-13h00 | Amphi Curie

13h00 – 14h00 | Lunch Break (Hall BDD)

14h00 – 17h30 | Annex BURG 2

  • Day 2 - From 9:30 AM to 1 PM / Zoom
Selection result
June 2026
There is no registration fee for this course
Place
Institut Curie - Marie Curie Amphi / Burg / Zoom
11 Rue Pierre et Marie Curie / 12 rue Lhomond
75005 Paris
France

Maximum Number of Participants

15 people

Number of Participants

15 participants

Selection Criteria

THIS COURSE IS ONLY FOR PEOPLE WITHIN INSTITUT CURIE.

PhD candidates at mid or end of their PhD and Postdoctoral researchers.