"More Than Meets The Eye" Animated VR Experience

Notes: "Change favours the prepared mind" "Planned Happenstance" theory. Creating opportunities out of aspirations that you would like to pursue in your career. Put yourself out there and when opportunity arises, you're prepared Update CV. LinkedIn and Orchid Successful Career Management - self-knowledge, knowledge of opportunities, positive marketing. www.authentichappiness.com is a strength assessment tool Career anchors. When are you at your best? What motivates you? What values are important to you? "I want a career where...." Hold the ideal and compare to reality Spin out. IP of uni and taken into business. Look at Dundee, Edinburgh and Glasgow unis.  Info and case studies www,prospects.ac.uk  www.vitae.ac.uk LinkedIn for careers outside academia Portfolio Career - conferences research participants beforehand and looked at opportunities

List OPD training on CV. Demonstrates growth mindset. To briefly sum up the findings: Individuals who believe their talents can be developed (through hard work, good strategies, and input from others) have a growth mindset. Available at:  https://hbr.org/2016/01/what-having-a-growth-mindset-actually-means Have a research strategy e.g Finish PhD and publish an article Go for one opportunity a month Friday afternoons are best for email time (avoids lengthy chat). Monday morning if wanting a reply Build in networking to professional development strategy Introduce myself to Anita Taylor (Dean of DJCAD) at the next opportunity. (Completed at the Research Committee meeting, as PhD rep) Research seed funding and mentorship at St Andrews, Glasgow and Edinburgh Negotiate - all participants have a voice When attending a conference, research participants beforehand. To speak to a key person, who may be talking in a group, interrupt as follows: Walk up to the group and say "Sorr...

Be one of the 30% Look at references  Trim down journals from say 30 to 4 or 5 VR journals and Animation journals Identify audience sector Identify interest of audience Ask library where to publish Ask supervisors where to publish Join JISC email listings for upcoming conferences Utilise SCOPUS