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    • People and Culture Plan
    • Staff Charter
    • Key Contacts
    • New Staff Welcome
  • A-Z
  • Employees
    • HR Hub
    • Pay, Reward and Benefits
    • Learning and Development
    • Development and Career Progression
    • International Staff Support
    • Wellbeing at Queen's
    • Annual, Family and Other Leave
    • Personal Development Review (PDR)
    • Sickness Absence
    • Employee Experience and Engagement
  • Managers
    • Performance Management Toolkit
    • Sickness Absence
    • Leave Toolkit
    • Induction Toolkit
    • Recruitment and Selection
    • Employee Assistance Programme Manager Support
    • Occupational Health Service
    • Workplace Conduct
    • Job Evaluation
    • Redeployment
    • Leaving Employment
  • Staff Wellbeing
  • Diversity and Inclusion
    • Equality Legislation
    • Policies, Procedures and Guidance
    • Fair Employment Return Monitoring Data
    • Disability
    • Menopause
    • Fertility Treatment Leave
    • Celebrating Diversity
    • Faith, Religion and Belief
    • Trans Equality
    • Equality Scheme and Action Plan 2024 - 2029
    • Behind the Scenes at Queen's
  • HR HUB
  • Work at Queen's
    • Recruitment and Selection
    • International Staff Support
    • Women at QUB
    • Fellowships at Queen's
    • Pay, Rewards and Benefits
  • Annual, Family and Other Leave
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    • Work Life Balance Policies
    • Other Leave
    • Agile Working Toolkit
  • Legal Services
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  • How Does the Career Development Hub Work?

How Does the Career Development Hub Work?

It can be challenging getting the time to think about your career development and progression. The Career Development Hub helps you think about and plan for your career development in a structured way through three simple stages.

  • Where am I now?

    Reflection - What I need to ask myself:

    • What is important to me at work?
    • What are my strengths? (What energises me?)
    • How can I make better use of my strengths?
    • In what areas would I like to develop?
    • How does my current role make use of my strengths?
    • How can I make my best contribution?
    • What area of work would make good use of my strengths?
    • How do I want to develop? i.e. vertically, laterally etc.

    Action - Accessing support:

    Some resources that may be useful at this stage:

    Workshops/Courses/e-learning:

    • Learning for All Workshop - Planning my Career Development Workshop 
    • LinkedIn Learning Career Development and Progression Pathway
    • 5 Step Approach to Career Management

    Tools and Guides:

    • Leadership and Management Self Assessment
    • VIA 24 Character Strengths Survey
    • How to Guide – Manage your Career
    • Career Management SWOT Analysis

    Note: To access the following'Amazing if' free resources, you need to register with Amazingif.com. On the top menu bar, click ‘Learn with us’, click ‘Squiggly Career Resources’ and ‘Enroll for free’. Once enrolled, visit either 'Career Tip Videos', Ten Minute Tools, or PodPlus podcasts and select the relevant link.

    • Career Storytelling - Career Tip Video
    • How to build your personal brand - Career Tip Video
    • How to develop your career confidence - PodPlus
    • Whole life career management - Ten Minute Tools
  • Where I want to be

    Reflection - What I need to ask myself:

    • Where do I want to be?
    • What roles appeal to me?
    • What is required of that role?
    • What skills/capabilities do I already have?
    • What can I evidence?
    • What do I need to develop - where do I need to get experience?
    • How can I get that experience?

     Action - Accessing support:

    Some resources that may be useful at this stage:

    Workshops/Courses/e-learning

    • Learning for All Workshop - Planning my Career Development Workshop (on hold during COVID-19 restrictions)
    • Learning for All Workshop - Developing Influence (on hold during COVID-19 restrictions)

    Tools and Guides

    • New Opportunity – SWOT Analysis
    • New Opportunity – Flowchart
    • QUB Job Opportunities
    • Technician's Commitment
    • Development and Career Progression
    • Grade Profiles

    Learn and Develop through Others

    See Coaching, Mentoring and Networks links in the Support section, for more information.

  • How I plan to get there

    Reflection - What I need to ask myself:

    • What sort of development/experience do I need?
    • What would a realistic plan look like?

    Action - Accessing support:

    Some resources that may be useful at this stage:

    Workshops/Courses/e-learning

    • Learning for All Workshop - Planning my Career Development Workshop
    • Learning for All Workshop - Interview Skills 
    • Presenting with Impact
    • Communicating Effectively
    • Connected Leaders – Leadership Development Programme
    • LinkedIn Learning Career Development and Progression Pathway

    Tools and Guides

    • CIPD Development Plan Template
    • JISC Digital Discovery Tool
    • Preparing for Interviews, Competency based Interviews and Achieving Career Changes

    Learn and Develop by Doing - Experiences

    • General Shadowing Guidelines
    • Interchange (link coming soon)
    • Volunteering Opportunities
    • Sustainability at Queen's

    Communities of Practice

    • iRise (Internationally focused, Racial diversity, Inclusivity for all, Social Cohesion, and Equality of opportunity)
    • PRISM

    The QUB Graduate School Network - Lean In Networks connect groups of Circles and individuals. Networks allow staff to connect with the Lean In community and see the power of Circles first-hand, this includes:

    • Graduate School Women's Network
    • Queen's Women in Security
    • QUB Women in CPP
    • QUB Women in the Arts

    You may also wish to check with your School or Directorate office to find out if there are any of the following in your area:

    • Clerical Staff Forum/Group
    • Educational Administrators Group
    • Heads of Schools Secretaries Group
    • Research Administrators Group
    • Health & Safety Leads
  • Brought to Life

    Listen to the video below to find out about the career development journey of Patricia Reilly, School Manager in the School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work.

In This Section
Career Development Hub
  • Career Development Hub
  • What Does Career Development Mean?
  • Who is Responsible For My Career Development?
  • What L&D support is available?
  • How Does the Career Development Hub Work?
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