2021: Beyond the company website: Developing business research skills for employment and research collaboration

Would you like to connect with like-minded organisations to collaborate with in research? 

Are you looking to work in industry post PhD? 

If so business research skills are very beneficial to your search. Whether you are researcher trying to identify potential companies for collaboration or are a job seeker in a competitive job market, reliable information about a company, it’s executives and the industry it operates in will help give you a competitive edge. 

In this webinar Lisa Fittock, MQ Library, will show you through the databases available to you as a HDR candidate to enhance your understanding of organisations relevant to your areas of research. Through the use of these tools you can start to create a list of potential employers (or research partners) in order to tap into the hidden job (research opportunity) market, 

Courtney Sullivan, MQ Corporate Engagement, will also share some examples of best practice in researching organisations. 

Please join us for this session if you would like to develop an understanding of company strategies, culture and values to help you refine your list of companies you want to work for/research with, and gain insights into the company and its leadership team.

Hosted by: HDR Support and Development

MC: Catherine Ennis, HDR Industry Engagement and Placements Manager

Graduate Research Supervisors

Mid Career/Senior Researchers

Graduate Research Students

Early Career Researchers