Providing evidence

You need to support statements that you have or want to develop a particular skill or attribute with specific evidence; we are scientists after all!

The more specific you are with evidence, the more likely the person is going to give you what you are asking for (money, job, funding, opportunity etc). But you need to link the evidence explicitly with the skills and attributes, i.e. show through explicitly articulating that you understand the connections. In most cases, group by skills and attributes not by evidence. Evidence list is for the CV.

Evidence of existing skill/attribute

If describing your strengths/ experiences in a particular project, figure out which ones you truly feel are your strengths and what you have gained, group them into paragraphs or similar then add evidence such as

  • anecdotes of how you approach something

  • your philosophy on ----, approach to ---

  • specific tasks you did

  • awards

  • courses you attended (from 1 hour to multi-year programme!)

  • scholarships

  • referee comments

  • supervisor comments


For Career Personal Development Plans

If it is a developmental need you have identified, then figure out how you are going to address it!

(This process can be a formal requirement or something you do for self-improvement!)

Consider:

  • courses (short to longer)

  • mentors - e.g. UNSW staff, students etc

  • online resources (videos, blogs, courses etc)

  • people online you can interact with

  • activities you can pursue - e.g. reflective practices - blogging

UNSW Students

Intersect Training Courses

  • Software Carpentry

  • Data

    • Excel Fu

    • Research Data Management

    • Regular Expressions

  • Software

    • Unix Command Line

    • Version Control with Git

    • Programming with Python

  • Compute Courses

    • High Performance Computing

    • Parallel Programming

Other Research Development Unit Workshops

Other course types that may be available

  • Networking

  • Effective communication for scientists

  • Effective Decision Making

  • Taking Control of Your Career

  • Effective Presentations

  • Personal Effectiveness

  • Resilience and Resourcefulness

  • Project Management

  • Interview Skills

  • Industry Links

  • Public Engagement (Outreach etc)

  • Unconscious Bias

  • Assertive Communication