Plan your career

ricercatori

Every career path is unique. Here you will find spaces and tools to reflect on your skills, define your goals and explore the directions you want to take, with the support of professionals who will guide your professional development.

Career Boost 4 Researchers

A programme designed to help you build a successful career, inside or outside academia, by leveraging the skills you have developed during your research career. Through six interactive and practical face-to-face meetings, you will:

  • Gain awareness of your technical and transferable skills
  • Translate your abilities into a real career plan
  • Explore opportunities in the non-academic job market
  • Develop effective job search strategies
  • Practice through exercises, simulations and group activities
  • Strengthen your networking skills and maximize your professional network 

You can also request an individual meeting with a career advisor to further explore the topics addressed during the course.

The calendar for upcoming sessions and registration details will be published on this page.

 

Coaching

«Coaching is a partnership-based process aimed at achieving goals defined together with a Coach. Coaches’ professional actions facilitate Coachees in improving professional and personal performances through the enhancement of their resources, personal capabilities and professional skills. These influence the strengthening of results and more generally of the Coachees' wellbeing. (UNI standard 11601)»

You can meet a professional to discuss your career goals and skills.

You can also work with a work psychologist who will help you focus on your growth path and boost your resources, guiding you toward achieving your goals.

The process also helps you develop greater self-awareness, enabling more autonomous decision-making and a stronger sense of responsibility, ultimately supporting personal fulfillment.


The programme consists of four individual meetings, each lasting approximately one hour.


You can book your meeting at coaching.ricercatori@polito.it

Soft Skills Courses

PoliTO offers courses and resources to strengthen your soft skills - valuable not only in academic settings but also in the wider professional world - helping you to enhance your profile and prepare for increasingly dynamic career environments.

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Contacts

If you are a researcher, you can contact the staff of the PoliTO Career Hub by writing to careerhub@polito.it