Individual Development Plan (IDP)

02 August 2022 - myIDP - a free web-based career planning tool

You've put a lot of time and effort into into pursuing your PhD degree. Now it’s time to focus on how to leverage your expertise into a satisfying and productive career. The Individual Development Plan (IDP) concept is commonly used in industry to help employees define and pursue their career goals. In 2003, the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) proposed an IDP framework for postdoctoral fellows in the sciences. The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), jointly with FASEB and experts from several universities, expanded this framework. The result is myIDP - a unique, web-based career planning tool tailored to the needs of doctoral students and postdocs. There is no charge to use this site.

myIDP offers:

• Exercises to help you examine your skills, interests, and values
• A list of 20 scientific career paths with a forecast of which ones best match your skills and interests
• A tool for setting strategic goals for the coming year with optional reminders
• Articles and resources to guide you through the process

Source: https://myidp.sciencecareers.org