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Don’t climb that mountain alone
We understand it can feel like you’re climbing a mountain when you’re studying and planning your career and have mental health difficulties. Help is on hand. For World Mental Health Day, we’re highlighting resources than can help you through the challenges.
Teaching – fuelling future brains
What teaching could mean to you 18% of OU students go into education making teaching a popular choice for OU graduates. Have you thought about what it could mean to teach? The satisfaction of being able to mould the youth of today into the experts of tomorrow is just one of the benefits of teaching. We can […]
Standing with Pride: Could this month be a turning point in your career?
The OU is extremely proud of its role in promoting and driving inclusivity and diversity and our logo is sporting Pride rainbow colours this June to mark the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots. Here at Careers and Employability Services we’ve got OU Careers Consultant Cathy, our expert in equality and diversity, to give us […]
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Careers in and out of love
Are you passionate about passion? Romantic about romance? Are you an engineer of matches or a designer of dating? Especially for Valentine’s 2019, OU Careers Consultant Penny, our expert in careers of the heart, spills the secrets to working in the love industry. “Hello and a big-hearted welcome to all of you lovely OU students […]
Calling all freshers and re-freshers
Starting or returning to study can be daunting. Here we’ll point you to a few resources and events to help you get settled in. Get career confident 46% of OU students tell us they’re studying for career purposes. If you’re one of them, it’s never too early to start thinking about a plan of action. […]
Where will teaching take you? New UK and Ireland guides
With both life and study experience OU graduates have potential to make great teachers. It’s no surprise then that 18% of OU students go into jobs and training in Education (Destination of Leavers from Higher Education survey 2016/17). We have five new guides that will take you through the process from first decision to applying for teacher […]
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Start your 2019 careers adventure here
It’s the new year and you might be thinking about a new adventure. 34% of OU Students said they’re studying to change their career. If you’re one of them, then begin 2019 by taking your next step towards your new career “The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.” – Lao Tzu Over […]
Are lawyers going to be taken over by robots?
Find out about developments in technology that are impacting the legal sector. Catch our webinar to learn how you can prepare. Also, thanks to the OU Library for their “Tomorrow’s Lawyers: An Introduction to Your Future” e-book mentioned in the webinar. Careers and Employability Services
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A brand-new teaching careers package
Almost 18% of OU students who graduated/qualified in 2016/17 went into jobs and training in Education (of the 10,000 who responded to the Destination of Leavers from Higher Education survey). As we know teaching is such a popular career choice for OU students we, at the Careers and Employability Services (CES), have developed a package bursting with […]
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