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About the OU Careers Advisory Service for employers

The OU Careers Advisory Service operates at a regional and national level in the UK and Ireland, and also continental Europe. We can

  • help you to recruit OU students or graduates
  • advertise your company on our Employer Showcase - this is a protected area of the site, and you will need to email the careers service at ss-cas-careers@open.ac.uk for a password
  • provide advice on relevant OU courses and qualifications for your employees
  • offer professional careers guidance consultancy on career management and development for your employees.

Please contact us for details of any of the above services.

How you can help us to help you

OU students want us to supply more information about employers. If you are interested in recruiting high-calibre, motivated graduates then you could help us by

  • providing us with advice and information about your recruitment needs
  • showcasing your organisation or company to OU students and graduates on our website
  • advertising your vacancies on our online vacancy service
  • contributing information on appropriate training schemes in your organisation (e.g. graduate training schemes)
  • giving us a named contact, if possible, to facilitate effective communication
  • providing constructive feedback on the services received. Any comments or suggestions will be treated with discretion.

Our service standards

We are committed to developing and improving the quality of the service we offer to employers. To achieve this we will:

  • Abide by current Equal Opportunities and Data Protection legislation
  • Follow the Association of Graduate Careers Advisory Services' code of practice, to provide an impartial, courteous, confidential and professional service
  • Work in accordance with the AGR 'Best Practice in Graduate Recruitment Guide'
  • Operate within the Guidance Accreditation Board's 'Matrix' quality standards
  • Abide by AGCAS and Open University Equal Opportunities policies
  • Operate within the Code of Practice of the Quality Assurance Agency.

We welcome any comments, constructive feedback or suggestions you may have to help us maintain and improve our standards of service.

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