About you
The range of activities in the sections below will help you to explore your career thinking and build a more focused picture of what you want and what you have to offer.
Prefer print?
If you are an OU student or recent graduate and would prefer to use a printed publication to help you think further about what you have to offer, you can request a copy of our Career Planning and Job Seeking Workbook.
What next?
After you have tried some or all of the activities from this page we suggest you move on to Exploring your career options.
Know yourself
Reflect on your interests, values and responsibilities.
- Life as a whole - review your life so far by using a lifeline, or mind map
- Your interests
- Your values
- Your needs, responsibilities and constraints
- What do you want from work?
- Assess your working style
Planning for your development
Set targets, action plan and review your progress.
Your skills and strengths
Recognise your skills, strengths and achievements to evaluate your career potential.
- Skills and qualities
- Employability skills
- Employability skills activity
- Employability skills descriptions
- Skills developed through study
- Skills developed at work
- Skills developed outside work
Listen to Wendy and Ellen (careers advisors) talking about: