Publications
Publications to help you with your career planning
The following Careers Advisory Service publications are available for download as etext files supplied in Adobe PDF format. You need to have Adobe Reader software installed to view them. If you do not have this program you can download it for free.
Alternatively, request a print copy from your regional or national centre.
OU Study and Your Career
OU study and your career (PDF, 1.4MB)
Available to prospective, current and former students.
This booklet looks at the career benefits of OU study, and how the study choices you make may affect your career plans.
Career Planning and Job Seeking Workbook
Career planning and job seeking workbook (PDF, 2.15MB)
Available only to current OU students, or those who have finished a course (module) in the last three years. This workbook consists of six sections that take you in a progressive series of steps through the process of career review and choice.
- Knowing yourself
- Exploring possibilities
- Making decisions and taking action
- Getting the job
- Equality and diversity issues
- Next steps.
Note: you will need your OU computer username and password to access this workbook.
For Becoming a Teacher, a publication for all those seriously considering teaching as a career, see our Getting into Teaching page.