{"id":4997,"date":"2025-03-03T12:00:23","date_gmt":"2025-03-03T12:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/careers\/?p=4997"},"modified":"2025-02-20T09:28:30","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T09:28:30","slug":"dont-climb-that-mountain-alone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/careers\/?p=4997","title":{"rendered":"Don\u2019t climb that mountain alone"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>We understand it can feel like climbing a very steep mountain when you\u2019re studying and planning your career while experiencing mental health difficulties. Help is on hand. It’s University Mental Health Day this month so we\u2019re highlighting resources that can help you through the challenges.<\/p>\n

Finding work and support in the workplace<\/h3>\n

Finding and keeping work can feel overwhelming. Build your confidence with our Mental Health and your career<\/a> recorded webinar which will help you to identify employers and support, and explore how to ask for reasonable adjustments.<\/p>\n

Build strategies to deal with setbacks in your career by watching our Developing your Career Resilience<\/a> webinar and find out how to develop a positive mind set in our panel event, Growth mindset and why employers want it.<\/a><\/p>\n

If you\u2019ve experienced redundancy, read our tips for redundancy – your next steps<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Support in your studies<\/h3>\n

Taking care of your mental health is really important to help you study effectively and achieve your personal and career-related goals. Whether you have a diagnosed mental health difficulty or not, it’s useful to be aware of all the support available at The Open University<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Careers support from us<\/h3>\n

Contact Careers and Employability Services <\/a>for further advice and guidance, anytime during your studies and for up to three years afterwards.<\/p>\n

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\"\"Julie Emery is a Development Coordinator in the OU\u2019s Careers and Employability Services. She supports careers-related activity both within the service and across the University, helping students to achieve their ambitions and fulfil their potential. Explore the rest of our blog for more articles from your careers team.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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