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INTRODUCTION Welcome to our annual Careers Guide, written for everyone at Oxford and designed to help you scan the horizon, begin to explore your options, and make better decisions about what you choose to do next. I think once you’ve read it, you’ll realise why this is the most read university Careers Guide. Don’t just take our word for it; the independent survey next most popular guide. The Careers team has a wealth of experience and is ready to support you in the coming weeks, months, and years, whether you are: ] Making a start and breaking the inertia. ] might love. ] Seeking alternatives to the well-trodden paths and accessible routes. ] Or, hitting your target and making a successful transition. advice offered to you by meeting a Careers Adviser for a 1:1 meeting. You can also: ] ] Gain really useful and valuable knowledge, skills, and experience with The Student Consultancy, a Microinternship, or our Insight programmes for Teaching/ Medicine/Business/Academia, as well as our rolling programme of workshops. ] successful internship and Micro-internship programmes ] Find thousands of jobs and internships on our Opportunities board in CareerConnect Whether you already know what you want to do or have barely started thinking about that, your Careers Service can help you address key questions and work round apparent obstacles for greater clarity and options better suited to your unique perspective. From considering options for further study to careers options across all sectors, from the arts to engineering, public sector or private business, or staying in Oxford to working overseas, we can help you draw your own map and plot your own course. Enjoy your time at Oxford and we look forward to meeting you at our fairs and events; in your college, department or while you are here and for the rest of your career. v Jonathan Black Director of the Careers Service v JACK HAMPTON President, Oxford University Students' Union Welcome to your Careers Guide! It’s packed full of general career paths and handy signposts to what you can do while you’re still at Oxford to get some relevant experience under your belt. OUSU works with The Careers Service to make sure Oxford students are equipped with the skills and experience that will best prepare them to enter the working world. You can work to improve our student-community relations by becoming one of our Community Wardens, write for the Oxford Student newspaper, host a slot on OUSU’s Oxide radio station, campaign for scholarships for refugee students with our Oxford Student’s Refugee Campaign, and so much more. There are loads of ways to get involved in our work at the Students’ Union which will develop the skills you need for a what contribution you could make to student life at Oxford. While I was studying, I found navigating intern and career applications daunting. Oxford graduates are some of the world’s best, but sometimes it hard to see past the traditional also so many other options available– from the charity sector guide! I work at OUSU, representing Oxford students, campaigning on key issues, and improving the student experience at our University. I’m learning so much and working on a really diverse range of projects. Working for students is such a opportunity to give back to the student and local community. Don’t forget you have the opportunity to involved in our elections in Hilary Term and play your part in improving life for students here at Oxford. Enjoy and make use of this guide – it’s a brilliant resource. If you’re still feelings lost don’t forget you can always ask The Careers Service for more advice throughout your degree, and even after you leave – alumni are welcome to get in touch at any point in their career. So get stuck in, but, most importantly, don’t worry if you’re not sure what you want to do – most of us are in the same position! www.careers.ox.ac.uk 1
THE <strong>OXFORD</strong> GUIDE TO CAREERS 2017 INCLUDES: I Alumni A advice Top job tips CV & interview guide Sector investigation and much more THE CAREERS SERVICE A B THE YEAR AHEAD An overview of the recruitment year at Oxford 4 YOUR CAREERS SERVICE 8 CAREERS TERM BY TERM DEVELOPING YOUR CAREER IDEAS Careers information and advice for everyone - including how to develop and explore ideas for what to do next, from 12 DEVELOPING YOUR CAREER IDEAS 18 TALKING WITH CONTACTS AND NETWORKING 21 BUILDING YOUR OCCUPATIONAL AWARENESS 24 ROUTES INTO GRADUATE EMPLOYMENT 27 WORKING IN DIFFERENT COUNTRIES 29 VISA OPTIONS FOR WORKING IN THE UK CONTRIBUTORS Content: The Careers Service and OUSU. Editors: Hugh Nicholson-Lailey, John Gilbert. Design & layout: Simon Collins, Isaac Goodwin Sales: Kershia Paris Proofreader: Tim Collins Project lead: Hugh Nicholson-Lailey Alumni profiles gathered by: Hugh Nicholson-Lailey With thanks to: Careers Service staff and all alumni contributors. Images: Alumni photographs are the subjects’ own. Printed by: OxUniPrint 2 www.careers.ox.ac.uk
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