Careers and Professional Development

OUBS careers support doesn’t stop when you graduate – in fact, you can access expertise and specialist services throughout your career. We offer:

• Free regular monthly webinars and a webinar archive, covering career support and progression topics such as CVs, personal marketing, networking and interview techniques
• An online ‘career maximiser’ CPD accredited career development course 
• Competency-based interview training video
• A bank of articles, industry knowledge and insights generated by alumni to support their peers – and to which you can contribute
• Recruitment guides, designed as a starting point for your job search.

To access alumni resources, please login: Alumni services login

The OU Careers and Employability Service for recent graduates

For three years after completing your studies, you have access to a wide range of useful online tools and resources on the Careers and Employability website. These include:

• Downloadable publications, including our new Your Career Planning Guide
• Live and recorded webinars and forums
• One-to-one guidance from experienced careers professionals
• Exclusive employer events
• Your online careers platform OpportunityHub for the latest job vacancies, graduate schemes, internships and other opportunities.

Hiring Trends Report

No industry has escaped the effects of Covid-19. For most, it has been a stressful time, for some, it has resulted in the closure of businesses and job losses. However, as companies have to rise to the challenge of reinventing around the constraints of the pandemic, there are some sectors that have had a remarkably good year. This report, Hiring trends in a post lockdown Europe, aims to highlight opportunities within the job market, and which sectors are still growing and hiring.