Careers support for students

Careers Fairs

The Careers Service fairs provide students with the chance to meet employers face-to-face, to learn about current vacancies and opportunities available, and to market themselves to prospective employers. See a full list of careers fairs on the Careers Service website.

Advice Appointments

Careers advisers offer objective, confidential careers guidance based on the students’ individual needs. This guidance can include (but is not limited to):

• feedback on CVs and cover letters
• discussing further study options
• providing sector specific information – advising where to find it
• suggesting where to find work experience
• advising on interview preparation and techniques
• sharing relevant resources and services

Current students who are not in Oxford over the vacation periods can email guidance@careers.ox.ac.uk for careers support.

Workshops

The Careers Service organises workshops throughout the year on a wide variety subjects to help students get the right support for their chosen career path. Workshops include:

• application skills
• further study
• tailored events for specific groups of students, including
  • disabled students
  • international students
  • masters students
  • DPhil students and research staff

A full list of workshops is available on CareerConnect.

Skills Programmes

The Careers Service helps students identify and develop some key skills through a variety of original programmes. These include:

• The Oxford Strategy Challenge: this hackathon-inspired consultancy challenge gives students the chance to get real-world client work experience. Participants will work in a small team and provide consultancy to an organisation. 
• Insight programmes: help with the transition from student to employee by developing their knowledge of strategy and management, medicine, pharma/biotech, academia, teaching and publishing.
• The Student Consultancy: equips students with key and demonstrable consulting and teamwork skills to help local businesses, charities, and community organisations.

Internship Opportunities

The Internship Office provides research and professional work experience placements exclusively to Oxford students, with adjunct funding and support. The main programmes are:

• The Summer Internship Programme
• The Micro-Internship Programme
• The Crankstart Internship & Careers Mentoring Programmes
• The Promentor Programme: An Alumni Mentoring Programme

Find out more about the Internship Office on the Careers Service website.

Careers Support for Researchers

The Careers Service offers tailored support to researchers at all stages of their career, whether they are exploring their options, looking to boost their employability, or polishing an application.

One-to-one conversations and appointment sessions are available year-round and can cover anything from helping researchers review their options, explore resources, get feedback on their CV, practice interviewing and more. The service offers practical workshops for researchers each term, plus many more events and opportunities. Find out more on the Careers Service website.