CareersFest is a series online events requested by you and designed for you. Whatever your study stage, background or differences, you’ll get insider info on a range of sectors, roles and how to achieve your goals.
Upcoming sessions
Job seeking and application workshops
Show your full potential to employers with the help of our job seeking and application workshops:
- Networking woe to networking pro - Tue 18 Nov, 12:00-13:15
- LinkedIn: unlock your career potential - Wed 19 Nov, 12:30-13:45
- Job search strategy - Thu 20 Nov, 12:45-14:00
- Navigating career roadblocks - Tue 25 Nov, 12:00-13:15
- CV miss to CV hit - Wed 26 Nov, 12:30-13:45
- Curb your interview nerves - Thu 27 Nov, 12:45-14:00
- GenAI: Level up your career - Fri 28 Nov, 12:00-13:15
Recorded events
Find summaries of all sessions on our Continue the conversation forum.
Explore sectors
Gain insights into different sectors with these employer panels:
- Charity sector opportunities: careers with a cause
- Science careers: employer insights
- Working with children, young people, and families to support mental health
- Psychology-related or health and social care careers
- Law in practice: a panel with the professionals
- Digital careers: insights from industry experts
- Engineering for a changing world: employer insights
- Break into marketing: advice from the pros
- Education careers: lead the learning
- Maths, stats, and data: careers that count
- Creative industries and careers in culture
Ask alumni
Get inspired and learn about real career paths with OU alumni from across the UK:
- Graduate programmes: OU alumni share their insights
- Scotland graduate stories
- Wales graduate stories
- Northern Ireland graduate stories
Beat the barriers
Overcome the biggest barriers that OU students say are stopping them from achieving their goals:
