Term Planner: Careers and Employability Events
Hilary term events
Careers events in 8th week
| Date | Event | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 11 March 2025 | O Making the Most of Your Internship: Introduction to the workplace and employability skills | 12:30 - 14:00 |
| 11 March 2025 | O International Academic Careers | 12:00 - 13:00 |
| 11 March 2025 | P Careers in Translation & Interpreting, at the Careers Service | 13:00 - 14:00 |
| 12 March 2025 | O Building up Resilience for Job Hunting | 13:00 - 14:00 |
| 13 March 2025 | O Making the Most of Your Internship: Introduction to the workplace and employability skills | 12:00 - 13:30 |
Careers events in 9 week and beyond
| Date | Event | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 19 March 2025 | O Exploring Summer Internships | 13:00 - 13:45 |
| 01 April 2025 | O Using Social Media to Enhance your Career Prospects | 13:00 - 14:00 |
| 02 April 2025 | O Career Management Strategy Masterclass | 14:00 - 17:00 |
Careers Beyond Academia: Options and Pathways for Researchers
Monday 24 March - Thursday 27 March 2025, O online and P in Oxford
Careers Beyond Academia: Options and Pathways for Researchers is a FREE conference that offers Oxford University researchers the chance to join online panel talks with PhD holders and former academic researchers speaking frankly about their daily working lives in a variety of sectors, attend an in-person networking event, and take part in interactive workshops to help you identify skills and strategies for optimising your career preparedness.
The 2025 conference features information sessions, workshops, and guest speaker talks starting with a keynote from Isabel Berwick, Financial Times on the State of the Job Market and the Role of AI in Recruitment, and will culminate with an in-person recruiter panel event and the Careers Fair for Researchers at the Mathematical Institute. Click on the titles below to sign up for any sessions you would like to attend.
Careers events in 1st week
| Date | Event | Time |
| 21 January 2025 | O CVs and Cover Letters | 12:30 - 13:30 |
| 21 January 2025 | O Finding Roles in Finance: Am I too Late? | 14:00 - 15:00 |
| 22 January 2025 | O Summer and Micro Internships: what are they and what should I cover in my application? | 13:00 - 13:45 |
| 23 January 2025 | O Moving Beyond Academia: Getting Started | 11:00 - 12:30 |
| 23 January 2025 | O Interview Tips for Aspiring Lawyers, delivered by The University of Law | 12:00 - 13:00 |
| 23 January 2025 | P Improving Your Interview Technique | 13:00 - 14:00 |
| 23 January 2025 | P Sourcing research placements (for students) | 14:00 - 15:00 |
| 24 January 2025 | O Barristers’ Training: When to Apply for Pupillages, Mini-pupillages and Scholarships | 12:00 - 13:00 |
| 24 January 2025 | O Finding Roles in Consultancy: Am I too Late? and Alternative Options | 13:00 - 13:45 |
Careers events in 2nd week
| Date | Event | Time |
| 27 January 2025 | O Introduction to Teaching English as a Foreign Language | 14:00 - 15:00 |
| 28 January 2025 | P Summer and Micro Internships: what are they and what should I cover in my application? | 14:30 - 15:15 |
| 28 January 2025 | O Introduction to Think Tanks | 13:00 - 14:00 |
| 29 January 2025 | O Using Social Media to Enhance your Career Prospects | 14:00 - 15:00 |
| 29 January 2025 | O Finding employment in the UK: researching employers and industry awareness. | 13:00 - 13:45 |
| 30 January 2025 | P Creating CVs and Cover Letters for Careers Beyond Academic Research (for researchers) | 09:15 - 11:15 |
| 30 January 2025 | O Insight into Academia: career pathways in research, teaching, and services | 12:00 - 13:00 |
| 30 January 2025 | O Summer and Micro Internships: what are they and what should I cover in my application? | 14:00 - 14:45 |
| 01 February 2025 | O Career Management Strategy Masterclass | 10:00 - 13:00 |
Careers events in 3rd week
| Date | Event | Time |
| 03 February 2025 | O How Can I Be Certain About My Career Choice? | 13:00 - 13:45 |
| 04 February 2025 | P Crankstart Career Development Programme | 12:00 - 13:15 |
| 04 February 2025 | O Improving Your Interview Technique | 14:00 - 15:00 |
| 05 February 2025 | O Introduction to Careers in Human Rights | 13:00 - 14:00 |
| 05 February 2025 | O CVs and Cover Letters | 14:00 - 14:45 |
| 06 February 2025 | O Introduction to Charity / Non-Profit Sector and Getting Experience | 13:00 - 14:00 |
| 06 February 2025 | P Internships for First Years | 13:00 - 13:45 |
| 06 February 2025 | O Translating Academic Research Experience for Non-Academic Employers: for Research Staff | 11:30 - 12:30 |
| 06 February 2025 | O Introduction to Teaching in Schools | 15:00 - 16:00 |
Careers events in 4th week
Careers events in 5th week
| Date | Event | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 18 February 2025 | O Careers in Higher Education | 10:00 - 11:00 |
| 18 February 2025 | O Staying in the UK to Work (OU Visa & Immigration Advisers) | 12:30 - 14:30 |
| 19 February 2025 | O Cringe Free Networking – What, Why and How? | 14:00 - 15:00 |
| 20 February 2025 | O Careers in Psychology and Talking Therapies | 13:00 - 14:00 |
| 21 February 2025 | O Making the most of your Crankstart volunteering | 14:00 - 15:00 |
Careers events in 7th week
| Date | Event | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 04 March 2025 | P Applying for senior academic roles: How to deliver a ChalkTalk | 10:00 - 12:00 |
| 04 March 2025 | O Panel Event: Careers in International Development & Policy | 13:00 - 14:00 |
| 05 March 2025 | O Improving your Interview Technique | 12:00 - 13:00 |
| 05 March 2025 | O Introduction to Data Science & Technology (all disciplines) | 13:00 - 14:00 |
| 06 March 2025 | O Insight into Academia Panel session: What it's like to be an academic | 12:00 - 13:00 |
| 07 March 2025 | P Crankstart and Diversity Careers Fair | 11:30 - 14:00 |
Careers events in 6th week
| Date | Event | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 24 February 2025 | O Introduction to Careers in Pharma and Biotech | 13:00 - 13:45 |
| 25 February 2025 | O Building an Academic Career: Strategies & Pathways for Researchers | 12:00 - 13:30 |
| 26 February 2025 | O How to Build Connections for Exploring Careers Beyond Academia (for Current Researchers) | 12:30 - 13:30 |
| 26 February 2025 | O Talking to Employers About a Disability: If, When and How | 14:00 - 15:00 |
| 27 February 2025 | O Graduate Medicine Support Group | 13:00 - 14:00 |
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