Whether you have a specific career in mind, or you simply want to talk things through, you can speak to us. We can also give you feedback on your CVs and applications, assist with interview preparation or help you with career options and job search.
Our services are available to full-time and part-time Oxford Brookes undergraduate and postgraduate students, including research students and Oxford Brookes graduates for up to three years following graduation.
Sue Holton - sholton@brookes.ac.uk
The Information Team is the first point of contact for all enquiries to Careers.
We provide a skilled triage service to discuss your queries with you, gather information, and determine the most appropriate form of support. Within the Team, we can help with a wide range of your careers-related needs including CV and covering letter reviews, and initial information and advice on career planning and job searching. We can also help you navigate our extensive resources and can signpost you to the most relevant and up to date sources of careers information.
If more in-depth advice and guidance is required, we may refer you to meet with one of Careers Consultants and we will liaise with you to arrange a suitable time.
You can ask us anything and we'll either help or point you towards someone who can!
The team of Careers Consultants are professionally trained and qualified and offer an impartial, confidential service. Taking a coaching approach, we work with you to help you identify your goals, explore your options and develop skills, tools and strategies that empower you to progress with your career planning and build your confidence in researching and making decisions about your next steps.
The Employer Team manages all employer engagement within Careers. We are the first point of contact for organisations and work with a variety of employers including large organisations and SMEs. Within our team, we offer a range of services including our vacancy portal JobTeaser, the Volunteer Centre for a wide range of voluntary opportunities and our Jobshop which manages part-time vacancies for students. The Employer Team is also responsible for employer events on campus including Careers Fairs which cover a range of sectors.
The Administration Team are a behind the scenes support for all teams within Careers and either their day to day or longer term plans and its admin, including systems, financial support, internal team communications and communicating with students, other staff and external customers when needed.
Any agreement entered into by Careers with any organisation for the purpose of obtaining additional services or resources will not affect the impartiality of Careers.
In line with the various codes of practice under which we operate, all members of staff are trained appropriately for their job and undertake regular further training to update their professional knowledge and skills.
Our Statement of Service for Students and Graduates (PDF) is up to date and details the service you can expect as a student or graduate using Oxford Brookes Careers.
Careers adheres to the Code of Practice on Guidance of the Association of Graduate Careers Advisory Services, which defines the professional principles for careers services in higher education.
We also operate in accordance with the precepts of the UK Quality Code for Higher Education - Chapter B4: Enabling Student Development and Achievement (updated in March 2013).
