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Image description: a woman can be seen through a window reading a book alone. It is night outside. There are few things in the world more daunting than the prospect of job-hunting. With Oxford students being amongst the most prolific users of LinkedIn, and with weekly events from the Careers Service about formatting your CV […]
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Anyone interested in starting a career in journalism today often finds themselves confronted with a fairly pessimistic narrative. Journalism, we are told, is either dying or so impenetrable as to not be worth pursuing. The question is, are they right? The short answer, as you may have guessed from the headline of this article, is […]
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Global crises change the way we think about work. That might be an oversimplification, but by and large, it stands up to interrogation. The classic example is Europe and America following the Second World War. Women entered the workplace en masse for the first time, mechanisation and technological production accelerated – fuelling the so-called Green […]
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Last week The National Autistic Society’s (NAS) launched its “Too Much Information” campaign, which aims to highlight the employment gap amongst adults with autism. As few as 16% of autistic adults are in full-time paid employment – leaving the unique and innovative skillset of hundreds of thousands of people on the spectrum untapped. Where businesses […]
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Being a mother is a job in itself. The responsibilities are endless. But women also want, as they should be able to, driven ambitious careers. Employment is an option for some, and a necessity for others. But it should always be possible. Unfortunately though, the choice to pursue a career is still surrounded by debate […]
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Cambridge graduates are more employable than Oxford graduates, according to a recent survey.The 2014 Global Employability University Survey has found that Cambridge graduates are now among the most employable in the world.
Continue ReadingFast food chain Burger King is targeting Oxford students for its graduate scheme for the first time. Its highly competitive Management Trainee Programme for Europe, the Middle East and Africa has opened to applications. Looking for “the best talent” to fulfil each of the twenty places on the programme, the fast-food chain claims to be […]
Continue ReadingLaw has long been a popular career choice for Oxford students, and not just due to the Law Society’s famed refreshments; it enjoys a reputation as one of the most well-paid and prestigious careers open to graduates. But how much do we actually know about getting into law? The OxStu spoke to some top lawyers […]
Continue ReadingBenedict Le Gauche (the writer of the ‘honest CV’ that hit the headlines over Christmas) shares with the Oxford Student some invaluable careers advice.
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