Answers you may find helpful for the dinner table or video conversation

Jonathan Black, Director

It’s the end of a long year and while many things will be different this Christmas holiday, one thing that I predict will be the same is the question from your relatives: 

What are you going to do after you graduate?

Closely followed by news about other young people they know who are all sorted with a job OR are finding it really difficult to find one. 

And, what is your plan?

 At the Careers Service, we believe in helping you so here are some answers you may find helpful for the dinner table or video conversation:

• I’ve been using CareerWeaver to define my transferable skills, my values and interests so I can then find the industries and jobs that I’d like – can I chat about these with you as I’d value your opinion?
• I’ve been reading the 2021 Guide to Careers – would you like to see it?
• I’ve been to several 'Introduction to…' sessions and read many briefings on the Careers Service website to learn about industries
• I’ve read all the job search and application advice and polished up my CV
• I’ve had / will book a 1:1 with a careers adviser – this is what we discussed …
• I’m waiting for the Careers Service Summer Internship Programme to open in January
• I’m going to apply for a place on the Oxford Strategy Consultancy programme
• I’ve set up some searches on CareerConnect – Oxford’s jobs board
• I’ve applied for a job/further study

However little or much you do, have a restful and relaxing break – 2021 looks set to be just as “interesting” as the year gone by.