OS Careers Fair

19 November 2016

The OS Careers’ Fair took place on Saturday 19 November, for the Lower Sixth. The State Rooms hosted Old Stoic representatives from 35 different industries, including Property, Banking, Landscape Design, Medicine and Marketing. This year, we had Old Stoics who worked for Google and Nokia present, needless to say, they had constant queues of Stoics lined up to speak to them all morning.
 
Stoics were encouraged to speak to as many different people as possible, to find out about industries that might interest them. The Old Stoics and guests who took part in the Fair were extremely impressed with their engagement and insightful questions. I would like to thank the Stoics who took part for setting such a good impression to our guests and dressing so smartly for the occasion. I hope those who attended found it useful.
 
I end with a reminder: the OS Office can help with contacts, work experience and mentoring, all you need do is ask.

Jonathan Wheeler (Temple 76) writes,

"I spent two entertaining hours talking solidly about how to prepare for being a journalist,  the range of training courses available, and how to get a start in the industry.
 
I’m really encouraged by the quality of the students to whom I talked; they showed real interest and asked lotsof challenging questions, so they’ve got one of the basic skills sorted already!
 
I would encourage any Old Stoic to consider taking part in future events."