Careers and Alumni
At Oxford you will develop your ability to think independently, globally and creatively. The impact of the University’s prestigious global research means employers in Europe and throughout the world recognise the value of recruiting Oxford-educated employees.
Financial benefits of studying at Oxford
Considering the shorter length of Oxford’s graduate programmes and the opportunities to proceed to highly-paid careers following your studies, studying at Oxford can be of great financial benefit to you as you pursue your career ambitions.
“Inspired by rewarding undergraduate semesters abroad in Ghana and South Africa, I wanted to be an international student during my Master’s to better understand elsewhere in the world and Canada's relation to it. I wanted to understand the majesty, endurance, and potency of the oldest university in the English-speaking world from the best vantage possible – the inside.”
Hilary Clauson
MSc in African Studies (’09-’10), St. Cross College
Career Service offerings
The University of Oxford’s comprehensive Careers Service offers support to students and alumni to help them define and achieve exciting and fulfilling careers. Workshops and training are available to help:
- Build a strong CV/résumé
- Develop an effective job search strategy
- Make competitive job applications
- Develop interview skills
The Careers Service also offers a successful student consultancy programme, a wide range of web resources, and an exceptional Internship Programme which gives Oxford students access to a number of global summer internships, most of which are provided by Oxford alumni or through business or educational partnerships.
Canadian alumni
Canada is home to the 2nd largest concentration of Oxford alumni outside the UK with over 4,000 alumni and 11 branches (Alberta, Hamilton-Niagra, Kingston, Manitoba, Montreal, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ottawa, Toronto, Vancouver and Vancouver Island).
Oxford’s distinguished Canadian alumni include:
- John Turner, former Prime Minister of Canada (studied B.A., Jurisprudence as a Rhodes Scholar, Magdalen College, 1951)
- Lester B. Pearson, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1957 and former Prime Minister of Canada (studied modern history as a Massey Foundation Scholar, St John's College, 1923)
- Robert Keith "Bob" Rae, PC, OC, OOnt, QC, MP, Member of Parliament for Toronto Centre and recent interim leader of the Liberal Party of Canada (Rhodes Scholar, Balliol College, 1969)
- David Naylor, President of the University of Toronto (studied in the Department of Social and Administrative Studies, Hertford College, 1983)
- Kevin Tkachuk, former member of the Canada National Rugby Union Team (Kellogg College, 2004)
- Alex Jadad, Chief Innovator and Founder of the Centre for Global eHealth Innovation at the University of Toronto (studied Clinical Medicine, Balliol College, 1994)
- Chrystia Freeland, Global Editor-at-Large of Reuters News since March 1, 2010, having formerly been the United States managing editor at the Financial Times, based in New York City (Rhodes Scholar, St Antony's College, 1993)
- Astrid Guttmann, clinician scientist in the Division of Paediatric Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, and a scientist at the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES), Ontario (studied History and Literature as a Rhodes Scholar, 1987-1989)
- Mary Harron, filmmaker and screenwriter (St Anne’s College, 1970s)
- Richard French, current President of the Canadian Rhodes Scholar Foundation, Senior Fellow at the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, University of Ottawa; former Vice-Chairman (Telecommunication) of the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunication Commission (CRTC) and former Minister of Communications for Quebec (Magdalen College, 1968)
- Jean Beetz, CC, jurist and puisne justice of the Supreme Court of Canada (Rhodes Scholar, Pembroke College, 1951)