Career Momentum
Post study careers support to help you fast-track your career.
For recent matriculated alumni, the Career Momentum programme is designed to accelerate and shape future success beyond the first role post graduation.
We work with you to take charge of your career journey through personalised one-to-one coaching together with a suite of career development resources and alumni networking events. Together these tools help you navigate career growth and progression.
What are the benefits of this programme for your early career?
- Gain insights from faculty, alumni, and top search firms on kickstarting or transitioning your career path
- Work with career coaches to master your future transitions
- Network with recent alumni for fresh perspectives
- Unlock strategies to tackle career challenges, boost negotiation skills, and achieve your goals while maintaining well-being
- Tap into digital resources to accelerate your career growth
Network
Reconnect with alumni in your region
OBA Chapters
The Oxford Business Alumni (OBA) Chapters build strong regional communities where alumni share ideas, explore career opportunities, and discuss business challenges. Through in-person and online networking events, these groups help alumni expand their expertise while staying connected with Oxford Saïd and the wider University. Whether through industry discussions or career support, OBA Chapters create a space for collaboration, learning, and mutual support.
Driven by passionate alumni, OBA Chapter leaders strengthen lifelong connections across the network. They host speaker events, professional networking, and student-alumni meetups like trek receptions and send-off parties. They also maintain online platforms for seamless alumni connections, facilitating career referrals, mentorship, and social events. Through these efforts, OBA Chapters foster a dynamic, engaged, and supportive global community.
Career coaching
Your career path will evolve over time, so don't forget that we continue to support you with continuous coaching.
Career coaching can provide significant benefits at various stages of your professional journey by helping you gain clarity, direction, and confidence in making career decisions. You have access to career coaching throughout your journey, whether you're exploring new areas or advancing into leadership roles, with a personalised approach to suit your needs.
Facing career obstacles is common, and a coaching session can help generate new ideas and reframe challenges, providing a way forward. One of the most valuable aspects of career coaching is the accountability it offers—you can check in regularly to ensure progress and stay on track toward your goals.
From practical application support to big-picture career visioning, personal branding, and networking, our coaching adapts to your specific needs.
Did you know that throughout your career:
Get in touch to seek support for your career decision making, job search, application or negotiating your next package.
Upcoming events
Your First 100 Days - How to succeed quickly in your new roles
Monday 31 March, 5pm Virtual
Designed for Oxford Saïd alumni in transition, this session will provide practical tools and strategies to navigate new roles effectively. Learn how to adjust to new organisational cultures, build credibility, establish key relationships, and set milestones for success. Led by Nita Lad, this session is part of the Career Momentum programme, supporting alumni in career growth and transitions.
Unleashing Your Negotiation Potential
Thursday 1 May, 1pm Virtual
Gain practical skills, a strategic mindset, and the confidence to navigate workplace negotiations effectively.
This workshop, led by Paul Fisher (Oxford Saïd Associate Fellow), will equip participants with essential negotiation skills to navigate salary discussions, benefits, responsibilities, and workplace negotiations with confidence.
Through practical exercises and analysis, attendees will learn to build strong relationships, reduce anxiety, justify their worth, and apply key negotiation frameworks. The session will also explore psychological tools like anchoring and framing to improve outcomes.
Digital resources
Tap into your digital toolkit
OSCAR
Your OSCAR student careers portal continues as your main portal to book appointments, register for events and access job opportunities.
Login with your named lifelong email. You can reset your password on the login screen
Canvas - Alumni Career Transitions
The modules in this course are designed to supplement our in-person and virtual sessions, to help you manage the transition to the next phase of your career.
Login with your named school email address (ending in @said.oxford.edu).
Firsthand
Firsthand provides access to virtual consultations with industry experts, alongside webinars and company/industry guides including top tier firms and internship opportunities. It is particularly focused on the Finance, Law and Consulting sectors.
Initial registration: sign up here with your named SBS lifelong email address
Login after initial registration. Username: Named school email address (ending in @said.oxford.edu).
MBA Exchange
MBA Exchange is an integrated careers platform, that is focused on helping alumni explore and identify jobs board, webinars and company guides.
Access MBAExchange.com
Username: Your school named email address (ending in @said.oxford.edu).
Executive Grapevine
Executive Grapevine is a database of global search consultants that allows you to search by your chosen industry and/or geographic location.
The firms and consultants included in this database specialise in sourcing executives for success driven organisations and supporting senior line managers to bring in experienced hires for permanent interim and contracted assignments.
Sign up and log in with your named SBS email address (ending in @said.oxford.edu).
Contact
Contact us at executivecareers@sbs.ox.ac.uk if you would like further information.
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