Employers

OBU Career Development is your central point-of-contact, helping you to connect with OBU students, alumni and faculty. We believe you will find our students and alumni to be among the best and brightest in the nation, well-prepared to take on the complexities of an ever-changing world.

We are eager to extend our hospitality and outstanding customer service to enhance your efforts to recruit and hire future employees. We pride ourselves on providing the kind of personalized service that ensures you will have an efficient, comfortable and productive visit. We would be delighted to assist you in making a connection to our students and graduates for employment and internship opportunities.

Spring 2025 Recruitment Opportunities 

Wednesday, February 26, 1-3 pm: All Majors/Industries Career and Internship Fair

Tuesday, March 4, 2–4 pm: Teacher Education Career Fair

Wednesday, March 5, 10:30 am –2 pm: Summer Camp Recruitment Fair

Learn more here.

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The OBU Career Portal (Symplicity) is OBU's online recruitment system for jobs and internships and is the official job listing service that provides employers, OBU students and alumni the ability to directly interact with each other. This is also where you register for a career fair or request the opportunity to host an information session.

Be sure to check out our Recruitment Policy.

If you are not able to travel to campus, please reach out so we can visit about virtual opportunities! We look forward to hearing from you!

Why you should consider hiring an OBU Graduate

As a Christian liberal arts university, OBU transforms lives by

• equipping students to pursue academic excellence
• integrate faith with all areas of knowledge
• engage a diverse world
• and live worthy of the high calling of God in Christ

OBU is an institution founded on Christian principles and teachings whose primary purpose is to conduct educational programs in the traditional arts and sciences and in other disciplines with the intent to prepare students for effective leadership and service in the various vocations.

Our mission finds expression through a strong liberal arts core curriculum which supports degree programs designed to prepare students for careers and graduate study; through activities planned to stimulate spiritual, intellectual, social, cultural, and physical development; and through an environment that reflects the application of Christian principles and teachings.

• OBU offers nine bachelor's degrees in more than 80 areas of study.
• OBU offers five master's degree programs (Master of Business Administration, Master of Arts in Marriage and Family Therapy, Master of Arts in Intercultural Studies, Master of Arts in Teaching, and Master of Arts in Christian Studies. Four certificate programs are also offered; Strategic Business Operations, Corporate Innovation, Project Management. and Alternative Teaching Certificate (ACCESS).

National Recognition

• U.S. News and World Report
  • Ranked as one of the top regional colleges in the West for 31 consecutive years
  • Oklahoma’s highest rated regional college in the U.S. News rankings for 29 of those years
• The Princeton Review
  • Named as one of the “Best in the West” for 18 consecutive years
    
    • One of 126 recommended institutions
•  Listed on Great Value College's rankings of 50 Great Affordable Colleges in the Midwest
  • One of three universities in Oklahoma
  • The only private Oklahoma university listed in the Midwest
• Named a 2023-2024 National College of Distinction, Oklahoma College of Distinction and a Christian College of Distinction, along with program-specific recognition in Business, Education, Nursing and Career Development