At York we encourage you to engage early with your personal and professional development and get involved with activities to build the strengths, skills, leadership qualities and experience desired by employers.
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Developing your employability is about extending skills, making contacts, broadening ideas, and understanding how to gain and use your experiences to enhance your future prospects. It is a good idea to start exploring career options in your first year.
The department Department provides guidance on Careers via these Student Documentation Pages. Note that the Careers pages have several subsections packed with useful resources and links provided jointly by the Department and the University Careers Service.
The Department also maintains a digital notice board for jobs, career opportunities and other useful resources which can be found here. This is kept updated and is worth bookmarking in your internet browser.
The Department also provides guidance on Careers via our Careers Co-Ordinator, Prof. Katie Slocombe, and through your supervisor, who will discuss your Employability Plan with you.
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It can be accessed via the VLE: http://vle.york.ac.uk. Note that you will need your University login to access the tutorial.
For For further information on Careers and employability, visit: www.york.ac.uk/careers or see the University handbook.
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