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.
Our employability initiative, York Futures, will help you understand the options that are available to you, and the breadth and range of opportunities make it easy for you to get started. For more information see york.ac.uk/careers.
The York Strengths Programme is a unique part of our careers support. It will help you to Our Careers and Placements team can help you with career planning, getting experience, developing your skills and strengths, job hunting and making applications, preparing for interviews and aptitude tests, as well as providing information about further study and funding.
York Futures, our personal and professional development journey, helps you build a portfolio of skills and experience by outlining a timeline of activities we offer. Our unique York Strengths programme helps you understand both what you are good at and what you enjoy doing, so that you can focus on preparing for a career that will let suits you shine.You will then be supported to plan your time at York so that you can build on your strengths and gain a range of experiences. For more information see york.ac.uk/york-strengths.
An Employability Manager and Careers Consultant from the Careers and Placements team works with each Department to support you with:
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. You can apply for the York Award, the University’s certificate of personal and professional development, to demonstrate that you have taken a proactive approach to your time at university.
We also organise careers fairs and events, volunteering opportunities, internships and support for enterprise to ensure you progress with a competitive edge.
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The 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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