We are here to support you during your time at York with your career planning and skills development. You can book careers appointments, come to our events and get involved with the York Strengths Programme and other activities we offer. You can contact us to request any reasonable adjustments or support you need to access our services. This might be, for example, a longer appointment or support to make it easier for you to join a York Strengths development session.
You can send us a message via Handshake or email careers@york.ac.uk
The Careers and Placements building is on Campus West, next to the Spring Lane Building and Central car park.
Careers advice appointments, with one of our careers consultants, are 20 minutes long. We can offer longer appointments if that would be useful to you - or you can start with the standard 20 minute appointment and come back another time for a longer one. You can choose an in-person appointment, in the Careers and Placements building, or an online appointment via Zoom.
When you book an appointment in Handshake, you’ll be asked to indicate (from a list of topics) what you’d like to talk about. Don’t worry if you don’t really know, or find it difficult to start the conversation - our careers consultants can help. Topics could include:
You’ll get an email confirmation of your appointment booking, and a reminder 24 hours and 1 hour before the appointment time (unless you have changed your notification settings in Handshake).
At the end of your appointment, you can agree some next steps or action points with the careers consultant. These can be recorded in the appointment comments in Handshake for you to review later, and we can also send you an email summary if you prefer.
We offer short courses for autistic students and recent graduates, to help you prepare for work. The Into Work course for first and second year undergraduates helps you prepare to apply for part-time work. The Graduation to Employment course for final year students and recent graduates supports your move from university into employment.
If you are a final year undergraduate, or a recent graduate, you might find career coaching helpful. A career coach can offer you a series of online sessions to talk about what you want to achieve and support you as you plan your next steps. The career coaching page has more information, student stories, and a brief form to complete to apply for coaching.
These organisations offer support, online courses, and resources to help you with looking for work and starting a new job: