Careers and Placements e-Accessibility Statement

The Careers and Placements team are responsible for updating this area of the University of York’s website, in line with the University’s Accessibility Statement. 

We want as many people as possible to be able to use this website, including people who use assistive technologies. AbilityNet has advice on adjustments to make your device easier to use. 

Use of third party providers

To support the employability of York students, the Careers and Placements team work with the following third party providers:

Handshake

Handshake enables students to search for jobs, opportunities and events. Handshake also allows students to connect with employers and the Careers and Placements team. Handshake have provided a VPAT statement on their conformance with accessibility standards. If you have any issues using the system, please get in touch with us at careers@york.ac.uk or you can contact Handshake directly at accessibility@joinhandshake.com

Shortlist.Me

Shortlist.Me enables students to practise mock interviews. Shortlist.Me currently meets WCAG 2.1.

If you have any issues using the system, please get in touch with us at careers@york.ac.uk or you can contact ShortlistMe directly at info@shortlist.me

CareerSet

CareerSet enables students to receive personalised feedback on their CV via the platform’s automated ScoreMyCV engine. CareerSet currently meets WCAG 2.1 AA.

If you have any issues using the system, please get in touch with us at careers@york.ac.uk or you can contact CareerSet at support@careerset.io

GoinGlobal

GoinGlobal is an online resource providing country specific career and employment information. GoinGlobal is partially compliant with WCAG 2.1 A and AA.

If you have any issues using GoinGlobal, please get in touch with us at careers@york.ac.uk

Alternative Guide to Postgraduate Funding

The Alternative Guide to Postgraduate Funding, provided by GradFunding, gives information on funding sources for postgraduate study. It is available free of charge to University of York students. Some parts of the resource are not fully accessible, so they have made an accessible PDF version available on request. Email help@postgraduate-funding.com from your University of York email to request a copy.

If you have any issues using the guide, please get in touch with us at careers@york.ac.uk or contact help@postgraduate-funding.com 

Zoom

Zoom provides video conferencing and online meeting solutions, connecting students and staff together.  Zoom conforms to WCAG 2.1 AA standards and have provided an Accessibility Statement where you can access their VPAT statements.
If you have any issues using Zoom, please do get in touch with us at careers@york.ac.uk or you can contact Zoom directly at access@zoom.us

What we do to improve accessibility

  • We recognise that automatic captions may not always be entirely accurate.
    The automated process may struggle to interpret subject specific terminology, negotiate heavy speaker accent or localised turn of phrase, or extract speech from recordings where the signal-to-noise ratio in the audio has been compromised. 
  • When we are in a position to resume ‘face-to-face’ activity on campus, we will review the user experience by hosting a student workshop to observe student experience and behaviour and understanding of how to use and adapt the technology platforms we work with to meet accessibility needs. 
  • If you have any difficulty with the automatic captions, you can request a copy of the transcript by contacting careers@york.ac.uk. Please confirm the name of the resource you wish to receive the transcript for. 
  • Alternative formats for the resources we have available can be provided upon request by contacting careers@york.ac.uk. Please confirm the name of the resource you wish to access. 

What to do if you have questions or concerns about accessing our resources

Please email careers@york.ac.uk with any questions or to outline concerns.

Alternatively, you can submit a report via the University’s accessibility issue reporting form.

If you are not happy with our response, you can follow our complaints procedure.

 

Reviewed August 2024