Previous placements by faculty and sector

Your faculty doesn't limit your choice of placement sectors. Find out about the sectors and roles that previous placement students from your faculty have experienced.

The information below is a snapshot of where students from across the Faculties have been on placement, through the Placement Year programme - it's here to inspire you and remind you note that there are a huge number of placement opportunities available. There’s not one set route for you.

We want you to find a placement that is of interest to you and will help you explore career options that are right for you and your ambitions.

If you have any further questions, please email us at careers-placements@york.ac.uk.

Previous placements

Job sector	Job titles	Companies
Accounting, banking and finance	Finance Placement Marketing Intern	RCI Financial Vocalink
Advertising, marketing and PR	Marketing Assistant Media Relations Intern	Harrison Spinks AXA IM Alts - Real Assets
Business, consulting and management	Communications and Sustainability Corporate Affairs Technology Placement	L'Oreal Unilever Primark
Charity and voluntary sector	Corporate Social Responsibility Digital Marketing Volunteer Officer Communications Assistant	Great Ormond Street Hospital Tomorrow's Company York Cares Encephalitis Society
Civil Service	Analyst Research	Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL) Small Arms Survey
Creative industries	Creative Intern Disney Stores Buyer Game Designer Junior Editor Studio Engineer Production Intern Trainee Sound Engineer	Avon Recording Studios Disney Reedsy Revolution Games Trunk Agency Pinewood Studios Warner Brothers NBCUniversal
Digital, IT and cyber security	Front End Developer Internal Communications Coordinator Junior Developer Support Engineer Manufacturing	ASMPT Accenture CERN Solutions PT Tech Data
Education - general	Employer Engagement Development Officer Multimedia Assistant Intern Music Assistant Intern Research and Communications Assistant Marketing and Events	The British School of Brussels Science and Technology Facilities Council University of York
Healthcare	Quality and Safeguarding Support Officer	NHS
Transport and logistics	Commercial Communications Undergraduate Operations Intern Performance Marketing Executive Government Affairs	Bentley Motors Jaguar Land Rover Northern Rail Network Rail Volkswagen Group UK

Job sector	Job titles	Companies
Accounting, banking and finance	Central Compliance Associate Financial Advisory Retail Data Analyst Risk Team Software	Financial Force Lazard Lloyds Banking Group Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
Advertising, marketing and PR	Recruitment Consultant Intern	Hays Recruitment
Business, consulting and management	Accounting Coordinator IT Junior Analyst Learning and Development Materials Innovation Factory Trainee Insolvency Administrator Supply Chain	Enterprise Jarmany Morrisons PA Consulting PwC Unilever
Charity and voluntary sector	Psychology Placement	Doncaster Mind Mental Health Foundation Mind
Civil Service	Environmental Planning and National Infrastructure Planning Statistician Social Researcher	Ministry of Justice The Planning Inspectorate Department of Work and Pensions
Digital, IT and cyber security	EMEA Sustainable Impact Intern Junior Software Engineer Statistician UKI Channel Organisation Environmental Health and Safety	HP IBM Loop technology Ltd Ministry of Justice Seagate Technology
Education - general	Baby Babble Project Research Assistant Research and Communications Assistant Volunteer Mentor York Award and York Strengths Assistant	City Year UK University of Gloucestershire University of York
Education - teaching	Classroom/Teaching Assistant Learning Guide	Osbaldwick Primary School SEK Atlantico West Oaks School
Environment and energy	Assistant Ecologist Climate Metadata Analyst Environmental Consultancy Responsible Steel Intern Wildlife Rehabilitation Intern	Arcus Arup JBA Consulting RSK ADAS Sandy Pines TATA Steel
Healthcare	Analytical Support Officer Financial Assistant Psychology Intern	NHS
Healthcare sciences	Business Improvement IP Placement Environment Health and Safety Medical Communications Medical Undergraduate Oncology Statistician Regulatory Affairs Intern	Allergan Costello Medical GSK Lilly Pfizer Siemens Thermo Fisher Scientific
Leisure, sport and tourism	Data Analytics Airline Intern	Travelport
Psychology	Health Inequalities Placement Psychology Intern	NHS Shared Health
Social care and social work	Student Analyst Support Worker	NHS United Health
Transport and logistics	Environment Health and Safety Intern Quality Safety Placement Human Resources Economist Sustainability Internship	Amcor Faurecia GE Aviation Northern Trains Limited Network Rail National Highways Honda Motor Europe Ltd
Working in research	Ecotoxicology Technician Data Management Liquid Crystal Research Public Engagement Research and Evaluation	Covance Illumina MERCK Reckitt Benckiser Science and Tech Facilities Council STEM Learning

Job sector	Job titles	Companies
Accounting, banking and finance	Risk Management Audit Global Research Accounts and Tax Intern HR Investment Banking Group Risk Control Asset Management Accountant	Walker Crips Aviva EY Lloyds Bank Grant Thornton Bank of England UBS Goldman Sachs BDO LLP
Business, consulting and management	Finance Consulting Management Trainee Advisor Policy Business Transformation Analyst	Amazon Oxera Consulting Enterprise Citizens Advice Deloitte
Charity and voluntary sector	Volunteering Support Officer Business Development Co-Ordinator Client Relationships Co-ordinator	York Cares Family Fund
Civil Service and government	Economic Growth Economist GSS Placement GES Placement Project Support Assistant	City of York Council Foreign and Commonwealth Office Defra Civil Service Department for Work and Pensions Office for National Statistics Metropolitan Police
Creative industries	Finance Audit Intern Contract Management Research Analyst	Disney NBCUniversal
Digital, IT and cyber security	Data Analyst Legal Intern	Eze Software Siemens Oracle
Education - general	Student Community Events Coordinator Health Economics Assistant York Strengths and York Awards Assistant Volunteering and Enterprise	University of York
Education - teaching	Language Assistant	Escuela de Idiomas
Environment and energy	Policy Researcher Industrial Placement	Caterpillar RSK ADAS Ltd Field Studies Council
Healthcare	Finance Assistant Psychology Intern Finance Placement	NHS
Healthcare sciences	Industrial Placement	GSK
Legal services	Legal Assistant Business Services Trainee Client Administrator	Ashurst Latham & Watkins LLP Mirkwood Evans Vincent Plexus Law
Leisure, sport and tourism	Finance Analyst Business Placement Marketing	Bourne Leisure British Airways JD Sports
Transport and logistics	Compliance Officer Press Office Assistant Paralegal Fleet Sales Executive Treasury Analyst	John Hudson Trailers KIA Volvo Volkswagen Group Cummins

Student experiences

Visit our Padlet and our Youtube channel to find some previous placement year students sharing their experiences.

Top tips

It can feel daunting when deciding what placement options may be suitable for you. To help with your research consider the following:

Explore job sectors in more detail
Contact York graduates via York Profiles and Mentors to ask their advice about useful experience for a specific career
Attend placement year sessions and employer events to explore placement roles, organisations and job sectors in more detail. These are all advertised on Handshake throughout the year
Have a look at a variety of placement job descriptions to see what you like or dislike. Use RateMyPlacement, Gradcracker and Handshake as a starting point
Book a Placement Year Advice appointment on Handshake to discuss your research