About Careers and Placements

With you every step of the way.

Careers and Placements are committed to supporting you whatever stage of your career journey you're at, current student or alumni.

Our services cover four areas to meet all of your career needs:

Information, advice and support
Skills and development
Events and networking
Gaining experience

Our commitment to you

You can expect:

A high quality and professional service from welcoming and trained staff
Up to date online information on occupations, employers and further study
Impartial and confidential careers guidance, focused on you
Opportunities to meet employers and build on skills/experience/knowledge
Support to help you make sense of your skills and develop your employability
If you contact us and need a reply, we'll get back to you within five working days

Opening times

Our online resources are available 24/7, and students can send messages at any time. Staff will respond during working hours.

During each semester, our building is open Monday to Thursday, 10am to 3pm (closed on public holidays). Online queries are handled 10am to 5pm, Monday to Friday (excluding public holidays).

Occasional closures in semester time may occur for reasons such as staff training. Please check our website before visiting to avoid disappointment.

For CV and application feedback, submit via Handshake (upload document to your account and message the Careers Information Team). Please allow five working days for feedback.

Summer vacation 2026

The Careers and Placements Building will be closed for the summer vacation, in preparation for our relocation to the Fairhurst Building in time for the 2026/27 academic year.

We'll still be open online through:

e-queries via careers@york.ac.uk or Handshake messages
online careers advice appointments bookable via Handshake
this website's extensive information

About Careers and Placements

Our commitment to you

Summer vacation 2026

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