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.
To support the employability of York students, the Careers and Placements team work with the following third party providers:
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 enables students to practise mock interviews. Shortlist.Me currently meets WCAG 2.1.
Shortlist.Me accessibility standards and VPAT statement
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 enables students to receive personalised feedback on their CV via the platform’s automated ScoreMyCV engine. CareerSet currently meets WCAG 2.1 AA.
CareerSet’s e-Accessibility statement
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 is an online resource providing country specific career and employment information. GoinGlobal is partially compliant with WCAG 2.1 A and AA.
GoinGlobal VPAT statement and remediation document
If you have any issues using GoinGlobal, please get in touch with us at careers@york.ac.uk
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.
Alternative Guide to Postgraduate Funding accessibility statement
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 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
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.
Updated October 2022