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Careers drop-in is available 10am to 12 noon (first floor of the Fairhurst Building), Monday to Thursday during semester time. Ask us about

• where to find relevant careers information and advice
• getting started with career ideas
• finding work experience and internships/part-time work/volunteering opportunities
• preparing your CV to apply for jobs and work experience
• exploring different types of careers

Don't forget the Careers and Placements website has lots of information that might help answer some of your initial questions.

Careers advice appointments (30 minutes) tailored to the specific needs of final year students and graduates. 

Use this appointment to help you:

• Reflect on your current position and, if applicable, your work history
• Target your information search and plan your next steps
• Consider career choices and gain support with your decision making
• Get advice on preparing for your interview or assessment centre
• Deal with unsuccessful job applications, identifying problems and finding solutions
• Consider ways to maximise your current career opportunities
• Consider solutions to barriers you feel are impacting on your career goals
• Undertake a mock interview for a job or further study course

Whether you are hoping to stay in academia or are looking at careers in other sectors, use this appointment with the Careers Consultant to discuss any aspect of career management, including:

• Building skills and experience
• Generating career ideas and exploring options
• Decision making and identifying next steps decision making
• Applications and recruitment 
• Interview preparation/mock interview (please state in the appointment booking notes what you are applying for)
• Undertaking a mock job interview

See also: Graduate School careers site

We can discuss your CV, LinkedIn profile or any job application you are making at the drop-in or a first steps/careers advice appointment. You can request written feedback via Handshake:

1. Upload your CV/application to your Handshake Documents (no need to make it 'visible'; read the steps to uploading a document)
2. Message the Careers Information Team requesting a review and tell us as much information as possible, such as:

• • your latest CareerSet score
  • the job or course you are applying for, with a link
  • the application deadline
  • any particular concerns or questions you have about your CV

We give feedback within five working days. However, please note, if you request a review of more than one document at the same time, it may take longer than this to receive feedback. 

Due to student demand we can't give repeat feedback on the same document and we don't proofread for grammar and spelling. You can use the tools available in MS Word or Google Docs to help with this. 

Try this first:

• Use the resources in Applying and interviewing for help with CVs, cover letters and applications, and Applying for further study for personal statements.
• Get immediate feedback on your CV from CareerSet - we expect you to use CareerSet before booking a review.

Help with considering a year-long placement. Available to second year undergraduates in semester 1, and to first and second years in semester 2.

Use a placement year/year in industry appointment to help you:

• understand the placements process
• get support with your placement search
• get feedback on your placement application.

Try this first:
Visit the placement year/year in industry web page for initial information.

Your point of contact for placement/year in industry support may differ depending on the department that you are in; check the relevant contact for your department.

Book an Enterprise appointment in Handshake to

• discuss your business idea
• test your proof of concept
• find out about funding your business idea

Try this first:
Find information and advice on the Enterprise web pages and get involved with Enterprise courses and activities.

In addition to the service offered to all students and graduates, Supported Career Planning offers extended 1-1 careers support to help eligible students and graduates progress your career plans and navigate any barriers you might face.

You will work with the same consistent Careers Advisor who will get to know you and your individual needs. How you use your time together is completely up to you, whether that means 1 or 2 hours of focused support for a specific career goal, or ongoing guidance over time up to a maximum of 6 hours.

To be eligible for Supported Career Planning, you must be a University of York undergraduate home student, or a University of York home graduate (with a bachelor's degree) who graduated in the last 12 months, with one or more of the personal circumstances listed below.

Personal Circumstances:

• Disabled students, including those with a long term health or mental health condition, and students with a neurodiversity such as Autistic Spectrum Condition, ADHD, ADD, Dyslexia, Dyscalculia and Dyspraxia
• Students who are care leavers
• Students who are care experienced
• Estranged students (The term ‘estranged student’ describes someone who has no communication with both of their biological or adoptive parents, and the situation is likely to remain permanent)
• Students in receipt of a York Bursary or Care Leavers and Estranged Students Bursary
• -Students who were eligible for free school meals or discretionary payments at high school/college (not including universal infant free school meals)
• Students who the address they lived at before applying to university is within an IMD Quintile 1 postcode area (only applicable to UK postcodes, please email careers@york.ac.uk if you’d like us to check this for you)

To access this support please read the Supported Career Planning page and complete the short application form.