Week-by-week programme of fairs, presentations, skills courses, and departmental talks.
Full details of all events are available in Careers Gateway.
A wide range of employers come to campus to showcase their companies and the opportunities they have for students and graduates. It's a great chance to hear more about the company and ask questions direct to the employer.
Check the Term's events programme to see who will be visiting York.
The presentations and talks page has slides from some of the talks, if provided by the speaker.
Three careers fairs run each Autumn Term, bringing top employers on campus. Find out about internships and insight events, placement years and graduate jobs:
Students with additional needs can request early access to the fairs (30 minutes before advertised opening time). Book early access via the fair page for the fairs you plan to attend.
Organised by the Centre for Global Programmes, this fair features opportunities to study, work or volunteer abroad.
Fairs at other times of the year include:
These events are a great way to meet professionals in an informal setting, explore options and get advice. Come along and find out where your degree could take you!
The Careers in... event on Wednesday 19 February 2020 will feature:
- Professional business services
- Social mission
- Journalism, publishing and writing
Careers in... sessions 2018/19 were
2017/18
2016/17
There is a wide variety of Careers support on offer throughout the year in your department/faculty.
This often includes drop-in careers advice sessions or bookable careers advice appointments.
The activities listed in the events programme may not represent all careers activities in your department, so please check your timetable and the VLE as well for updates.
We provide careers drop-in sessions, Monday - Friday, 11.00am - 1.00pm during term time in the Careers and Placements building.
We also offer:
For full details about these, how to book and how to prepare, see our Appointments page.
Important notice: students are restricted to five appointments of each type within a 70 day period. Please use your appointments wisely, by using the online resources first.
Insight days allow students (particularly first years) to visit companies to learn more about them. For the employer it is a great way of connecting with good future candidates for internships and graduate roles. It offers you an insight into the graduate job market, puts you in touch with employers and may help you secure an internship.
Search for "Employer insight event" in the opportunities in Careers Gateway. (Some insight events, exclusive to York students, are advertised in the Exclusive Opportunities @ York tab in Careers Gateway.)
Taking part in competitions can be a great way to develop experience, gain achievements to add to your CV, and boost your confidence. Some competitions may be business games or require you to be creative and innovative. There are opportunities to compete as part of a team or as an individual.
Look out for announcements via our competitions page and through social media.
Some student societies organise their own careers-related events, with speakers from particular professions and sectors.
Check out what's on offer via YUSU's links to societies.
Keep up with our latest events news
Did you know...?
In Summer term 2019 we ran:
- 30 workshops and skills courses
- with 1,484 places booked by students
- 12 York Strengths Development Days
- attended by 1,332 students
To book to attend events on campus, see our employer pages.
Students who came to our latest networking event said:
"A very informative and motivating event
Gives you a stronger idea of what skills you already have which are relevant
Gave information on the actual skills employers look for, from the employers themselves
inspiring… informative… a bit different."