• Making the most of University
  • Resource list

• Induction - Introduction to Careers and Placements for undergraduates

• Induction - Introduction to Careers and Placements for taught postgraduates
• Induction - Introduction to Careers and Placements for postgraduate research students

• Quick guide to researching career options

• Job options with your degree
  • Job options with your degree: resource list (PDF , 205kb)

• Generating ideas, decision making and action planning
  • Resource list

• Developing skills and experience for taught postgraduate students
  • Resource list Taught postgraduate students: building skills and experience resource list (MS Word , 15kb)

• Teacher Training:What's great about teaching: could it be for you?
• Teacher Training: Applications
• Teacher Training applications resources to accompany the recording
  • Teacher Training 2020 Personal Statement Physics (MS Word , 7kb)
  • Teacher Training 2020 Personal Statement English (MS Word , 7kb)
  • Teacher Training 2020 Personal Statement no work experience section (MS Word , 6kb)
  • Teacher Training 2020 Personal Statement History (MS Word , 9kb)
• Teacher Training: Interviews
  • Teacher Training 2020 Interviews Resource List (MS Word , 290kb)

• Transform Society panel event: the impact you can have in the public sector
• Careers in Mental Health and Wellbeing
  • Resource list Careers in Mental Health and Wellbeing Resources 2020 (MS Word , 14kb)

• Intro to startup
• Creative freelancing

• Women in tech
  • Jia Lin Chua, Tech Consultant, EY (Economics graduate)
  • Kate Every, UX Designer at Hippo Digital UK (York BA in English and MA in Human Rights)
  • Melissa Bristow, Research Software Design Engineer, Microsoft (audio only)
  • Victoria Axon, Regional Security Lead, NHS Digital (Maths graduate)

Taught postgraduate study 

• Part 1 - choosing a course, fees and funding
• Part 2 - applications
• Further study resource pack A
• Further study resource pack B (MS Word , 60kb) (download needed)

Postgraduate research

• Finding and applying for a PhD
  • What's involved and is it right for you?
  • How do I find a PhD and fund the project?
  • How do I apply?
  • PhD study resources sheet (MS Word , 15kb)
  • PhD study resources sheet pdf version (PDF , 119kb)

Teacher training

• See career options section above

• Experience for your CV
  • Student interview - Student Internship Bureau

• Getting started with your placement search

• Developing skills and experience for taught postgraduate students

• Quick guide to job hunting and the recruitment process
• Finding and applying for jobs: Graduate schemes
  • Part 1 - What are graduate schemes and who offers them?
  • Part 2 - Finding and applying for opportunities
  • Part 3 - Postgraduate students-specific
  • Resource sheet pdf version - Graduate schemes resources sheet (PDF , 123kb)
  • Resource sheet Word version - Graduate schemes resource sheet (MS Word , 15kb)

• Guide for applying to accountancy and financial services graduate schemes

• Applications and CVs
• Overview of CareerSet

• Application forms
  • Resource list
• My applications keep getting rejected and I don't know why!

• Successful interviews
  • Part 1 - Preparation
  • Part 2 - Practice
  • Resource sheet

• Preparing for assessment centres (virtual and face to face)
  • Resource list

• Online employer events: what to expect

• Preparing for online tests

• Prepare for the fairs (recording of live event)
• Intro to startup
• International students: Visa options after graduation

Arts and Humanities

• Art and Law careers
  • Resource list
• Making the most of your study abroad experience
• How art and law impact each other within History of Art (presented by Professor Michael White)
• How law impacts works of art (presented by Dr Emma Waring)

Sciences

• Successful applications and CVs (Health Sciences and Social Work)
• NHS Scientist Training Programme

Social Sciences

• Financial Services Graduate Schemes (Management School)

• Accenture [Live] event schedule
• APM
  • Legal project management
  • Agile project management
  • APM and project management introduction

Summer Term 2020

Live Zoom presentations will be recorded for future viewing. Only the speaker and slides will be recorded and not attendees. You can ask questions via the chat function during the live Zoom presentation.

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Arts and Humanities

• Introduction to finding work experience in media and the creative industries (this recording is from 2019. Please see the accompanying updated information below)
  • Accompanying updated information: Finding work experience in media updated information (MS Word , 19kb)
  • Any questions about this topic? Send them to us via Careers Gateway's query service 

Your rights at work

• Your rights at work recorded presentation
  • Benefits of being open with an employer about your disability  
  • Your rights at work (PDF , 697kb) (presentation slides without audio)

Summer in lockdown? Making the most of changing times

• Summer in lockdown recorded presentation
  • Summer in lockdown slides (with web links)

Graduate Options LIVE: Understanding your options post Graduation

• Graduate Options Live recorded presentation

Using LinkedIn

• Using LinkedIn recorded presentation
  • Presentation slides Using LinkedIn (PDF , 2,791kb) 
  • Transcript Using LinkedIn transcript (MS Word , 5,073kb)

How to ace virtual assessment centres

• How to ace virtual assessment centres recorded session
  
  • Task One: Situational judgment test
  • Task Two: How to Ace Assessment Centres: Intructions for group exercise (PDF , 73kb)

Searching for job vacancies

• Searching for job vacancies recorded presentation
  • Presentation slides Searching for job vacancies (MS PowerPoint , 11,023kb)
  • Transcript Searching for job vacancies presentation transcript (MS Word , 19kb)

Finalists without a plan

• Finalists without a plan recorded presentation
  
  • Accompanying information Finalists Without a Plan 2020 - accompanying information (PDF , 188kb)

Postgraduate researchers

• Non-academic careers: Interviews

Graduating with a 2:2, 3rd or Pass

• Graduating with a 2:2... (part 1)
• Graduating with a 2:2... (part 2)
• Graduating with a 2:2, 3rd or pass degree (PDF , 840kb)

Spring Term events 2020

Arts and Humanities faculty events

• Promoting yourself to employers - how to write an effective CV and LinkedIn profile, 13 January lecture capture
• Applying for further study, 15 January lecture capture
• Finding work experience in the Arts & Heritage sector (PDF , 5,264kb), 22 January presentation slides and lecture capture
• Exploring work experience in Advertising, marketing and PR, 29 January lecture capture; Getting work experience in Marketing, advertising and PR (PDF , 2,857kb) presentation slides

Science faculty events

• Finding jobs and completing application forms, 14 January lecture capture
• Applying for unadvertised jobs and work experience, 21 January lecture capture

Other events

• Your rights at work: disclosing a disability (with Torque Law), 29 January lecture capture

Autumn Term events 2019

Teaching

• What's great about teaching: could it be for me?, 10 October lecture capture
  
• Applications, 15 October lecture capture; presentation slides Teacher Training Applications 2019-20 (PDF , 2,209kb), ‌

Arts and Humanities faculty events

• Internships and work experience, 16 October lecture capture
• Art Law careers event, 16 October lecture capture
• Are grad schemes for you? 21 October lecture capture (first half of session only)

Science faculty events

• STP presentation Autumn 2019 (PDF , 1,645kb)‌
• Sciences: Finding jobs and completing application forms (PDF , 4,254kb)
  
• Sciences: Internships, Placements and Work Experience 2019-20 (PDF , 4,192kb)
• Sciences: CV basics, 29 October lecture capture

Social Science faculty events

• Is Law for me?, 16 October lecture capture (note this is a panel Q&A, sound quality varies)

Life after a Masters events

• Are grad schemes for you? 29 October lecture capture
• Job hunting, 31 October lecture capture

Other events

• Work-based visas after graduation, 22 October lecture capture

Summer Term events 2019

Work experience for your CV

• Work experience for your CV (PDF , 4,009kb)‌

Spring term events 2019

Arts and Humanities faculty events

• Arts and Heritage work experience presentation 2018-19 (PDF , 5,254kb)‌

Social Science faculty events

• What to do with an Education degree (PDF , 1,065kb)‌
• Exploring work experience in community, care and charities (PDF , 3,502kb)‌
• Exploring work experience in criminal justice (PDF , 4,118kb)

Science faculty events

• Generating career ideas - science faculty (PDF , 1,062kb)‌
• Generating career ideas worksheet (MS Word , 19kb)‌
• Science Faculty - Make the most of your summer (PDF , 4,450kb)‌
• Using recruitment agencies: CY presentation CY Partners: Scientific Recruitment Agency (PDF , 629kb) and SRG presentation SRG Effective CV and Life Science Sector (PDF , 4,096kb)
• Graduate entry into medicine 2020 (PDF , 1,368kb)‌ (information correct as of February 2019)