Recruiters look for many skills in job applicants - team work, communication, problem solving, and more. One skill that employers like to see, but is one that is often overlooked by candidates, is commercial awareness. It isn’t a skill that is only expected of business or management students - students and graduates of any subject … Continue reading How commercial awareness can help your job applications
Skills & work experience
Meet the Volunteering Team
The Volunteering Team in Careers and Placements are here to help you find volunteering opportunities that will help you to build your skills and confidence, gain fantastic work experience for your CV and enhance your wellbeing, all whilst making a huge difference to the city you’re studying in! As the new academic year starts, we … Continue reading Meet the Volunteering Team
Guest Blog: About Graduate Programmes…
By Hannah Vernon, Media & Communications at Gradcracker It’s never too early to start thinking about your next steps after university. So, whether you’re in your first or final year, or you’ve already graduated, you might like to take five minutes to find out what a graduate programme involves.(P.S. A quick note to final year … Continue reading Guest Blog: About Graduate Programmes…
Why Volunteer?
By Florence Orchard: Politics second year student at the University of York Volunteering at university is a great way to develop your skills, make new friends and support the community here at York. Here are my top reasons to volunteer at university. Doing good An obvious reason for volunteering is to put some good into … Continue reading Why Volunteer?
My placement year during a pandemic
By Taylor Atkinson, Employer Engagement Development Officer Hi, I’m Taylor and this year I have undertaken a placement at Careers and Placements, as part of my English Language and Linguistics degree. It’s safe to say that my placement year has looked very different to what I thought it was going to be when I applied … Continue reading My placement year during a pandemic
My placement year during a pandemic
By Govind Panesar, York Strengths and York Award Assistant Expectations vs. reality I am a placement year student working in the Careers and Placements department, where I assist in helping to support and promote student development programmes such as the York Award, York Strengths and York Leaders. I got offered this placement at the end … Continue reading My placement year during a pandemic
Preparing to graduate in difficult times – 5 myths busted
"The very fact that you’ve faced and overcome the challenges of having to study online, and adapted to a complete change in society is no mean feat. Employers will recognise that fact." These are tough times for students and those who are about to graduate (as well as those who graduated in 2020) and, understandably, … Continue reading Preparing to graduate in difficult times – 5 myths busted
Gain Work Experience through Virtual Community Projects
Charlotte Wainwright, Operations Manager for Volunteering Though we know work experience might seem hard to come by at the moment, you can still develop your skills and enhance your CV through our recently launched Community Projects. These team based projects are currently running virtually, and are a fantastic way to build on your strengths and … Continue reading Gain Work Experience through Virtual Community Projects
My experience with York Leaders
Guest blog written by Govind Panesar, PPE (with Placement Year) What is ‘York Leaders’?York Leaders is an exciting opportunity for second (or middle) year undergraduate students from all academic disciplines to gain exclusive access to an intensive training course which aims to advance your understanding of what it means to be a leader and develop … Continue reading My experience with York Leaders
Unlock your potential in lockdown (part 2): The only Handshake allowed in lockdown
Handshake, the careers platform, is often mentioned in Careers and Placements emails, social media and the website. So, what is it and why should you use it? There’s lots to be gained from activating and using your Handshake account. Read on to find out more. The basics Handshake gives you access to: your own profile, … Continue reading Unlock your potential in lockdown (part 2): The only Handshake allowed in lockdown
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