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Employability Awareness Week for the Chinese Job Market: 2nd – 6th August

Posted by janicesimpson on July 29, 2021

The universities of Bath, Bristol, Cardiff and Exeter have organised a series of webinars focused on the Chinese job market. York students are welcome to join these webinars, but you will need to sign up in advance to attend. Please note these webinars will be conducted in Mandarin. Zhilian-Report and Analysis on Employment Ability of … Continue reading Employability Awareness Week for the Chinese Job Market: 2nd – 6th August

Boosting your employability at university

Posted by Helen Richardson on July 11, 2021

University is a great place to explore things both within and outside your chosen area of study. This blog post will give you an insight into how I’ve done this. I spent my free time engaging with different activities while boosting my employability at university. Part-Time Work As a Student Ambassador, I delivered a Student … Continue reading Boosting your employability at university

Internship Opportunities at York

Posted by guestblogger on October 18, 2018

My Internship Over the summer, I had the amazing opportunity to complete an internship with the University’s social media team. The amount of independence and creative freedom I was given was well beyond what I could have hoped for. For example, one of my responsibilities was documenting the summer graduation period on the official Instagram … Continue reading Internship Opportunities at York

5 Ways To Gain Employable Skills at University

Posted by Jess on February 28, 2017

The end goal of university for most people is a good job and career. Employers are not only looking for graduates with good grades, but work experience and transferable skills too, so there is huge pressure on students to strive towards extracurricular activities to expand their CVs. I’m here to tell you 5 great ways … Continue reading 5 Ways To Gain Employable Skills at University

What people ask me on open days

Posted by Jamie on March 15, 2016

As I write this I have just finished confirming my module choices for my final year. Yep, time goes that fast. It doesn’t feel like a year and a half since I moved into Donald Barron C Block (my favourite memory is still the person who dropped a load of their luggage, yet only the … Continue reading What people ask me on open days

The Wonderful World of Joint Honours

Posted by Matt on February 22, 2016

Although I’m an SPS student now, back in the heady days of UCAS applications, that wasn’t what I had put down to try and study. I was originally going to do History, still at York, until a bad grade in my History exams at A-Level put pay to those ideas. After heading into clearing (something … Continue reading The Wonderful World of Joint Honours