Careers
Our Careers and Placements team can help you with career planning, getting experience, developing your skills and strengths, job hunting and making applications, preparing for interviews and aptitude tests, as well as providing information about further study and funding.
York Futures, our personal and professional development journey, helps you build a portfolio of skills and experience by outlining a timeline of activities we offer. Our unique York Strengths programme helps you understand both what you are good at and what you enjoy doing, so that you can focus on preparing for a career that suits you. You can apply for the York Award, the University’s certificate of personal and professional development, to demonstrate that you have taken a proactive approach to your time at university.
We also organise careers fairs and events, volunteering opportunities, internships and support for enterprise to ensure you progress with a competitive edge.
For more information visit the Careers webpages.
Careers support
During your programme, there will be careers support opportunities, facilitated in partnership with the University’s Careers Service and practice partners. Students will have the opportunity to meet with practice partners and prospective employers throughout the programme.
The Careers Service delivers midwifery-related sessions to develop the skills of students. These include how to make your application form/c.v. stand out, interview skills, and how to approach assessment centres.
The Department is contacted by employers seeking to publicise Careers’ Fairs throughout the year and this information is disseminated to students on a regular and timely basis.
Careers-related information and web-links are all brought together in one section of the VLE site for each cohort, to make this information easy to find.
Working during your studies
Our Careers and Placements team can help you to find a part-time job and can provide information on your legal rights and obligations. We advise that you work no more than 20 hours a week during the semester as anything over this may interfere with your studies and affect your health and wellbeing. If you are a Student visa holder you will need to be aware of any working restrictions placed on you by your visa.