Careers

The One that shares your ambition

Careers We are here to help you with what comes next. You may have a career in mind or maybe you haven’t even thought about it yet. Wherever you are heading, we can help get you to where you want to be. We offer initiatives to meet your needs and support you every step of the way.

Can’t wait to take off into your new career? We are your LaunchPad Our careers service, LaunchPad, provides career support tailored to your ambitions. We organise employer events, LinkedIn and CV sessions, work experience and volunteering opportunities. We will help you gain experience and the confidence to succeed. It’s your career, your way.

For the entrepreneurs If you aspire to be your own boss, we can help to get you there. Our Grad2Director and Grad2Freelancer initiatives offer one-to-one coaching, online development and start-up funding. We have already helped many of our recent graduates launch their own businesses. Are you ready to start yours?

To find out more, visit: yorksj.ac.uk/careers

of York St John University students were in work or further study 6 months after graduating. (Destination of Leavers from Higher Education 2017)

“Grad2Director is an opportunity to explore the idea of starting a business. What struck me most was how accessible it all was and how the concept of running my own business was far less daunting with the support. The programme opened my eyes to the resources and information available to help me start my own business.”