Students & New Grads» Want to build skills and experience?» How to develop specific skills» Join a team or a club and/or Become a student leader Join a team or a club You never know who you'll meet while participating in a club or on a team. It doesn't have to be a career-related club either. […]
Need to build skills and experience
Use online skill development and career building tools
Students & New Grads» Want to build skills and experience?» How to develop specific skills» Use online skill development and career building tools The Career Centre Moodle The Career Centre Moodle site offers free, interactive, self-paced modules to support your career development. You will find modules on resumé writing, cover letters, interview preparation, and more. You […]
Participate in Becoming YU
Students & New Grads» Want to build skills and experience?» How to develop specific skills» The Becoming YU Program Becoming YU provides students with a framework to set meaningful goals, identify the skills they want to develop to achieve those goals and provide them with tools to reflect on and track their progress. Through Becoming YU […]
Ask for specific opportunities at your job or volunteer placement
Students & New Grads» Want to build skills and experience?» How to develop specific skills» Ask for specific opportunities at your job or volunteer placement Jobs and/or volunteer placements are great places for skill building. Just because your job may not be your “career job” (eg. It's a part-time job with basic tasks that provide […]
Describe your experiences in a way that resonates with employers
Students & New Grads» Want to build skills and experience?» How to leverage your experiential education or on-campus experiences» Describe your experiences in a way that resonates with employers Throughout your time at York you're developing a wide variety of skills, gaining experience and celebrating accomplishments—all of which are transferable to the workplace and are valued […]
Identify and reflect on your experiential education or on-campus experiences
Students & New Grads» Want to build skills and experience?» How to leverage your experiential education or on-campus experiences» Identify and reflect on your experiential education or on-campus experiences Benefits of identifying and reflecting on your experiences It allows you to assess what you have learned and gained through your experience It can help you to […]
Participate in a co-op or internship
Students & New Grads» Want to build skills and experience?» How to develop specific skills» Participate in a co-op or internship An internship or co-op placement—whether paid or unpaid—is an excellent way to connect with people in your field of interest, explore your fit for a particular occupation, and develop valuable work experience related to your […]
