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Life as a CEO: running Cafédirect
Think you want to be a CEO? Interested in marketing, fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) or the world of ethical business? This episode is for you. John Steel is the CEO of Cafédire… -
Financial services
Ben graduated from York with a degree in Philosophy and after a few years found himself working in the financial services sector for Deloitte. It wasn't something he planned. In the episode Ben explains how his first impressions of the secto… -
Working in international development
This episode is for anyone interested in international development or the humanitarian sector. Rob Simmons works in Somalia for Committed to Good and was speaking to Kate from a shipping container at the airport in Mogadishu. Rob tells us wh… -
Student Internship Bureau special
Did you know that each summer loads of York students do an internship through the Student Internship Bureau (SIB)? SIB advertises paid, project-based internships in and around York that are exclusively for York students. I… -
What do you actually do if you're graduating in a global pandemic?!: 2022 edition
The worst of the pandemic might (hopefully) be behind us but the world of work has permanently changed because of Covid-19. Remote working is here to stay for many people and some sectors hit hard by the pandemic are still… -
Environmental Consultant
Kadi is an environmental consultant who coordinates and project manages the environmental inputs for big infrastructure projects. She's also a York Environmental Science graduate. In this episode Kadi and Kate talk about what she does each d… -
University widening participation officer
Interested in a non-academic job in higher education? In this episode Kate talks to Victoria Brooks about her job as Widening Participation and Outreach Project Officer at the University of Liverpool. This is a really interesting area of hig… -
Engineer - European Space Agency
Neil studied Physics with Philosophy at York and has been working at the European Space Agency since 2002. His full job title is Parabolic Flight and Drop Tower Coordinator and Payload Systems Engineer. Listen to the episode to find out more… -
Prison Officer (Unlocked Graduate scheme)
In this episode Kate talks to Dan, a York graduate working as a prison officer on the Unlocked grad scheme. Find -
Thanks for listening this autumn - here's what's coming up in Spring term
Thanks for listening this autumn. Here's a preview of what's coming up in Spring Term. If you haven't already, follow us on your chosen podcast platform so you don't miss them. In the meantime, enjoy your vacatio…
What Do You Actually Do?
By UoY Careers and Placements
Find out what people actually do in their jobs, the skills they use and how they got there. A podcast from the Careers and Placements team at the University of York.
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