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.
Latest episode
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What do you actually do if you're graduating with a disability
In this episode, Kate chats to George Young. George graduated in History and undertook the Change 100 internship programme which matches graduates with any disability or long term condition with progressive employers. Thro… -
A career in International Development with Laura Gravini-Rodriguez
Kate chats to Laura Gravini-Rodriguez who is a senior associate with DAI, a large employee owned International Development company. Laura gives us an insight into her role and the many rout… -
Working at the UK Space Agency with Faz Kazmi
Kate is joined today by Faz Kazmi. Faz graduated in Economics and Finance and now works as a Vertical Launch Grants Manager at the UK Space Agency. Listen as Faz reveals what his day to day looks like. He also talks about … -
Engineering in the Nuclear Industry with Cezara Jalba
Kate chats to York graduate Cezara Jalba about her role as a Control, Electrical & Instrumentation Design Engineer at the Sellafield site, which is part of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority. They discuss what her role entails, ke… -
Media and Communications with Molly Watson
Listen as Kate chats to Molly Watson about her past life working as a BBC News Journalist and her recent career change. She currently works as a Media and Communications Officer focusing on the impact of food on climate change. In this conve… -
The Civil Service Science and Engineering Fast Stream with James Halpin
James Halpin is a York graduate who is currently on the science and engineering stream of the Civil Service Fast Stream programme. Listen as Kate gets to the bottom of what James's job looks like. They cover the va… -
Client Account Management in Advertising with Izi Hutchinson
Izi Hutchinson is Senior Account Director at VCCP, an international integrated communications agency. Listen as Kate gets to the bottom of what Izi's job looks like. They cover the breadth of roles within advertising, the highs and … -
English grad to junior doctor: Graduate medicine and beyond, with Ian Henderson
Ian is an Academic Clinical Fellow and junior doctor in Obstetrics & Gynaecology. After graduating in English during the 2008 credit crunch, he pursued Graduate Entry Medicine and an MSc in Global Health Science. He divides his time … -
Flirting with Algorithms with Harpal Sahota
Harpal Sahota is a data scientist at MagicLab, who operate a number of dating apps, including Bumble & Lumen. He studied an MA in Computational Biology at the University of York, and went on to take a PhD in Computational Biology at … -
Human-centred design in the cultural sector
Alyson Webb is a Director at Frankly Green + Webb, an agency specialising in human-centred design to improve digital experiences in the cultural sector. Listen as Kate gets to the bottom of what Alyson's job looks …
