Connect with York Alumni

Hearing what York graduates have gone onto since finishing their degrees is hopefully inspiring, motivational and can give you some great guidance into what career pathways you might want to follow. The University has some great resources that have been linked across this page, whether you want to hear their story, or be mentored by a former York student, there are a whole host of benefits with connecting with our alum.

You can navigate to relevant sections using the contents below:

Alumni Stories

"What do you actually do?" Podcast

York Profiles and Mentors

International Alumni

Alumni Stories and Journey

Alumni Stories

Articles on what our Alumni has been up to since graduating from York can be found on the AlumniVoices page.
These stories range from success in enterprise, social justice, corporate work, media, sports and romantic love stories.

"What do you actually do?" Podcast

Get answers to these questions, along with career inspiration, top tips, and insider knowledge, every other week during semesters when Kate Morris asks our guest, 'What do you actually do?'
Each podcast streamed on Spotify and Apple Podcasts is paired with a blog post that includes a full transcript of the episode and useful links to aid your research. The blog link for each episode can be found in the podcast description.
A link to the podcast can be found here.

York Profiles and Mentors

York Profiles and Mentors is an excellent resource for expanding your knowledge of the diverse career paths available to you.

By exploring the genuine profiles of York graduates, you can connect with alumni, discuss career options, and discover a wide array of exciting career choices.

Three Ways to Use York Profiles & Mentors:

Browse graduate profiles to learn about the career paths chosen by alumni from your department.
Ask questions to gain deeper insights into a profile or sector that interests you.
Connect with our global alumni network and receive long-term support by requesting a mentor.

Access the graduate profiles on the York Profiles and Mentors page.

International Alumni

University of York has over 166,000 alumni in 183 countries. Wherever you are in the world, you will soon be able to join York for Life to meet and network with alumni. On York for Life you will also be able to access resources for continuous professional development, to help you enhance your skills and knowledge.
You can find some of the stories shared our International Alumni and the Careers and Placement Department.

Ben

(BA English, MA Society, Culture and Globalisation, PHD Sociology)

In this interview Ben tells us how advice and support from Careers and Placements helped him secure his job in the UK as a university lecturer.

Bethany

(MA Archaeology of Buildings)

In this interview Bethany shares how tells us how Careers and Placements and her academic department helped her establish a successful business in the UK.

Laura

(BA Philosophy, Politics and Economics with a placement year)

In this video Laura shares with us how her University of York course, and her knowledge of her home country help her excel in her role as Senior Associate in Economic Growth with DAI.

Soham

(BA Philosophy, Politics and Economics, MRes Social Policy)

Soham who is an Analyst with Pragma Consulting, tells us about his approach to finding work in the UK, and how Careers and Placements helped.

Bruna

(Integrated Masters in Genetics with a year in Europe)

In this session, Bruna describes to us how the Careers and Placements, and the extracurricular activities she did throughout her degree helped her secure and excel at her role as Community Engagement Manager, York Science Park.