Does York provide career support services for adult learners?
The Career Centre, located in McLaughlin College (Suite 202), is open to all York students and provides support in the development of career self management skills. The Career Centre staff has a wide range of expertise for supporting you as you pursue your career goals, and can assist you with issues affecting mature students and mid-career job searches. Identify yourself as a mature student, and take full advantage of the life and work experience that sets you apart from your less experienced colleagues. The Career Centre offers ongoing sessions in their Making Career Decisions workshop series. We recommend the “Who am I?” workshop, an interactive self-discovery exercise that will help you gain insight into the things that are most important to you in the world of work. The Career Centre also offers workshops on everything from cover letter and resumĂ© preparation to interviewing skills, as well as a resource centre and an on-line career cyberguide. You can also make a Job Search Advis