YU Hire is York University’s Career Portal for all staff jobs at the university. This system allows applicants to be more connected throughout the hiring process, and beyond. "Track my Applications" displays a listing of all jobs you have applied to in YU Hire, including the status and outcome. You can also set job alerts, so you would be notified of any jobs posted that match the criteria you set.
Employee Portal - All internal staff postings are available on the York University Employee Career Portal – YU Hire. You can click the link located from “Faculty and Staff” homepage or you can enter the URL directly www.yorku.ca/yuhire into your web browser.
External Portal – Staff positions available to the external community may be posted Monday through Friday. To view postings please visit the External Career Portal.
Please ensure you are using Chrome as your browser.
If you are currently active in a work assignment (affiliation may vary but can include summer student, work study, YUSA 2, or other academic assignments) you are an active employee and need to view and apply to jobs using the Employee Portal.
Important information regarding some affiliations listed above:
Work Study: if your work study assignment ended, you are an active employee for 30 days following the end date of the assignment.
Summer Student: if your summer student assignment ended, you are an active employee for 30 days following the end date of the assignment.
YUSA 2 PT: if your YUSA 2 PT assignment ended, you are an active employee for 8 months following the end date of the assignment.
Unsure of your affiliation, send an inquiry to hrhelp@yorku.ca.
Please contact
Student Financial Services for more information regarding your eligibility to apply for work study positions.
Please contact the
Faculty of Graduate Studies or
York International for information regarding your eligibility to apply for part time opportunities at York University.
To view and apply to Research at York (RAY) positions please visit the
York U Career Centre website.
If you are an employee, you must use your York U EMPLOYEE Passport York (PY) account. Student Passport York (PY) accounts are not supported by YU Hire.
If you are unsure if you have an EMPLOYEE PY account, please visit the Computing for Faculty & Staff site.
If you have forgotten your Employee PY username and password, please contact askit@yorku.ca.
Passport York authenticates you as a current member of the York computing community, and gives you access to a wide range of Computing resources and services. If you are a York employee as well as a York student you will have two separate Passport York (PY) accounts.
Student and Employee Passport York accounts have different access privileges.
Student Passport York authenticated applications can include Moodle, Enrolment, Student Account Online Statements, and much more.
Employee Passport York authenticated applications can include YU Hire, HR Self Serve, IT Help, and much more.
For more information, please visit University Information Technology (UIT) Getting Started.
Please note: if your last work assignment a work study or summer student assignment, you are still an active employee for 30 days following the end date of your assignment. If your last work assignment was a YUSA 2 assignment, you are still an active employee for 8 months following the end date of your assignment.
If the above does not apply to you, you will need to create an external account to apply for jobs.
To apply for jobs, or if you wish to submit your résumé to join our Talent Community, you will need to create a profile. After you have created your profile, you will log in using the username and password that you created at the time of setup. Your username is the one you set, not your email address unless you chose that as your username.
Visit Using York University's External Career Portal for instructions on how to create your profile.
Click on “Forgot your username or password.” You must enter the email address associated with your account, the one that was used when you created it. Otherwise, you will not receive an email.
Your password cannot be changed the same day you created your personal file. If you need to reset your password, wait 24 hours, then use the Password link from the My Account menu.
One of the exciting features of YU Hire is the ability for applicants to set up job alerts for jobs they may be interested in that match criteria they are looking for. For instructions on creating job alerts, please visit appropriate link below:
Using York University's External Career Portal (not an active employee)
Using YU Hire: York University's Employee Career Portal
One of the exciting features of YU Hire is the ability for applicants to search for jobs they may be interested in that match criteria they are looking for. For instructions on searching for jobs, please visit appropriate link below:
Using York University's External Career Portal (not an active employee)
Using YU Hire: York University's Employee Career Portal
If you did a previous search and selected criteria, you must reset the filters to access the full listing of jobs.
Once you are in the job posting view, the information on the left side of the screen provides information about the posting. Posting Intent applies to all postings and indicates where and how we are collecting applications for any given position/job. Also, be sure to look at Posted Date and Posting Range, as this will display the application collection period and any deadlines. Ensure you double check your attachments and responses, as once you submit, you cannot modify your electronic submission. To learn how to apply for a job, please visit appropriate link below:
Using York University's External Career Portal (not an active employee)
Using YU Hire: York University's Employee Career Portal
Once you submit your application, you will receive a system notification that your application has been received. Please be advised that once you review, confirm and submit your application, it is considered final and you are unable to make changes or updates to the application package that was submitted to a given requisition, as well you cannot re-apply to the same job. We ask that you review the information you are submitting, including carefully reviewing that the version of the resume and covering letter are the versions that you choose to submit. You can update your general profile (personal file) at anytime including the attachment(s) contained within. Those attachments can be replaced at anytime during the application process. For instructions on updating your general profile, please visit appropriate link below:
Using York University's External Career Portal (not an active employee)
Using YU Hire: York University's Employee Career Portal
To upload a new resume and cover letter you first need to browse and attach the files, complete the required fields and then click the save button at the bottom of the screen to save down the information and attach the resume and cover letter. When the page refreshes you will be brought to the submission screen for review once complete click Submit to submit your application. To learn how to apply for a job, please visit appropriate link below:
Using York University's External Career Portal (not an active employee)
Using YU Hire: York University's Employee Career Portal
York University offers accommodation for applicants with disabilities in its recruitment processes. If you are contacted by York University regarding a job opportunity or testing, please advise the hiring contact if you require accommodation.
Once you have submitted your application you will see a confirmation message on your screen, this indicates that your application has been successfully submitted. You can also log into your account and click on
Track my Applications to see notifications for all the jobs that you have applied to. For instructions on accessing the Track my Applications page, please visit appropriate link below:
Using York University's External Career Portal (not an active employee)
Using YU Hire: York University's Employee Career Portal
When applying to jobs posted on the Employee and External Career Portals, please refer to the posting intent located on the left hand side of the posting. Jobs that are posted YUSA 1 internal are for the YUSA 1 bargaining unit, all other applicants will receive an ineligible application notification. Should the hiring department extend the position outside of the bargaining unit, you will receive a notification to re-apply at that time.
If an employment questionnaire is assigned to you, it will appear in the job application widget of Track my Applications with a checkbox and link to the title of the questionnaire. For instructions on responding to a questionnaire, please visit appropriate link below:
Using York University's External Career Portal (not an active employee)
Using YU Hire: York University's Employee Career Portal
If the hiring manager has requested you to attach any additional documents, a Supporting Documents (to submit) link will appear in the job application widget on the Track my Applications page. For instructions on adding supporting documents, please visit appropriate link below:
Using York University's External Career Portal (not an active employee)
Using YU Hire: York University's Employee Career Portal
Candidate are required to produce a verification of degree(s), credentials(s), or equivalencies from accredited institutions and/or international equivalents at the time of interview.
If you are offered a job, you will receive a notification and there will be an Offer Letter link (to submit) in corresponding posting widget and under the Candidate section of Track My Applications. For instructions on accessing and completing your offer letter,, please visit appropriate link below:
Using York University's External Career Portal (not an active employee)
Using YU Hire: York University's Employee Career Portal
If you have any questions pertaining to the offer, please contact the hiring manager via the email in the offer letter to discuss.
If you are not signing back a signed offer, or if you want to “reject” it for any reason, please contact the manager via the email in the offer letter to discuss. For instructions on rejecting an offer, please visit appropriate link below:
Using York University's External Career Portal (not an active employee)
Using YU Hire: York University's Employee Career Portal
In some circumstances, you may be notified of addition information required (e.g. Legal Name, SIN, Date of Birth) after signing back your final offer in order to complete the process. Please note: to access this information, you will need to login to the same portal you did to accept the original offer letter and access the Offer Letter from within Track My Applications. For instructions on adding additional information, please visit appropriate link below:
Using York University's External Career Portal (not an active employee)
Using YU Hire: York University's Employee Career Portal
You account is currently transitioning into an employee account; you will no longer be able to access the external career portal. Once you receive your employee ID and create your Passport York username and password, you will then be able to login to the Employee Career Portal using the PY username and password.
Your onboarding path is assigned in YU Hire. You need to login to the Employee Career Portal using your Passport York username and password. Once assigned, the onboarding path becomes the main screen of your account. It is important to complete all tasks assigned within the path. For instructions on reviewing and completing onboarding tasks, please visit the
Employee Onboarding Guide.
We sincerely appreciate your interest in a career with York University. Postings that have expired from the career portal may still be with the hiring department for review. You can monitor the status of your application at any time by checking the “Track My Applications” feature of your account. Due to the high volume of applications received by our team, we may be unable to get back to each applicant, and we are unable to provide specific information as to if or when you will receive a response. If you are selected to move forward in any process you will be contacted by phone or email.
If you have questions regarding the Employee or External Career Portals, including technical questions/issues, please contact
jobadmin@yorku.ca.
If you are interested in employment with York University, we encourage you to create a Job Alert and to create a Profile (an account) in YU Hire where you can upload your resume. If you would like to be contacted regarding other opportunities, ensure to check “yes” to the “Do you wish to be contacted for other opportunities?” question when creating your profile. Alternatively, we encourage you to regularly visit our career portal to view current openings.
YUSA is the York University Staff Association bargaining unit. YUSA 1 refers to employees in the YUSA 1 bargaining unit and YUSA 2 refers to employees in the YUSA 2 bargaining unit.
CPM is an employee association at York, and it stands for Confidential, Professional and Managerial. The employees in this category are either from the management group or they are individuals who come in contact with highly confidential information.
YUTA is The York University Temporary Agency, this is the internal agency that services York University's interim employee hiring needs. YUTA is responsible for sourcing and placing all interim employees in work assignments throughout the university. All positions are short-term and casual in nature, ranging from 1 day to a maximum of 3 months. If you are interested in joining York University’s Temporary Agency (YUTA), please submit your application online to one of our YUTA - Current and Future Talent postings available on YU Hire.
