How would I go about getting my Work Experience? And what do you recommend?
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I'm doing work experience in a few months, I think we need to start getting choosing now. How would I go about doing the job I want to do?
I had in mind something like:
Apple Store (Purely because there isn't a windows store and I think it'd be fun).
My primary school (I wanted to be a teacher, but now I'm aiming higher, a lot higher. But it'd be cool, still. And I'd like to see my old teachers).
Something to do with computer sciences.
I don't have many ideas, could you help me out? I don't want to do something because it's fun.. I have interests like Physics, Music, Gaming(who on fp doesn't) and starting to get a likeness for fitness and health, computers, woodwork, graphic modelling and stuff in general, art too except I suck dick.
Thanks guys
Tip, dont choose somewhere you think is just "Fun". Work experience should be an experience of one or two of the jobs you would like to do or look into doing at some point.
I suggest going to any local business parks and look around and research some of the companies there. I was trying to go to a graphic design firm for my year 9 work experience (A while ago, but oh well) and since they bailed I went to an engineering firm, I did some computer work on a few Aldi Stores lighting which was nice to know I actually put something (Even a small piece) into the final design. Although I wasn't into it it gave me a good insight and im now considering engineering at uni.
Give anything a try you want to do in the future. But choosing something easy and fun (Apple Store for example) wont help you have an insight into a business you are thinking about being a part of later in life, unless you really want to work there for the rest of your life... Work isnt always fun, so no point giving yourself an unrealistic idea of what full time work would be like.
[QUOTE=Bread Dog;34294140]Tip, dont choose somewhere you think is just "Fun". Work experience should be an experience of one or two of the jobs you would like to do or look into doing at some point.
I suggest going to any local business parks and look around and research some of the companies there. I was trying to go to a graphic design firm for my year 9 work experience (A while ago, but oh well) and since they bailed I went to an engineering firm, I did some computer work on a few Aldi Stores lighting which was nice to know I actually put something (Even a small piece) into the final design. Although I wasn't into it it gave me a good insight and im now considering engineering at uni.
Give anything a try you want to do in the future. But choosing something easy and fun (Apple Store for example) wont help you have an insight into a business you are thinking about being a part of later in life, unless you really want to work there for the rest of your life... Work isnt always fun, so no point giving yourself an unrealistic idea of what full time work would be like.[/QUOTE]
I know but there isn't many places around Newcastle where I'd like to work, well, not that I know of, I'd like to work somewhere to do with physics but it's not my best subject. I don't really know what I want to do when I'm older either which is why it's harder.
[QUOTE=Erasus;34294310]I know but there isn't many places around Newcastle where I'd like to work, well, not that I know of, I'd like to work somewhere to do with physics but it's not my best subject. I don't really know what I want to do when I'm older either which is why it's harder.[/QUOTE]
Just be constant and always pestering for work placement, I managed to do a project for the BBC and that tooks 2 months of me constantly sending my CV + Letter to them
[QUOTE=Erasus;34294310]I know but there isn't many places around Newcastle where I'd like to work, well, not that I know of, I'd like to work somewhere to do with physics but it's not my best subject. [B]I don't really know what I want to do when I'm older either which is why it's harder.[/B][/QUOTE]
That makes this extremely. Hard.
I did my work experience at an airport.
Volunteer for something
Volunteer work on your resume, no matter the job, is always a good thing.
Are you still in School? Are you planning to go to college?
I was interning at a professional photographer during my Work Experience. T'was very interesting, to be honest. I highly recommend it, but only if it's a subject of interest to you.
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