WORK EXPERIENCE

Work Experience is a fantastic way to develop your understanding of working life.

Spending as little as one day with an employer, doing simple tasks or merely work shadowing (watching an experienced employee at work) can be hugely beneficial for you. Reasons for doing work experience include:

• developing transferable skills, such as communication and working in a team;

• understanding how organisations work or bringing a job they have read about to life;

• building confidence in interacting with adults;

• confirming an interest in a career or (equally useful!) deciding it is not for them;

• getting a foot in the door - if they impress the employer they may be asked back on a more formal arrangement such as an internship, or encouraged to apply when vacancies arise;

• providing valuable content for a personal statement, to give evidence of an interest in a particular subject/occupation.