February Work Experience

For Henry Rachwal’s work experience he went to the Netherlands to the city of Delft. He was working for a company called Octofude. This company specialises in fesads glass and steel working. They work with architects on a daily basis to try to turn dreams into reality. During his week with the company he worked with different departments. He worked from sales to engineering to structural engineering. During his time with each department he would be told about what jobs there were and what each job would entail. There would also be different activities that he would complete that were organised for him.

The most interesting part of Henry’s work experience was meeting with the structural engineers. He thought this was the most interesting because he really enjoyed the stress test. This was a test where the glass would be smashed and then they would test if it was still durable. He told me that he got the most out of learning the process in which an architect turns a project into reality.Next I asked Henry if he would look to pursue a career In the structural engineering business. He told me he wouldn’t because it contained quite a lot of mathematics in the job. He did tell me that the work environment was good and the culture in the company was fun.

When asked if he would recommend it as a work experience he said yes and would rate it 10/10.

For Conor Harty’s work experience he went to St. Kieran's Primary School. While he was there he was helping out teaching and helping out with work that needed to be done.

Conor told me that the most interesting part of his work experience was meeting the kids he didn’t know and trying to get to know them. Conor would recommend this work experience to others because he thought it was a good opportunity to help out and teach kids to read and write. I asked him if he would pursue a career in this and he said he would because he liked teaching. The thing that Conor got the most out of was learning how the kids dealt with different subjects.