try before you buy! work experience

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work experience still not sure?
Then why not try the industry out? No strings. Most schools and colleges have work experience / work placement schemes which let you to try out careers by going to work for a real employer for a couple of weeks, to see what it's all about, and what it's like. You don't get paid whilst you work (although some placements will cover your travel costs).

But what you do get is:

  • A chance to see what the working conditions are like, first hand
  • A chance to meet people that do the jobs for real and hear from them the real story about their day at work
  • A chance to make contacts within the industry – what starts out as a work placement could easily end up as a full time job if you impress them
  • A chance to get a good reference for when you do start looking for work – at the end of the placement employers are asked to provide information to you about your placement and, if they write you a glowing report, this will be really useful in future job interviews! It's a real chance to see if this is the right job for you
 

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