5 Top Tips To Getting Work Experience

There are lots of different ways to go about finding somewhere to do work experience.  Finding a work experience placement, internship or learnership is similar to finding a job. Follow the following 5 tips to finding work experience.

Decide what job you would like to try

When considering what type of workplace you’d like to do a placement in, ask yourself these questions: What subjects do you like doing at school? What are you good at? What would you like to be?

Prepare a CV

If you are applying for work experience by yourself, the best thing is to get in touch with businesses by sending your CV to employers with a short cover email or letter.

Ask Friends and Family

Don’t be afraid to ask your family or your friend’s parents if they can offer you work experience, especially if you know someone who does something you are interested in. You don’t have to go somewhere that has done work experience placements before, but it helps if they have, as they will understand what to offer you.

Meet the employer

The person you make contact with may like to meet you first before they agree to work experience. Treat this like an interview. You will need to be prepared to, answer any questions they may have, present a clean and tidy image, be on time.

Be patient

Some companies have lots of students applying for work experience, so you might need to wait a while before you can start. You can apply to more than one place at a time though, as long as you arrange the work for different dates.