We've already covered what you need to know
about work experience placements, but here's our free work experience letter template, to help you get started:
Shortly afterwards Mike Weir, another SNP MP, gets in a question - this one
about work experience placements to meet Whitehall targets.
Not exact matches
Our graduate blogger, Lydia, talks
about how she found great
work experience placements — and gives her top tips on how to find one that
works for you.
So if you are
about to start a
work experience placement, here's how to get the most out of your
experience:
When writing
about your industry - related
work experience / volunteering, describe in detail you did on your
placement, the skills you developed, and what you learned.
Find out
about the phrases you should avoid including in your covering letter for an internship,
work experience placement or graduate job, and why.
For more informal
placements, you may get away with a quick chat
about yourself and why you want
work experience at that organisation, possibly over the phone.
Engineering: discover more
about placement years — the most advantageous kind of
work experience for engineering students — as well as the other options available.
Online application forms for internships and
work experience placements often include questions
about times when you've shown certain skills.
If you're unable to find a paid summer
placement to gain relevant
work experience, try approaching employers
about shadowing.
In order to find out more
about the
work of economists in government, you could consider applying for a place on the Government Economic Service (GES) summer vacation
placement scheme, which offers
work experience opportunities ranging from six to 12 weeks.
It's important to know what information you currently collect
about your workforce, including apprentices, interns or those on
work experience placements.
Contact accountancy firms to ask
about opportunities to gain relevant pre-entry
work experience, such as vacation
work,
work placements or shadowing.
To organise a
work placement or visit to an organisation, use the Landscape Institute's registered practice directory to locate practices in your area and get in touch
about work and
experience opportunities.
If the organisation is a large one, visit their website to see if they have any information
about work experience or student
placements.
Two
placement therapists talk
about their
experiences of
working with NHS clients.