count blake

What kind of places do people think are worth going. Also what kind of things are worth putting in an application form, how long, minimum, would you send yours out. Help...unfortunately needed.

Matt Cavanagh

entirely depends what you want to do, how you think it will help you in the future etc.

I've worked in the IT department of staffordshire university, the czech national library in prague, working on databases, portals and gateways and I'm about to start a small placement at my old secondary school in IT and business studies lessons. also working toward a (paid) placement in the summer in a school in manchester.

count blake

Is sending off a placement request 2 weeks before I need an answer too late ?

Matt Cavanagh

probably.

Matt Cavanagh

but on the other hand, the worst they can say is no?

saved_by_barry_horne

Too true.

I did some at a local newspaper in Morecambe (im from the wirral btw) working with the sports editor. Not really planning on going down that route. would rather work in TV but some of the skills are transferable, such as deadlines, phone interviews, following up leads, research etc etc.

I really enjoyed it, and even got a couple of stories printed in it. I was quite lucky though, my uncle who is a sub-editor on the paper sorted it out for me and i got to work in a small office with some really nice people.

Even been offered some more this summer if i fancy it with the photography team.

Im 21 and on a year out before i start uni agian this summer and thought that itd look good on my CV.

birdy123

I went and worked in a supermarket (The Range) was ffb, couldn't have asked for a better 2 weeks work experience tbf.

saved_by_barry_horne

Is this school work experience? If so, discount my story. My school work experience was organised by the school.

LuciferJonny

Did 2 weeks work experience through school at wembury marine centre.


Organised my own work experience with a wedding photography company every saturday from october-jan that im currently doing which is good, and when we dont do a wedding, we get a model in and do a photoshoot so all is good

Jonny "Kid" Pilko

My work expericnce that I'm doing in May is working in a finance company. I'm spending 2 days shadowing a Chief Financial Adviser and the other 2 days in the offices, learning about finance on one day and taking part in a team-building day on the other :thup: