Preparing for your work experience

So you’ve accepted a successful work experience match and you’re raring to go. Congratulations from the Picksabbex team. Here are a few tips to help make it successful:

Before the work experience:

Make a note of where you will be going and how you will get there and back again.

Research the company you will be going to for the WE so that you know something about what they do.

Do a little reading about the industry the company is in.

Make a list of what you would like to achieve from the work experience.

Prepare a few questions about the role you will be shadowing and the company you will be visiting.

During the work experience:

Look and be enthusiastic.

Look and act interested.

Be attentive and ask appropriate questions.

Try and be part of the team.

Make notes and keep a diary.

Enjoy the work experience.

After the work experience

Reflect on your time at the company:

              What did you do?

              What did you enjoy?

              What were you uncertain about and might need to investigate further?

              Would you consider the role as a career?

Write a brief account of your work experience. You might find it useful for when you need to apply to university or for a job.