Work Experience

PurpleFistMixer

The financial sector despises all, for it is the financial sector.

>_>

Also, regarding work experience.. 2/3 three of the weeks I did, I got the place due to knowing someone in there, so keep that in mind. Obviously you can't guarantee you're going to know someone in your dream job, but it's certainly useful when you're looking for a place.

Witcher

work experience is quite easy to get in my area!


my ty co ordinator was filling us with this bulls***: write a letter, make a cv, call into them , be confident and praise yourself, he had me ****ing myself

i went into my first business a few weeks ago to get work exp with cvs and letters all ready and prepared and with what im going to say all planned out in my head,

i meet the manager and he just takes my name, number and when my start date is and im done!!


didnt need letters, cvs anything!


i could have killed my ty co ord

i spent hours making a cv, writing a letter and planning the conversation for them to wind up in the ****ing bin! :mad:



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Conor108

Hang on a sec we're 16. What kind of entry-level CV takes hours to compose? Did you make the paper by hand??:D

I got my w/e the same way

Witcher

Conor108 wrote: »

Hang on a sec we're 16. What kind of entry-level CV takes hours to compose?

i meant that writing the letters, cv and planning what i was going to say took hours took hours, and i couldnt find my bloody jc results aswell which put more time on it


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highlydebased

Starting my work experience tommorow......

Conor108

Ah right. Have fun, Neon:)

highlydebased

Just home from day one of work. Its more of a doss than TY itself

Did not do alot. Did some filing, scanned some stuff for a guy.

jb91

Have the second last week before Christmas in the local radio. Still need the week before Christmas and a week before Easter...

The local paper and a consumer magazine said I had no chance of getting in at all. Didn't get into RTÉ because of the lottery system they have but I'll still try the production companies (eg Tyrone Productions, who make Seoige & O'Shea etc)

My mom's friend owns a cafe in Bray and she says I can go there if I'm really stuck but I really want to get something in the media!!!!

qwertplaywert

Changed mine today from Library to an software developing company, which is in the area of work I was interested in getting, so I am delighted.

jb91

I was just told today that if I don't have three whole Monday to Friday weeks planned by next Friday the teacher is organising work experience at a charity shop for me :eek:

I panicked and started emailing more people but I'm really tired and fairly desperate for someone to say yes and I forgot to edit most of the messages so most have the wrong name on them and a few say I'm a regular customer of the company's main competitors

SOMEBODY PLEASE HELP!!!

Witcher

jb91 wrote: »

I was just told today that if I don't have three whole Monday to Friday weeks planned by next Friday the teacher is organising work experience at a charity shop for me :eek:

I panicked and started emailing more people but I'm really tired and fairly desperate for someone to say yes and I forgot to edit most of the messages so most have the wrong name on them and a few say I'm a regular customer of the company's main competitors

SOMEBODY PLEASE HELP!!!

you should come to bray theres loads of w/e knocking around!





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mrtutu

We havent started wrk sperican yet! lol

jimmyboy

Why? Still learning your ABC's?

SligoBrewer

cedomination wrote: »

Still not sure what to do.
My w.e. is in december but my only ideas are:
hmv
tower records
gamestop/game

Help

In fairness, do not go there.

Local architects, opticians, chemists etc.

Personally, I went to an opticians and got a job out of it

highlydebased

Two people I know were offered part-time jobs where they are doing their work experience atm!

First week over I wont wanna go back to school when it's finished!

Trogdor

I don't start my work experience until the end of February! We have 2 weeks then and then another two at the end of May. Haven't got a clue what i'm doing yet though.

jb91

trogdor wrote: »

I don't start my work experience until the end of February! We have 2 weeks then and then another two at the end of May. Haven't got a clue what i'm doing yet though.

I still need the week before Christmas and the week before Easter and if I don't sort them out by Friday my careers teacher will organise a charity shop for me



Yay 300th post

highlydebased

Finished mine today.... *tear* enjoyed it alot. Didnt want to leave at all. Cant wait for next work experience in april!!

qwertplaywert

Do much in the newspaper?

jb91

Finally sorted out my 2 weeks before Christmas

Week 1:
4 days in the local radio station
1 day in a charity shop

Week 2:
Market Research company

highlydebased

qwertplaywert wrote: »

Do much in the newspaper?

Yup. In the end did a good bit of graphic design, ads and stuff. I enjoyed that alot....its made me consider a career as a graphic designer

Oh, and I fell in love with using Apple MacPro's also

jb91- ONE day in a charity shop?!

jb91

Neon-Circles wrote:

jb91- ONE day in a charity shop?!

Yeah, the radio station could only take me for 4 days and the school organise work experience in a charity shop for any days you can't get anywhere else.

qwertplaywert

I can only do 4 days in the Library as its only open 4 days, only found out late though[Thursday],had though I would be able to do it on saturday as well,.Ty Ordinator said no point in trying to get place for just 1 day ,so day off on monday then

Anyone considering doing placement in photographers? Thinking about this for my second placement next year.

highlydebased

I didnt do any wednesdays....they said there would be no point in me being there- they have meetings all day


A guy in TY in my school went to a photographers. Only worked every third day, apparently

qwertplaywert

Started mine in Library today. Was ok, nothing exicting,tbh would have prefered to be in school! Basically stacking books in alphabetical order in the Library stock building all day[all week most likely] .Bit dissapointed I'm there till 5 each day[most others doing work experience finished around 2/3] but suppose can't complain- was off yesterday!

Trogdor

qwertplaywert wrote: »

I can only do 4 days in the Library as its only open 4 days, only found out late though[Thursday],had though I would be able to do it on saturday as well,.Ty Ordinator said no point in trying to get place for just 1 day ,so day off on monday then

Anyone considering doing placement in photographers? Thinking about this for my second placement next year.

Yeh, I'm tryin to get week with a landscape photographer. Didn't think I'd get anywhere but i think i might have got someone:D So far nothing else i wanted has worked out. Although, I think I might have a week with a video editor as well, not as sure about this one though.

Scoobydooo

im doing one week in microsoft and the other in some pharmaceutical company ! :D

highlydebased

Do let us know how the week in Microsoft goes......... (Like the username btw!

qwertplaywert

Trying to get into Microsoft for second one,you wouldn't have any contacts you could share with me would you Scobbydooo?


Library was meh. Boring, but no real work involved- just alot of bending to put books in place all day. At least I got a taste of the job though- worth the week just for that.

In likely event I don't get into mircosoft for second week, I'm hoping to get a placement at a film production comapny, or a photographers.

andyman

jb91 wrote: »

I posted the letters last Friday... And I wrote to every good paper in Dublin and Wicklow

Irish Times I got a week there at the end of last year along with 2 girls from Alexandra College and one lad from St. Andrews, so you could get a placement there. If you do decide to go for it, make sure to contact Janet Stafford.

It's a great experience as well, btw

callaway92

I myself am working in the Pro Shop of Cahir Park Golf Course...should be boring but will lead to a job there in the summer..haha...what are ye doing...the one that is chosen most in my T.Y class is probably people wanting to work in chemists..most of them arent even smart enuff !!!:D:D,,,not sayin that im SMRT or atin...

jb91

lol

I did a week in East Coast FM and another in a market reasearch office.

Have another week to organise in March and have no idea what I'm doing for that...

aliqueenb

i was in the national archives and while i was there eddie hobbs was filming thing bout his family history, jealous much lol.

second week i was with a solicitor and on the last day got to go to district court and see loads of scumbags lol they were sooo ewwww

Modette

Does ANYBODY know where i can get work experience in the Art and Design field, preferably photography??? I cant find any anywhere:eek:!! ive gotton negative replies to every1 ive emailed! im doing a fetac level 5 certificate in art and design and my work experience starts in april and lasts for 2 weeks..if anyboby could even post a link to a companys website so i can email them, that would be great. THANKS!!:)

conormurphy

Did anybody ever do anything in the airport? A guy my mam used to teach done experience with Delta Airlines and liked it..

callaway92

conormurphy wrote: »

Did anybody ever do anything in the airport? A guy my mam used to teach done experience with Delta Airlines and liked it..

I think it would be cool,,Twud be very awkward though. Going to an airport ,,Getting parking...:pac::pac:

highlydebased

Being an avid aviation enthusiast i tried getting into Shannon......nope tho

never mind parking.......security issues. you could be anyone in their eyes...

conormurphy

Theres a bus from where I live to rite outside departures

Archebald

i went to a pharmacy it was actually really gud did mostly tablet stuff and workin behind the counter ,and now im goin to a agricultural engineer nxt week ,,cant wait

magic&fireworks

I went to Clonmel hospital last week, I'm in an office this week.
Office sucks, but I loved the hospital!
I'm surprised they took me on, like it is a hospital!
Definitely decided now I'm gonna do nursing, which is great!
=]

callaway92

magic&fireworks wrote: »

I went to Clonmel hospital last week, I'm in an office this week.
Office sucks, but I loved the hospital!
I'm surprised they took me on, like it is a hospital!
Definitely decided now I'm gonna do nursing, which is great!
=]

That is good yes...:pac::pac::pac:

happydayz182

i worked in dublin airport last year for my wrk exp...it was class and you get to meet aload of famous people like the irish soccer team and westlife etc

magic&fireworks

callaway92 wrote: »

That is good yes...:pac::pac::pac:

It is.
****ing office is so boring. Last day tomorrow thanks be to ****!

magic&fireworks

Omg this site blocks out swear words?
Lmao xD

Sabrina411

hopefully working in a solicitiors office..dont no yet...only had my ty interview yesterday! Dont even no if i got in!!

callaway92

So your in 3rd year...Ah the good ol' days...Some dossss

Archebald

omg i went to a mechanic for my work exp and it was the best week ever i had loads of fun ,,,,and it was just brill

JuliusCaesar

Anyone got any good ideas?

Anyone got any experience about past WEs?

Anyone know who pays?

We've gpt 4 weeks to do 3 placements, dunno the dates yet, but looking for ideas. Want good ones!

Rozabeez

What kind of work would you be interested in doing?

Ask yourself this, then act on it!

Don't focus on which job will pay you, sure it'd be nice to get a reward at the end, but that's not what the work experience is about.

Most people in TY have never worked a day in their life (studies etc excluded, obviously) and work experience is about experience not pay.

Make a list of the things you're interested in and the jobs you'd like to try out then try and find some places to match with the list, you can post it on here if you want some help!

Good luck.

Lemon*juice

i really have no cluse what i want to do when i leave school but for work experience i wrote to 2 bookshops, gamestop, microsoft, google, gardi, nd i wuz gonna write to a creche or somthing like that. i hope i get somthing in a shop because it could help with a sumer job.:pac: