Work experience is a brilliant way to:
- Explore and reality check a career idea (you might like it more or less than you imagined!)
- Learn new skills and gain new experiences
- Prepare for a particular career (note some careers such as nursing and teaching require it)
- Meet people who may be able to help you with your career
- Make your CV stand out more to potential employers.
You can find out more about what work experience is and the benefits through our videos here.
You’ll get to speak to employers and ask questions, try out tasks, build your skill set and get a real sense of the world of work. Doing work experience also demonstrates initiative and shows future employers that you are motivated to get into your future career.
These days there’s lots of ways to gain work experience in all sorts of career areas, so what’s stopping you? Search the in-person and virtual opportunities now!
