Work Experience
Student Services have dedicated Work Experience Officers that can help you secure a work placement in an organisation relevant to your chosen career path.
A research study by HighFliers said that, “graduates who have had no previous work experience at all are unlikely to be successful during the selection process and have little or no chance of receiving a job offer from their organisations’ graduate programme.”
(SOURCE: The Graduate Market in 2018, High Fliers Research Limited)
A week long work placement or even a day shadowing with an employer can help you:
- Identify your own skills and perhaps even highlight the areas that you need to build on
- Develop a better understanding of a job role/career
- Gain transferrable skills that employers look for such as problem-solving, teamwork, communication and time management.
- Show you have motivation and commitment
During our Impact Week in June, year 1 students are expected to arrange a minimum of two days work experience.
Examples of Student Work Experience from our Student Blog
St Richard’s Hospice by Evie Pugh
My week volunteering at St Richard’s Hospice has been brilliant! I’ve loved every bit of it. I started on Monday;...
Cinematography Work Experience by Kai Kennedy
When helping with the production of the ‘A Day in a Life’ college film, I absolutely loved capturing the essence...
Morgan Motor Company by Dan Rickman
I spent the first day in the Chassis Shop, helping to assemble the Chassis of a V6 Roadster that would...
Work Experience at Choice Radio
I recently went for a day’s work experience at Worcester Hospital Radio – Choice Radio. It was help set up...
Ignotus Travel by Max Ryding
Social media, too many it is part of everyday life from messaging friends, to uploading your best ‘selfies’ with the...
