Where did you work for work experience whilst at Secondary school?

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Reply 280

manic_fuzz

A week at a nursery.

A week at an accountants'.

A week in the Imperial College hospitals.

:smile:

Reply 281

hbk4894

Original post by manic_fuzz

A week at a nursery.

A week at an accountants'.

A week in the Imperial College hospitals.

:smile:

3 weeks , it just usually you only get one or two week work experience

Reply 282

lukas1051

In year 10 I worked in the IT department of a secondary school in another town for 2 weeks. It wasn't too bad really, I just followed a guy around while he did technical computery things, answered the phone, changes kid's passwords and did lots of fiddling with projectors. I also drank lots of Appletiser because the IT guys know the code to get free drinks from the vending machine. I don't think I really gained much from it other than in-depth knowledge about how to connect a projector to a laptop though. Highlights include dropping a printer cartridge, dyeing my black trousers magenta in the process; and having the last 2 days off because the guy I was working with sprained his back carrying a computer.

Reply 283

manic_fuzz

Original post by hbk4894

3 weeks , it just usually you only get one or two week work experience

We have 2 weeks in Year 10, but then we had to do another week in Year 12 :smile:

Reply 284

Sky_Dream

I did two weeks at a nursery.

Reply 285

iLucien

Week at local council - t'was a bore.

Reply 286

hbk4894

Original post by manic_fuzz

We have 2 weeks in Year 10, but then we had to do another week in Year 12 :smile:

alright.

Reply 287

This Honest

2 weeks at peacocks

I'm never working in retail again :colonhash:

Reply 288

Currrrtisssss

2 weeks in the workshop at a Land Rover dealership, pretty good but those huge wheels are heavy!

Reply 289

hbk4894

i might be doing work experience next year aswell as part of my BTEC course

2 weeks in Tesco

Reed Business Information in year ten. First week the magazine Travel Weekly and the second week was at accounts and finance.

Reply 292

Awnyeah

Local hairdressers: Absolutely hated that placement, just wasn't for me.

Topshop: I really enjoyed working there and I'm now studying Business in Fashion so I guess it helped me make my mind up :smile:

Reply 293

F1's Finest

safestore self storage ... it was so borringg hardly anywork for me to do apart from greeting customers and rarely checking that all the storage units were intact..... the building was massive so i could easily mess about wherever the security camera is not around.!!

Reply 294

senz72

I believe I did mine at BMA, a union. It was quite enjoyable as they seemed to par Andrew Landsley on a regular basis.

BROTHEL

Year 10:
One week in a costume and dancewear shop, learned how to make tutus and the different type of pointe shoes, as well as seeing my first drunk customer. That was scary.

Second week in a family friends gift and jewelry shop, went buying for stock, decorated windows and general retail stuff. Managed her market stall extension after that. ^^

Year 12, instead of work experience I did volunteering in the woods, I was a lumberjack for a year. :biggrin:

Reply 297

JK96

City of London airport :biggrin:

Reply 298

D95

Natwest - one week in private the next commercial banking

Reply 299

chikane

I worked in an office in year 10 for a week, i loved it but not the location.

My friends worked in scope (charity shop), shoe zone, as a nursery helper.