Can I apply for multiple work experience places?

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Hi everyone
I'm looking forward to doing work experience at a school in 2-3 months time at a school however I have sent an email asking them if I can do it there. The problem is that schools usually don't respond within the same day and you have to wait 1-2 days to get a response from them so I wanted to apply for multiple schools and then accept the one who responds first since there is no guarantee that the school I have already applied to will say yes.

Does anyone know how I can go about doing this? Do I just mention in my email to the schools that I am also applying to do work experience at other schools at the same time?

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Super Sprinkles

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This is quite early in the year for work experience so you'll probably be fine, but generally people get quite a few rejections before they get a placement, so if you want to just get the job out the way I'd recommend sending your email to a handful of schools and then sit on it for 1-2 weeks for a response. I wouldn't mention applying to multiple places (you're recommended to apply to lots) but if you don't get a response after this time you can just send polite follow-up emails

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luminous-emcee

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by Super Sprinkles

This is quite early in the year for work experience so you'll probably be fine, but generally people get quite a few rejections before they get a placement, so if you want to just get the job out the way I'd recommend sending your email to a handful of schools and then sit on it for 1-2 weeks for a response. I wouldn't mention applying to multiple places (you're recommended to apply to lots) but if you don't get a response after this time you can just send polite follow-up emails

how many places would you recommend applying for?

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luminous-emcee

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Original post

by Super Sprinkles

This is quite early in the year for work experience so you'll probably be fine, but generally people get quite a few rejections before they get a placement, so if you want to just get the job out the way I'd recommend sending your email to a handful of schools and then sit on it for 1-2 weeks for a response. I wouldn't mention applying to multiple places (you're recommended to apply to lots) but if you don't get a response after this time you can just send polite follow-up emails

Also, if i apply to multiple places and get offered a place somewhere, should I just follow up with the other schools and tell them that I have been accepted elsewhere?

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Super Sprinkles

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by luminous-emcee

Also, if i apply to multiple places and get offered a place somewhere, should I just follow up with the other schools and tell them that I have been accepted elsewhere?

Q1) I was pretty lucky in that applied to 6 places and I got an offer within a working week (two sent rejection emails within two weeks) although I did leave it a little later than I should have due to mocks. So I'd say probably between 3 and 7 if you're really worried, but if you don't hear anything after a while definitely follow up these emails/try more places.

Q2) I think you should yeah, as otherwise they may be expecting you/a form to come through which doesn't happen. They may be able to host someone else instead

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