Yr 10work experience - how to organise it

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Kikithecat · 23/03/2013 11:45

Can anyone offer advice as to how to get a work experience placement at a company of your child's choice? My ds would love to work at a particular company when his time comes next year and I was wondering if any of you had success writing to a company to ask for a work experience placement for your child?
Were you successful? Any tips for persuading them?

Grateful for any advice.

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Kikithecat · 23/03/2013 12:07

Thanks both of you, will take your advice on board.

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creamteas · 23/03/2013 12:00

I would suggest your DS finds out first if the organization usually has placements, this information will be known to the school/service who overseas work experience. If it is useful to offer this, there will be standard way of applying.

If they have not offered work experience before, I would suggest your DS contacts them by phone to find out the name of the person who could facilitate this. In some organizations it will be HR, in others it will be the area that the work experience student will be based. Then contact that that person directly.

Many companies will no longer offer anything to under 16s, so I would suggest drawing up a list rather than hoping for a particular company.

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Kikithecat · 23/03/2013 11:59

Thanks, and have you had success this way - or are you an employer?

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noblegiraffe · 23/03/2013 11:56

Sorry, that was a bit short, but your DS should approach it like a job application, say why he wants to work for the company, what his interests and skills are that mean he'd be useful etc.

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Kikithecat · 23/03/2013 11:54

OK good point. Anything else. e.g. tips for what to say?

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noblegiraffe · 23/03/2013 11:48

I would strongly advise that you do not write to a company to organise work experience for your child but that your child does it instead.

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