Am I too old for work experience?

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I am 24 and a teacher. I really want a change of direction and am thinking of doing a month-long work experience placement at the BBC to achieve this.

Does anyone have any experience of this? Would it be worthwhile?

I am a little embarrassed to be doing work experience at my age, but thinking maybe I should just get over myself!!

I would go for it! You have nothing to lose, and potentially a new career to gain. I am going to do a little work experience too. Not quite as drastic a career change as you by the sounds of it. I am a nurse and am thinking of going into a new specialism so work experience is a perfect way to check out the job before I make the leap.
I know what you mean though about being a bit embarrassed. I will feel like a student nurse again after 10 years!

Good luck

Thank you!

The thing that complicates it a little is that a girl from Uni- who, by all accounts, has done awfully well has a permanent, fairly senior (for our age) job there now. Embarrassment compounded...

If it helps I'm 35 and have just applied for volunteer work to get new experience. It's a great idea, if you have definitely decided against teaching. Just ignore what other people has done by whatever age and do what your instinct tells you. Good luck!

I have a teacher working for me doing on the job teacher training who started his route with us aged 39 as a one day a week work experience person for a term.

Of course you're not too old!

I'm 41 and in the first year of a BA. I'm going to have to do work experience in my 40's as I want to change direction.

I'm not worried about what my ex school contemporaries think about my life - there are more important things to worry about. Don't sweat it, there's nothing wrong with starting over.

Best of luck :)

I have a teacher working for me doing on the job teacher training who started his route with us aged 39 as a one day a week work experience person for a term.

I've just done a two-month work voluntary placement to help boost my skills - also did a six-week placement as part of a degree a few years ago, so definitely go for it! (I'm mid-thirties.)

I wouldn't worry about the girl from uni - OK it might be a bit embarrassing but your careers have taken different paths, it's not as if you both started at the same time.

I wanted to go back to work in my mid fifties. I would have bitten off the hand of anyone who offered me work experience in my chosen field.