#GMTHWE
GMTH Work Experience
Read below to find out the main benefits to providing work experience.
Providing people with work experience benefits the whole industry. When you provide people with work experience it allows them to hone their skills and improve the level and ability of the industry. Providing work experience also promotes the company and the industry as you are giving opportunities to different audiences. Overall bringing in more people to the company and the industry.
Providing work experience provides all new perspectives from the people you are bringing in which helps to improve the company through feedback.
Providing work experience shows that you care for the younger generation and people who are wanting to experience work life. This is because providing work experience shows that you are willing to provide people with the experience that they are wanting and you are willing to position them in your work environment.
Providing work experience allows the ‘student’ to practice and improve their skills, have an insight into what working life is like and if this is the career for them or not.
Read below to find out the different ways of providing work experience to people.
There are many different ways to provide work experience for people. These different ways include:
Internship
Traineeship
Work Shadowing
Placement year
Volunteering
Part-time jobs
Insight events and open days
Workshops and classes
Virtual work placement
Read below to find out what you should expect from your ‘student/s’ during their work experience stay and what your ‘student/s’ expect from you.
What you should expect from your ‘student/s’
Always be respectful
Always be presentable
Always be punctual
Demonstrate communication skills
Demonstrate self-management
Listen and pay attention
Participate in activities with and without others
What your ‘student/s expect from you
To treat them with respect
To be treated like everyone else
Be given opportunities to develop skills
Be given opportunities to explore future career options
Be given an insight into what work life is like
