Work Experience Courses, Guides & Opportunities

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Virtual Work Experience

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Catering Work Experience

Discover the world of catering and hospitality work experience with its range of careers.

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McDonald’s Virtual Work Experience

Explore virtual work experience with McDonald’s.

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Surrey County Council

See why Surrey County Council is a great place to work with this work experience guide…

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Haven

Explore the virtual work experience guide from Haven, a Youth Friendly Employer.

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Buckinghamshire Council

Take a virtual look at careers and opportunities with Buckinghamshire Council.

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Local government careers

Take a virtual look at careers and opportunities in local government.

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Work Experience Guides

What Is Work Experience?

Work experience is a great way to build your skills and your CV and find out what you could enjoy doing in the world of work.

Schools arrange work experience opportunities, but you can do work experience at school, college, university and beyond. You can seek work experience opportunities by talking to teachers and lecturers, careers advisers, family and friends, and going on the careers website of your favourite employers to see if they have a formal process for work experience and internships.

Types of Work Experience

  1. Work shadowing (even if it’s just for a day)
  2. Work placements in a company
  3. See our guide to different types of work experience

Finding Work Experience You’ll Enjoy

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Work Experience Guides, Tips & Insights

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