Dive into your Career
Are you a student or new graduate early on your career journey? A bit stressed trying to work out your next steps? You're in the right place. Hosted by qualified careers guidance professional Gina Visram from Your Career And Future, The Dive into your Career podcast is the hub for all things "early careers" and is created with secondary (high) school and university (college) students in mind. Gina's supports students and new graduates on their journey from education to employment in a spirit of fun and optimism not fear and overwhelm.
Want to write a powerful CV and cover letter? Keen to understand why networking is important and the best ways to do it? Curious about how your application can stand out in the graduate or apprenticeship recruitment process? Ready to know more about what employers are looking for in candidates? Interested in learning about what you can do now to be an appealing candidate in the present and future? Keen to start your career on solid financial footing? Want to demystify how to make the most of LinkedIn? Stay tuned for solo and interview episodes which answer the questions you are asking, as a determined and driven person in the early days of your career development. Welcome to the Dive into your Career podcast.
For more from Gina and to explore her products and services, go to the Your Career And Future website - https://yourcareerandfuture.com/
Dive into your Career
066: 3 steps to finding work experience
WORK EXPERIENCE IS SOOOO IMPORTANT!
Ooooh - am I shouting?! Please forgive my lack of chill on this one... I am saying it louder for the people at the back.
Work experience is such a foundational, essential part of your career journey and one that can make such a positive difference to your career prospects, your academic motivation, your confidence and so much more.
Engaging with the prospect of work experience from 14+ is a great idea however whenever you connect with this episode, please don't feel like you have missed the boat. The best time to start may have been yesterday but the next best time is today.
So, listen to this episode, share it if you have found value in it and if you have connected with this episode on a social media platform, do feel free to comment below and let's have a conversation about this.
For now, check out 3 steps to finding and securing work experience... and let me know how you get on!
Let's have a further chat about this on any of these platforms:
- Follow Your Career And Future on Instagram and TikTok
- Sign up for the mailing list (being consistent with this is one of my goals for 2022!)
- E-mail me on gina@yourcareerandfuture.com with any questions you have or suggestions for future podcast topics
... and don't forget, you can leave a quick review for the podcast too. It's much appreciated! Catch you on another episode soon.
Do feel free to engage with this topic (or indeed with me) at any of the below:
- The Dive Into Your Career podcast page of the Your Career And Future website where you can also leave me a message suggesting a careers-related topic for a future episode
- Follow Your Career And Future on Instagram and TikTok
- Via "Gina Visram" on LinkedIn (where they may be a post with a link to this episode where you can contribute some wisdom / reflections)
- Sign up for the mailing list (for students and graduates... a list for their supporters will follow)
- E-mail me on gina@yourcareerandfuture.com with any queries
Also - are you a job seeker early in your career?
Download the checklist: 25 UNMISSABLE TIPS TO SKYROCKET YOUR JOB APPLICATION SUCCESS RATE
You've got this!