At the beginning of Year 10 all year 10 students were told that we were going to start work experience in May next year. As the weeks went on it got closer to work experience.

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Work Experience assignment

Introduction

        At the beginning of Year 10 all year 10 students were told that we were going to start work experience in May next year. As the weeks went on it got closer to work experience. I felt increasingly nervous; this is because I have no experience of working with a company. In January we were given the work experience forms. In the form we hade to choose what type of work we were going to do and what sort of job title we would like to do, e.g. Retail assistant at Currys, laboratory assistant at a university. I chose to do retail assistant at a computer/ electrical superstore. The reason why I chose retail assistant was at a computer/electrical superstore was that I have a wide knowledge on the products they sell, and I am very much into it. As it was getting closer to work experience, I was getting very anxious. As April came, we were going to be told our results. During our French lesson other students from the same year as us showed us their results. Some people did not get a job and were disappointed.

                Our class was beginning stressed out because our work experience placement results form was not here yet. Around half an hour into the lesson, our head of year came into the class with the work experience forms. Unfortunately, she had some purple sheets in her hand. That meant that some students did not get a work placement. When the papers were given out, I was given a blue and white sheet. This meant I got a work experience placement. I was happy at this moment and so were my friends who also got a job. A couple of people were disappointed. Everyone in the class who got a work experience placement had to wear some sort of dress code.

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                There were certain rules, which were compulsory; one example from my placement was that no one was allowed to wear trainers or jeans. I had to weir boots and trousers.

Interview

                As the days went on, I had to decide what I was going to wear; at the end of the discussion with my family, I decided to wear a suit. The day came when I had to have my interview. I was extremely nervous. I woke up early in the morning, 6:30 a.m. to be precise. I ate as much as I could, so I did ...

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