Work experience

Explore videos by subject

Explore videos by job type

Explore videos by theme

See all videos

By theme

Want to get a foot on the ladder or find out if that dream job is really right for you? Work experience could be the answer.

You may need to watch some way into the video to find the relevant part of the story.

"One of the work experiences that I signed up to was with British Airways, and that essentially transformed my life and my career."

Looking for some general work experience, Christiana took a temping role which led to a career she really loves.

Unsure what to do for a career, Tom decided to try a number of jobs to see what he liked.

Rebecca wanted to be a vet but passed out on work experience so realised it was not for her.

After work experience during the Easter holidays, Lizzi decided to leave university and move to London.

Andrew wanted to go into computing but after two weeks' work experience, decided sitting behind a desk was not for him.

Volunteering at an animal park led directly to Katherine getting a job.

"I remember spending years thinking I wanted to be a journalist, went and worked for two days on a newspaper and hated it."

After applying unsuccessfully to 300-500 law firms for a trainee position, Chantal went on to secure a training contract through a holiday placement.