We interviewed a couple of students about their time at their different work experience placements:
Where did you do your placement and what made you want to do your work experience there?
“For my work experience placement I went to Hounslow Urban Farm. I wanted to do my work experience there because I want to be a vet when I am older. Being able to care for the animals, enrich their lives and help around the farm, was a huge opportunity that I am ever so grateful for, and provides experience with working with a variety of animals.” - Olivia C
“My placement was at BP, a global energy company. I spent half the week at their Canary Wharf office working primarily in their treasury department, while discovering their trading and legal department too. For the rest of my week, I was at their main office located in Sunbury discovering engineering. Despite only being able to see a fraction of their workforce, my placement at BP allowed me to be exposed to a vast range of employment opportunities that smaller
companies would not be able to offer. BP also has further education schemes such as gaining a degree through the company rather than going to university that I was intrigued to learn more about.” - Mabel H What did your day consist of doing? Olivia: “My average day would start with changing into my farm clothes (overalls and wellies), then I would complete some morning tasks with other volunteers from Waldegrave, do farm and exotic talks with the schools on that day, feed the animals and would normally end the day with enrichment for the animals or mucking out fields.”
Mabel: “During my time at both offices, I spoke to a variety of people about their jobs and how they accomplished getting there. I spoke to interns and senior employees to find out about different areas of the company and many different specialists such as chemical engineers, technical analysts and treasury lawyers. One engineer I spoke to had recently won a global award for women in STEM. I found that speaking to her motivated me to aspire to more. When I was not speaking to people, I would be researching ESG which is essential for all workplaces and carbon capture projects, which can be used to limit climate change. Other than that, I would sit in on team meetings.”
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