1. Before you plan your work experience, you need to have some sort of career in mind so that you chose an appropriate placement- it is no good doing work experience at at an engineering company if you think you want to be a vet.

2. Use the Careers suite facilities and Mr Morris, he will be able to save you a lot of time and he will probably have a broader grasp of the huge range of jobs that are out there.

3. Use the internet/search engines to explore ideas about careers, there is a huge amount of information that is literally at your fingertips. SEE THE ADJACENT LIST.

4. Try some of the on-line assessments of your skills. Some of them are very useful at picking up skills that you do not fully appreciate. Many job applications in industry now use these sorts of tests - industry would not use them if they were not good at picking up strengths and weaknesses.

5. Talk to your parents, they have been around a bit longer than you so they probably have some specialist background information about careers they have come into contact with. They may of course have their own aspirations for you, but they will still probably have a useful perspective into careers.

6. Fill in the Preferences Form. This will let Dr Camm know what area you are interested in so he can provide help and encouragement.
This form also helps us tell employers what you want from the placement.

http://www.aimhigher.ac.uk

http://www.connexions.gov.uk/

http://www.prospects.ac.uk

http://www.yourcareerguide.co.uk

http://www.learndirect-advice.co.uk

http://www.fasttomato.com/

Remember, work experience is your chance to see some of your chosen careers, it is not a commitment to a particular career, it is an exploration, so don't hesitate, get going!