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Once you know what sort of career you want to explore, you need to try and find a placement.
This can be done in several ways: |
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| 1. Through family/friends
2. Using the local papers or Yellow Pages (where the jos are broken down into categories) |
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| 3. Using specific search engines like Yell.co.uk.
Here you are given a list of categories of jobs, chose the most appropriate then fill in the area, e.g. WV1 and press search. It will then list all the available placements for that area. |
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| Yell.co. uk also provide a map service. Type in the postcode of the placement and it will show you a map of the area. However, if you use Multimap.com, it will actually show you the exact position of the placement. | ||||||
| What is the best method of approaching placements? | ||||||
| 1. By phone.
This is probably the best method as it avoids waiting days/weeks for a reply that may then be a no, by which time more placements will have been filled. It also allows a more personal touch from the start and a chance to show how polite and well informed you are. It is probably also more difficult to say no to a person on the end of a phone, than to a letter from a complete stranger. It also shows you have taken the initiative to organise the placement- not the school or parent- this is a big point in your favour. See specimen phone conversation for the most appropriate style. |
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| 2. By letter.
This may be more formal, so may suite some placements better, but as stated, it can be slow so is best reserved for placements you are fairly certain will accept you, possibly because they already know you. See specimen letter. |
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