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Employers expect you have more than a degree; they want to see proof of work experience and skill development relevant to your chosen career. It’s a sad fact that many new graduates fail to secure interviews simply because they haven’t taken the time to build up practical experience and gain vocational skills.

The University’s Careers Service hosts projects that deal directly with finding students and graduates relevant work experience:

GO Wales Work Tasters

Shown support by newsreader Natasha Kaplinsky, radio deejay Trevor Nelson, and the ultimate employer Sir Alan Sugar, Tasters are bespoke voluntary opportunities, designed to help you get an idea of a particular business sector or industry. These are available throughout Wales and are tailored to fit around your studies. Tasters allow you to:

• Test out future career options
• Acquire important vocational skills
• Develop an understanding of how your abilities and skills function within a work context
• Create contacts to enhance your future employment prospects
• Add to your CV
• Gain insight that will allow you to personalise your dissertation or project work

You need work experience to succeed! Don’t put this off until your final year!!
If you’d like to find out more, pick up a flyer from Student Services reception or take a look at the GO Wales website – www.gowales.co.uk  .

GO Wales Work Placements

These paid, full-time opportunities last between six and ten weeks. You will work within a small- or medium-sized local company, usually on a project, with the whole experience being overseen by a Placement Organiser based within the University’s Careers Service.

Examples of recent Placements include writing a marketing plan, developing a database or website, introducing new office systems, and testing new products before they launch.

To register visit the Placements section on the GO Wales website – www.gowales.co.uk . You’ll need to have an electronic copy of your CV at hand to download during the registration process.
Email worktasters@glam.ac.uk for further assistance.

There’s a huge range of help and assistance available through the Careers Service!

The Careers Service offer a whole host of other services that will benefit you: Helping you to find part-time, casual or full-time employment; CV checks; interview training; psychometric tests that will enable you to discover your ideal vocation; an information room that contains a wide range of career-related literature, as well as PC and DVD facilities. 

Be sure to check out the Careers Service webpages – www.glam.ac.uk/careers


The Careers Service
The possibilities are endless…