(13 Feb 2017, 11:00 pm)James101 wrote Done my work experience 12 years ago now. I learned more in those two weeks than an entire term at school. As a result I kept working in the same industry and now run a company doing a similar thing - so it's a shame to hear work ex is dying out!
Conversely, I enjoyed school at the time but would rather lick wasps than go back for a day.
My work experience was great. Worn out at the end, but learned all sorts. Desperately wanted to work in that specific field, but despite trying to enter it for a number of years, didn't quite get in.
What was interesting, was that a normal service bus was more or less turned in to a scholars service for the week (we only had a week work experience). Everyone who normally got a specific scholars bus to school from one residential area, got work experience (unknowingly) in the same general direction.
(13 Feb 2017, 11:08 pm)Jamie M wrote I do work ex for things that sometimes don't interest me. I just keep adding things to a CV. Most people disregard things that aren't relevant to a job field, but literally anything you do in a working atmosphere can give you the edge. Not only does it open more doors, it provides you with that edge in question. I highly disagree with anyone who says it is not important or in any way diminishing. In an age where there are more people than ever applying for jobs, it's ever more important and relevant to have an edge - even if it's in a job field that has nothing to do with the job you're applying for.
Just ensure you keep your CV to two pages and make everything you write on it, relevant to the job you're applying for.
Don't just add to the CV for the sake of it.