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‘Work placements exploit young people.’
AZRA AYDIN
I have to disagree. I’ve just
completed a work placement,
and I really have a sense of
having achieved something.
I come from Izmir in Turkey,
and I was quite nervous about
studying abroad. I did my
work placement at a famous
events company in Paris. They
contacted me as a result of a
networking event my university
had set up. The placement
taught me everything I now
know and opened so many
doors. I also won an award for
the best work placement in
France. As a result, I’ve had eight
job offers without even applying.
Best of all, the company I did my
placement at has just offered
me a job. The great thing about
them was the support and
training they gave me, and they
gave me a lot of confidence.
TOM BLISSETT
I totally agree with the
statement. Basically, people on
work placements should always
be paid. It’s only rich privileged
people who can afford to work
for free. Unpaid placements
only benefit the companies. I
couldn’t get a job after university,
so I did an unpaid placement for
six months. I wasn’t given any
responsibility and ended up
just washing pots and pans
in the basement. I didn’t get
to meet the customers. What
a waste of time! And they
didn’t even give me a job at
the end. I’ve been looking for
a job since January and I’ve
already sent off 2 applications
this morning. I’m looking for an
apprenticeship now.
SABRINA PEISSL
I’ve been doing a work
placement for the last nine
months in a major bank in
Zurich. I’ve worked in many
different departments so I’ve
had the chance to see which
department I really like. They
are paying me a good salary.
On the other hand, I’ve had
too much responsibility without
enough training. I’ve opened
accounts, I’ve organised credit
and debit cards and I’ve dealt
with client complaints without
much supervision. And for the
last month I’ve been working
very long hours. Overall, it’s been
a good work placement, but I
would have liked more training.
CHARLOTTE HAWKINS
I have been looking for a job
in TV for some time, and I’ve
done A LOT of internships. My
first internship was at a British
media company, and it was
brilliant. They immediately
gave me lots of responsibility,
and I learnt so much. They
didn’t pay me though. I
enjoyed being an intern at an
internal news organization,
who gave me a lot of support.
However, I have also done
some terrible internships. I spent
whole days (unpaid) filing
paperwork at one production
company. To get the best out
of an internship, convince the
company to give you proper
work to do.
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