The Customer is always right
“Assume that the customer is right until it is plain beyond all question he is not.”[1] Work experience is crucial for developing skills and gaining experience within your preferred workplace and will aid in your success and help “prepare you…
The Mind Blank
A job interview is when an employer ‘asks you questions about your career, personality and life and you answer honestly while trying to impress them.’[1] Seems easy, doesn’t it? Not when your mind goes completely blank second question in! I was…
Those Dreaded Four Words- ‘Tell me about Yourself…’
‘Writing a CV can be one of the most difficult tasks you’ll perform in the course of your job hunt’[1]– and didn’t I know it. I was so enthusiastic about looking for a work placement in the career of my…
Cruising for a Bruiser
After a strenuous month fuelled on caramel cold brews and late night library dates, I had finally reached the second year finish line. My next course of action; find a placement for third year. The sheer thought of this stressed…
Blog posts from AEL students on placement