At first, I was a bit nervous coming into work experience, I did not know what the people were going to be like, I didn’t know what the environment will be like. Knowing that I would be going into an office I expected to enter into a quite strict environment as it is an office at the end of the day. I expected it to be a quiet and calm place where people can get their work done nicely.
However, I was wrong. The people here are really nice and the place is really nice and enjoyable. I did not expect this place to be a co-working area so I did not expect it to be what it really is. However, I am happy that it is like this because I can socialise with everyone here because they are really friendly and kind. The place, in general, is really nice and I like the style of it. The fake grass area and then the kitchen and lunch area. This all adds up to a nice co-working area where we can all get our work done.
We do have trips here and there, for example, I didn’t expect this either. I did not expect to go on trips like going to radio shows, networking and training sessions that Jemma runs. This is all a great addition to work experience because this gives an insight into how a smaller business works and how to market your business as this is something I am interested in doing in the future.
I now understand more about Employment Law and how it works and what will be taking part next year. I now understand more about employment contracts, National minimum wage, auto enrolments, and HR. This is a really good experience for me as I have a better insight into what the future will look like for me when I start up my own business.
The entire thing is not what I expected. But this is a good thing. This is something I could have wished for as work experience because I get to have a good time and do some business work as well. At first, I was a bit nervous to talk to some people and just to be here in general. Now I feel much more confident in being here and talking to everyone in fact. People here are really kind which makes it a good environment to do my work experience.
I really enjoy the lunch breaks that we have here at the office, this is because we get to have a break from work and just have a nice chat with everyone who decides to join in and it is just some good fun. We usually sit down at the couches and eat our food while having a nice chat and then go back to the office’s and do some more work until the day is finished.
The trips that the work experience has to offer is a really good addition because I get to see what goes on behind the scenes while owning and managing a smaller business. I now understand how I can get my name around the area and get some people to check out what I would have to offer and maybe get some clients in the meantime.
We also looked at my CV, Jemma had a look at my CV and told me what’s good about it and what could be improved from an employers point of view. This was helpful and good because now I could improve my CV so I have a better chance of an employer looking at that and it sticking out so they would want to contact me.
My work experience here is really good and helpful for me as I take Business class in school, so this just further enables me to get higher grades in school.
On the 3 of July, I joined Jemma on her training session that she holds on about once or twice a month. While at the session I got to see how one of these training sessions works and what goes on during the session. This adds up to the experience of how the whole thing works.
The radio show was amazing. A new experience that was really fun, I have never experienced something like this before. It was a lot of fun and was interesting. We had a laugh and talked about business, the things that you hate the most in the business industry and at last, I interviewed Roland about Dragon Co-Working. This was good as well as we all got to learn a bit more about Dragon and why he has started it up in the first place.
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