Jobs and Career
Explaining the ‘experience’ dilemma
Apprenticeship is one of the most effective ways to gain work experience. It might not pay much but later in life, one’s skills are priceless. FILE PHOTO
Posted Friday, March 22 2013 at 02:00
In Summary
Given the chance to choose, many employers would not mind a resourceful worker straight out of school as long as they are teachable and do their work on time.
He says: “Volunteer experience matters during job interviews.” He gives an example of Suzan Boyle of Scotland who stunned the “Britain’s Got Talent” show judges on April 11, 2009, when she sung her way to the top despite her history of non-professional singing.
What made Boyle win wasn’t commercial singing; it was through volunteering, lessons and practice, though she wasn’t paid any penny for voluntary work, as long as she learnt and developed her skills in singing.
He, further advises job seekers that, for any one to succeed in the job hunt field, they must ensure every volunteer work is considered no matter where it was done, for as long as it has a suit of line to the job posted.
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