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    #452
    S_Hick12
    Registered Users Posts: 148 ✭✭S_Hick12


    Kelly090 wrote: »
    That sounds really good ! I was just wondering how you managed to get work experience with a barrister in the four courts? I would love to do something like that :)

    I saw it by chance on a school's website in a list of previous placements people got. I'll message you their email address, I imagine she'll take you on, if she doesn't have another student on the same week.


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    #453
    Xgracie
    Registered Users Posts: 506 ✭✭✭Xgracie


    S_Hick12 wrote: »
    I saw it by chance on a school's website in a list of previous placements people got. I'll message you their email address, I imagine she'll take you on, if she doesn't have another student on the same week.

    Could I have that email too please?


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    #454
    Msrebeckyxo
    Registered Users Posts: 311 ✭✭Msrebeckyxo


    LA makeup academy, Tommy Hilfiger in Liffey Valley, Boots in Jervis Centre and Brown Thomas have all taken me on, if anyone wants any of the email addresses just ask me :D


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    #455
    Eims14
    Registered Users Posts: 253 ✭✭Eims14


    Msrebeckyxo wrote: »
    LA makeup academy, Tommy Hilfiger in Liffey Valley, Boots in Jervis Centre and Brown Thomas have all taken me on, if anyone wants any of the email addresses just ask me :D

    Could I have the one for brown Thomas if you wouldn't mind.I have one week in a hospital,one week (hopefully)in a place that makes bone replacements and one in a law office.


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    #456
    Msrebeckyxo
    Registered Users Posts: 311 ✭✭Msrebeckyxo


    Eims14 wrote: »
    Could I have the one for brown Thomas if you wouldn't mind.I have one week in a hospital,one week (hopefully)in a place that makes bone replacements and one in a law office.

    Yeah sure! I'll PM you it! :D


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    #457
    Manutd_4life
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,858 ✭✭✭Manutd_4life


    Does anyone know any computer repair shops around Dundrum,Sandyford,Leopardstown,Stillorgan that would be willing to take on a transition year student for Work Experience. A week with an IT Specialist could be really helpful in learning about computer hardware and it could also be good opportunity to learn about how the business runs.


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    #458
    TheEdgeofGlory
    Registered Users Posts: 105 ✭✭TheEdgeofGlory


    Could anyone recommend anything/anywhere that would provide me with good medical work experience? I've tried sending letters to tons of hospitals over the summer with little or no response! I do have medical contacts and was wondering should I avail of these as a last resort?


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    #459
    Msrebeckyxo
    Registered Users Posts: 311 ✭✭Msrebeckyxo


    TheEdgeofGlory wrote: »
    Could anyone recommend anything/anywhere that would provide me with good medical work experience? I've tried sending letters to tons of hospitals over the summer with little or no response! I do have medical contacts and was wondering should I avail of these as a last resort?

    As far as I know, tallaght hospital are doing a one day TY work experience course in october! Have a look on their website!:)


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    #460
    TheEdgeofGlory
    Registered Users Posts: 105 ✭✭TheEdgeofGlory


    Msrebeckyxo wrote: »
    As far as I know, tallaght hospital are doing a one day TY work experience course in october! Have a look on their website!:)

    Thanks! My work experience weeks are in November and February though! I'll check it out however!


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    #461
    Msrebeckyxo
    Registered Users Posts: 311 ✭✭Msrebeckyxo


    My mam was at Áras an Uachtaráin today with her work and she told me that the tour guide said they take Ty students on to work in the house... I've emailed them just now, imagine working there hahaha


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    #462
    Manutd_4life
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,858 ✭✭✭Manutd_4life


    Just wondering do you have to create a CV when applying/emailing for work experience placements. For some places such as Google, i'd imagine you would have to. Any advice


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    #463
    VG31
    Registered Users Posts: 3,395 ✭✭✭VG31


    Manutd_4life wrote: »
    Just wondering do you have to create a CV when applying/emailing for work experience placements. For some places such as Google, i'd imagine you would have to. Any advice

    I haven't heard of anyone creating a CV for work experience. To be honest, I don't think you have much chance getting work experience in Google unless you have a relative that works there.


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    #464
    Manutd_4life
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,858 ✭✭✭Manutd_4life


    VG31 wrote: »
    I haven't heard of anyone creating a CV for work experience. To be honest, I don't think you have much chance getting work experience in Google unless you have a relative that works there.

    I have a relative that works there :D:D


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    #465
    VG31
    Registered Users Posts: 3,395 ✭✭✭VG31


    Manutd_4life wrote: »
    I have a relative that works there :D:D

    You have a good chance then! :)


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    #466
    kimberlyx
    Registered Users Posts: 4 ✭kimberlyx


    S_Hick12 wrote: »
    I saw it by chance on a school's website in a list of previous placements people got. I'll message you their email address, I imagine she'll take you on, if she doesn't have another student on the same week.

    hi do u think u could give me the email address too please? I'm really stuck!


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    #467
    kimberlyx
    Registered Users Posts: 4 ✭kimberlyx


    Msrebeckyxo wrote: »
    LA makeup academy, Tommy Hilfiger in Liffey Valley, Boots in Jervis Centre and Brown Thomas have all taken me on, if anyone wants any of the email addresses just ask me :D

    hi would you mind giving me the email address for boots in the jervis please?


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    #468
    Msrebeckyxo
    Registered Users Posts: 311 ✭✭Msrebeckyxo


    kimberlyx wrote: »
    hi would you mind giving me the email address for boots in the jervis please?

    I actually didn't email them but I dropped in a Cv to the manager! The manager is in the shop every week day so just go over to her with a CV :)


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    #469
    Manutd_4life
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,858 ✭✭✭Manutd_4life


    What are people's CVs like. We're only 15/16 year old so it's not like we have pages of experience working. I have one page with personal details and another page separated into sport, interests and skills. Don't really know what else i should include


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    #470
    VG31
    Registered Users Posts: 3,395 ✭✭✭VG31


    I haven't made a CV. I don't think there's really any need to at our age. I haven't got much to put on it anyway.


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    #471
    Manutd_4life
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,858 ✭✭✭Manutd_4life


    VG31 wrote: »
    I haven't made a CV. I don't think there's really any need to at our age. I haven't got much to put on it anyway.

    Thats what i was thinking but apparently some companies want it and it gives a better impression to the employer seeing a young man/woman organised


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    #472
    Msrebeckyxo
    Registered Users Posts: 311 ✭✭Msrebeckyxo


    Manutd_4life wrote: »
    What are people's CVs like. We're only 15/16 year old so it's not like we have pages of experience working. I have one page with personal details and another page separated into sport, interests and skills. Don't really know what else i should include

    I put down past work experience but its actually a lot of bull hahaha just said I did child minding and cleaning, and put down two of my mams friends as referees (with their permission) I know you shouldn't lie but its grand hahaha


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    #473
    S_Hick12
    Registered Users Posts: 148 ✭✭S_Hick12


    I think I'll make a CV after TY. I imagine I'll have some stuff to put on it at that stage (gaisce, jc results, work experience, etc.) I have, quite literally, nothing that could go on it at the minute.


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    #474
    Manutd_4life
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,858 ✭✭✭Manutd_4life


    S_Hick12 wrote: »
    I think I'll make a CV after TY. I imagine I'll have some stuff to put on it at that stage (gaisce, jc results, work experience, etc.) I have, quite literally, nothing that could go on it at the minute.

    yeah thats what im gonna do as well.


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    #475
    Troxck
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,386 ✭✭✭Troxck


    Are your schools not making you do CVs and cover letters? That was a big thing for our part of Work experience. Ask your TY Co-ordinater to go through making a CV with you.

    Also, no one expects you to have good CVs. The most anyone will have is babysitting or working part time in a supermarket. Once you get to 5th/6th Year you'll be looking for part time jobs to fund college/lifestyle and so on. Also, having a CV is handy because even though I got no work this summer, I got lots of work with charities to put on my CV.


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    #476
    Manutd_4life
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,858 ✭✭✭Manutd_4life


    Troxck wrote: »
    Are your schools not making you do CVs and cover letters? That was a big thing for our part of Work experience. Ask your TY Co-ordinater to go through making a CV with you.

    Also, no one expects you to have good CVs. The most anyone will have is babysitting or working part time in a supermarket. Once you get to 5th/6th Year you'll be looking for part time jobs to fund college/lifestyle and so on. Also, having a CV is handy because even though I got no work this summer, I got lots of work with charities to put on my CV.

    I think my school has us making CVs. School hasn't started yet so im yet to find out. Where are people looking to do their work experience


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    #477
    Msrebeckyxo
    Registered Users Posts: 311 ✭✭Msrebeckyxo


    Idk if anyone else is having this problem but ive dropped around 20 CVs to different shops that do work experience and out of the 20, 2 places have gotten back to me. I honestly think its so rude when places do that like they're getting free labour out of us hahaha, I dropped these CVs around in April too :(


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    #478
    Manutd_4life
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,858 ✭✭✭Manutd_4life


    Msrebeckyxo wrote: »
    Idk if anyone else is having this problem but ive dropped around 20 CVs to different shops that do work experience and out of the 20, 2 places have gotten back to me. I honestly think its so rude when places do that like they're getting free labour out of us hahaha, I dropped these CVs around in April too :(

    I've sent loads of emails and haven't got any reply. Its like when someone ask who sent me this letter/CV they just say ''oh just some kid'' and chuck it in the bin. I guess once school begins we'll be given guidance but the fact some people already have their placements sorted out worries. Any advice people


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    #479
    Manutd_4life
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,858 ✭✭✭Manutd_4life


    Can someone tell me the TY Programmes TCD have for 2014/15. Some info on the website seems a bit old and there could be some changes


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    #480
    Msrebeckyxo
    Registered Users Posts: 311 ✭✭Msrebeckyxo


    Manutd_4life wrote: »
    I've sent loads of emails and haven't got any reply. Its like when someone ask who sent me this letter/CV they just say ''oh just some kid'' and chuck it in the bin. I guess once school begins we'll be given guidance but the fact some people already have their placements sorted out worries. Any advice people

    It does my head in, I think its so rude. I need to get work experience for every Friday of TYand its extremely hard to get if these places are throwing my CVs in the bin :(


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    #481
    Xgracie
    Registered Users Posts: 506 ✭✭✭Xgracie


    Manutd_4life wrote: »
    I've sent loads of emails and haven't got any reply. Its like when someone ask who sent me this letter/CV they just say ''oh just some kid'' and chuck it in the bin. I guess once school begins we'll be given guidance but the fact some people already have their placements sorted out worries. Any advice people

    Same situation here I've emailed so many people with not even a reply!! Just emailed a like of solictors in town and some newspapers. Anyone have any solictor/barrister contacts?


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