Work Experience!

Rozabeez · 12-11-2005 08:06PM

LCVP gets you extra points for the Leaving Cert, it's an extra course that you do out of school time.

TalkISCheap · 12-11-2005 08:56PM

It's not countable as one of the 6 subjects though, is it?

PurpleFistMixer · 12-11-2005 08:58PM

One would presume, otherwise why do it?

Isn't it just that the maximum you can get is 60 points from it?

TalkISCheap · 12-11-2005 09:04PM

I thought it was nearer to 70 for a distinction... Although I'm liable to be wrong. No, what I heard a while back was that you counted it as an extra subject, or suchlike...

Diarmsquid · 12-11-2005 10:53PM

Can you only do it with certain subject combinations? Or is that just my school?

PurpleFistMixer · 12-11-2005 10:59PM

Well, your school has to run the program. I know my school doesn't. We do Leaving Cert Applied instead.

Diarmsquid · 12-11-2005 11:04PM

Flashling wrote:

And Diarmsquid, if the poor girl wants to work in an office, either help or don't comment.

I was only quoting.
Anyway... Help: Ask you parents (if they work in an office) or ask them to ask their friends to try and get you a job in an office.

sunflowa · 13-11-2005 02:17PM

I was in TY last year and had the best two work experiences EVER! maybe it was because i got two holidays thrown in for the bargain but i did one week in galway working on the irish soap Ros Na Run and they were filming the Christmas special and i got to be an extra and stuff so that was cool then i did a week in dublin in rte working with mainly Off The Rails but flitting around all over the place meeting all the famous people and visiting all the sets (im from donegal) - Basically do something FUN more than likely its not going to actually help you make life changing career decisions anyway!:)

philologos · 13-11-2005 02:20PM

makes sense

*Sam* · 14-11-2005 06:53PM

Mysteryfish wrote:

I have two weeks in febraury/march which I am spending working in a sloicitors office for one week (I'll also get to go to court probably which will be cool) and the other week I'm spending with Tom Kitt TD, which I'm looking forward to 'cause I'm interested in politics.

You shouldn't go near FF scum!!

Im doing one week in The Village magazine and another in Tower Records (the week before xmas, so it will be a laugh cause it will be so busy)

PurpleFistMixer · 14-11-2005 07:29PM

I was supposed to have the two weeks before christmas for work experience, but I'm off the second week because I'm doing my work experience next week instead. And by work experience I mean college experience. Go trinity.

Flashling · 14-11-2005 07:46PM

Well, I'm on work exp. now, it's just oodles of fun! And by oodles I mean they made me tag every item in the store. WHAT THE HELL WERE THEY DOING BEFORE I CAME?!

Ahem, ignore my exhausted rage.

Strokesa · 14-11-2005 10:23PM

Flashling wrote:

Well, I'm on work exp. now, it's just oodles of fun! And by oodles I mean they made me tag every item in the store. WHAT THE HELL WERE THEY DOING BEFORE I CAME?!

Ahem, ignore my exhausted rage.

I had to sort papers all day.
I must have at least 50 paper cuts.
Seriously.

Flashling · 14-11-2005 10:54PM

I feel your pain. Security tags are sharp.

On a positive note, I just got back from a debate and it went really well! Worship me, you fools.

PurpleFistMixer · 14-11-2005 11:54PM

Speaking of debates, anybody going to that Accounting Ireland Table Quiz tomorrow night?

I... didn't think it warranted a new thread, since I doubt anyone's heard of it. But I try nonetheless.

Flashling · 15-11-2005 12:25AM

Accounting Ireland? Finally, something nerdier than the science olympics!

where's it on?

PurpleFistMixer · 15-11-2005 11:32AM

It's in the Red Cow Hotel. I dont' know if it's officially called Accounting Ireland, but it's organised by some accounting... group/union thing. It's mostly general knowledge but there will be some business, unfortunately.

philologos · 15-11-2005 06:11PM

some seniors from 5th and 6th year in my school are going but not transition years :P

Rozabeez · 15-11-2005 06:11PM

I plan on doing well in tomorrow's interview, getting a REAL job and using that for my work experience.

declan_lgs · 15-11-2005 10:57PM

I did a week in an unknown architect's office (do not go to an office).

Another week coming up sometime in the future, no idea what I'm gonna do for it yet.

PurpleFistMixer · 16-11-2005 12:35AM

Jakkass: Lucan community school? I heard them getting called out.

It was for 4th, 5th and 6th years, though most of the people there were 6th years. Phh. We came 18th and we had no 6th years on any of our teams.

BlueRollingPin · 16-11-2005 05:42PM

Yay! I got my second week work experience. I'll be doing some administrative work in a PR company. I think it will be great.

Rozabeez · 16-11-2005 06:19PM

I hate Lucan Community College. Jakkass doesn't go there though.

PurpleFistMixer · 16-11-2005 06:40PM

What'd they do to make you hate them?

Flashling · 16-11-2005 07:18PM

Be in Lucan. Of course. Back on the topic of work experience, we're having a fashion shoot tomorrow! (which I might get to be in, yay clothes!)

Rozabeez · 16-11-2005 09:25PM

AHAH. I got a REAL job! Go me!

philologos · 18-11-2005 06:20PM

PurpleFistMixer wrote:

Jakkass: Lucan community school? I heard them getting called out.

It was for 4th, 5th and 6th years, though most of the people there were 6th years. Phh. We came 18th and we had no 6th years on any of our teams.

im in the Kings Hospital, Palmerstown

PurpleFistMixer · 18-11-2005 06:35PM

Ah yes. A girl I know from there was... there.

Also, woo, work (ie college) experience, next Monday.

J Campion · 27-11-2005 11:40AM

I'm goin to a solicitor's office in December, and I'm hopin to get into a hospital in May.

spiderlegs · 18-12-2005 07:44PM

I got my work in Tallaght hospital! Yay!! I wanted to work in the Ark and I applied months ago.Yes litreally months ago and they still haven't replied to me.Grrr

Anyone any ideas of places that do photography related things for work experience??

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