111 - A work experience pep talk for students and graduates (from a career coach)

Dive into your Career

If you want to get past the needing work experience to get work experience cycle that exists in the world of careers - this pep talk is for you...
In this episode of the Dive Into Your Career podcast - you will get a full on work experience pep talk. I say full on because I started with certain points I wanted to convey to you... and then was on a roll so you now have half an hour of gems, designed to help you re/engage with the process of securing work experience.
In this episode I mention that some people in the early careers space may not agree about the importance of work experience but here is where I respectfully disagree and provide my take on this. Please, do lean into my experiences and knowledge as a careers professional of over a decade... your early career journey gets easier once you build up your work (and adjacent) experiences.
Whether you are in secondary school / high school / sixth form / college / university, beyond or in between - know that this episode is for you. You may even want to listen to it multiple times while actively applying for opportunities. Oh, and don't forget to share this episode with at least one friend. Securing work experience may not be easy but let's spread some positivity, hope and advice to help make it happen.
Once you have checked out this episode you may want to explore some other work experience related episodes on the Dive Into Your Career podcast, including:

• 096: How to secure work experience when you have given up hope
• 066: 3 steps to finding work experience
• 057: How do I find work experience? (10 top tips)
• 017: Where can I find virtual work experience?

Adjacent topics which can be helpful include:

• 097: Whether you think you can or whether you think you can't you are right... the power of mindset
• 091: How to make your career a positive one: 8 foundations for a positive career journey

Do feel free to engage with this topic (or indeed with me) at any of the below:

• The Dive Into Your Career podcast page of the Your Career And Future website where you can also leave me a message suggesting a careers-related topic for a future episode
• Follow Your Career And Future on Instagram and TikTok
• Via "Gina Visram" on LinkedIn (where they may be a post with a link to this episode where you can contribute some wisdom / reflections)
• Sign up for the mailing list (for students and graduates... a list for their supporters will follow)
• E-mail me on [e-mail] with any queries

Also - are you a job seeker early in your career?
Download the checklist: 25 UNMISSABLE TIPS TO SKYROCKET YOUR JOB APPLICATION SUCCESS RATE
You've got this!