Work experience as a student through unpaid placement was definitely valuable. Once I graduate and head out into work, I will utilise all the knowledge and wisdom I learned from shadowing a personal trainer who had his own gym. From the placement, I attained the knowledge that was transferable between different jobs. I found that potential employers look for these thing to join their team. With this added to my CV showing that I have experience in the job roles I may search for, this will separate me from other candidates.
Business etiquette, organisation, problem solving, teamwork and practical are just a few examples of how I grew as an employee. Although I received support from my university for completing these tasks. From being on the sports and exercise course, I was able to find a connection that helped me for future goals and job roles.
Understanding how to communicate in an email or a phone discussion may appear to be easy, however when you fail to understand the situation it can leave a negative impact. The job roles I was exposed to before my placement, did not make me feel the embarrassment that I once felt at first on how to a telephone appropriately.
The most informative task from my work placement was instructing the group with the warm ups and cool downs; engaging practically gave me the experience I needed to evolve as an employee and the confidence to show leadership. This role did not only help me physically, it showed me how well I am maturing and progressing mentally.
My least informative task was sending emails to clients to give let them know what activity or programmes will be running for the following month. The task was important because it is a form of promoting and engaging with your clients for them to know the latest news and a reminder that your health is important. But, I don’t feel like it was beneficial because I already knew the basics of how important it is promote a business. I didn’t take on any new information from this task.