Read work experience reviews from transition year students to help you decide where to go for your work placement. Then, when you've completed your own work experience, you can write a review too!
Read work experience reviews from transition year students to help you decide where to go for your work placement. Then, when you've completed your own work experience, you can write a review too!
McCarthy & Crowley Accountants
★★★★☆
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For my work experience, I went to McCarthy & Crowley Accountants for a week. I was curious to discover what it would be like to work in an office. I really enjoyed learning Business Studies at Junior Cert and I am considering to study this area at 3rd level. I was eager to gain an insight into the world of accountancy to figure out if a related career would suit me. After completing the work experience, I am still interested in Business but I found out that maybe working in an accountants wasn’t for me. I enjoyed carrying out the tasks, but some of them became repetitive and boring after a while. Examples of tasks were bank statements, cheques and spreadsheets. I have gained a lot from my work experience. My IT and communication skills have further developed. I was introduced to working with new programmes on the computer, for example Excel. I think IT skills are so important and the knowledge I have gained will benefit me in 3rd level. Communication skills are essential for any workplace and mine have further improved. It was my first time in a workplace and I was not afraid to ask questions about tasks. This will be important for any 3rd level institution or workplace. Based on the work experience, I came to the conclusion that sitting at an office all day wouldn’t be for me. I think I would be more interested in a job that is variable. However, I still really enjoyed the work experience there and am now considering a career in the business world.”
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Aisling O'Reilly
McCarthy & Crowley Accountants
★★★★☆
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For my work experience, I went to McCarthy & Crowley Accountants for a week. I was curious to discover what it would be like to work in an office. I really enjoyed learning Business Studies at Junior Cert and I am considering to study this area at 3rd level. I was eager to gain an insight into the world of accountancy to figure out if a related career would suit me. After completing the work experience, I am still interested in Business but I found out that maybe working in an accountants wasn’t for me. I enjoyed carrying out the tasks, but some of them became repetitive and boring after a while. Examples of tasks were bank statements, cheques and spreadsheets. I have gained a lot from my work experience. My IT and communication skills have further developed. I was introduced to working with new programmes on the computer, for example Excel. I think IT skills are so important and the knowledge I have gained will benefit me in 3rd level. Communication skills are essential for any workplace and mine have further improved. It was my first time in a workplace and I was not afraid to ask questions about tasks. This will be important for any 3rd level institution or workplace. Based on the work experience, I came to the conclusion that sitting at an office all day wouldn’t be for me. I think I would be more interested in a job that is variable. However, I still really enjoyed the work experience there and am now considering a career in the business world.”
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Aisling O'Reilly