This past week we have taken part in work experience at Group GTI. We have had the opportunity to work with several departments and delightful team members. This has allowed us to learn a variety of new skills.
A department we worked in
was finance. We had the opportunity to get involved with multiple aspects of
the department and learn the duties of the different jobs roles. One of our
tasks was to look over invoices to see if all the payments were made and we were
fortunate enough to receive one to one advice from the finance team who guided
us throughout the day. However, we soon discovered that the finance department
was not for us due to the repetition of activities.
Secondly, we worked in the
sales and campaign management departments. Specifically in campaign management,
we had the opportunity to produce emails on job vacancies which will be sent
out to students looking for jobs. This helped us improve our direct writing
skills which will be beneficial in whatever line of work we choose in the
future. A highlight of our time was experiencing first-hand the
responsibilities and duties of a sales manager; which demonstrated key
organisational and communication skills.
Another department we
experienced was events. We were given the opportunity to research venues and
hotels for an upcoming event which followed specific criteria. After
discovering that this was a main part of events, we came to the conclusion that
although it was a fun activity we couldn’t see ourselves pursuing this career.
Last and foremost, we had a
great experience in the marketing department. Analysing competitor websites was
highly interesting and helped us developed some of the required job skills used
in marketing. We inputted our opinions and thoughts of their new programme
which is being developed and targeted to people our age. This gave us the
feeling that we were genuinely helping the company and our input was valued.
Furthermore, we also put together a collection of posts to forward onto the
TARGETjobs social media pages. The aim of this was to grab the attention of the
students following the company and to portray a youthful perspective.
To conclude, collectively we
feel that the most suited department for us is marketing. This is because it
allowed us to share our opinions and is a more creative side to the business.
In the future we would hope to enter a similar line of work of the experience
in marketing we’ve had. We thank all those who provided us with the experience
and we are very grateful for this opportunity. We would recommend this
experience in the future as it has given us a clear insight into where we would
fit in at this company as well as many others.
By Phoebe Parsons & Emily Strange
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