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General Discussion / Work Experience June/July 2017
« Last post by ClaireG on June 18, 2017, 11:54:49 pm »
This is a chance to reflect on your work experience placement - the good and the bad - and communicate with each other about your experiences.

Write a response to the questions below of around 100-150 words (in total) and please comment on or ask questions about your classmates' posts.

Questions:

1. What is the most interesting thing you've learned (either about the business, the industry, yourself etc.)?
2. Describe the workplace (give lots of details).
3. Describe some of your duties while you were on placement.
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General Discussion / Re: Work Experience
« Last post by ClaireG on March 08, 2017, 09:23:31 pm »
Quote from: johnsun on March 07, 2017, 08:13:03 pm
I learned so many things like how to communicate with the customers politely, how to work as a team and rely on each other, don’t force yourself to do something on your own, and I learned how to make prawn crackers. My duties at my placement is most likely serving customers  sometimes I help out in the kitchen like chopping veggies, meat etc. Sometimes I do the dishes if the dishwasher is not present. If I have to describe my work placement in that restaurant it's basically just like a one big family it's because we communicate a lot and help each other out so you feel  so  comfortable working.

It sounds like a really good place to work - good communication is key in a workplace I think - it can make even a busy, difficult shift pretty manageable because everybody is working together.
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General Discussion / Re: Employability
« Last post by ClaireG on March 08, 2017, 09:12:08 pm »
Quote from: johnsun on March 07, 2017, 08:10:24 pm
When I was doing my work placement at ginseng restaurant I was struggling at first because it was my first time working in a restaurant. The employability and technical skills that you need is different from where I used to work as a tradie or working in a factory. In restaurant the most needed skill is communication and teamwork, everything you do in restaurant involve communication skill and teamwork not like working in a factory where communication and teamwork is not much needed. I'm confident to my learning skill since I'm a quick learner and can adopt to things or environment easily. Everyone can learn all employability skills but some are just quicker learner than the others.

Hey Johnsun, I think that's a really good point - different industries often need different skills - although some do crossover. I think it's actually really good you've now had experience in the hospitality sector - I think it's an industry that teaches you a lot of useful transferable skills. I notice that you feel like you're more focused on how you communicate with people - which is awesome. CG
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General Discussion / Re: Employability
« Last post by johnsun on March 07, 2017, 08:21:04 pm »
Quote from: m201639435 on December 01, 2016, 05:06:26 pm
mera care aged care facility (esther)

while on work experience I noticed that the most commonly used employability skill is communication and teamwork, they all had to communicate about everything they did because if they didn't it would usually have a bad affect on a client, for example when one of the carers forgot to tell the other carers that she was going out with a resident to play pool with him there was a whole trolley full of food that was left for 40 minutes when it was supposed to be given out to the other residents so they could eat. I think I am fairly confident in most of the employability skills, but I feel that I'm most confident with the problem solving skills and the communication skill. mainly just think I was brought up in a way that we have to always be thinking critically and be able to handle difficult situations the best way we can. I think that most of these skills are the kind people are born with, and strengthen through out their life, but I think that they can be taught as well. like the technology one.
or bad at teamwork you could ruin or messed up everything
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General Discussion / Re: Work Experience
« Last post by johnsun on March 07, 2017, 08:18:22 pm »
Quote from: m201639435 on November 29, 2016, 05:27:43 pm
Mera care aged care facility (Esther)   ;D

During my time on work experience I learnt that there are many different job roles and responsibilities that are involved in an age care home, I always just assumed that there were carers and cleaners but it is actually more complex and strict process to everything then you would think, it has really given me a more in-depth look at what my mum does for a living. while being there I had to do a number of thing like talk to the residents, massage the residents hands, hand out meals, hand out mail, read the mail to them and on the last day I was stuck in the laundry room, believe it or not laundry was the hardest and had the most rules and regulations. the workplace was really calmed and laid back, I think they try and make it as calm and as boring as they can for the old people, the staff were all really nice and I really liked the fact that there were a large variety in age cultures and experience.

its a hard and dirty job but it makes good money. if i just know how to deal with elderly i would do this job since its easy to get in to it.
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General Discussion / Re: Work Experience
« Last post by johnsun on March 07, 2017, 08:13:03 pm »
I learned so many things like how to communicate with the customers politely, how to work as a team and rely on each other, don’t force yourself to do something on your own, and I learned how to make prawn crackers. My duties at my placement is most likely serving customers  sometimes I help out in the kitchen like chopping veggies, meat etc. Sometimes I do the dishes if the dishwasher is not present. If I have to describe my work placement in that restaurant it's basically just like a one big family it's because we communicate a lot and help each other out so you feel  so  comfortable working.
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General Discussion / Re: Employability
« Last post by johnsun on March 07, 2017, 08:10:24 pm »
When I was doing my work placement at ginseng restaurant I was struggling at first because it was my first time working in a restaurant. The employability and technical skills that you need is different from where I used to work as a tradie or working in a factory. In restaurant the most needed skill is communication and teamwork, everything you do in restaurant involve communication skill and teamwork not like working in a factory where communication and teamwork is not much needed. I'm confident to my learning skill since I'm a quick learner and can adopt to things or environment easily. Everyone can learn all employability skills but some are just quicker learner than the others.
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General Discussion / Re: Employability
« Last post by Christopher on December 14, 2016, 06:52:29 pm »
@Ayoub Forrest Employability skills will always have major factors in all types of workplaces, but in my opinion yes Communication, Problem solving and Teamwork will always be the three biggest skills in a majority of workplaces, feel free to offer your opinion though if you disagree.
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General Discussion / Re: Work Experience
« Last post by Ayoub Forrest on December 14, 2016, 06:50:36 pm »
I was surprised I could sit in place for over an hour sorting and folding sheets of paper and medical forms, something I would have never done when I was younger, though I still have an unknown motive to get up and move around. my work involved printing, folding paper, organising and sorting out letters with envelopes and having them all ready to be sent off. The workplace was quite small, standing in the place you could see the areas where employees would eat and rest, the restrooms and even all the spare dozen stacks of paper that were at the back of the room.

Hello Chae, I hope you enjoyed your work placement and it was great that you got things done and that you helped them. I hope you loved it!!!

Ayoub Forrest
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General Discussion / Re: Employability
« Last post by Ayoub Forrest on December 14, 2016, 06:48:16 pm »
It's great to hear that you got to get your skills better!!! It's great that you wanted to work even more and I hope you enjoyed it!!!

Ayoub Forrest
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