Placements with BT for North-East youngsters
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The three-week course, combining hands-on work experience with coaching and training, is open to anyone aged 16 to 24 not currently in education, employment or training.
The placement offers the opportunity for people to build confidence and learn practical work skills such as CV writing and interview techniques.
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The next work placement starts on Friday, February 12, at BT’s Contact Centre on Gosforth Business Park. For more details or to apply, visit www.bt.com/workreadyThe first week of the course is mainly office-based and focuses on building and developing practical work skill. This is followed by a week ‘on the job’, shadowing employees and getting hands on experience of the working day
The final days of the work placement are spent doing mock interviews, creating a stand-out CV and developing an individual plan of the next steps.