Work experience can be stressful, especially if it’s your first time and even more so if it’s in a different country. It’s a whole new environment with lots of unknowns. Reflecting on my personal experience, here are a few tips to enjoy and make the most of it....
November 2019, and our first work experience trip to Hamburg had just returned. The trip had been a great success and at Blue Stamp Travel we were looking forward to more trips in 2020. Yet that was not to be. The global travel restrictions and associated uncertainty...
Languages are a great way to expand your skillset and help you stand out against other candidates in job interviews and applications. Although learning a new language is a big commitment and can take time to perfect, it demonstrates your ability to utilise the...
Make the Most of a Work Experience Placement. Work experience is a great way to gain that essential experience in the workplace that most prospective employers will demand. Consider a work experience as an opportunity to enhance your CV to help you get that...
What is the job of your dreams? Truth be known, you may not know what your ideal job is. A lot of young people don’t. In fact, a job-for-life, which was much more common a few short decades ago, is a lot less common nowadays and you may have several ‘dream...
Where did it all begin? I can pinpoint exactly the time when I fell in love with Germany. It was July 1979, I was in the fourth year (Year 10 in new money), and it was my first morning with my host family in Darmstadt, near Frankfurt. My German exchange partner,...
