SpunOut.ie Blog
June, 2005
Experiencing SpunOut.ie
SpunOut.ie Youth Editor, Tracey tells of her SpunOut work experience.
I was allocated one week of work experience at school and chose Community Creations (the home of SpunOut.ie!). I chose to come here as I already knew Keith (one of the SpunOut crew) from different projects I had been involved with. The office seemed really homey (probably cause people used to live there) and the staff seemed very friendly.
On my first day I was a bit nervous, I was shown to a room with a computer and given a schedule of what I was supposed to do. I sat down at the computer and started writing. It wasn’t long before I got the hang of writing everything that came into my head.
As the week went on I started becoming more resourceful and started using the Internet as my library. I began using chat rooms as a way of talking to people and asking if they wanted to be part of the project. Most people were very helpful and even gave me their interesting stories.
I really enjoyed my time with SpunOut. I learnt so many new things, researching, writing and not to hold holly while you’re cutting it (don’t ask!).
The crew at Community Creations were excellent; they treated me with respect and kindness and even as a friend. I’m so glad that we get to stay in touch and that I get to keep using the skills I learnt.
When choosing work experience for yourself make sure to choose somewhere that has some connection to what you want to do as a career, somewhere you have an interest in and most of all somewhere you will have fun. That is really what work experience is all about, learning while having fun.
By: Tracey McGrory, SpunOut.ie Youth Editor
The opinions of writers featured on SpunOut.ie do not necessarily reflect the views of the SpunOut.ie team or those of Community Creations. We try to give everyone a chance to have their opinions heard but we are not responsible for inaccuracies contained within these.
