Work Experience and Its Importance

What is one of the most important things you can do to help make good decisions about your future?

• Traveling the world

• Taking online courses

• Getting some work experience

• Reading books

Why is work experience crucial for applying to medicine at university?

• It helps you reality check your ideas

• It helps you make contacts

• It is a requirement to have work experience

• It builds your transferable skills

Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a benefit of work experience?

• Creating and maintaining contacts

• Improving your grades

• Building transferable skills

• Reality checking your career ideas

What should you do with the contacts you make during work experience?

• Only contact them if you need a job

• Keep in contact with them

• Forget about them

• Ask them for money

What can work experience help you build that is specific to the type of work?

• Specific skills

• General knowledge

• Personal relationships

• Financial stability