7.1 Ways to get team experience
Listen to Rebecca Fielding from Gradconsult talking about different ways to gain experience of working in a team if you are not currently in work.
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Activity 9 Ways to get team experience
Look at the examples of gaining team-working experience, given below, and see if you can add any other ideas to this list. Try to add at least one more idea.
| Volunteer | Use the website www.do-it.org to explore voluntary opportunities in your area based on your interests and the activities you would like to get involved in and skills you would like to develop. |
| Join a sports team | Have a look at your local council/district council website for activities you could get involved in. |
| Become a school governor or trustee | If you have children of school age then consider volunteering for a position on the governing body where you could develop your teamwork skills. If not there may be other organisations you are connected to, which may be run by a trustee body you could get involved in. |
| Join a social group like a choir or orchestra | Have a look at your local council/district council website for activities you could get involved in. |
Think of your own experience and whether you could try any of these. If you are already aware at this point of the course that one of the issues you may have in terms of marketing your team experience to employers is the lack of examples you have to draw on, then it is certainly worth taking a few moments now to reflect on what you might want to do to enhance your experience of working in teams. Make a note here of three things you may want to look into further: