Acquire

What does it mean to acquire experience?

Acquiring experience will look different for each person depending on what sector you want to get into, your personal situation and your preferred learning style. You might:

• Talk to people in your desired career area(s) to better understand what skills and experience are required, as well as the best pathway into that career.
• Undertake work experience with an individual or organisation, either by applying for advertised opportunities or creating opportunities for yourself.
• If you want to start your own enterprise, then you might put into practice your entrepreneurial skills and develop your innovative mind set, through entrepreneurial experiences or by testing your idea in real life.

When should I acquire experience?

You can acquire experience at any point during university. It’s a good idea to acquire experience in your first or second year when possible though, as this prepares you for making applications in your final year, or getting your enterprise or freelance career off the ground. You don’t necessarily need to have chosen a career to acquire work experience: all experience is useful for developing skills and refining career ideas.

How can I acquire experience?

We have strongly recommended below the services which focus primarily on helping you acquiring experience. The other services listed as ‘take a look’ and ‘might be useful’ may help you acquire experience but are geared more towards other stages of the career journey.