APPRENTICESHIPS

Apprenticeships

Apprenticeships

Introduction

Apprenticeship is a form of training that applicants undergo after or in their last year of the bachelor's degree. Everybody wants money; therefore, the applicant should be sble to negotiate the salary with the company. The location should also be decided by the applicant keeping convenience in mind. This paper will provide a portfolio that will identify ways a applicant can get a job in the current employment market.

Assessing Information and Knowledge

Apprenticeship is an important step in the life of every person, especially for fresh graduates. The following decisions will be very important when deciding for apprenticeship:

Career

The applicant should be able to make sure that the career he chooses should be with respect to what he has studied and according to his interest. This decision will be very important for the applicant because he will build on this career which will prove to be beneficial for him in the future.

Company

The company that the applicant chooses should be on the basis of his career. For example if a applicant is pursuing his or her degree in accounting or finance, he should seek apprenticeship in any financial institution such as a bank or a brokerage house etc.

Applying Procedure

The applicant should know the procedure of applying for an apprenticeship. He should be able to evaluate the application procedure. For applying effectively, the applicant must know the techniques of applying in a company.

Sources of Information

Information required for the abovementioned decisions and for applying for the apprentice, the following sources of information are available:

Internal

One of the internal sources of information will be the university or the college where the applicant is currently studying. The second form of internal information can be the publications of the company where the applicant wants to apply and other news regarding the apprenticeships and the job market in the country.

External

One of the external sources will be the research that had been conducted in this context. Another external source can be a reference that is present in the company the applicant intends to apply.

Improvements

Improvements can be made in both the processes i.e. decision making and sources of information. To make the decision making process more effective, the applicant should know all the information that is required for applying for an apprenticeship.

List of Stakeholders

Stakeholders in this process will be the ones who will be involved in the decision making process and who will prove to be of some help to the applicants.

Teachers

The teachers of the major subjects i.e. the electives can be of great help to the applicant as they are experienced and have sound knowledge about the job market. Their guidance can prove to be very helpful for the applicant in seeking an apprenticeship.

Professional Contacts

The professional contacts of the applicant will be of great help in this case. These are the people the applicant has come across in his applicant life while doing projects or has had an experience of working with them.

Recruitment Agencies

Recruitment agencies help unemployed people to find a ...