How to Find A Proper Training Place?
When searching for a training place, the focus is not only on the apprenticeship itself. You are creating the foundation for your professional future. What’s good first: A CV doesn’t have to be as linear as in times of our parents. In this article, we tell you how you can find a training place that suits you.
Many students are facing a big challenge in the age of 14-18. The biggest part of their life are premade timetables and memorizing definitions for tests.
And then suddenly, they have to decide what their future profession should be and search for a training place. They don’t even know where their interests are or fit, in most cases.
How Should I Know What To Do In My Future
Even if it gives the impression that your choice for an apprenticeship is a life choice, it’s not always like that. At TEXSIB, for example, lateral entrants that were working in a complete different job are doing a great job in their present department. Of course, you should focus on what makes you happy anyway.
Listen to Yourself
When you are looking for a training place, a lot of people are going to give you tips and tricks. While they, of course, want the best for you, it’s the most important that you find an open position at a company where you really want to work. It’s true that your parents, teachers, uncles, aunts and grandparents do all have more life experience than you, but, in the end, it’s YOU who’s working. You must feel comfortable.
What’s Fun to You?
This is probably the most important question, you should ask yourself. Depending on the apprenticeship, they take about 2.5 – 3.5 years. These years should make you happy and motivate you, so that you finish your training successfully.
What did you like to play as a child? Which lessons were always appealing to you? In which apprenticeship professions do you find those aspects?
Our CEO Eric has spent a lot of time at his computer and played video games in his youth. Therefore, he found his way to developing, which he learned all by himself. Later, he has developed our printing company’s internal network.
Searching for A Training Place
The company, where you absolve your apprenticeship, is from our perspective just as important as what your apprenticeship is about. It’s where you lay the foundation for your entire career. Apprenticeship is one of the most influencing times in your life. That’s why the choice, where you want to work, should be considered in detail.
You’re probably going to look up which companies near you have open training places matching your interests online. Try to make yourself a picture of their social media additionally to their website. You’ll often get unfiltered insights in their working routine and team. Try having a look at our Instagram and TikTok accounts.
Additionally, check on, if the company’s values match yours, and if you can identify and feel comfortable with the company’s culture. Values and philosophy are often communicated on their website transparently.
An internship is a great opportunity to get to know the company personally, and to try out some tasks that you’ll face in apprenticeship. Maybe it’s even possible to attend a trial day before you start at your training place.
We hope that this article was hiding some useful tips for you. You can find more information about open jobs at TEXSIB here.