Hello @Jessica Booker
I hope that you have been doing well.
My question was about references. I had some very hands on work experience in an immigration/property law firm aged 17. I blatantly remember having to mark up leases, prepare client questionnaires, copy type letters to the home office for entry clearance etc. The firm has now shut down, however I still managed to track down my previous employers. They do not remember me at all, and refuse to believe that I did any of the work I listed. I feel kind of weirded out, because I blatantly remember working with paralegals and solicitors and doing a lot of hands on work, and one employer cant believe that she would have given this much work to a work experience candidate.
Should I include this work experience on an application form? I am worried that if HR does an employment check and they track down my previous employers, my training contract will be taken away from me if my previous employers do not admit the amount of work that they piled on me. I do think its really unfair, because I had a lot of hands on experience.
Regards,
Rijul
I hope that you have been doing well.
My question was about references. I had some very hands on work experience in an immigration/property law firm aged 17. I blatantly remember having to mark up leases, prepare client questionnaires, copy type letters to the home office for entry clearance etc. The firm has now shut down, however I still managed to track down my previous employers. They do not remember me at all, and refuse to believe that I did any of the work I listed. I feel kind of weirded out, because I blatantly remember working with paralegals and solicitors and doing a lot of hands on work, and one employer cant believe that she would have given this much work to a work experience candidate.
Should I include this work experience on an application form? I am worried that if HR does an employment check and they track down my previous employers, my training contract will be taken away from me if my previous employers do not admit the amount of work that they piled on me. I do think its really unfair, because I had a lot of hands on experience.
Regards,
Rijul
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