Spend A Week Of Work Experience At The Avenue Estate Agents With Me
My name is Maizie. This week, I had the amazing opportunity to do my work experience at The Avenue Estate Agents. I'm currently in Year 12 at St Francis of Assisi and chose this placement to get a clearer picture of potential career paths I would like to go down, as I'm still undecided about my future job role.
By working here, I hoped to learn a variety of skills, from the process of being a partner to marketing and social media management etc.
Monday:
I started the week off by getting to know The Avenue's business model. They're a self-employed brokerage, and Holly (the head of operational management) explained how partners operate within the business and the process of becoming one. The most interesting part of my day was learning about the marketing and social media side of the business - I got to create my own Instagram posts, here is an example of one!
Additionally, learning about mortgages and stamp duty was quite valuable to know, especially since I'm only 17 and didn't know much about these topics before. This knowledge will also be beneficial for me for the future as well.
Tuesday:
On Tuesday, we visited a property marketing shoot for a 3-bedroom semi-detached house priced at £300,000 in Aldridge. Emma Nugent, a partner, walked me through the tasks involved in prepping the house and making floor plans. In the afternoon, I helped compile data for a resource library - a tool to help partners with tips and information whenever they need help or refreshing on topics. This project made me realise how much behind-the-scenes work goes into maintaining a successful estate agency, just like the Avenue do.
Wednesday:
Wednesday was all about creativity and marketing, which I really enjoyed. I spent the day downloading property photos and turning them into YouTube thumbnails, for them eventually all to be uploaded on their channel. For example, one of them looked like this:
Understanding SEO (Search Engine Optimisation) was also a crucial part of this task, as it helps improve our online visibility to clients and our audience. This day helped me consider that marketing is a potential work field I'm considering for my future, and it taught me the important steps business must go down to stay active with their audience across social media.
Thursday:
The biggest project of the week was finalising my blog on Thursday which I was slowly preparing for and gathering information across this past week, for it to then go out on the newsletter at the end of the week. Writing this blog also helped me improve my communication and writing skills, which are essential in any professional setting.
Overall, this week has been really interesting and valuable. I've gained practical skills and a better understanding of my interests, particularly in marketing and social media and also what working life is like. Thank you to Holly, Jack, and The Avenue for allowing me to do my work experience here, I've really enjoyed it and learnt a lot.