CLAP for Youth @ JC invited McDonald's Hong Kong to launch “CLAP Keep Exploring” Internship Programme for youngsters to have a taste of the workplace.
Ah Hay was one of the trainees of the internship programme. Introverted, with no clear ideas what to do after DSE, he joined the programme through HKYWCA’s Career and Life Adventure Planning Service Team and worked at McDonald's food production section. During the internship, he satisfied himself that he was good at memorising details. He also started showing initiative as he understood being passive was not advised.
An innovative idea of the programme was to introduce CV360, a new form of CV that represents the “expanded notion of work” concept. Applicants, in traditional CVs, list their academic background and working experience, which are scarce for inexperience and ordinary youngsters. As an alternative, CV360 allows young people to showcase their knowledge, skills, attitudes and values articulated through unpaid work experience, like domestic provisioning, voluntarism, career tasting, etc. Not only does CV360 lessen youngsters’ worries about their lack of academic qualifications, it also helps employers better understand applicants’ characters and career orientation.
It is hoped that CV360 will be widely used in recruitment process, so as to reduce the difficulties young people face when entering the work force.