Assessment | Resources for International Students

Welcome to your Preparing for your WIL Activity Assessment

Which of the following does NOT describe a WIL experience?

An engineering student who drives for a ride sharing company in her spare time to make extra money

An architecture student who is taking part in an internship at an architecture firm

A business student who is participating in an industry involved project along with the rest of her management class

A nursing student who is participating in a mock hospital ward to gain experience

Which of the following is required for a WIL experience?

It must take place on campus

You must be paid for it

It must be based in Australia

It must be approved beforehand by your university

Bian is a visual arts student participating in a 12 week internship at an art gallery. She arranged the WIL activity herself and received approval from her university. What type of WIL activity is she participating in?

Placement

Project

WIL in a simulated workplace environment

Which is the best resource for finding up-to-date information about the guidelines for completing work experience in Australia?

Your university website

The Australian Fair Work Ombudsman website

The Australian Bureau of Statistics website

Your home country embassy in Australia

What benefits can organisations gain from hosting an international student undertaking WIL? (Select all that apply)

International students provide access to different cultural perspectives

There is less paperwork involved in employing and international student

International students can provide insight into export markets

International students share cultural skills that help the organisation’s staff to grow and develop

Who is responsible for completing paperwork and any relevant checks prior to a WIL activity commencing?

The student

The university

The organisation hosting the student

Who is responsible for supervision throughout a WIL placement (internship)?

The student

The university

The organisation hosting the student

Which of the following is an example of using the hidden labour market to source a WIL activity?

Finding an opportunity on the university student job board

Applying for a job via LinkedIn

Asking around your network about opportunities

Responding to a posting on Seek.com

What should you do if somebody is paying unwanted attention to you in an Australian workplace? (Select all that apply)

Avoid the person and do not mention it to others

Immediately report any unwanted attention to staff at your university

Look for another workplace

Inform your industry supervisor if you feel comfortable doing so

Post about it on social media

Vivaan is very excited about his WIL placement working in a bank so he decides to post a selfie on Facebook from work. How is his manager at the bank most likely to react?

She will be glad because it means he is excited

She will approve because it is free advertising for the bank

She will disapprove because it is a misuse of social media

She will disapprove because phones are not allowed in banks

Yasmine is starting a new job at a design firm. Which of the following should she look for to determine the culture of the workplace? (Select all that apply)

The style of dress people wear

The type of language used

How decisions are made

The level of flexibility in the way things are done

Displaying threatening behaviour toward somebody else in the workplace is ____________.

Only acceptable in some workplace cultures

Only appropriate if the behaviour comes from a supervisor

Only to be tolerated for a short period of time

Never OK and should be reported immediately

Neo wants to map the people in Australia and back home in Botswana who may be able to help her find a WIL opportunity. Which of the following tools will she find most useful?

Pinterest board

Resume clinic

Network map

Phone book

Bilhana is a student looking for a WIL activity in an engineering firm. Which university department would be most likely to help her find one?

Teaching and Learning

The Library

Procurement

Careers or Employability Services

Dinh has come from Vietnam to study at an Australian university and is preparing to begin his first WIL activity. What should his main focus be while undertaking the activity?

Learning

Working

Impressing the supervisor

Getting the best reference afterward

Which of the following statements best describes the role of feedback in an Australian workplace?

Feedback should only be given at the end of a WIL activity

Giving and receiving feedback is a regular part of working life

Feedback should always be provided in writing

Feedback will only be given if it is requested

In order to make the most of your WIL experience, it is important to capture details about your experience, including what you what you would do differently in the future, in your _____________.

WIL Preparation Checklist

WIL Reflection Guide

LinkedIn Profile

Resume

After you finish your WIL activity, you should add all of the following information to your resume, except _____________.

Dates you started and finished your WIL activity

Key duties and responsibilities

Achievements and skills developed

What you enjoyed and did not enjoy about the WIL activity

Where are you most likely to discuss the challenges or obstacles you faced in your WIL experience and how you addressed them?

On your resume

In a job interview

On your Facebook page

In your LinkedIn profile