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This short quiz is designed to test your understanding and how well prepared you are to start seeking a work placement , are you able to add in: Respond true or false to the following statements:

1. Researching industry and organisational types is not important when looking for a work placement. It is more important to actually get a placement first. True False  check
2. It is useful to prepare for work placement activities by compiling an 'action planner'. True False  check
3. Finding a work placement is the responsibility of my teacher, career advisor or work placement officer. True False  check
4. Networking is a very important activity when looking for a targeted work placement. True False  check
5. Looking in newspapers and surfing the internet, is the most effective way of finding a work placement. True False  check
6. It is best to send out as many letters to employers as possible when looking for a work placement. True False  check
7. I will not need a resume when I first start to look for a work placement as I do not have any experience to put on it yet. True False  check
8. I can develop my own business or name card to leave with family, friends and other contacts to let them know what type of work placement I would like to undertake. True False  check
9. When I am writing an email to an employer, I do not need to pay the same amount of attention to spelling and grammar as I would in a formal job application letter. True False  check
10. If an employer does not respond to an email, letter or telephone message, I must assume that the employer is not interested in having me undertake a placement. True False  check
11. Information interviewing is something that you can do instead of undertaking a work placement. True False  check
12. An employer will understand and be forgiving if I am not very confident on the telephone when I call. True False  check
13. A professional association is an agency that will help me find a work placement. True False  check
14. A thank-you email is an acceptable alternative to mailing a thank-you letter. True False  check
15. I don't have many clothes suitable to wear in a work environment as I am not working yet; therefore as I am not employed at the workplace, it will be okay to wear what I have. True False  check
16. Before starting a work placement, it is important that I have researched the industry and company first. True False  check
17. I will need to complete occupational safety and health training prior to undertaking a work placement. True False  check
18. The employer will automatically have accident insurance coverage for my work placement. True False  check
19. I do not need to send a thank-you note to an employer, until I have finished a work placement. True False  check
20. My experiences from my work placement, will add to my employability. True False  check
21. A work placement of one day a week over a four month period is just as valuable as a placement that is offered full-time over a period of two weeks. True False  check
22. My work placement does not need to be linked to my short or long term career aspirations to be of value to me. True False  check
 
      You scored: 

How did you score?;

19 - 22: Brilliant! You have a very good understanding of what you need to do to access a targeted work placement.
14 -18: Quite good! Enhance your knowledge by taking another look at the resources on this site, make an appointment with a career advisor or book yourself into a related workshop (where available).
13 and under: Back to Basics! You need to work through the information again to get a better understanding of what you need to do and what an employer would expect of you. Work through the resources on this site again, make an appointment with a career advisor or book yourself into a related workshop (where available).


Remember to complete the Work Experience Checklist to obtain your Certificate.