Penned by Sterndal

If you were given the chance to “experience” the exam given by Fortune 500 companies, will you take it? It’s only a dry run. You won’t get hired even if you pass the test.

HR friend: hi Sterndal
sterndal: hi
HR friend: can I ask you something? do you have a little time?
sterndal: yes
sterndal: what is it?
HR friend: ok
HR friend: I have put together a test
HR friend: it is for HR, and I want someone to take the test before I go live with it
sterndal: ok
HR friend: it takes 20 mins + 25 mins, 45 mins alltogether
HR friend: would you like to try it? do you have time for this?
sterndal: how can i help you?
sterndal: okay but what do i get in return?
HR friend: experience
HR friend: you will know how the fortune 500 and the big four firms recruit their candidates
sterndal: ok then please allow me to try the test. but what kind of test? if this is writing, i’d probably not take it
HR friend: it’s not writing
sterndal: ok
HR friend: I want someone to tell me if it’s too hard or easy, or if there is enough time to do it, if you see any mistakes, bugs, etc. does it work properly
HR friend: things like that
sterndal: i see. when do i start?
HR friend: is your english pretty good?
HR friend: this will test your english and your number skills
sterndal: if you mean perfect, no
sterndal: is this a grammar test?
HR friend: no, it’s not grammar and it doesn’t need perfect english
sterndal: please ask somebody else, my english is not perfect and quite frankly, i don’t know the grammatical rules
HR friend: but you need to be able to read pretty quickly, and understand a lot of text
HR friend: is that okay?
HR friend: if it’s OK then you can start right now
HR friend: it’s not a grammar test
sterndal: okay let’s get started
HR friend: it’s more of a general skills test
HR friend: ok
HR friend: and then please tell me how you feel about it. is it easy? is it hard? how far did you get? did you need more time? did you understand how things worked? did you notice any bugs?
sterndal: noted
HR friend: ok thank you Sterndal
sterndal:
sterndal: I’ll get back to you

This is what I have to say about the exam …

sterndal: i’ve already finished the tests and here are my comments: first, the system wouldn’t accept a yahoo mail so i had to use gmail. second, the verbal test is extremely difficult. there is no doubt that i didn’t pass. LOL. the paragaphs are too long. so the examinee should really be a fast reader to finish each item within one minute. third, the numerical test is even harder. more time is needed to calculate all those percentages and ratios. another thing i noticed is that, in question number 3, the question was “If the pie chart was drawn so that each sector was represented proportionately, what should angle a be?” I just didn’t get it. What does it mean? And then there is another question that I couldn’t understand. Here is the question: “Your neighbourhood has a population of 1,749; How many people in the city overall do NOT intend to vote at the next election?” It’s confusing. Because the total population is 1000 plus, but the choices are in hundred thousands. Or maybe I just didn’t get it as well I think the tests are very difficult. If these are intended for the examinees to fail, then you did a great job Kidding. I mean, are these tests designed for applicants aspiring for very high position? Like general manager or CEO? If yes, i think the tests will really test the applicant’s IQ Thank you for the “experience.”

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My friend said the tests are intended for marketing managers. I failed the test with flying colors. LOL. I am usually after the money but “experience” was a fair compensation.

Edit:

Good news for me, at least I passed the exam for WordPress 2.8 It’s totally kalokohan because I only guessed my answers! Hahaha!