Didn't get the job! Feeling pretty dumb.
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So, this is a bit of a rant I suppose, but I'm frustrated.
I applied for a Network Administrator position with a small company right near where I live. I passed the initial IQ test they had to filter out dummies, then had a normal interview with the HR department. They said that they liked me and the next week I had another, much more technical, interview. This went well too so I was feeling very good about it. They called me Monday and said they'd love for me to come in and talk about Salary requirements, availability, etc. I arrived at the job and was immediately given ANOTHER test. This one was MUCH more difficult. 39 questions in 15 minutes and not technical at all. These were questions that didn't seem to all have correct answers. They would show me the same shape rotated different ways and say, "Which one is different?". 15 minutes later, I was feeling pretty stupid.
**Also, here is one question, does anyone know what the answer is: unscramble this word AEIRSP and select which category it falls under: Fruit, Vegetable, Machinery.
After the test, the lady came in and said I didn't pass so I couldn't move forward and talk about the salary requirements. I know I'm probably just bummed that I didn't get the job, but I am more mad because I had to take off of work 3 times for this company, only to fail a ridiculous test that has nothing to do with the position.
Has anyone else had a similar experience? What would that test tell them?
I applied for a Network Administrator position with a small company right near where I live. I passed the initial IQ test they had to filter out dummies, then had a normal interview with the HR department. They said that they liked me and the next week I had another, much more technical, interview. This went well too so I was feeling very good about it. They called me Monday and said they'd love for me to come in and talk about Salary requirements, availability, etc. I arrived at the job and was immediately given ANOTHER test. This one was MUCH more difficult. 39 questions in 15 minutes and not technical at all. These were questions that didn't seem to all have correct answers. They would show me the same shape rotated different ways and say, "Which one is different?". 15 minutes later, I was feeling pretty stupid.
**Also, here is one question, does anyone know what the answer is: unscramble this word AEIRSP and select which category it falls under: Fruit, Vegetable, Machinery.
After the test, the lady came in and said I didn't pass so I couldn't move forward and talk about the salary requirements. I know I'm probably just bummed that I didn't get the job, but I am more mad because I had to take off of work 3 times for this company, only to fail a ridiculous test that has nothing to do with the position.
Has anyone else had a similar experience? What would that test tell them?
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It might be sour grapes, but I don't think I would want to work there because of all the unimportant BS screening they put you through.
And the only thing I can make out of that word is praise. Which I guess would make me a fruit.
Oh, and for the scrambled word, I put it into a descrambler app, only came back with "praise" as a 6 letter word, which is neither a fruit, vegetable or machinery, I guess I fail too, haha.
Either that or SHL - Pass rate is usually not the total % - but in where you sit in the whole picture.
For example - if 90% of the people have 30% and you have 30% - you "pass" - if 90% of the people get 80% and you got 78% - you fail ... You get the picture - hate those ...
On the real side of things, if a Spirea is a plant/shrub, how is ANYONE going to know that? Unless you're really into your green thumb...
All I can say is use it as a learning experience and try to maintain a positive attitude. Every company will interview differently unfortunately but the more your exposure to these varied kinds of things, the better you can generally do.
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To answer someone else's question earlier, the letters in the OP were correct. You guys have all done much better finding words than I did. I'll look up Wonderlic and SHL tests and see if the questions on them were similar to what I saw.
Honestly, I don't think there were right answers to a lot of the questions. I think it was probably testing something else entirely that went completely over my head.
Think of the 2:00 a.m. test—if you were awakened in the
middle of the night because of a network problem and had to figure out the
traffic flows in your network while you were half asleep, could you do it?
You've got to be kidding me.
If you want to remove me from consideration from a job due to me not having experience with a certain technology, fine. If you don't think my personality is a good fit for the team, fine. But I draw the line at making me do brain teasers. $10 says the interviewer was just trying to get you to solve a jumble he saw on the comic page of the newspaper for him.
Just wanted to chime in that don't beat yourself over this. I'm sure working for a company with that type of interviewing process would not be one you would want to stick around with for very long, so your gain their loss. Best of luck in your future job hunt!
Ford had a model called the Aspire (US for sure, unsure about other countries). Cheap, compact POS that produced a whopping 65HP. Stopped making it inthe late 90's. That would be the only thing I cant think of.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Festiva#Ford_Aspire
Either way, I HATE those tests. I had to take one at a company many years ago. Apparently I did well enough because I was offered the job, but I took another one that I had lined up. Probably for the better. OP, screw 'em. I think you're better off. Good luck in the job market!
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2 jobs in a row it was once both times, the last once, I went through the ringer, interviewed for 3 jobs at 2 locations to fulfill all of them
as needed.
The right one will come along for you, hang in there.
Old thread. Same experience. Was 'Googling' the SHL test.
Is the answer to the question above AIR-SEP? As in "Air-Seperator"? So "Machinery"?
[h=3]spirea - 3 definitions[/h]
- noun
1.
spirea -- a Japanese shrub that resembles members of the genus Spiraea; widely cultivated in many varieties for its dense panicles of flowers in many colors; often forced by florists for Easter blooming
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I was given a test one time at an interview. The job posting said SQL SKILLS A PLUS, but not required. I get there, and half of the test is SQL questions. I just stopped the test, said I'm not finishing this, and it was a terrible experience.
I might have parted the interview with, "you couldn't afford me anyways - not to put up with crap like that".
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