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I have a quick question, since I know some of you that have responded to this thread have worked or are working in the administrative field, when you looked for a job with recruiters did you have to take a pre-employment test?
I would expect to take a test on Microsoft Office, however if the ad for a job does not specify a typing speed requirement will I be required to take a typing test?
I ask because I actually do not type that fast, however, I am proficient in Microsoft Office. When I have worked as an admin in FL I have never been required to take a typing test, however, it was in the legal field.
depends on the recruiter. some of them ask. i've had to take one before...i remember this lady didn't believe that i could type as fast as i said i could on the application or whatever the hell it was.
i told her that if she moved then i could show her on her own computer.
anyway, i don't think it matters one way or the other. they're either going to find a job for you or they aren't. i really don't think that how fast you can type comes into play at all.
actually that brings me to what i want to say about this bull****.
all of this you need to take this assessment and that assessment and fill out a profile on 342423434 sites and type essays telling the employer why you want the job, along with 3+ professional references, plus 3 personal ones...
I have a quick question, since I know some of you that have responded to this thread have worked or are working in the administrative field, when you looked for a job with recruiters did you have to take a pre-employment test?
I would expect to take a test on Microsoft Office, however if the ad for a job does not specify a typing speed requirement will I be required to take a typing test?
I ask because I actually do not type that fast, however, I am proficient in Microsoft Office. When I have worked as an admin in FL I have never been required to take a typing test, however, it was in the legal field.
Thanks in advance for the feedback
Tests like that are very common, even in other professions. With so much competition to find jobs a lot of people will resort to lying about their skills and credentials. There are more than enough fibbers in the system where it is necessary to hold these tests to clear out the riff-raff.
I'm work in web development and I had a code writing test during several interviews.
Tests like that are very common, even in other professions. With so much competition to find jobs a lot of people will resort to lying about their skills and credentials. There are more than enough fibbers in the system where it is necessary to hold these tests to clear out the riff-raff.
I'm work in web development and I had a code writing test during several interviews.
But I bet you get paid more than 30k. That's the thing, I'm not doing all that for a job that's gonna leave me poor anyway. I can get a warehouse job and dress/look how I want instead.
But I bet you get paid more than 30k. That's the thing, I'm not doing all that for a job that's gonna leave me poor anyway. I can get a warehouse job and dress/look how I want instead.
Yes, I do get paid more than 30k, however that has nothing to do with it.
No matter what job or income bracket, pre-qual tests or a technical interview are extremely likely, and it's best to anticipate it. This is nothing new and it has been around for a very long time. Again, there's too many liars out there who will say anything to get the job. Test are just a way to screen them out, and jobs of all pay scales have this.
I also had typing tests to apply for temp summer jobs when I was a college student looking for work between semesters. I was once a broke-ass from humble roots.
Absolutely. It's a huge money saver for a company (aside from unpaid full-time interns of course). I sit next to my boss's office and actually hear him yucking it up on the phone with the higher-up's talking about how he's saving the department so much money by hiring all these temps.
wow, now I've worked in non-profit before so I know the salaries tend to be on the low side..but really now?? Master's degree required and 34-37k offered...
Job (New York): Research Associate - idealist.org (http://www.idealist.org/view/listing/gG4t92D3zc2D - broken link)
That's scary in every part of the country, but horrific in NYC.
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