My wife has a job interview...well she is going for 2 hour testing. the job is a DATA ENTRY/

[diabeticman]

RECEPTIONIST for a construction company and she is concern nervous.

any words of advise or suggestion on how to find some good practice test online.

Test is tomorrow.


should she take are resume just in case?


She is working with a staffing company trying to find a better position.


BTW after she and my cousin worked with a certain group home/company MY wife wants nothing more to do Home Care field or working with physically challenged individuals and it isn't so much a client's action IT was in fact the head office.

[former9thward]

1. I can't help with a test but always take a resume.

If they don't need it fine, but if they want one better to have one there instead of giving it to them later.

[TBF]

2. Take the resume

and remember to smile. Don't say anything negative about previous job/company - just say looking for a new opportunity. Good luck to your wife!

(I used to work as a headhunter)

[diabeticman]

10. ok

[Lancero]

3. Given it's a DA/REC job, she'll likely be given a typing test

I've used this site in the past for practice, though each typing test is different.

http://typing-speed-test.aoeu.eu

[drray23]

11. cool site. just tried it

I did 340 cpm. not sure what the standard is for data entry.

[Lancero]

17. Most companies have differing standards

My score was 385/77 (cpm/wpm)

[diabeticman]

13. Thanks I will show her the web site

[Lochloosa]

4. I'm in costruction. Project management.

Construction companies are looking for detail oriented and people that can multitask. Emphasize those attributes.
And a eagerness to learn different things.

[Brigid]

5. Two hours of testing for a data entry/receptionist job?

Wow, they don't want much for what is probably a low-wage job, do they? I'll bet they want a college degree too, right?

[TBF]

6. I used staffing companies in the 1980s

and the first test was always typing. I didn't type very fast and lucked into my first couple of low-paying office jobs. But putting in effort and working hard when you get there gets you the references you need to advance.

[Lancero]

7. A lot of things go into that job though...

Realistically, I'd expect them to test her over program use, minor maintenance for office equipment (ie, does she know how to clear out a jammed printer), and to do a number of different typing tests.

Probably a few other things, but two hours really isn't all that odd. Then again, my experience is a bit skewed since I took what was pretty much a 8 hour test.

[yeoman6987]

8. Those are the requirements

Nobody is forcing anyone to apply. They put out job notice and some answer it. That is how it works.

[diabeticman]

9. Well, this staffing companies will not send her for jobs that do not pay at least $10.00 sn hour.

[Brigid]

12. Well, that's good.

Living in an anti-worker, low-wage, job-poor state for so long has made me *very* cynical about these things.

[WillowTree]

14. There's a good chance there could be some MS Office testing.

[femmocrat]

15. No words of advice, just best wishes.

Let us know how it went, OK?

[diabeticman]

16. I will.