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I took 2 different tests for 2 different companies. One was a very simple task, setting up a server as a customer would at an ISP using WebMin type tool. Reall

by dba7dba 12y ago

I took 2 different tests for 2 different companies. One was a very simple task, setting up a server as a customer would at an ISP using WebMin type tool. Really simple stuff. Guess what. I couldn't figure it out in time. Maybe because I had been consciously staying away with gui stuff to stay sharp with cli. Or maybe the proprietary tool the ISP was using was very unintuitive. Maybe the suit and tie I put on for the first time in 2 years got to me. Either way, had I NOT been in an interview setting, I would've figured it out. But with this interview, I couldn't figure it out. In the 2nd company, I was giving an online test using https://trueability.com/ https://trueability.com/, to complete from home. Set amount of time to complete some test scenarios. Far more difficult stuff than setting up a small web server at an ISP. And I would say it was a far more realistic test of my skills. IMHO, interview should really only focus on compatibility, not actual tech skills. If your company is really spending time on tech skill test DURING interview (especially onsite), you are doing it wrong. just my 2 cents.

Decade 12y ago
I hate TrueAbility. It gives you so little time to do the test, and for example the Linux skills test is really about your intimacy with the dark corners of an outdated version of CentOS instead of anything current. Then, if you bomb a test, it doesn't allow you to try again.
- dba7dba 12y ago
  I love TrueAbility. You are not expected to finish 100% or even 80% of the given tasks completed during the test. I read online somewhere that he/she got barely 50% done but still got an interview. The recruiter giving out the test on TrueAbility is looking for how you solve the problem, not how much of it you solve. Also, the way I understand it, you can keep a personal profile on TrueAbility and point recruiters to it for them to review your tech skill level.

by dba7dba 12y ago

Decade 12y ago

I hate TrueAbility. It gives you so little time to do the test, and for example the Linux skills test is really about your intimacy with the dark corners of an outdated version of CentOS instead of anything current. Then, if you bomb a test, it doesn't allow you to try again.

dba7dba 12y ago
I love TrueAbility. You are not expected to finish 100% or even 80% of the given tasks completed during the test. I read online somewhere that he/she got barely 50% done but still got an interview. The recruiter giving out the test on TrueAbility is looking for how you solve the problem, not how much of it you solve. Also, the way I understand it, you can keep a personal profile on TrueAbility and point recruiters to it for them to review your tech skill level.