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suitseir · 2010-06-14 11:51:56

Anybody out there get called to the aptitude tests in Ballinasloe last week for this job??? which is basically a typing/filing job? I heard there were a LOT of applications and it was paired down to 450 for these tests?????? The next stage will be the interview stage......15 will be called......definitely sign of the…

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Anybody out there get called to the aptitude tests in Ballinasloe last week for this job??? which is basically a typing/filing job? I heard there were a LOT of applications and it was paired down to 450 for these tests??????

The next stage will be the interview stage......15 will be called......definitely sign of the times....>Just wondering will they call those who are typists as in, they use the QWERTY or will the one finger on the keyboard suffice?

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#2 14-06-2010 7:18pm

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depends on your words per minute I guess?

http://speedtest.10-fast-fingers.com/

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055917548

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#3 15-06-2010 8:06am

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Tails142 wrote: »

depends on your words per minute I guess?

http://speedtest.10-fast-fingers.com/

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055917548

Thanks for that link...didn't know one existed! Tried it out
You reached 316 points, so you achieved position 28085 of 507989 on the ranking list

You type 394 characters per minute
You have 74 correct words and
you have 0 wrong words

Must try and get it to the 450.........

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#4 18-06-2010 11:20am

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Hi there,

I went for that aptitude test aswell. Found it quite easy but ran out of time with the first section of the test. I havent heard anything since. I think it is a bit of a lottery really!! 15 to be picked out of 450!!:eek:

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#5 18-06-2010 7:37pm

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hazycrazy2 wrote: »

Hi there,

I went for that aptitude test aswell. Found it quite easy but ran out of time with the first section of the test. I havent heard anything since. I think it is a bit of a lottery really!! 15 to be picked out of 450!!:eek:

Well if you have a job already you are OK, if not, here's wishing you the best of luck, if you are job searching!!!

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