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  • #2
    h57xiucj2z946q
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,267 ✭✭✭h57xiucj2z946q


    Well I'm currently not seeking employment but did this anyway. Got a reference number with a phone, but I cannot see why they use this as a method for filtering. None of it was accurate.


  • #3
    jakedixon2004
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 495 ✭✭jakedixon2004


    Ya, a monkey could have completed this test.


  • #4
    Skerries
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,624 ✭✭✭✭Skerries


    i maybe pissed but the only thing i could click on was the hint or am i missing something?
    Untitled Image




  • #5
    BaconZombie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,813 ✭✭✭BaconZombie


    The test page has the below:
    This test does not permit you to use automated or exploitation tools such as Nessus, nMap, Metasploit, etc .....

    Do you think they mean you can't use stuff like Tamper Data, Burp or Hamster & Ferret ?

    Edit:

    It also seems that Tony McDowell { Managing Director - http://uk.linkedin.com/pub/tony-mcdowell/6/55a/458 } printed the docutment from a Toshiba {laptop ?} on 07/04/2008 14:57 and this is rev 3 of the Doc.

    But I do like the edut time of 01/01/1601 01:18


  • #6
    h57xiucj2z946q
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,267 ✭✭✭h57xiucj2z946q


    They don't set-up a realistic scenario at all.

    Clicking the hints will point you where to go. But like I said, its not realistic. They should look at some of the challenges here :-P


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  • #7
    syklops
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,966 ✭✭✭✭syklops


    "You 20 minutes to complete this test"

    It took my distracted, sleep deprived head to manage it in about 4.

    Also 15-25k for a trainee Pen tester? Seems really low to me. If you did freelance work you could double that in a very short space of time.


  • #8
    Pygmalion
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,082 ✭✭✭Pygmalion


    syklops wrote: »
    "You 20 minutes to complete this test"

    It took my distracted, sleep deprived head to manage it in about 4.

    Yeah, I took 3 or 4 minutes, thought it was going to have several stages and I had wasted too much time to get it finished, I actually lolled when that's all I needed to do.

    Also, just went back to check what the hints are... They tell you exactly what to do...


  • #9
    testicle
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,429 ✭✭✭testicle


    Skerries wrote: »
    i maybe pissed but the only thing i could click on was the hint or am i missing something?

    Think outside the box, and re-read the clues.


  • #10
    fergalr
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,922 ✭✭✭fergalr


    In fairness, you just instantly read the 3 clues, and then hit google for the hash; the whole thing should take well under a minute.

    I don't think thats a very discriminating test.

    They are probably just trying to remove people that know absolutely nothing about computers, or have only a very basic user level of knowledge, to save themselves CV reading time.


  • #11
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 93,127 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    Because we are a CESG CHECK company and you will be required to get security clearance you must have held a British Passport for at least 5 years.
    :rolleyes:


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