Iv done quite a few brainbench tests since im in market and I liked it so much that i went for Brainbench's J2EE certification
A while ago, I did one test for a Java permie role in BoA. I did alright but that test was not a decisive factor in their recruitment process,infact that was just initial filteration .
And in my last permie place, i myself was involved in recruitment in our team and our manager used to see CVs and if it gets selected, agents used to send them online tests and if there scores are decent enough, they used to be invited for our Assesment day. I asked my manager once that why do we do this online test thing when its possible that they can use google n some other help. He said, thats alright, because thats another + point of that person bcoz it also tells us that how quickly that guy can find solution of any problem if he doesnt know how to do it.
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I'm a master in web dev and design concepts.
Apparently.
I can have my own certificate too, which would be great if a: I hadn't given them a random name, and b: It meant anything, judging by the quality of the tests.
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Originally posted by DimPrawn View PostI did the C# assessment cold and got about 85%. Those tests are so easy, if you can't pass them you really shouldn't have it on your CV. Really basic beginners stuff.
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Originally posted by minestrone View PostIf I really wanted to find out what 'int i' was I would turn on the debugger or print it out to the console.
Far better skill is to be able look at a large chunk of code and quickly work out what all the modules do. You cannot test for that in a multiple choice test.
The online assessment is showing you understand such things as inheritance, scoping of variables, member hiding and the difference between value and reference types. If you can look at the code and quickly see all this, you know your stuff.
I'm sorry I'm with the clients on this one. Anyone who can't hit the top scores on these assessments is not up to scratch as a coder.
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Originally posted by DimPrawn View PostIf you can't unravel someone elses "obscured" code, you aren't much use to many clients.
Far better skill is to be able look at a large chunk of code and quickly work out what all the modules do. You cannot test for that in a multiple choice test.
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Originally posted by minestrone View PostMany of them are complete mince, example code with forward for loops inside backwards for loops then "what is the value of int i when the code completes?"
I'm not surprised many places that use them have such crap code when they use these tests to detemine the quality of a coder.
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Many of them are complete mince, example code with forward for loops inside backwards for loops then "what is the value of int i when the code completes?"
I'm not surprised many places that use them have such crap code when they use these tests to detemine the quality of a coder.
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Originally posted by suityou01 View PostThese tests are timed. At 3 minutes per question, unless you know exactly what you are looking for and where to go for it how much can you cheat?
Quite difficult tests and the worst bit is watching that timer count down ....
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I did the C# assessment cold and got about 85%. Those tests are so easy, if you can't pass them you really shouldn't have it on your CV. Really basic beginners stuff.
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Originally posted by MisterT View PostFew days ago, I was asked to take an online brainbench technical test. Unfortunately, I didn’t manage to get over the limit for the client to consider my application (wasn't prepared, did not know what to expect, etc...) but then I wonder how much trust can be placed in an online assessment knowing that one can easily get help from books or even google the answers.
Do clients really rely on this?
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Unbelievably yes. Barclays used to be very big on it.
A friend applied there : he was extremely good. Got 100% on brainbench. They grilled him for an hour until they found something obscure in Java he did not know. And on that basis he did not get the gig!
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Originally posted by MisterT View PostFew days ago, I was asked to take an online brainbench technical test. Unfortunately, I didn’t manage to get over the limit for the client to consider my application (wasn't prepared, did not know what to expect, etc...) but then I wonder how much trust can be placed in an online assessment knowing that one can easily get help from books or even google the answers.
Do clients really rely on this?
A friend applied there : he was extremely good. Got 100% on brainbench. They grilled him for an hour until they found something obscure in Java he did not know. And on that basis he did not get the gig!
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Brainbench technical assessment
Few days ago, I was asked to take an online brainbench technical test. Unfortunately, I didn’t manage to get over the limit for the client to consider my application (wasn't prepared, did not know what to expect, etc...) but then I wonder how much trust can be placed in an online assessment knowing that one can easily get help from books or even google the answers.
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