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Starcraft II helped me find a job

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FawxzTV
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
Sweden178 Posts
January 20 2012 23:20 GMT
#1
So, I've been looking for a job for a couple of months now, and I've finally found one

I will be working at the support department of a swedish ISP.
The fun thing about it is that as part of the recruitment process, the applicants had to complete different tests. The first phase was just reading comprehension and some pattern recognition, pretty easy stuff if you're a bit on the nerdy side. It was fun and I got through to the next phase.
A huge smile started to spread across my face as I read the title of the test.

"Multitasking"

Giggling I started the practice examples and took a look at what I was supposed to do.
There were three parts that had to be done at the same time:

1. Catch a ball in a cup by dragging the cup with the mouse.
2. Solve simple math problems.
3. Identify if a group of seven letters contained 2 of the same.

You had 5 minutes to do as many of theese as you could.

Being a master level zerg player I simply started rotating through them the same way as I rotate through injects, creep spread and looking at the minimap.
Needless to say it went quite well

The next day I got a phonecall saying they wanted me to come in for an interview and later that day I signed the contract.

gg wp


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awerti
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
227 Posts
January 20 2012 23:26 GMT
#2
Haha, that's nice!
For Aiur!
m3rciless
Profile Joined August 2009
United States1476 Posts
January 20 2012 23:30 GMT
#3
That sounds like a fucking stupid interview process.
White-Ra fighting!
FawxzTV
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
Sweden178 Posts
January 20 2012 23:38 GMT
#4
On January 21 2012 08:30 m3rciless wrote:
That sounds like a fucking stupid interview process.

Of course I did send in information about previous jobs etc before getting to take the tests. Maybe I should mention that I had an almost identical job before, but had to quit due to studies.
Roe
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
Canada6002 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-01-21 00:58:33
January 21 2012 00:57 GMT
#5
1. Catch a ball in a cup by dragging the cup with the mouse.
2. Solve simple math problems.
3. Identify if a group of seven letters contained 2 of the same.

these are interesting tasks to test......even for an isp company....................
...........................................................................................................................................................................................................

infinitestory
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States4053 Posts
January 21 2012 01:06 GMT
#6
Reminds me of this, which is interestingly also from Sweden.
Translator:3
TheAmazombie
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
United States3714 Posts
January 21 2012 03:04 GMT
#7
GG friend!
We think too much and feel too little. More than machinery, we need humanity. More than cleverness, we need kindness and gentleness. Without these qualities, life will be violent and all will be lost. -Charlie Chaplin
Mr. Black
Profile Blog Joined May 2011
United States470 Posts
January 21 2012 23:17 GMT
#8
That's great! Congratulations!
Make more anything.
OmniEulogy
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
Canada6600 Posts
January 21 2012 23:35 GMT
#9
Ahahaha yes you should have mentioned the other part as well but it's not as funny
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