Been suffering on the cash recently and saw an ad for Data Entry for the Hanley/Stoke MDEC.
Just wondering what sort of assesment is done during the interview at the agency?
I'm pretty nifty with the ol' computers but typing speed isn't the greatest
Ta!
If the assesment has not changed you will need to be able to type at the rate of 49 words per minute. Give the agency a ring and ask them what they expect.
" if the kids are united we will never be divided "
Jimmy pursey 1979
When I started full time at Royal Mail, I had to type in some sentences with some rubber put over the keys, so I couldn't see what key I was pressing. The only keys used are the middle keys on the keyboard, plus the "E" and "I"
You had to have a minimum accuracy but I was never told what it was. I ended up making a few mistakes and scored about 93%
One trainee was called away, and then after about a minute wait, we were all told we passed (without the other person present)
It is not expected that you have to finish the paragraph, as they're more concentrated on accuracy.
However, this was almost 3 years ago, so things may have moved on, and if you're going through an agency, it might be only Christmas work, and they do a different test altogether which I imagine is far easier as you can't weed out too many people when you need over 1000 temporary staff.
Shiggaddi wrote:When I started full time at Royal Mail, I had to type in some sentences with some rubber put over the keys, so I couldn't see what key I was pressing. The only keys used are the middle keys on the keyboard, plus the "E" and "I".
What a bollocks test that was,since when does that job just require you to use mainly home keys, no wonder there are some crap keyers in mdec's
" if the kids are united we will never be divided "
Jimmy pursey 1979
