tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830720322970025712.post2870766215467370031..comments2024-03-28T18:12:44.319-04:00Comments on Sparrow Tree Journal: All I can do is my bestJenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12512800812290518552noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830720322970025712.post-31826636185516187462016-08-14T17:38:54.470-04:002016-08-14T17:38:54.470-04:00I have just finished a course in Excel, it was sup...I have just finished a course in Excel, it was supposed to make me competent at a level suitable for management but I wouldn't know how to do a mail merge.<br />It was a tough test and they wasted your time by not specifying a level of competence so thats a fail for them.<br /><br />having said that, you don't know how this will play out. Maybe they just thought an Excel expert would be a bonus and they would pay more if you could do it, maybe the other candidates bombed earlier, maybe they loved you i n the interview and had to do the test to fulfil a protocol.......kyliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08964475783207438103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830720322970025712.post-39218949625244763562016-08-14T11:09:55.997-04:002016-08-14T11:09:55.997-04:00Thank you all for the wonderful, supportive commen...Thank you all for the wonderful, supportive comments. They made me feel so much better. Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12512800812290518552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830720322970025712.post-18228166921464033052016-08-13T02:53:39.721-04:002016-08-13T02:53:39.721-04:00"I (won't) be getting the job". It i..."I (won't) be getting the job". It is not "I (didn't) get the job" You never know. Wait and see. Other candidates could not have made it either.<br />Greetings Maria xMariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01525028325800849416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830720322970025712.post-62886309959486625852016-08-12T11:37:29.754-04:002016-08-12T11:37:29.754-04:00First, pull your pants back up (That is difficult ...First, pull your pants back up (That is difficult for a guy to say to a lovely young woman). Learn to do what they had asked and get to own it. It is not an easy task from what I remember about Excel, but I know you are capable. Don't feel too bad for too long. That was kind of a nasty thing they did, but get past it and move on. They may not find anyone else that can do it by surprise, also, so you may not be out yet. Another interview will be along soon, I am sure.Jonohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18170214396483091419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830720322970025712.post-36006760111039183382016-08-12T11:22:07.314-04:002016-08-12T11:22:07.314-04:00You live and learn. Now you will be better prepare...You live and learn. Now you will be better prepared the next time, and you will learn more about Excel. It's all good. These are tasks that you could quickly and easily be trained to do if they hire you. (and they still might!) Also, next time there is something you don't know it is fine to say although you don't know how to perform that specific task, you are a quick learner and very interested in learning more about Excel, and you are confident you could pick it up in no time. P.S. There is a job like this in your future!Colettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13929646037752189809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830720322970025712.post-11328183512615796502016-08-12T10:23:00.574-04:002016-08-12T10:23:00.574-04:00Yes, entirely right what Sue says, you should have...Yes, entirely right what Sue says, you should have been told in advance that there was to be a typing test that would include working with an excel spreadsheet and a mail merge. Normally in-house training for specific excel tasks is carried out once you are in a job but if it is to be a requirement that you can do certain things beforehand this should be made clear in the job description and what levels of attainment are required to save everybody wasting time. This school interviewing you failed miserably. I don't think I would really want to work for them even if they offered me the job.Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830720322970025712.post-64820007611385863682016-08-12T09:21:07.319-04:002016-08-12T09:21:07.319-04:00I could say something mischievous about catching y...I could say something mischievous about catching you with your pants down but I shall avoid the temptation and instead say that I think they should have forewarned you that there would be a practical Excel test. By the way, what colour are the pants?Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830720322970025712.post-87884722111507362002016-08-12T06:22:24.384-04:002016-08-12T06:22:24.384-04:00Agree with these comments. Don't blame yoursel...Agree with these comments. Don't blame yourself, especially as experts have told you how difficult the second task was. Maybe the women just wanted to see if someone could solve the problem for them, as they had no idea how to ! Wishing you better luck next time - there's the perfect job out there, with your name on it.Coppa's girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16459503600694841117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830720322970025712.post-86018789916194188732016-08-12T03:40:49.087-04:002016-08-12T03:40:49.087-04:00I agree with Sue above. The people who are in char...I agree with Sue above. The people who are in charge of admin and H.R. - as with anyone who has mastered some bloody Microsoft system - like to think that only they have a grasp on it, and are delighted to be bolstered up in this delusion by catching others out. It is well known that computer wizards are not generally known for their people skills, which - I would have thought - would be more important than being familiar with some poorly designed software program for controlling them.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830720322970025712.post-21544102366002649202016-08-12T01:44:00.871-04:002016-08-12T01:44:00.871-04:00Good HR practice would have been to warn you that ...Good HR practice would have been to warn you that they would be asking you to do Excel tests after the interview. Not enough information on their part so don't blame yourself.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10787732343048847565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830720322970025712.post-84586111826073328152016-08-12T01:23:32.752-04:002016-08-12T01:23:32.752-04:00Like Cro, I'm tempted to say "you never k...Like Cro, I'm tempted to say "you never know". If the two ladies liked you enough (and it sounds like they did), they won't base their decision only on how you fared with the tasks, but more on their personal impression of you.<br />Such things can be learned while on the job, and they know that, too.<br />Still, it's a very good idea to brush up on those skills.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830720322970025712.post-63747769654649119062016-08-11T23:45:39.510-04:002016-08-11T23:45:39.510-04:00You never know.... the task may have been set as &...You never know.... the task may have been set as 'impossible' just to see what happened. Don't give-up before you hear from them. My fingers are crossed.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.com