Proctor U Skills Assessment

[koonja]

I work in IT, and applied for a PM position so I need to take a 'Proctor U Skills Assessment'.

I need a webcam, calculator (but graphing not allowed), and a microphone. I've never in my life heard of this exam, so I'm wondering pretty much everything.

Is this something I can take in my sweat pants on Saturday? It sounds like a logic exam, similar to the ACTs. But then why do I need a microphone and webam? Will I actually be interviewing 'live' and so I need to wear a suit? Or is the webcam just to make sure I don't have a group of people helping me with it? I'm not trying to cheat, I just want to know if I need to dress up or not. I'm more effective in my ND sweats. This is through a 3rd party, so I wouldn't think the people I'm interviewing to work with would know one way or another. It looks like I can schedule it for anytime (even Saturday), so I would assume I will not actually be talking to a live person.

Also, any insight on what type of questions to expect? It sounds like it's broken up into two parts of ~ 1 hour each. The email didn't really give any insight. Just how and when to schedule.

Thanks!

 

[PANDFAN]

I work in IT, and for a PM position I need to take a 'Proctor U Skills Assessment'.

I need a webcam, calculator (but graphing not allowed), and a microphone. I've never in my life heard of this exam, so I'm wondering pretty much everything.

Is this something I can take in my sweat pants on Saturday? It sounds like a logic exam, similar to the ACTs. But then why do I need a microphone and webam? Will I actually be interviewing 'live' and so I need to wear a suit? Or is the webcam just to make sure I don't have a group of people helping me with it? I'm not trying to cheat, I just want to know if I need to dress up or not. I'm more effective in my ND sweats. This is through a 3rd party, so I wouldn't think the people I'm interviewing to work with would know one way or another. It looks like I can schedule it for anytime (even Saturday), so I would assume I will not actually be talking to a live person.

Also, any insight on what type of questions to expect? It sounds like it's broken up into two parts of ~ 1 hour each. The email didn't really give any insight. Just how and when to schedule.

Thanks!

ProctorU provides distance proctoring services for corporate training, certification organizations, and higher education institutions that offer examinations online, using webcams and screen-sharing technology. The service allows exam candidates to take their skill assessments, certification exams or any other tests from nearly anywhere by creating a secured environment. ProctorU makes an organization's employees more efficient by allowing them to test in nearly any convenient location, 7-days-a-week and 20-hours-per-day. With ProctorU there is no need to travel, find a babysitter, hassle with traffic and parking, or take time off from work.

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[koonja]

Thanks PANDAFAN, so sounds like the webcam is just to make sure I don't have Whiskeyjack take it for me? Damn it.

Sounds like the company I applied for will have nothing to do with this, they'll just receive from Proctor my score and ID verification. Sweat pants it is?

 

[PANDFAN]

Thanks PANDAFAN, so sounds like the webcam is just to make sure I don't have Whiskeyjack take it for me? Damn it.

Sounds like the company I applied for will have nothing to do with this, they'll just receive from Proctor my score and ID verification. Sweat pants it is?

yeah sounds like they are 3rd party "proctors"..just making sure it's actually you..dress code doesn't apply --sweat pants it is

 

[koonja]

If anyone has taken or known someone to take this exam in the past, I'd be very thankful to get some heads up on what to expect. Like I said, I assume it's non-technical questions and more logic based because of the calculator, but I really have no idea.