When individuals are being considered for our available job openings, they go through a selection process to measure their knowledge, skills and abilities to determine if they can perform the jobs in a satisfactory manner. It is to the advantage of both you, as a job candidate, and the company that only those who can perform at acceptable levels be placed on the job. Research has shown that tests provide accurate measures of people’s knowledge, skills and abilities and, therefore, we use tests to help identify people best suited for our jobs.
WHAT IS THE BASIC ELECTRICITY TEST?
The Basic Electricity Test is designed to measure your knowledge and ability to apply concepts, terms, and principles involved in working on or near electrical equipment. Although the test contains some factual questions, it emphasizes your understanding of the subject and your ability to apply what you know, not just your memory of facts or formulas. Although there are no prerequisites for taking the Basic Electricity Test, if you have no prior training or work experience in basic electricity and electronics, you probably will not do well on the test. The Basic Electricity Test consists of 60 multiple-choice questions. Each question has four possible answers to choose from. Some questions refer to figures containing circuit diagrams or other schematics. These will be provided to you. Total testing time is approximately 60 minutes. In some locations, the test is given on a PC using a mouse. A tutorial is provided before the test that provides instructions on how to select answers, move from question to question, and view figures/diagrams. You will have to perform calculations, but you can use a calculator. You may bring a calculator that is silent, handheld, and battery operated. It cannot be solar or have alpha characters on the keypad. The calculator you bring should be able to perform the following