Questions while testing? sm
Posted By: Anon me on 2008-01-01
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Subject: Questions while testing? sm
I guess I am slow but I saw a post where someone posted for a test they were taking and someone picked them up on it - I have seen this more than once. My question is, how can anyone possibly be testing and have the time to come on the board, ask for help, and wait for an answer while testing for a company? Perhaps I'm not savvy but I tested for a company once and I barely had time to finish properly, lest take the time to ask questions, I had to kind of know the answers or fail. I'm not trying to be nasty. If there were companies who gave this kind of time, I might not be leary of testing, as I have all the proper tools, I just didn't think I'd have time to even use all my expensive tools. Just curious, that's all. Thanks for any info.
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Subject: Allergy testing results..have questions on three words rattled off. pls sm for sentence. TIA! sm
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Subject: 2 questions
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Subject: 2 questions, sm.
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Subject: BOS-2 questions available on IM!
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Subject: questions sm
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Subject: Sorry with all the questions but I need help again
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Subject: A lot of the questions you have been
asking are very, very basic. You might be getting in over your head if these terms are unfamiliar to you. Maybe you are just nervous about taking a test and are struggling because of that. I hope that is the case. However, it is my opinion that asking for others for help on a test is cheating. I'm sure you probably didn't think of it this way, otherwise you would not have shared at this point that you are testing. Iknow you are desperate for help, but the company is testing YOU, not us on the word board. You have to stand on your own skills when testing. If you don't pass, then it means you are not ready. Good luck to you.
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Subject: a few questions please sm
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Subject: 2 questions
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Subject: 2 questions
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Subject: 2 questions (sm)
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Subject: 2 questions....please help
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Subject: Help with 2 questions please!
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Subject: 2 questions
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Subject: 2 questions please... sm
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Subject: Two questions - please sm
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Subject: 2 questions....HELP!
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Subject: 2 questions please, thanks.
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Subject: questions
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Subject: 2 questions SM
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Subject: 2 questions...sm
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Subject: 2 questions...
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Subject: Many of us think these one word questions.....nm
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Subject: Shirl you are welcome to ask questions here
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Subject: Thanks everyone....I may have many questions today
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Subject: that could be it, but I had other questions on the report, so I sent to QA. Thank you though!
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Subject: Chemo questions... sm
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Subject: Have a couple of questions, please sm
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Subject: probably dumb questions but...
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