Employers often use a written exercise to assess job candidates. Written exercises usually test a combination of: common sense, comprehension skills, the ability to structure a letter, an essay or an argument, note taking ability and written communication skills. A candidate's knowledge of specific industry issues or work procedures is not usually tested. The subject of your written exercise may also be used as the basis for a discussion in a later interview.
Written Exercise Examples
[Edit]Examples of written exercises used by firms include:
- Write a report on the pros and cons of a takeover bid, based on 12-pages of material provided.
- Summarise the facts of a case file, listing its strengths and weaknesses.
- Summarise a Law report for a client who is concerned with the issues it covers but has no specific legal knowledge.
- Write a letter of complaint to a local council on behalf of an elderly resident.
You will typically be given between 40-60 minutes to complete a written exercise.
11 February 2009 - 1:50am
ellaw518
1. title
2. abstract
3. introduction
4. main boday
5. conclusion
6. recommendations
7. appendices
18 September 2009 - 4:11pm
moraldds
I have been invited to take a short written test. In the email sent it said that the test "will test skills such as reasoning and problem solving", and last about an hour. I emailed back for more information ie "is it a numerical, verbal, or a diagrammatic reasoning test? or is it like a written case study exercise". Then the reply was " The test will be a short written test to test mental and numerical reasoning, amongst other things".
My question is what does this mean?? What kind of a test is it?
Any help would be much appreciated.
how do you structure reports?