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hady

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Hello all !!! as this is my first time posting on this forum.
I will be having an interview with fcc in few days as a customer service staff i would really appreciate your help if you can give me some info as regards to what i should expect at the interview.
thanks
 
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First step is usually Maths & English testing.
Second Step is Group Exercise
Third step is a role play

then you finally get interviewed. They want to know what skills you will bring to the job, any experience in customer facing roles, etc.

To be honest I found mine quite easy when I did it. Little bit of advice though, when you do the group exercise, remember to both contribute and listen to others, they will be looking at your ability to work as part of a team.

Good luck to you, hope you get it.
 

hady

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thanks for ur info virginpro much appreciated will let you know how it goes.
 

CNX

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thanks for ur info virginpro much appreciated will let you know how it goes.

Considering your awful command of written English, you are likely to fall at the first hurdle.
 

CNX

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To be fair forums and testing are two separate things.

Why should they be? I take care to ensure that my posts are compiled using correct grammar, spelling, capitalisation and punctuation, so readers will find them clear and understandable. I also expect the same from others.

Those who think they are being clever by composing posts using their own versions of abbreviations, text talk and god knows what else, get into the habit of doing as part of everyday life. It becomes the norm. They then have the nerve to expect others to understand what they are trying to say.

As employers in the industry have a thorough selection procedure, I do hope, for the sake of the original poster, that his command of English during the process is somewhat better than what he treats us to on this forum.
 

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Why should they be? I take care to ensure that my posts are compiled using correct grammar, spelling, capitalisation and punctuation, so readers will find them clear and understandable. I also expect the same from others.

Those who think they are being clever by composing posts using their own versions of abbreviations, text talk and god knows what else, get into the habit of doing as part of everyday life. It becomes the norm. They then have the nerve to expect others to understand what they are trying to say.

As employers in the industry have a thorough selection procedure, I do hope, for the sake of the original poster, that his command of English during the process is somewhat better than what he treats us to on this forum.

I'm sorry but your own personal standard isn't really relevant. I'm simply stating the point that how a person posts on a public forum cannot hold relevancy to how they will perform in an assessment. What you expect off others is also irrelevant and it just seems pedantic for the sake of it.

I agree that the industry does have a thorough selection procedure and it would do well for the op to make sure he is amply prepared for it. To state that the op will fail automatically based on two posts on this thread however shows how assuming you are being. Without knowing the op as a person outside of this forum, you don't have a right to assume such a thing. His English on a forum holds no relevance to his English on a day to day basis.
 

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I'm sorry but your own personal standard isn't really relevant. I'm simply stating the point that how a person posts on a public forum cannot hold relevancy to how they will perform in an assessment. What you expect off others is also irrelevant and it just seems pedantic for the sake of it.

I agree that the industry does have a thorough selection procedure and it would do well for the op to make sure he is amply prepared for it. To state that the op will fail automatically based on two posts on this thread however shows how assuming you are being. Without knowing the op as a person outside of this forum, you don't have a right to assume such a thing. His English on a forum holds no relevance to his English on a day to day basis.

I stand by what I said.
 

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Let's be honest here, it was just a simple typo, something that even TOC's do when advertising the job. I have done it several times myself, does that mean I am not up to standard?
 

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I'm sorry but your own personal standard isn't really relevant. I'm simply stating the point that how a person posts on a public forum cannot hold relevancy to how they will perform in an assessment. What you expect off others is also irrelevant and it just seems pedantic for the sake of it.

I agree that the industry does have a thorough selection procedure and it would do well for the op to make sure he is amply prepared for it. To state that the op will fail automatically based on two posts on this thread however shows how assuming you are being. Without knowing the op as a person outside of this forum, you don't have a right to assume such a thing. His English on a forum holds no relevance to his English on a day to day basis.

Gr8 post m8. Lol.

Seriously, forum and text speak is almost another language now. Whilst it can be irritating at times, providing it isn't used in the workplace then it really isn't relevant if it is used here.

I'm not sure if CNX is just pompous, patronising, old and intolerant or all three?

Lmao whateva, gd luck 2 op iyswim
 

whhistle

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^ that post shows the low level of maturity and simply feeds gas to the fire.

Although I may not be the best at posting ever, i also try to compose posts in an "inviting" way. By structuring out sentances into paragraphs and never really using abbreviations, I find this produces a "pleasing to read" post, which is likely to be read by forum users.

To say it isn't relevant is a large error. While the post subject and content have little related, perhaps this is the fault of the OP. Perhaps not. I would urge you to read the forum rules also (Section 2.c).

While it may seem evident that some posters opinions are different to others, the fact of the matter remains. . . when posting in what appears to be a low-educated, teenage type of way, the majority of people will not bother to read your post as you will appear below them in the social scale. I would suggest this is perhaps why this post has received only three different users replies, two posters working together in the same company and one who simply tried to give advice. I am the fourth.

You should take some time on many other community forums and see.
 

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I have closed this thread due to some (now deleted) insults and off topic discussion.
 
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