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How Nigerian Candidates Now Cheat In Aptitude Tests by JARUSHUB: 11:48am On Mar 06, 2018
By Austin Archibong


Certainly, there would be downsides to having such a huge population as Nigeria is fortunate or unfortunate to have. However, the plights of entry-level graduate job seekers in Nigeria is not about to reduce. There are barriers after barriers, requirements after requirements, spec after spec, and many stages involved to get an interview invite and ultimately a job offer.


AGE CAP KEEPS REDUCING


It is pretty standard these days for organizations to ask for graduates aged 26 and below. Some have taken it a notch higher by requesting candidates aged 23 and below. The idea of seeking fresh graduates 0-12 or 0-24 months after NYSC did not yield as much fruit as ‘too much’ fall in that category. The unpredictable education system in Nigeria still churns out graduates deemed not young enough. With the large pool available in the market, the average asking age is reducing; 23 and below is the new fad!

Even if the degree awarding institutions are considered: foreign-obtained degrees, private varsities, and graduates from top local schools and relevant course of study employed as a sorting tool, the pool of prospective candidates is still very large. Add age barrier: 26 and just a little more candidates are shaved off. If the ideal age is reduced, the pool significantly reduces. You have young, fresh, and dynamic candidates to choose from. Nevertheless, the pool is in its thousands if not hundreds of thousands.

HOW CANDIDATES NOW BEAT THE TEST SYSTEM

The use of aptitude tests, either an online one before a physical verification, or a physical computer based test, is now the sorting tool in the first and second stages of most recruitment. However, many desperate graduates are already seeking ways to gain an advantage. With aptitude tests being the new plight job-seekers have to overcome, they constantly seek ways to get any edge whatsoever. In recruitment processes involving initial online tests, it is not uncommon for jobseekers to get ‘experts’ to help them. The expert can be a bright candidate that has passed the test or an individual that applied with fake or bogus details for the purpose of helping such candidates. Recruitment processes that are known to employ online tests in the first or second stages would surely notice a lot of these phony resumes candidates use just so they write the test first before they use their main account.

In some cases, candidates get their results from online test immediately or a day or two after while the recruitment process is ongoing, and the questions are very similar if not the same. Why should candidates apply with their real details at first, when they can get significant advantage in a process that would likely screen off 50 percent or more?

Some candidates resort to switching off the data services of their devices to get extra minutes before switching it back on. In some test designs, this doesn’t work but in more cases than others, switching off data can get candidates to refresh or beat the system. Anyway, these would all be tried out using the bogus details. True, the verification test could pull these candidates out, but at least they have passed a stage. The truth is every advantage matters!

The physical tests these days are poorly designed. The questions are randomly gathered without taking into consideration the type of candidates, the timing and the conditions of the tests. DRAGNET is the number one culprit in this case and unfortunately they handle the first stage recruitment for most top companies.

It is not surprising that an average test score would be below 30 percent. The questions do not load completely sometimes, the diagrams – which are snipped from their pictorial sources – are not clear, the numerical questions have very close options (in decimal places) even when calculators are not to be used. The verbal section have long comprehension passages, requiring candidates to spend time on a question – that sometimes requires ticking two options per question – and the hints are definitely not obvious.

The test conditions leave much to be desired. Candidates that write in the mornings are better off. Candidates that are slated for 12 pm are sometimes delayed for three to four hours. When they enter the test halls, they wait for it to be filled and setup – and this could take over an hour. It is not unusual to see candidates being woken up from sleep to start aptitude tests. There are even allegations that some candidates see likely questions or offer ‘something’ to be moved to the next stage.

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Re: How Nigerian Candidates Now Cheat In Aptitude Tests by JARUSHUB: 11:54am On Mar 06, 2018
SO WHAT IS THE SOLUTION?


PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE


The honest and most effective means remains practising the different forms of online assessments as much as possible. Different companies use different forms of tests: GMAT, SHL, JobTestPrep or bespoke formats. Practising regularly helps with confidence and of course learning from each test experience.

The aptitude tests do not seek to select the intelligent candidates; it moves the lucky, the informed, the strong-willed and cheats to the next stage. The next stage, usually Assessment Centres or interview panels, would likely test the fitness of candidates for the roles BUT the aptitude tests are sincerely just another plight for the average job-seeker in Nigeria.

http://www.jraushub.com/how-nigerian-candidates-now-cheat-in-aptitude-tests/


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Re: How Nigerian Candidates Now Cheat In Aptitude Tests by ifex370(m): 11:56am On Mar 06, 2018
Reminds me of flutterware aptitude test I wrote..


Gosh that stuff was sth else

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Re: How Nigerian Candidates Now Cheat In Aptitude Tests by PhilipGallagher(m): 2:18pm On Mar 06, 2018
This guy wan cast way for boys o. Lol.

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Re: How Nigerian Candidates Now Cheat In Aptitude Tests by Damoxy(m): 2:30pm On Mar 06, 2018
When under-aged Kids are voting what would you expect the Youth to do?
Its a Disorganised System.
Re: How Nigerian Candidates Now Cheat In Aptitude Tests by Gnen: 2:33pm On Mar 06, 2018
Great writeup from jraushub. Some deep secret of smart and crazy jobhuters secret revealed here. Kudos to you guys.

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Re: How Nigerian Candidates Now Cheat In Aptitude Tests by Mcanie: 3:07pm On Mar 23, 2018
Cos we place emphasis on theory and not practical
Re: How Nigerian Candidates Now Cheat In Aptitude Tests by Sammy108983(m): 3:08pm On Mar 23, 2018
They keep finding ways to beat the system each and everyday cuz the suffering is much. Let them be jor. The opportunity you see now,you may not see them tomorrow. Peace.

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Re: How Nigerian Candidates Now Cheat In Aptitude Tests by Benjom(m): 3:09pm On Mar 23, 2018
Any prospective job seeker who wants to beat the system genuinely can easily find the solution in the profound post and that is, "Practice... Practice... Practice" ...cos the questions are often repeated.

Check my signature to get some of these practice questions.

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Re: How Nigerian Candidates Now Cheat In Aptitude Tests by petkoffdrake2(m): 3:09pm On Mar 23, 2018
That age own is always in use.. . Esp the ladies
Re: How Nigerian Candidates Now Cheat In Aptitude Tests by BruncleZuma: 3:14pm On Mar 23, 2018
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Re: How Nigerian Candidates Now Cheat In Aptitude Tests by SaintHilary(m): 3:14pm On Mar 23, 2018
The best solution is to know sumbody who knows sumbody in the organisation and you're good to go wink

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Re: How Nigerian Candidates Now Cheat In Aptitude Tests by sunbbo(m): 3:15pm On Mar 23, 2018
Yeah.
Re: How Nigerian Candidates Now Cheat In Aptitude Tests by Nobody: 3:22pm On Mar 23, 2018
ok
Re: How Nigerian Candidates Now Cheat In Aptitude Tests by Assassin101: 3:31pm On Mar 23, 2018
Buzz Off
Re: How Nigerian Candidates Now Cheat In Aptitude Tests by GoldenVivi(f): 3:35pm On Mar 23, 2018
Seriously
Re: How Nigerian Candidates Now Cheat In Aptitude Tests by Nobody: 3:41pm On Mar 23, 2018
GoldenVivi:
Seriously
like seriously
Re: How Nigerian Candidates Now Cheat In Aptitude Tests by braine(m): 3:41pm On Mar 23, 2018
This write does not really make any reasonable sense to me

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Re: How Nigerian Candidates Now Cheat In Aptitude Tests by Nobody: 3:44pm On Mar 23, 2018
Nice writeup...

Using of same techniques for different roles is what top organisations need to curtail when recruiting, On the job scenario questions/casestudy helps better in discerning the best fit candidate.
Re: How Nigerian Candidates Now Cheat In Aptitude Tests by Iyajelili(f): 3:45pm On Mar 23, 2018
Practice!!! till you become 30
Re: How Nigerian Candidates Now Cheat In Aptitude Tests by Nobody: 3:45pm On Mar 23, 2018
God forbid that I look for a job in my life. I am a creator and cannot work under anyone as a staff. Consultancy and contractual services biko. Nobody got time for sheet.

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Re: How Nigerian Candidates Now Cheat In Aptitude Tests by Nobody: 3:52pm On Mar 23, 2018
aptitide tests are pure rubbish, i failed my first 10 tests, shell, nlng,stan chart, oando, honeywell, zenith bank, oceanic, pwc, ey, deloitte, stanbic,union, uba, mansard etc grin. the first one i passed access bank i did not read as i was expecting the usual email. chai i suffer o grin

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Re: How Nigerian Candidates Now Cheat In Aptitude Tests by piagetskinner(m): 3:54pm On Mar 23, 2018
all this wahala for job of 80-150k...
abeg

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Re: How Nigerian Candidates Now Cheat In Aptitude Tests by oshdam2015: 4:16pm On Mar 23, 2018
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piagetskinner:
all this wahala for job of 80-150k...

abeg
Re: How Nigerian Candidates Now Cheat In Aptitude Tests by oshdam2015: 4:16pm On Mar 23, 2018
Like i told someone yesterday. Job recruitment test nowadays may not be a yardstick to determine intelligence or level of IQ. Candidates now practice over and over again just to pass the test. And some ignorant recruiter still make use of these generic testing format to test small number of candidate meant to be assessed for a specific role. I don't get. What is the objective of such assessment.
Re: How Nigerian Candidates Now Cheat In Aptitude Tests by Simplecity(m): 4:41pm On Mar 23, 2018
Re: How Nigerian Candidates Now Cheat In Aptitude Tests by Nobody: 4:50pm On Mar 23, 2018
yeyerolling:
aptitide tests are pure rubbish, i failed my first 10 tests, shell, nlng,stan chart, oando, honeywell, zenith bank, oceanic, pwc, ey, deloitte, stanbic,union, uba, mansard etc grin. the first one i passed access bank i did not read as i was expecting the usual email. chai i suffer o grin

Lol, bros you really are determined o, not even a regret mail could stop you from trying grin grin grin

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Re: How Nigerian Candidates Now Cheat In Aptitude Tests by Nobody: 5:06pm On Mar 23, 2018
You've tried it elsewhere and it seems not to work... Now come let's do it together. We teach, educate, and sell tools. Just a click on my signature….. If you know, you know.
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Re: How Nigerian Candidates Now Cheat In Aptitude Tests by AK481(m): 5:51pm On Mar 23, 2018
for age,recruiter just use 2 years after graduation.

how u want take manipulate am.

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