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Old 24th Apr 2013, 16:38
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Whats is the complex verbal information test?
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Old 24th Apr 2013, 16:44
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Also just received the email invite to do the tests. Fingers crossed!
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Old 24th Apr 2013, 16:54
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I have one too.

How urgent is it to have a mouse for these tests?

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Old 24th Apr 2013, 17:00
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The complex verbal information test is the same as a verbal reasoning test, the only difference is the statement you read from is spread over several sheets but all have only a small amount of info on them.
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Old 24th Apr 2013, 17:23
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Got email at 4pm today about online tests.
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Will post again when tests completed over wkd with advice on them.
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Old 24th Apr 2013, 17:27
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Is It any way of Training the complex verbal test?,

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Old 24th Apr 2013, 19:34
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Ah. I'm thinking that the verbal reasoning one will be this sort of thing:

"George is a senior merchant banker and is married to Steve. They have two children that they adopted, one of whom goes to private school and the other isn't yet old enough to attend school. Steve is a stay-at-home dad and enjoys spending time with his [adopted] son. He's planning to build him a tree house this summer."

Which of the following is true?

A) The age at which children start school is 5.
B) Gay couples that are married may adopt children.
C) George will help to build the tree house
D) Women may be merchant bankers.

did you see what I did there?

That's a fairly basic example, but I think you get the idea.
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Old 24th Apr 2013, 20:42
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WX man is B the correct answer?
if not I better do a crash course verbal reasoning!
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Old 24th Apr 2013, 21:03
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Gearupflapsupshutup can you think of a ladies name shortened to George?
Ergo George is a female banker and the answer is D... Simples
Watch out for those tricky sexist/racist/homophobic identifying subtle questions and don't forget about the infamous " Your Captain meets you in the bar wearing a lovely dress.How would you react?
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Old 24th Apr 2013, 21:08
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Hey guys.

I got the invitation for the test today. I have until the 6th of May.
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I will write my feedback when I will finish it.
Gentleman, Good luck to everyone
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Old 24th Apr 2013, 21:26
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Perhaps not the best example to use because it plays on homophobic stereotypes. Better example would have been gained by spending about 5 seconds of my life using google, rather than than the 60 seconds it took me to come up with that!

Such as:

Cardiovascular disease is so prevalent that all businesses are likely to have employees who suffer from, or may develop, this condition. Research shows that between 50-80% of all people who suffer a heart attack are able to return to work. However, this may not be possible if they have previously been involved in heavy physical work. In such cases, it may be possible to move the employee to lighter duties, with appropriate retraining where necessary. Similarly, high-pressure, stressful work, even where it does not involve physical activity, should also be avoided. Human Resources managers should be aware of the implications of job roles for employees with a cardiac condition.

THEREFORE: Physical or stressful work may bring on a heart attack.

- true, false, or can't tell?
That was pretty similar to the thing used by Jet2 recently.

Interestingly, the psychology behind these sorts of verbal reasoning test would discriminate against anyone who doesn't have a perfect command of English. You'd have to be native or very, very fluent to do well in these tests. They are difficult.

I also believe there's no real way of preparing for them!

Be interested to know if that really is the kind of thing that EZY are using.
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Old 25th Apr 2013, 06:30
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Measurement of complex control = Flying down a tunnel with 2D rotating objects with an opening in them. You need to fly through the opening. Use a real mouse if possible. I did it on a touchpad and found my finger moving off the pad a lot.

Measurement of special awareness = A Magnetic gyro and RSI show direction you are travelling and position compared to beacon. you have to guess the location of a plane on a grid from the above information Advice; Make sure you fully understand the example and work out a method before you start. Also time will run out quite quick so be aware.

A test of your multi-tasking skills = Use a mouse to click on and move a runway up and down a vertical strip to line it up with the flight path of a plane. Whilst doing this you have to do a simple sum in the top corner of the page and say if the answer given is correct. Also you have to view a string of letters to see if one letter occurs more than once.

A test of your ability to work with complex verbal information in a written form = you are given information about a company on separate tabs. I.e. structure/Brands/Target groups etc. A question about that info appears below. Tip. You are only given 6 mins and this goes quickly! Don’t read all the info first. Read the question then go to the appropriate tab to gain the info. This is typical verbal reasoning! What more can I say.

A test of your ability to make quick and accurate calculations = you are given a number as an answer. You are then given either 2, 3 or 4 blank spaces with either a +, - or x in-between them. There are no divides (that I got anyway). Also the only time an “x” came up was on its own (i.e. 5 x 7). + and – occurred together quite regularly. You then have the numbers 1 – 9 below that you have to drag into the spaces to make the equation work. You can only use one number once. Tip. A good memorisation of your times tables grid will help you gain a few answers quickly.

This is only what I received on my tests so don’t blame me if you get something different. I feel I did ok but in no way aced it. A mouse would have been a massive advantage for the complex control. Hope it helps and best of luck to everyone.
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Old 25th Apr 2013, 07:21
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Cheers WX man!
I now understand the logic behind, I did pass one of these test about 6 years ago... My brain is a different one now
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Old 25th Apr 2013, 13:12
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I completed the tests this morning. Largely irrelevant, HR designed hoops to jump through but pretty straight forward, nothing difficult at all. I must say though, using the scratch pad I found the hand/eye co-ordination almost impossible....I had to dig out an old mouse to do it properly.

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Old 25th Apr 2013, 14:05
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Is Windows required or will a Macbook do just fine?
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Old 25th Apr 2013, 14:15
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To LOCBLEW

It worked fine with my Mac so I guess will be fine with yours too.

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Old 25th Apr 2013, 14:25
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Eye hand with my Macintosh track pad was a trifle tricky, although that may have had something to do with the concurrent hangover.
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Old 25th Apr 2013, 18:26
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Did anyone not finish the maths test? I got stuck on a question at the end and didn't see how many questions there were left.
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Old 25th Apr 2013, 18:31
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I don't think I quite managed to finish any test at all in that lot.

Timing is a little bit constricted!
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Old 25th Apr 2013, 18:52
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I thought the 'Preferred Working Style' test is the most relevant and interesting hoop I've ever jumped through as a pilot! Written by someone with experience. Would love to see the results of this test from a large number of pilots...
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