I am going for an interview next week. Can anyone please explain what an IT Skills test entails?

Question

This is my first interview for over 13 years and I have been out of the workplace for a long time. I'm going for an Administrator/Secretarial post and am really nervous as I've no idea what I'll be asked to do for an IT skills test. Can anyone help? Is there a free website I can use that will allow me to test myself beforehand? Thank you.

Answer 1

I am sure it is the basics of word processing, excel, outlook and some internet stuff. Look up the 'european computer driving license' and it should tell you the basics.

http://www.bcs.org/server.php?show=nav.5...

good luck

Answer 2

Yeah it will most likely involve a typing test, they will probably test your ability to use MS Word, Excel. You might be able to find free typing tests on google. Dont worry, I have done many and they are quite easy.

What did the job ad say? Did it say you need to know any specific software? If it says you need to know Word they will most likely test you on that.

Answer 3

It's probably a basic computer skills test. When I had to do one a couple of years ago it involved answering a letter with the correct layout. Setting up an excel spreadsheet and typing out a handwritten letter.

Answer 4

don't worry most employers are looking for personality and life skills now adays as its admin work you do have to know how to use a computer though. what the employer wants to know is can you use a computer, the usual test is Word Processing, how fast you type. and email. Excel not alot of companies test you on this but if they do it will be very basic spreadsheet stuff. With word they may ask you to type a letter then change things about, change the margin or set one before hand, and poss put a hyperlink in, that sort of thing,

I went for an interview 3 weeks ago and didnt know how to do hyperlinks, well the member of staff sitting next to me showed me how to do them, i laughed it off in the interview itself by saying how nervious you get when doing tests, the interviewer laughed with me I got the job. Most interviews are about personality as well as skills

typeonline.co.uk

this website will test your typing speed for you

good luck for the interview

Answer 5

computer work, typing speed, credit control, spreadsheets, cut & paste. internet, e-mail. - if you don't have up to date experience in this I wouldn't go for the interview as all the young people leaving school are 100% with IT. Good Luck.