mrpacijr

Finally took the test today and to my surprise it was pretty simple. I was a bit rushed during the Math section but overall I'm very confident I did excellent. The Reading Comprehension was also easy. No spatial relations or mech. aptitude at all. That was shocking in a way. Thanks again for all the help from everybody. And anyone with questions on the test just post and I'll be glad to help. My next question for everyone is what's next after I get the results??

Celtic

It's either another test

...this is like a dexterity test of some sort or another. Basically, you get a briefcase, when opened and laying down, has 48 +/- pegs on one side and equal amount of holes on the other side.

They will have you move the pegs from one side to the other in various configurations...the pegs have a white and a red end...sometimes they want all white ends showing, sometimes the red....do it left-handed a few times, right handed a few times. You're speed is "supposed" to increase with repetition.
One CAVEAT:: If a peg should get away from you and roll away ~ screw it! Keep moving the other pegs. If one rolls off on you and you spend ANY time retrieving it, you won't finish the test.


...or an interview.

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arichard21

HAHA! They must have moved me right past that part because I am so good.





I got a letter in about 2 weeks saying that I had passed the test and was scheduled for an interview. It was about a month between test and interview.

Celtic

Looks like that speed reading course really paid off :

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arichard21

Yes celtic, i did see that, but was commenting on the OTHER part of your post...

Celtic

You may still get a chance to play the peg game ...not all locals follow the same schedule.
From a cost savings POV, it may be cheaper to thin the flock of applicants by having the interview BEFORE the peg test.
The peg test would probably need to be proctored by a 3rd party testing group...and possibly "off-site" if the local cannot(or does not want) to host the event.

Up next in this series:
How to pee in a cup with grace and dignity, while someone is watching you touch yourself

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mrpacijr

lol, celtic you are a creative dude...okay when i get my letter in the next few weeks I'll get back to you guys to find out more information on that....in the meantime...thanks again for the preperation on the test!

arichard21

I hear that is the most fun part!

Chicagoguy

The locals I have tested for have started pulling hair samples instead of having you pee in a cup.. They are much more informative and go back much further that a urinalysis test... Be careful, a lot of people in the locals around here get dropped out of the process when the hair sample gets pulled. They don't realize that those tests can detect "substances" back 6-12 months. Not sure how they do it by you, but just a heads up just in case!

Celtic

The hair test is definitely more of a challenge to some.
....and shaving ones' head doesn't make the challenge go away - you will soon know the literal feeling of someone pulling on the short and curlies....
....deciding to slather yourself in "Nair" might help you today....but my understanding is the IBEW at the international level (IO) has/will be instituting MANDATORY drug testing for ALL members, every year with a 25% random sampling. This testing will be done at the local level.

So if one hasn't given up their "party like a rock star" ways....give it up now and save yourself the embarrassment or apply at Mickey D's as soon as you are able to say "Would you like cheese on that?" w/o a drug induced smile. (You can continue after Mickey D's has hired you)

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LawnGuyLandSparky

I enjoyed it...

LawnGuyLandSparky

If you slam the round peg into the square hole and bust the board apart, they'll hand you a foreman's ticket right then and there!

Celtic

Then you haven't heard about the physical


Totally unrelated, but it's a funny story ....


I was working for a company that required us to have annual physicals. After having done this routine for a number of years, it became just another mundane activity to break up the day's already mundane activities.
One of my co-workers gets called and sent down to "Examination room #3"
I get sent to Examination Room #2
The walls are really only partition walls and do not go to floor-to-ceiling.
After waiting for a few seconds for the Dr. to appear, me and my co-worker start talking to each other...loud enough that our voices carry over these partition type walls.
Finally the Dr. arrived in #3...I knew this because I could hear muffled voices and my co-worker was no longer taking part in "our" conversation.
All of sudden I heard - just as loud as our conversation had been: What? You're not gonna hold my balls and tell me to cough?
THEN I heard the door slam as the Dr. left room #3.

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Netsafe07b

so how many questions are on the test, math/other? and what type of algebra questions will be asked? I need to study some more on the math specifics of the test.

alca82

I took the test on November 30st. Basic math and functions, about 56-60 questions. Lots of questions with function graphics. But it was clearly stated in my letter: Algebra and Functions; Reading Comprehension.

Netsafe07b

60 total questions? or 60 math questions, along with the others?

Thanks for quick reply by the way, lol.

arichard21

My test had about 60 math questions and 30 english / reading conprehension.

Chicagoguy

My test was approx. 275 questions - Math, Math Reasoning, Sequences, Reading Comprehension, there was that hole in the folder paper part of the test and a mechanical comprehension section also... It seemed as if they wanted to put the pressure on people with a lot of questions in a short period of time to see how they handle the pressure...

john salyards

hey I dont know how it works there but here in wa. state if you have at least 4000 hrsw in the trade you doont have to take that test...

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Originally Posted by mrpacijr Hey everyone, I am trying to prepare for the IBEW Electrical Apprenticeship test at the end of this month. I'm kind of confused on what the test is made of. IBEW.org says its mainly reading comprehension and algebra. Some people have told me that it has Mechanical Aptitude and other things. I'm just trying to figure out what to study to pass this test. PLEASE HELP!!

Netsafe07b

Going in for my test Wed, 26th at 8AM, I JUST noticed on an adobe information sheet, that ETI sells a study guide for 14.00 or whatever, Just noticing this the day before the test, Should I have bought this or is it just the same as the sample questions given on the IBEW website?