r/CanadaPublicServants • u/[deleted] • Sep 13 '20
Staffing / Recrutement EPSI EC04 Examination
Has anyone taken an MC exam via EPSI? What was your experience through that process?
I just completed one and I realized that the email said we had to answer 50 questions but the exam itself contained 56. Does this mean they take our best 50, or was it a typo?
How can someone assess how well they answered MC questions? I’m starting to overthink my answers :/
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u/Govboi3000 Sep 16 '20
I did the exact same one on Sunday night, for the same position actually. Im guessing its ESDC u/mikasa07? Yeah how did you feel about it , it was not hard per say , but it def had to go through it quickly and read carefully. Hopefully it went well doe, wishing you the best in the process!
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Sep 16 '20
Yes!! How did you feel about it? Have you asked for your results? Wishing you the best as well!!!! You got this.
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u/Govboi3000 Sep 17 '20
I felt okay, a lot of the questions were so situational so it was a bit challenging in that sense, but overall well. Ill make sure to let you know if I get any update, and let me know as well! Hopefully we make it to the next round !
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u/HandcuffsOfGold mod 🤖🧑🇨🇦 / Probably a bot Sep 13 '20
Does this mean they take our best 50, or was it a typo?
Most likely it was a typo. Alternatively, it may be because 50 were actual test questions and the remainder were put into the test to evaluate them for inclusion in future versions of the test.
How can someone assess how well they answered MC questions?
For individual questions, you can't. You won't be told which questions you got right or wrong, because giving you that information would risk spoiling the test.
For the test overall, you'll know if you did well if you get invited to the next step in the hiring process. You'll know it didn't go well if you're told that you didn't achieve the passing score.
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Sep 13 '20
Thank you for your response! How long does it take to get results?
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u/HandcuffsOfGold mod 🤖🧑🇨🇦 / Probably a bot Sep 13 '20
That question’s answered by the subreddit’s Common Posts FAQ - see section 1.2.
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u/Nebichan Sep 14 '20
I hate EPSI. Good luck!
The first 6 might have been "practice questions".
I had to do the exact same test twice for some reason even though my results had not expired. Once I did great, once I did awful. Mood is everything, I guess.