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Old 12-07-2010, 06:19 PM   #1
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Default Aptitude test (Energex)

Hey guys, ive scored myself a interview with energex and i guess this is the first step

What am i in for, this is for a apprenticeship for the Jan 2011 Intake...

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Old 12-07-2010, 06:26 PM   #2
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I used to work in that industry.
Assuming you are looking at electrical fitter mechanic.

Learn a bit about electricity particularly how and where it is generated, how it is distributed, the voltages of the lines, what Energex does and where it does it (as opposed to Ergon).

Maths is another one, E=IR, I2R rules, power factor, AC & DC etc.

Good luck with it.
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Old 12-07-2010, 06:56 PM   #3
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when i started with energyAustralia i had to sit an entry exam - maths, trigonometry, etc with no calculator.

then i had an interview - just general questions about electricity, what voltages at the powerpoint, etc, and a quick skill test to see if you could use a screw driver and also identify wire colours, and common sense questions to see if i was suited to a 'trade' field.

then it was medical time and after that i was in..


this was to get in as a lineworker apprentice.

good luck with it.
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I'll add a half-useful post just by saying that I and most people here in AFF wish you the best in securing an apprenticeship with Energex.
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The aptitude test will just test you on different area's. Its pretty much like an IQ test. I've done a few of them and some are more difficult then others. It normally tests you on your English, maths, mechanical aptitude, problem solving and patterns.
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As above, but they also sometimes bring out some cables, switches, fuses etc. and ask you to identify and explain how they work. A friend and his brother work for Energex and went through the apprenticship program. This mate also set the boot of his skyline on fire because he didn't wire an amp up properly, so I assume its not that difficult.
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You can practice using tests like these on the net.

http://www.forddoctorsdts.com/quizze...nicalAptitude/
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As above, but they also sometimes bring out some cables, switches, fuses etc. and ask you to identify and explain how they work. A friend and his brother work for Energex and went through the apprenticship program. This mate also set the boot of his skyline on fire because he didn't wire an amp up properly, so I assume its not that difficult.
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Good luck on the test mate, i've done some aptitude tests for a few government organisations and they vary great. The ones i was doing were more pattern recognition and problem solving.
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aight did the test today, i can say its not somethign you can really study for

There were no bringing out cables blah blah blah it was just a multi choice test, didnt exactly have enough time to finish each section (3 of) so that may kick me in the butt :(

Thanks for all your advise folks, hopefully im one of the 250 they select from the 1400 to make it to a interview!
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Hey guys, ive scored myself a interview with energex and i guess this is the first step

What am i in for, this is for a apprenticeship for the Jan 2011 Intake...
After tucking Crocks into bed an apprenticeship will be boooooring!!

Getting too old for excitement Mick ?
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After tucking Crocks into bed an apprenticeship will be boooooring!!

Getting too old for excitement Mick ?
haha so true, but second year apprentice wages will pay better then "tucking crocs into bed"

maybe you could teach me to drive trucks mate haha
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aight did the test today, i can say its not somethign you can really study for

There were no bringing out cables blah blah blah it was just a multi choice test, didnt exactly have enough time to finish each section (3 of) so that may kick me in the butt :(

Thanks for all your advise folks, hopefully im one of the 250 they select from the 1400 to make it to a interview!
My bad must be during the interview stage they test your knowledge a bit more. Good luck mate, nothing like getting paid double time evrytime it rains.
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Good luck with getting an interview mate. What sort of apprenticeship you trying to get. I finished a Lineworker's apprenticeship two years ago.
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haha so true, but second year apprentice wages will pay better then "tucking crocs into bed"
What ? I thought that would have paid good money!
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Good luck with getting an interview mate. What sort of apprenticeship you trying to get. I finished a Lineworker's apprenticeship two years ago.

electrical fitter mechanic., but they will also enter us into the running if a linesman position comes up.

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What ? I thought that would have paid good money!
Thats the thing with that place, they think the staff are privileged to have a job there so they pay them a pittance.
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Old 28-07-2011, 09:59 PM   #16
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hey i am booked in for the same test on monday, how many do u have to get right to pass?
and can u give me some heads up by any chance

thanks
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but they will also enter us into the running if a linesman position comes up.
I wouldn't move to Wichita, have you seen winter there? Brrrrrrrrr.

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An old Telstra trick used during their suitability selection process is to walk you around showing you this and that and babbling on about a whole bunch of seemingly irrelevant stuff. They'd sit you down and then ask you specific questions about the guided tour...
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Hey Zed7fiddy, how'd you go mate, you get the apprenticship
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hey i am booked in for the same test on monday, how many do u have to get right to pass?
and can u give me some heads up by any chance

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not sure how energex works.

i did the aptitude test for NSW Railways a few years ago and it involved maths, english, and other things.. it went for hours and was split up into each subject and timed.. ie maths for an hour, enlish for an hour, etc.. i think i was offered a job, but can't remember as it was ages ago and i didn't take it

i also did the test for Energy australia (for a lineworker position) and from memory it was maths based, trigonometry, algebra (i think), etc. i must have 'passed' it because i have been there since 2004.

i'm not sure if there is a pass mark as such or if they just know how many people they need and take the top people to fill the number of spots.

if you go well enough at the test you get an interview. the interview went for an hour or more and was to gauge your electrical knowledge and experiences (life and work). i don't know how old you are, but in my year of the apprenticeship we had guys straight out of school through to 40 year old guys looking for a change, and all ages in between.

to give you an idea of numbers there were 25 people in my year (just in linework) and the last few years there have been nearly 50 each year. i don't know if energex is hiring in the same numbers.

good luck with the test
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There is not a certain amount of questions in an aptitude test you have to get right, it is also about how many you attempt, and how many you get right.

Think if this was for a lineworker. Do you want 100% accuracy, or 100 attempted jobs?

Down here in Vic, I work for SP AusNet as an Electrical Tester Trainee, and our aptitude tests take both accuracy and attempts into account. But the interview is where you shine. As flappist said, get as much info about the company and the job as possible, it all helps.
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hey i am booked in for the same test on monday, how many do u have to get right to pass?
and can u give me some heads up by any chance

thanks
I know, I know. Old post but I'm going for this testing early next month and I'd like a heads up on what type of questions they ask...
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