OK! Another position test comes up!

[roseembolism]

I just got word that I've been accepted to take the test for an Appraiser position for Santa Clara County.

This is the first step in the process for getting a job as an Appraiser for SCC...and unlike the test for the library position (which I heard about the night before), this time I have over two weeks notice before the test. That's time enough to actually do some studying and be prepared. So, it's time to hit the library and do my homework. This time, I'm going to go into the test prepared and ready.

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[silverstreak.livejournal.com]

OK congrats! We need to talk, definitely. If nothing else, over the phone will work. I don't want to post my number here but slothman or dierdremoon have my number so call them to get it.

But basically, you can go to any bookstore and go to the section where they sell books to help take standardized tests and pick one up for taking the California Appraiser test. It will not be for the county test and it has a lot of things in it that you will NOT need but it will be useful.

In particular, you need to read the sections covering the math involved, specifically how to calculate areas and how to do simple profit and percentage questions. I believe their may be a couple compound interest questions as well. This is a big part of the test. DO NOT BRING A CALCULATOR! They provide all materials and the calculator is a simple one so don't rely on a programmable.

The rest of the test is reading comprehension. Reading a section of text, one is a legal description of a property, and then answering questions that have you infer a lot of things from what you read. Do not kid yourself, this is a HARD test. But doing well on it is VERY important.

Good job on the first step and call me for more info. Woot!

[roseembolism.livejournal.com]

Thanks! We definitely do need to talk- in the meantime, I will be checking out the appraiser tests from the public library and bookstores.

Fortunately one of my strong suits is calculation, including area and compound interest (I tend to keep my hand in through my hobbies, oddly enough). I also tend to do well in these sorts of tests- but the library test gave me notice that these tests are very difficult (note to self: get adequate sleep on the day of the test).

And thanks again- I'm determined I will come through this with flying colors.

[silverstreak.livejournal.com]

Oh, and I am looking forward to having someone else here that I can talk game talk with! The group is nice but all "mundanes". I need my game talk fix sometimes. hehe

[deirdremoon.livejournal.com]

Huzzah! Best of luck on both, mi amigo.

[etoilenoir959.livejournal.com]

Party hard with those books ^_-

[racerxmachina.livejournal.com]

Yeeee! *sproink* sproink* sproink*

doing good luck dance

dansu
dansu
dansu

I'll be checking to make sure you're studying, you realize. Bounce math questions off of me, I'll be sure... be sure....
OK, I'll tip my head quizzically, like a Golden retriever who's been asked what she thinks about the role of Serbian intertribal conflict in the start of World War I...
but like the retriever, I will love you devotedly. :D

[roseembolism.livejournal.com]

What I say:

"OK, so if I take a cookie, and I transect this cookie so that one vertice lies on the cookie's edge and the other..."

What RxM hears:

"Blah blah blah COOKIE blah blah COOKIE blabh blah blah COOKIE blah blah..."

I appreciate the help anyway (and you can still bounce your needle-stuff questions off me). :-)

[racerxmachina.livejournal.com]

Cookie?!! Cookie where?!