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Posted: 27 Oct 2009 at 6:40am

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Posted: 27 Oct 2009 at 6:42am

took mine on Sept 17, i asked her explicitly about the testing problems, she just said she received the outcomes and would check it, nothing about if it should have been like that or not. i did have a writing portion, reading three/four reports and writing a summary on what further action should be taken. everything was faxed in on Sept 17th but i havent heard back anything.
your experience with this?

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Posted: 27 Oct 2009 at 6:48am

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Folks, the CIA doesn't answer any inquiries! Emails, phone calls, nothing!

I'm going go ahead and disagree with that.

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took mine on Sept 17, i asked her explicitly about the testing problems, she just said she received the outcomes and would check it, nothing about if it should have been like that or not. i did have a writing portion, reading three/four reports and writing a summary on what further action should be taken. everything was faxed in on Sept 17th but i havent heard back anything.
your experience with this?

Yours were faxed? Mine were all taken and submitted online. Other than that, yes, the writing part seems the same I think.

If she didn't seem alarmed by your description of the test, then I would assume that it was supposed to be like that, as strange as it sounds.

If you have a contact's phone number maybe you should call them again and just check on your status?

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Posted: 27 Oct 2009 at 6:54am

i was contacted via email, told to take the brainbench tests, submit writing samples, cover letter, transcripts via fax within 7 days from the email date and then if they were interested i would be contacted in 45-60 days.
I don't think much will come from this, like posts above it is probably best to forget and if contacted then great.
this recruiter has been pretty good about getting back to emails, haven't contacted her in about 2 months though.

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Posted: 27 Oct 2009 at 7:17am

So in your case, you were a normal applicant that took the test, you didn't get an e-mail before that would perhaps indicate you made it to another tier?

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Posted: 27 Oct 2009 at 7:29am

no indication of getting to the next level of recruitment. just said they were interested and to submit documents.
I applied before they initiated their new application system, that may be why i was asked to provide these additional documents.. not really sure

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Posted: 27 Oct 2009 at 8:54am

Mine was a little different. They first emailed me to submit additional materials, as you described, then about 3 weeks later i got the email to take the tests. Now I'm just waiting for a call with some good news.

If they request a phone interview, I wonder if it would be okay for me to volunteer to come in for a face to face instead? I would feel more comfortable face to face, and it's not a far drive. Hmmm. I guess I'm getting a little ahead of myself now though.

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	took mine on Sept 17, i asked her explicitly about the testing problems, she just said she received the outcomes and would check it, nothing about if it should have been like that or not. i did have a writing portion, reading three/four reports and writing a summary on what further action should be taken. everything was faxed in on Sept 17th but i havent heard back anything. your experience with this?

alpha Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Advisor Joined: 11 Jul 2009 Posts: 183	Post Options Post Reply Quote alpha Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 27 Oct 2009 at 6:48am
	quote: Originally posted by impatient: Folks, the CIA doesn't answer any inquiries! Emails, phone calls, nothing! I'm going go ahead and disagree with that. quote: Originally posted by tmb1313: took mine on Sept 17, i asked her explicitly about the testing problems, she just said she received the outcomes and would check it, nothing about if it should have been like that or not. i did have a writing portion, reading three/four reports and writing a summary on what further action should be taken. everything was faxed in on Sept 17th but i havent heard back anything. your experience with this? Yours were faxed? Mine were all taken and submitted online. Other than that, yes, the writing part seems the same I think. If she didn't seem alarmed by your description of the test, then I would assume that it was supposed to be like that, as strange as it sounds. If you have a contact's phone number maybe you should call them again and just check on your status?

tmb1313 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 14 Jul 2009 Posts: 11	Post Options Post Reply Quote tmb1313 Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 27 Oct 2009 at 6:54am
	i was contacted via email, told to take the brainbench tests, submit writing samples, cover letter, transcripts via fax within 7 days from the email date and then if they were interested i would be contacted in 45-60 days. I don't think much will come from this, like posts above it is probably best to forget and if contacted then great. this recruiter has been pretty good about getting back to emails, haven't contacted her in about 2 months though.

PG131389 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 21 Sep 2009 Posts: 201	Post Options Post Reply Quote PG131389 Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 27 Oct 2009 at 7:17am
	So in your case, you were a normal applicant that took the test, you didn't get an e-mail before that would perhaps indicate you made it to another tier?

tmb1313 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 14 Jul 2009 Posts: 11	Post Options Post Reply Quote tmb1313 Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 27 Oct 2009 at 7:29am
	no indication of getting to the next level of recruitment. just said they were interested and to submit documents. I applied before they initiated their new application system, that may be why i was asked to provide these additional documents.. not really sure

alpha Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Advisor Joined: 11 Jul 2009 Posts: 183	Post Options Post Reply Quote alpha Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 27 Oct 2009 at 8:54am
	Mine was a little different. They first emailed me to submit additional materials, as you described, then about 3 weeks later i got the email to take the tests. Now I'm just waiting for a call with some good news. If they request a phone interview, I wonder if it would be okay for me to volunteer to come in for a face to face instead? I would feel more comfortable face to face, and it's not a far drive. Hmmm. I guess I'm getting a little ahead of myself now though.