CIA Brainbench testing

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   Hey everyone, 

Does anyone know specifics about the CIA brainbench testing? How well do you have to do to "pass it"? Is there something like a "cutoff" for wrong answers for the cognitive abilities portion? Do all applicants take it? 

Any help is appreciated. 

Thanks!

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alpha Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 11 Jul 2009 Posts: 212	Post Options Post Reply Quote alpha Report Post Quote Reply Topic: CIA Brainbench testing Posted: 26 Oct 2009 at 1:26pm
	Hey everyone, Does anyone know specifics about the CIA brainbench testing? How well do you have to do to "pass it"? Is there something like a "cutoff" for wrong answers for the cognitive abilities portion? Do all applicants take it? Any help is appreciated. Thanks!

PG131389 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 21 Sep 2009 Posts: 218	Post Options Post Reply Quote PG131389 Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 26 Oct 2009 at 1:30pm
	If you look at the Brainbench.com website, they give you a sample report. I assume you have to fit the requirements on what the Agency is looking for. That could be some help in trying to get clues...

fed2010 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Rookie Joined: 07 Oct 2009 Posts: 40	Post Options Post Reply Quote fed2010 Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 26 Oct 2009 at 5:02pm
	They don't give you any feedback on it. Just take it and hope for the best. Honestly, the best thing to do is stop worrying about your application status. Otherwise you are going to drive yourself crazy thinking about all the tests in processing and the BI.

alpha Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 11 Jul 2009 Posts: 212	Post Options Post Reply Quote alpha Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 26 Oct 2009 at 5:45pm
	I'm just a little stressed because I was told I'm going to find out sometime this week whether I did well enough on it to get to the interview phase.

fed2010 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Rookie Joined: 07 Oct 2009 Posts: 40	Post Options Post Reply Quote fed2010 Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 26 Oct 2009 at 5:58pm
	Intel jobs are like the military, you hurry up and wait. Your HR rep will tell you to call in two weeks for an update, but not return your call for another 2 after that. You will take a polygraph and be told that everything looks good but then be told 3 weeks later that you need to come in again. Or, you will be told to call back in two weeks, only to get a call 3 hours later. It's all a giant frustrating game. Waits of over a year are not uncommon.

flyers29 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Advisor Joined: 03 Jul 2008 Posts: 152	Post Options Post Reply Quote flyers29 Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 26 Oct 2009 at 7:58pm
	I'm surprised you're getting this much feedback from the CIA. Are you hounding the HR people or something?

PG131389 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 21 Sep 2009 Posts: 218	Post Options Post Reply Quote PG131389 Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 26 Oct 2009 at 11:16pm
	They probably treat Students nicer.

alpha Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 11 Jul 2009 Posts: 212	Post Options Post Reply Quote alpha Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 27 Oct 2009 at 5:42am
	quote: Originally posted by flyers29: I'm surprised you're getting this much feedback from the CIA. Are you hounding the HR people or something? No, I'm actually not. The person called me first, told me to call back and I did. The person also told me to call them back if I don't hear anything in a week. [This message was edited by alpha on October 27, 2009 at 08:50 AM.]

tmb1313 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 14 Jul 2009 Posts: 15	Post Options Post Reply Quote tmb1313 Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 27 Oct 2009 at 6:29am
	ok so I took the brainbench stuff too, here is what would happen, i would answer question 1, then 2, all the way up to question 10, then it would skip back to question 3, give me 5 sec to reanswer this question, then it would skip ahead to question 15, i'd have 3 min to answer that, then skip back to question 8, give me 3 sec to reanswer that. it was very confusing, i asked for feedback from the recruiter but didn't get any. I answered all 30 questions but i had to reanswer the majority of them. Anybody else have this happen? I had a solid internet connection, so no problems there...

alpha Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 11 Jul 2009 Posts: 212	Post Options Post Reply Quote alpha Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 27 Oct 2009 at 6:35am
	Yours could have been a slightly different test. Maybe one that tests your short-term memory? I think I've heard of some like that, but I don't know for sure. I would definitely try to get a straight answer from your recruiter about that though. You don't want to have some malfunctioning online test prevent you from getting a job. How long ago did you take your tests? Was there a writing portion to yours? And have you heard anything regarding the outcome/scores? [This message was edited by alpha on October 27, 2009 at 09:56 AM.]