Topic: 2012 ExxonMobil Engineering Recruitment (Trainee and Experienced Professionals)

Originally Posted by ik4milan

The numerical reasoning was simple, even without a calculator. I was able to finish all the numerical questions in 15minutes. The abstract was also simple. To me, the only difficult part in Dragnet test is the verbal. Though I was able to read all the passages, but I can say much about the verbal. No passage was repeated in my verbal. My verbal, numerical and abstract are all new to me. Let's hope in God for success.

Interesting... You my friend are one lucky dude... Really you divided 1.5million with 123.5 and all the rest, Genius!!! ...Aside the nonsense of not using a calculator for an exam that was clearly designed for people to use calculators, it was not bad...

@bolded: That's very strange... From the template, I think dragnet only has 8comprehensions so it is possible to getting a combo entirely new. As for the Abstract, I completely doubt it being new joor...

For the most part the questions in the numerical section could be solved without a calculator. Another minor few could be deduced from the various figures given. But when i got stranded i used the calculator installed in the system. For the first time in three weeks i saw different numerical questions. They also repeated close to 8 even questions in the abstract section that i had seen from the first Mobil and chevron but i don't think it was in anyway an advantage to me. If i missed the first two times i did it chances are it would still happen again. I just don't understand how i had to do the same essay questions from numbers 5-20. I was very scared until i logged on now to see that a handful of people experienced same. In a nutshell i think Dragnet sh*tty. But they would have to wait for me to do the Chevron facilities test before they get their acts right.

^ ^ LOLZZZZ!!!! It's true let them wait till after the Chevron test next week before they get their act together coz I have memorized all Dragnet answers after writing for the past 20 years...

Originally Posted by Oblongatar

For the most part the questions in the numerical section could be solved without a calculator. Another minor few could be deduced from the various figures given. But when i got stranded i used the calculator installed in the system. For the first time in three weeks i saw different numerical questions. They also repeated close to 8 even questions in the abstract section that i had seen from the first Mobil and chevron but i don't think it was in anyway an advantage to me. If i missed the first two times i did it chances are it would still happen again. I just don't understand how i had to do the same essay questions from numbers 5-20. I was very scared until i logged on now to see that a handful of people experienced same. In a nutshell i think Dragnet sh*tty. But they would have to wait for me to do the Chevron facilities test before they get their acts right.

Woahh! Calculator installed in the system?!! Nigerians are sharp!!! LOL! Always looking for new ways to beat the system.

Originally Posted by storckTL87

Woahh! Calculator installed in the system?!! Nigerians are sharp!!! LOL! Always looking for new ways to beat the system.

They told us that wrote together yesterday that anyone caught using the Calculator on the system will be disqualified from the whole process. I had to close the Calculator on my PC that I had opened and run some test calculations...

Originally Posted by Akan A1

They told us that wrote together yesterday that anyone caught using the Calculator on the system will be disqualified from the whole process. I had to close the Calculator on my PC that I had opened and run some test calculations...

Those backing the entrance have no chance at all... Any attempt to do that you are joking with those dudes... Mehn, it was like a war zone in there.. Good luck to all those who used the system calc, altho I expected them to ve knocked it off... Imagine some of those systems even have internet access... How irritating

Originally Posted by Ufuoma77

Those backing the entrance have no chance at all... Any attempt to do that you are joking with those dudes... Mehn, it was like a war zone in there.. Good luck to all those who used the system calc, altho I expected them to ve knocked it off... Imagine some of those systems even have internet access... How irritating

Dragnet have really got some work and deep soul searching to do... If you want to retain the Oil majors, you need to do a diligent job not all those Knee Jerk reaction... bring this, no don't bring and they go on and on and on... *Speechless*

@tripple c, u have a very salient point there. It is indeed arguable dat remembering dat uv previously tackled a problem puts u in a bit of a corner especially when u attempt 2 recall the answer.

But for me personally, plz let them give me repeated questions. I don't have a problem remembring the figures in the numerical section. So an answer like 1/2 or 25,000 shouldn't be a stretch to recall - xpecially when the test is taken not more than 5 days from the new one.

About the no-calculator issue, the basic truth is that those problems can be solved without a calculator. For those rare and seemingly indivisible problems, a good way to tackle them is to approximate reasonably and choose the closest. But again i must admit that one of d problems provided a bit of a drag. When two answers were (something .50 and .75)
and i already approximated to the nearest whole. However, truth is those problems can be solved without any calculators.

And contrary 2 news flying round, fact is no candidate used calculators. I was for the 9am batch, and before we were about starting armed with our calculators, we were told to hand them in.

Folks tried to argue but the Chams personnels said that it was a directive from Mobil. And truth be told no one in the U.K wrote with a calc. when they sat for theirs. (this is a first hand fact from a guy that wrote in the U.k and not just a guess).

Dragnet plz give people more questions for a fairer competition. I don't want sef coz I hope i don't have to write more. My gr8 job is at hand, Amen!

Goodluck!

today EXMB 2012 is the best dragnet test,i have ever done... I was smiling thru out,all the sections was just too easy,i think dragnet has fallen,i did not prepare as i normally do before but i just known the answers.the no calculator policy is a good step. Why? It made the maths so easy,just use ur eyes and calculate,for the english,i just went to the questions(believe me),and the last section,abstract was just like primary school examples,i had extra time to return back to dragnet... In everything i thank God,for a test i just read few books and very short time to prepare for,i was able to smile out....then my chevron next week with just be the unthinkable...
My sceret is very simple,went online and looked for ebooks not from the company main sites but from online greeks and hackers,made cyber friends and they just supply me materials to read,i now have abt 270 ebooks,for the EXMB 2012 test,i read only 3 books...i'm planning to read more before my chervon test...
Always know its takes money and time to make money,there are alot of things the internet have in stock.only if u know what to look for..

Originally Posted by solidarehome

@tripple c, u have a very salient point there. It is indeed arguable dat remembering dat uv previously tackled a problem puts u in a bit of a corner especially when u attempt 2 recall the answer.

But for me personally, plz let them give me repeated questions. I don't have a problem remembring the figures in the numerical section. So an answer like 1/2 or 25,000 shouldn't be a stretch to recall - xpecially when the test is taken not more than 5 days from the new one.

About the no-calculator issue, the basic truth is that those problems can be solved without a calculator. For those rare and seemingly indivisible problems, a good way to tackle them is to approximate reasonably and choose the closest. But again i must admit that one of d problems provided a bit of a drag. When two answers were (something .50 and .75)
and i already approximated to the nearest whole. However, truth is those problems can be solved without any calculators.

And contrary 2 news flying round, fact is no candidate used calculators. I was for the 9am batch, and before we were about starting armed with our calculators, we were told to hand them in.

Folks tried to argue but the Chams personnels said that it was a directive from Mobil. And truth be told no one in the U.K wrote with a calc. when they sat for theirs. (this is a first hand fact from a guy that wrote in the U.k and not just a guess).

Dragnet plz give people more questions for a fairer competition. I don't want sef coz I hope i don't have to write more. My gr8 job is at hand, Amen!

Goodluck!

I totally agree with you bro, first those questions can be tackled within the time without a calc...though a few are really nutty when you expect someone to choose btw answers separated by just one digit.

as per the second highlight, again you are very correct cos for everyone in the UK centre at Twickenham, no one used a calculator...it infuriated us that our colleagues in Naija were using calculator, but I guess for once there seems to be a level playing ground in this aspect.

but again incompetence is inexcusable, and Dragnet has to step up their game, more questions, more questions and more questions...for crying out loud, you can write shl online in a space of 2 weeks for 2 diff companies and you will get totally diff set of questions. If you have literarily pushed shl out of the market and your market share is constantly increasing...then know that getting to the top may be easy, staying there and maintaining an if possible increasing your lead is not 'beans' (if it is try and cook it, u'll have to wait for hours, loool). You cannot continue doing same things and expect diff results, thats insanity

We have all it takes to give the world quality product and service in Naija, lets play our part...no matter how small we think it is.

One love peeps!!!

Originally Posted by Triple-C

then you my friend are a blessed and highly favoured man...See you at the top, its never crowded up there!

cos the distraction of seeing repeated questions is something else, your brain will keep trying to fool you into remembering the answers while you are still being conscious that something may or could have been changed...this is a big dilemma

Very true!