Okay, so I was recently contacted by a nurse recruiter for a local hospital about an ED Tech job. I was thrilled since I have been wanting this particular job for the part 3-4 years.
So everything is going well and she wants to schedule an interview for the following week, but I have to complete a screening test.
This had the typical personality, reading, and math questions. Math and reading about 1 min per question timed. Except-- I came across one of the 7 or so math questions they had and this was it (verbatim):
If the measure, in degrees, of the three angles of a triangle are x, x+10, and 2x-6, the triangle must be...
a)iscosceles
b)equalateral
c)right
d)scalene
Honestly, I've only been out of high school for about 5 years, but what on earth!!?! I could not remember how to do this. Nevertheless, I did not get to schedule an interview because I got this wrong. The other questions were basic +/- x/dividing, decimals, etc. that were very simple and straightforward that I definitely got right.
My big question: How does this question adequately screen whether or not someone is a good fit for an ED Tech job?
I would appreciate any thoughts
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