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"**Coursework Help** (many people needed)"

This is for my Psychology coursework.
I need around 20 people to be my participants, so please just do this thing:

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The following advert was placed in a newspaper:


WANTED
Full-time secretary for busy office.
£15-18K / year. Experience required.
Ring Increm Insurance on 02392 458195 for details and requirements.


It was answered by the person below.
Please read the job application form through twice thoroughly.


NAME - Mary Newman
AGE - 25
QUALIFICATIONS - A-Levels in Maths, Accountancy and History
CURRENT STATUS - Working as a secretary / general assistant HG&Ts Law Office
PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE - 7 years working in call-centre, 2 years accountant.
HOBBIES AND INTERESTS - Badminton, hockey, socialising, writing.


Now answer these questions. On the scales 0 is the worst score and 20 is the best.


1) On a scale of 0-20, how likely do you think they are to get the job?

2) On a scale of 0-20, how good do you think they will be at the job?

4) On a scale of 0-20, how easily do you think they will fit into the workplace?

3) On a scale of 0-20, how often do you think they will take a day off work?


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Cheers
If you're really good, I'll tell you the results.

English_Bloke wrote:
> Memorandum! wrote:
> I don't see how you can be good at business studies without good
> English skills, to be honest.

Anyone can be good at business studies, just turn up to the class and you're likely to pass the silly thing...

Belldandy wrote:
> Out of interest how did someone manage to do 3 A Levels despite
> working full time since they were 16?

That's what I said.

:)

Belldandy wrote:
> English_Bloke wrote:
> Memorandum! wrote:
> I don't see how you can be good at business studies without good
> English skills, to be honest.
>
> Anyone can be good at business studies, just turn up to the class and
> you're likely to pass the silly thing...

Okay, I suppose that's true for GCSE, but A-Level Business Studies is a different story. If you aren't good at analysing points, discussing, arguing points and generally explaining things, there is NO chance of you passing it.

I was still sixteen when I finished my A-levels, by a month or so. I'm a year ahead with a late birthday, which isn't that unusual.

Anyway, my answers:

1) On a scale of 0-20, how likely do you think they are to get the job?

14

2) On a scale of 0-20, how good do you think they will be at the job?

17

4) On a scale of 0-20, how easily do you think they will fit into the workplace?

18

3) On a scale of 0-20, how often do you think they will take a day off work?

10

How does that work? I'll be 17 when I finish my A-Levels, and if I'd been born 5 days later I'd be in the year below.

Meh. I don't really care.

My birthday is July 7, and my A-levels finished in early June. September 1st is/was the cut-off between year groups.

Memorandum! wrote:
> Okay, I suppose that's true for GCSE, but A-Level Business Studies is
> a different story. If you aren't good at analysing points,
> discussing, arguing points and generally explaining things, there is
> NO chance of you passing it.

So like I said, turn up to the class and you'll pass. Surely anyone whose managed to get on an A Level course can analyse, discuss, argue and explain things ? Or am I overestimating the capability of the average 16 year old school leaver ? Probably...

Agree with Belldandy on this one, A-level business studies is a bit of a joke.

I seem to remember it was the course everyone applied for if they couldn't find three 'proper' A-levels which they were capable of doing...

I'm sure A-Level General Studies was even more of a joke.

Yep too right, I did it along with 3 other A Levels - none of us ever had a class in it bar a few on politics, the whole class scored mostly A grades for the exam and coursework, still it's not like we had to go to classes in it, and it was an extra thing to bung on the CV.