It was like college days again last wednesday. I felt like I have thousands of butterflies in my stomach and I was fidgeting as I was about to take my compentency exam at the Canadian Embassy.
The personnel who called me said that the exam would comprise of general information and stock knowledge. And so, I tried my best to read some things about Canada and about the embassy for the general information. As for stock knowledge, I didn't review, after all it's supposed to be knowledge that is stocked...(?) [hope it made sense]
Exam day: I finally understand why the personnel wanted me to be 30 minutes prior to my exam, it was because of the long queue for security checks at the embassy. Security was really tight and it should be since that building was mostly comprised of foreign embassies, which means there are diplomats and expats. After completing the security checks, we were asked to proceed to the examination area where almost 50 of us took the exam.
The personnel was kind enough to explain the procedures of the exam and that the exam aims to check our competencies to work locally for the embassy. The exam was mostly reading comprehension, which I found kinda difficult because I was pressured about the time since it was only 50 minutes. There was actually a point in the exam wherein I found myself stucked on a certain number.
Overall, the exam was easy, but for someone who hasn't been taking exams for the last 4 years, I found it quite difficult. I'm still thankful though, that God has given me this opportunity to exercise my mind and thinking abilities.
So, did i pass the exam? I don't have the results yet... i'll find out soon!
