Apua!!! Henkiökohtaiseen soveltuvuustesti

[Tempusfugit]

Hi everyone,

I am lucky enough to be included the final 6 candidates for the position of Nuoriso- ja vapaa-ajan ohjaaja, the employers (Helsinki City) stressed that they were looking for applicants with an immigrant background in order to work with youths of an immigrant background. There were 114 applicants in total, so I feel very lucky to have got as far as I have. I have managed to get through the group interview, as well as the individual interview, this is a big surprise for me as my current level of Finnish is only Yki taso 3. On the day of interview there were 12 of us from varying backgrounds, native Finns, native Finns with one parent coming from abroad etc. In the Final 6 there are only 2 of us who are true immagrants, having been born and raised in another country, culture.

The add stipulated that they were hoping to fill 2-3 positions, so I figure I have around a 50% chance of landing a position. However, and that is a very big HOWEVER, The final selection stage is a Henkiökohtaiseen soveltuvuustesti at Suomen Psykologikeskus here in Helsinki on Monday. 2 things are worrying me! Firstly I feel that both I and the other immigrant candidate are at a distinct disadvantage due to language skills in comparison to the remaining 4 candidates who were born and raised in Finland. I called Suomen Psykologikeskus to express my concerns over this and they said they would take into consideration the fact that Im a non native Finn. I asked if I might use a Finnish-English dictionary during the tests which they said was ok but advised against it as the tests are timed and the use of a dictionary would slow me down.

My second concern is that I have never taken part in this kind of test before, neither in English or Finnish and feel completely in the dark over what to expect. We have been informed that the test will take 3 hours.

I guess what Im trying to say is that I feel completely ill at ease with the idea of going up against native speakers in the final 6 simply because they have the language advantage. What I f I dont understand instructions, questions, possible interview?


Any input advice greatly appreciated!

Tempus.

[Upphew]

They pick your brain, not your language skills. If you don't have enough skills to understand/to be understood they can't figure out what kind of person you are.

[sister Yasmeen]

As I know they just try to figure are you so-called "hyvä tyyppi". Your Finnish might not be perfect but YOU might be (to they job). So just relax and try to be your self.

Luck to you!