NTN FireTEAM Results and Feedback

[u/SoCJaguar]

Posting my results here for additional data points for folks interested.

I am not sure if these results are good enough for most departments or not but I took the test to get a feel for it should I need to improve in the next six months.

I was quite disappointed by my math result as I thought I did quite well but am unsure if my math was flawed or what really happened there. Likewise for mechanical I thought I did better but I knew of two or so questions I was on the fence about. I found the HR portion easy if you have worked in customer service before or are a volunteer firefighter.

I took the two extended practices tests offered by NTN and felt they did help quite a lot in preparing for the test.

If you were a recruiter would you pass over me due to the math score?

[u/JohnPorkizAwezome]

Not a recruiter, but did you study on Mechanical and what did you do to prepare?

[u/SoCJaguar → u/JohnPorkizAwezome]

Just the practice tests.

[u/ComfortablePlate7469]

Probably need to get the math up buddy

[u/SoCJaguar → u/ComfortablePlate7469]

That’s what I figured. Go figure I’m a developer by trade yet flunked math in school.

[u/ComfortablePlate7469 → u/SoCJaguar]

I think we really just need to memorize our 50’a tables and we will be good

[u/ReporterWonderful136]

Dumbest test ever and means absolutely nothing in my opinion

[u/SoCJaguar → u/ReporterWonderful136]

I’d agree, took it just for the experience. 

[u/Cute_Cartoonist_9997]

Was the mechanical portion similar to the prep in the way that it was mostly just observing the factory ? Or was there more of that circuit/leverage type of stuff? I feel like the observation part is easy so I’m hoping that’s what it mostly consists of.

[u/JohnPorkizAwezome → u/Cute_Cartoonist_9997]

Not quite there’s a lot more on the test. Just basic knowledge on tools and pipes/gears. Memorization is important.