Career Path > EEI Tests
SO/PD (Systems Operator/Power Dispatching Positions Selection System) Test
HydroDave63:
--- Quote from: Ryan_M on Feb 07, 2013, 08:20 ---Not sure what you mean by this.... I registered so I could post a question that I couldn't find the answers to in a search. This is annoying? Isn't this what forums are for?
Thanks for the links, I've read those already. The only bit in all those posts that comes close to what I'm asking is that the "SO/PD test is designed to be more rigorous and selective than the Plant Operator test". I've done a lot of googling on the subject over the last couple days and most are asking for sample tests (which I've already found), and others ask how it compares to other tests. I haven't done any of the other tests the comparison doesn't mean anything to me. The EEI site says the sample test should be completed in 2 hours, I just grazed the questions to see how many are there and 2 hours gives ~30 seconds per question. Am I to assume then this is an acceptable speed?
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The replying poster has taken both exams, as have I. Yes, speed is of the essence. Many say the SO/PD is harder.
MacGyver:
--- Quote from: Ryan_M on Feb 07, 2013, 08:20 ---Not sure what you mean by this.... I registered so I could post a question that I couldn't find the answers to in a search. This is annoying? Isn't this what forums are for?
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When will you take the test. Where (what company) will you take the test. What is your background.
We know WHO you are (screen name only). We don't have any other info to make any comparisons of your chances of success.
It's an aptitude test. Just come well rested and ready to "brang" your A game (just like the poster above me said ... I can't use his screen name due to new site management expectations).
And, for the record you should have registered and then you could use the NukeWorker search engine. Instead it looks like you registered and just fired away at starting a new topic. Which is normal these days. It's still annoying though.
Mac
Ryan_M:
Taking the test in 2 weeks and it's with Duke Energy. I'm an electrician with a specialty in high voltage. We built and maintained substations, I installed/configured/tested overcurrent relays, power quality analysis, arcflash analysis, made single line diagrams and construction drawing in autoCAD, Thermography scans, etc... Though I wasn't really asking "what my chances are" but feel free to share what you think.
Is there some 'code of secrecy' about this test that I'm asking someone to violate by asking questions? I've seen a lot of people asking questions and most people dance around it and don't give any direct answers. I used google for my searching and certainly most of the relevant results were posts from this site, when I registered i ran some searches and most if not all of the results were threads I already read through google's results which is why I posted. Sorry I don't mean to sound like a smart ass.
MacGyver:
--- Quote from: Ryan_M on Feb 07, 2013, 08:50 ---Taking the test in 2 weeks and it's with Duke Energy. I'm an electrician with a specialty in high voltage. We built and maintained substations, I installed/configured/tested overcurrent relays, power quality analysis, arcflash analysis, made single line diagrams and construction drawing in autoCAD, Thermography scans, etc... Though I wasn't really asking "what my chances are" but feel free to share what you think.
Is there some 'code of secrecy' about this test that I'm asking someone to violate by asking questions? I've seen a lot of people asking questions and most people dance around it and don't give any direct answers. I used google for my searching and certainly most of the relevant results were posts from this site, when I registered i ran some searches and most if not all of the results were threads I already read through google's results which is why I posted.
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Duke. Okay, you should be fine. Their standard for pass is relatively low. So, chances are better than most utilities.
No code of secrecy (sic). No worries about your post. We don't get a lot of so/pd talk. Most of use have taken it but don't work in that field. We know people but that ain't the same.
Be fast. That's my advice.
Mac
Ryan_M:
Thanks. I understand most here not working in a SO/PD position but here was really the only place I've seen this stuff discussed much, so I took a shot. BTW it looks like I fail already! The time guideline on the IEE website allots approx. 1 minute per question, not 30 seconds. 1 minute per question seems like a really slow pace but maybe I'll have a different opinion once I start the sample test and see the questions.
I guess that bodes well for me if Duke has "low standards" like you say, just hope their standards aren't equally as low when it comes to salary! :) I doubt I'll make as much as I did as an electrician but I hope it gets me close. Though I guess I should just concentrate on getting the job first.
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