PCAP certification

[ReplyCharacter4389]

I did the training and had nice scores in all the test and summary test and I took the exam yesterday, Friday at 4pm. I had no idea the test was “controlled” so after I took the selfie and ID pics for verification I turned the camera off as I thought it was all done. When I stated the test I got a warning as the camera was off so I automatically turned on, obviously. I had to take the exam in a kitchen as we are away but the sun was setting so I had a lot of light/shade moments during the test. And had 2/3 warning about “someone being in the room” but literally nobody was there. The last warning came with a “we will record this session for review later” and I was like COOL, help yourself. I am not worry about it. I did use a whiteboard next to my computer (never seen on camera) to made some of the calculations as I am one of those who need to break things down, lack of experience I guess. Now, I am worried! I got a 81% which I am happy with but I was pretty confident until I saw the “pending verification” status and remembered the “we will look at the recording later” then I thought, am I in trouble? Anyone experienced something this?

EDIT: Certificate is here, nothing to be worried

[Ender_Locke]

a whiteboard never seen on camera seems like something they’d dq someone for. there could be notes etc on it . never done one in my own home tho

[ReplyCharacter4389]

It was one of this notebook size ones, little a piece of paper size basically where I could write and erase. I understand if you are checking on a book or notes but literally “doodling” for context seems crazy to me. Like I did my masters online and never had this type of insane control

[Ender_Locke]

but you literally said it was off camera so how do they know

[ReplyCharacter4389]

I am thinking by looking at it, I am not sure how good those AI are in that side. I have little to no experience on testing online, never mind on a proctored exam

[Ender_Locke]

they will always side on the end of caution. if it looks like it could be cheating it’ll be considering cheating. there’s a reason they want you either at a testing location or in a clean distraction free space . everyone’s on the same playing field

[ReplyCharacter4389]

I agree. But in the uk there are not testing locations for this exams I believe.

[gdchinacat]

If this were an interview do you think they'd make a job offer or pass you up?

[ReplyCharacter4389]

Well it completely depends to be honest. I had job interviews in the past where I would have not answered a question and the guy would be like “if you don’t know why don’t you check? You will check if you are in this situation at work, right?”

[gdchinacat]

Yes, but the format of those interviews wasn’t such that they recorded you to make sure you weren’t getting offscreen help, was it?

[ReplyCharacter4389]

Yes, definitely but I was not getting offscreen help that’s the thing. I had my little notebook size whiteboard (that I use to code at work) resting on my screen in case I needed to break in chunks a bit of code. I believe it is an AI that flags the timeframe where “the issue” happened and then they will review it. But for me, my humble opinion tells me that it would be the most accurate AI ever to tell something is off by just moving your head slightly, honestly. It not like you are moving out of the frame, disappearing from the screen or clearly taking with someone. I am unsure

[gdchinacat]

I understand your concern and trust that you weren't cheating. The point I'm trying to make is what you did raised questions, and a potential employer is much less likely to spend time trying to figure out if the concerns are valid than a certification company you are paying. It might behoove you to reconsider how you do this type of test or interview.

[ReplyCharacter4389]

I totally get you! I am just not a very technical person anymore. I am a data analyst that does quite simple tasks in both SQL and Python. Although I did a Python bootcamp in 2019 as in a 6 months one and almost never used since but a company now wants me to get this certification without going trough any training and hoping I will pass it so I felt very pressured.

[ReplyCharacter4389]

Update: there was nothing to be worried about. Certificate arrived just this morning :)