Did bad in stage 1 of imbellus do i have any chance?

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New answer on Jul 04, 2021
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Anonymous A asked on Jul 03, 2021

Hello,

I took the imbellus test today, and i believe that i didnt do well in the ecosystem part (i believe one species didnt get its food only), however on the second part i am not sure how do i know that i preformed well? (it told me that the plant survived all rounds and moved me to second part)

Will really appreciate hearing some cases of preforming bad in one stage and still getting an interview.

Thanks.

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Francesco
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replied on Jul 04, 2021
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Hi there,

It depends.

Some offices are not even using the Imbellus as screening alone. So, for those offices you can definitely move forward even with some mistakes in the Ecosystem Management game.

In terms of the second game, you should resist ideally 15+ turns in each of the 3 rounds, the longer the better.

I know cases where the candidate didn’t perform perfectly in the Ecosystem Game and still managed to pass.

In any case, this is out of your control now, so, although I understand is frustrating, the only thing you can do now is to wait and if applicable continue the prep for the other companies.

Best,

Francesco

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Florian
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Hey there,

Agree with Ian here. Hard to tell from the outside.

Of course, your odds would be better if you had succeeded in the first game as well. However, Imbellus tracks more than 100 parameters other than the outcome score.

Let us know the result!

Cheers,

Florian

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Anonymous A on Jul 03, 2021

So even if i screwed up at one of the lower layers i could possibly pass?

Ian
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Hi there,

Unfortunately we really can't tell you what your odds are. What we can say is that we've seen a range an outcomes and you truly truly never know until they specifically tell you you've passed or failed.

Assume you've passed and continue preparing for the interview, but be prepared for bad news as well (as always).

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Anonymous B replied on Jul 03, 2021

Depends on the office, some take it more seriously than others. I made some mistakes in the ecosystem part too and survived all rounds in the second game, got invited to interview. Hang in there, hoping the odds are in your favor!

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