Qualification Exams
Some roles include a qualification exam as an extra step after your AI interview. This one
covers when an exam applies, where you take it, and how exam pay works. If you don't see
an exam, you may not need one.
When you'll have an exam
Not every role requires an exam. Some roles use only the AI interview. Others add a
written or task-based exam to confirm your expertise in the specific domain.
An exam only becomes available after you pass the AI interview for that role. Until
your interview is reviewed and passed, no exam will appear. If you've passed the
interview and still don't see an exam, that role most likely doesn't have one.
Where you take the exam
Exams are completed outside the main SME Careers site. There's no exam screen inside
your SME Careers dashboard. When a role's exam is ready for you, you'll be directed to
the platform where it's hosted and given instructions there.
How exam pay works
If your exam is a paid one, the amount shows up as an exam earning in your Finance
page alongside your other earnings.
A Deel contract comes firstExam payment can't be released until your contractor agreement is signed and your identity verification (KYC) is approved.
Once that's in place, exam payment is processed within about 10 days of the contract
being completed.
What happens next
If you pass the exam, you continue toward joining the network and being matched to
projects. If a Deel contract isn't in place yet, set that up so any exam earnings can be
released.
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