How do you confirm an assessment adjustment?
Tell the invitation contact what you cannot access and ask how to start.
The question
You receive a fictional GC Jobs invitation for a timed written records comparison. You use a screen reader.
- PreparationA practice file is available before you start. Your screen reader reads its instruction page.
- StartThe timer starts when you choose Begin.
- ContactSend access requests to the recruitment contact who sent this invitation.
“What do you check and what should the recruitment contact confirm?”
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A strong answer, step by step
Open each step in turn. This is one strong answer, not the only one.
Step 1: What do you check before you start?
What would you do here? Open the move you’d make.
Try the instructions and sample data
The strong move. Both need to be accessible for the comparison task.
Start because the invitation reads correctly
Tempting, but it misses something. A readable invitation does not confirm that you can read the assessment data.
Ask for a generic interview extension
Tempting, but it misses something. The task is a timed written comparison. Check the material first.
See how a strong candidate says it
“I’ll check that I can read the instructions and use the sample data with my screen reader before I open the timed assessment.”
Why it works: The practice file gives you a way to identify a format problem before the timer starts.
Step 2: Who can confirm an adjustment?
What would you do here? Open the move you’d make.
Use the invitation contact
The strong move. They can confirm the arrangement or direct the request to the right team.
Ask a public information desk to change the test
Tempting, but it misses something. The invitation gives a recruitment contact for this purpose.
Ask another candidate to share their assessment
Tempting, but it misses something. That does not confirm the approved format and may expose assessment material.
See how a strong candidate says it
“I’ll contact the person who sent the invitation. I’ll explain the specific barrier and ask what arrangement applies to this task.”
Why it works: The invitation names the channel for assessment access requests.
Step 3: What do you do when the sample is inaccessible?
The recruiter sends a practice annex with 2 image-only tables. Your screen reader reads the title and skips the rows. You have not selected Begin.
What would you do here? Open the move you’d make.
Request accessible tables and confirm the start instructions
The strong move. This addresses the data you cannot read without assuming an adjustment.
Start and expect an automatic extension
Tempting, but it misses something. The invitation makes no such promise, and time does not make the row data accessible.
Use the title and guess what the rows contain
Tempting, but it misses something. The missing rows are the evidence you need for the task.
See how a strong candidate says it
“I’ll leave the timed assessment unopened. I’ll ask for a text or screen-reader-compatible version of the tables and confirm when I should start.”
Why it works: The new sample shows a specific barrier before the assessment begins.
Step 4: What would you send the recruiter?
What would you do here? Open the move you’d make.
Describe the missing rows and ask for the format and start time
The strong move. It gives the recruiter enough information to act.
Say only that you need help
Tempting, but it misses something. The recruiter would have to find out what is inaccessible.
State that you have already been given more time
Tempting, but it misses something. The invitation has yet to confirm an arrangement.
See how a strong candidate says it
“I use a screen reader. It cannot read the rows in the two tables in the practice annex. Could you confirm an accessible version for the assessment and let me know when I should begin?”
Why it works: The message names the barrier, the requested format and the decision the recruiter can confirm.
The answer, in short
- Decision
- Ask the invitation contact to confirm accessible tables before you begin.
- Because
- The practice material shows that your screen reader cannot access the row data.
- What would change it
- If the recruitment contact supplies an accessible version and confirms the start, check the file and follow those instructions.
Common traps
- Starting the timed task before checking the access barrier.
- Assuming a change the recruiter has not confirmed.
Check your answer
- What can the screen reader access?
- What remains inaccessible?
- Who owns the request?
- What do you need confirmed before you begin?
Last reviewed Nov 11, 2026