Application Brochure at soal

1. Why Apply? ​Get Skilled for the Future One of our foundational beliefs is that each & every person can learn & improve themselves if we provide them with the right kind of education. At SOAL, we strive to provide you with the right kind of education through which you can learn the most relevant skills sets not just in today’s industry but also those which will be relevant in the future. Bare minimum requirements The Firewall test’s only requirements are- a computer, a stable internet connection, and 60 minutes of your time. Upgrading your career doesn’t get more convenient than this. Only passion, nothing else. At SOAL, all we ask for is passion. We don't look for any prior qualifications or technical knowledge before joining. The Firewall test is the one-stop process for all that will enable you to jumpstart your new career in the field of technology. A Second Chance at Success Switching fields into information technology has never been this easy. Like you, there are scores of learners & graduates in India who feel like they’re not in the field that they belong to. Therefore, we seek to provide you with a second chance at success through our courses and fulfil your passion without any prior requirements or knowledge. Unleash your true potential We’ve designed our courses to ensure that you become the best version of yourself in the field of technology. We don’t just ensure that you learn the relevant skill sets but also equip you with the right kind of mindset and achieve your true potential. With Success Skills, we’ll educate you to ‘learn to learn’, which will allow you to grasp not just present technologies, but also technologies of the future.

2. The Firewall Test About Firewall Test As the name suggests, the Firewall Test is a test each learner must clear to enrol at SOAL. It’s a short online test*, designed to understand your learning mindset & problem-solving skills. *Please note: You can attempt The Firewall test via a desktop/laptop browser only. Why is there a Firewall Test? At SOAL, we believe that anyone who wants to learn can learn. In line with this idea, we do not filter out applications based on educational qualifications and work experience. Therefore, we’ve curated a Test called the Firewall test, designed to understand how you approach problems, think through a solution for it, and your overall mindset towards challenges, learning, and product building/designing. What do I need to know for clearing the Firewall Test? Nothing that you already don’t know. Firewall requires little to no formal preparation and is designed to provide just insights into your mindset, aptitude, and ability to learn. So go ahead and take the test without any fear.

3. How to Apply Applying & attempting the Firewall test is a seamless process. Simply visit this link via your desktop/laptop browser, login & apply- ​https://firewall.soal.io/signin Product Engineering The Firewall Test is short, only for 90 minutes. We’ve divided the test into 4 sections, each testing different aspects of your mindset. Some of the sections are multiple-choice questions while in some you will be asked to write brief answers. They are: Section Type Purpose Duration Know 15 Minutes Multiple Questions Choice To understand your mindset worldview. & your Think 30 Minutes Logical Reasoning. See how you think through a problem and build a solution Play 30 Minutes Basic Coding Skills To allow you to play with the basics of Javascript, and put them to use. Reflect 15 Minutes Reflection Section. To help you reflect on your knowledge and your overall experience of using Firewall. existing Total time 90 Minutes

4. Product Design The Product Design Firewall Test is a different test altogether curated to understand your thought process & problem-solving skills from a design perspective. - Like an open book test, you can use offline & online reading materials to attempt this test. No time limit A mix of multiple-choice questions & Answer in brief for most of the questions Ideally, one can finish it in less than 15 minutes. - - - {Infographic-ApplicationProcess- https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MpKkxNjxhjZCD3Ec1I0_rq2ThyjggPIJ/view​ }

5. Test Prep While our Application Test requires little to no preparation and you can opt for the test without learning anything prior. However, to ease your journey into the test, we’ve curated a guide to help you seamlessly clear the test. Product Engineering Know​: This section deals with Multiple choice questions to understand your mindset. While there’s no way to prepare for this, we essentially seek to understand whether you have a growth & learning mindset as opposed to a fixed mindset. This should help you understand the kind of learners we seek to enrol in our organization. Play​: Our Play section is designed for us to understand how well-versed you are with Javascript functions and use that as a yardstick for future references. For the uninitiated, Coding is essentially nothing but a set of commands that you tell the computer to perform in a predefined manner. You program the website to perform certain responses to lead to set actions. Eg: You may program the refresh icon on the website to perform the refresh icon & set the F5 function key to perform the same action. You may also practise basic javascript functions & see what they’re like here- https://www.hackerrank.com/domains/tutorials/10-days-of-javascript