Please Read Carefully Before You Proceed!

This assessment is broken down into three components 1) Reading Comprehension, 2) English Writing, and 3) Logic/Math.

This page is the Reading Comprehension section of this assessment. You will read the following section about this job and answer questions to test your knowledge of what you have just read at the end of this Reading Section and then continue to the Writing Section of this test.

Application Overview

Unlike most jobs that require you to email your resume and references, you will not need to email us anything. You will only need to do 2 things:

1. Take this assessment and score at least 80% to show that you have strong reading comprehension, creative thinking, and English writing abilities.
2. Pass an Interview. The interview will be over Google Meet or Zoom. You will be asked various questions about your previous work history, why you want to work remotely, and what you are hoping to get out of working with us and learning online marketing.

Requirements Overview

To do this job, you will need the following equipment (if you do not yet meet these requirements, it is alright, but you will be required to meet these requirements before full-time work.

1. You must have reliable and stable internet of at least 4mbps.
2. You must have a good computer/laptop.
3. You must have a headset.
4. You must have a PayPal account.
5. You must be willing to work during United States business hours.

Independent Contractor

This job is a full-time independent contractor position that is paid hourly.  Everything you produce while being paid by the company is owned by the company and follows the contract you will sign after completing the first 5 training modules.

Payment

Payment occurs Monthly. Hours must be tracked daily and submitted to your manager at the end of each week. Payment occurs through Paypal. Payment will be in Philippine Pesos unless otherwise stated. The company will pay 4% of transaction fee to get your full payment.

Training

Before you begin work, you will need to complete a Training Program (20 Modules). These Training Modules are done online, and you will need to complete five modules per week. After each Training Module, you will also have to take an assessment to demonstrate that you understood the material. The quizzes will be assessed by your manager, who will pass or fail you after each assessment. The purpose of the Training Program is to help you learn Google Ads and to get you Google Ads Certified. Ruskin Consulting is a Google Premier Partner. This means we are in the top 3% of all agencies. This Training Program is unpaid over the 20 training modules, usually lasting 3-6 weeks, dependent entirely on your comprehension of the material.

Skip Unpaid Training

To skip training, you will need to have passed the three following things:

1. You pass the Application process: This Reading Comprehension Test, English Writing Test, Logic/Math Test, and Interview
2. You are Google Ads Certified: You have completed all your Google Ads & Analytics Certification by Google.
3. You pass the Ruskin Consulting Google Ads Overview Test, demonstrating you know Google Ads at least at an 85% level.

If you complete these three items, you can skip training and move to the Probationary Period. The point of doing all these is to establish your knowledge of Google Ads. We do this because we are a Google Primer agency and need to keep a high standard.

Probationary Period

After you complete training, you will be on a paid probation period for 60 days. During your probationary period, you will be expected to work United States Hours (usually 7:00 AM – 4:00 PM Central Standard Time), and you will be paid 15k a month (₱93.75 per hour). This period will end when you do the following three things (to be completed outside of working hours):

1. Finish five more additional training modules outside of work
2. Pass the Google Ads Fundamentals Exam.

Once you complete those training modules, exams, and a favorable evaluation from the company, you will be regularized.

Salary

As a Regular employee you will get ₱20,000 a month (₱125 per hour).  Further, you will be given five pay raise opportunities, all worth ₱10,000 a month extra.  I will break down the salary as follows:

1. Attendance: If your attendance is good, and if you let your manager know when you will be late, or absent, you will get this bonus.
2. Performance: If a majority of hours are billable; you will get this bonus.
3. Certifications: If you pass certain certifications (usually Google Ad Certifications), you will get this raise.
4. Bonus Skill Sets: If you have other useful skill sets or learn them during your engagement, like Web Development, Design, Programming, or good English/Spanish, you will obtain pay raises for these bonus skill sets.
5. Seniority: After at least 6 months of regularization every January and June, you will be eligible for a ₱2,000 pay raise up to ₱10,000 total. Also, after 3 years and completion of all Seniority pay raises, you are eligible for a percent of company profits.

With all these bonuses and raises, you are eligible for ₱70,000/month plus company profits as an Online Marketing Specialist.

Our Purpose

Ruskin Consulting exists to help our customers grow their businesses. We are exceptionally good at what we do and have been awarded Google Partner Status. Because of this, we have to maintain a high standard when doing our work. Our purpose is to get you to be an amazing online marketer to have the freedom to work anywhere you like and help businesses market themselves online.

Reading Comprehension (20)

English Writing

IQ Test (10)

THIS IS A TWO PART QUESTION (questions 8 & 9)

Bonus Question

(This question is OPTIONAL because this is a HARD puzzle)