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GfK ... Problem w/pre-shop Quiz?

October 01, 2011 05:24PM
Ok, I'm hoping this is just a fluke. I signed up for my first shop with GfK that had to be done today. Immediately after signing up, I got a confirmation email telling me to take a pre-shop quiz w/in 24-hours. I took the quiz right then, so I wouldn't forget about it. I passed the quiz, then added the shop to my calander.

A day or two later, I get an email saying my shop has been cancelled for NOT taking the required quiz... wth??

Has this happened to any of you?

Oh, and now when I view the job board, the shop I requested doesn't even show up (been like that ever since I got the cancellation email) but, the other shop in my area does (same company, but further away)
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October 01, 2011 05:57PM
It's hard to say if the shop is still available or in limbo somewhere. I've found when a shop is cancelled because of any issue it doesn't always hit the board again right away. The good news, you may have time to get it scheduled back, the bad news, trying to get a hold of someone today may be problematic.

Did you use one of their recommended browsers for the quiz?

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October 01, 2011 06:42PM
... I was wondering if my browser may have been the problem?? It seems I go back and forth, depending on which company, so I do wonder if I just happened to use one that wasn't recommended? Is there a browser that works best for all?
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October 01, 2011 07:20PM
New IE or Firefox are out. Check the site, but it seems IE has to be 7 or something. When IE was my browser of choice it was working on quizzes, etc. through 8, but once I upgraded to 9 there were issues. I think they are also saying Google Chrome works.

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"I prefer someone who burns the flag and then wraps themselves up in the Constitution over someone who burns the Constitution and then wraps themselves up in the flag." -Molly Ivins
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October 01, 2011 07:23PM
Oh great...I think I'm at IE9, and usually use Firefox as back up...

TY!!!! yawning smiley)
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October 03, 2011 02:05AM
Just.Laura Wrote:
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> Ok, I'm hoping this is just a fluke. I signed up
> for my first shop with GfK that had to be done
> today. Immediately after signing up, I got a
> confirmation email telling me to take a pre-shop
> quiz w/in 24-hours. I took the quiz right then, so
> I wouldn't forget about it. I passed the quiz,
> then added the shocalendercalander.
>
> A day or two later, I get an email saying my shop
canceledn cancelled for NOT taking the required
> quiz... wth??
>
> Has this happened to any of you?
>
> Oh, and now when I view the job board, the shop I
> requested doesn't even show up (been like that
> ever since I got the cancellation email) but, the
> other shop in my area does (same company, but
> further away)


Laura, if you are referring to the GFK mortgage shops, I've had the same problem. I tried again a couple of days ago, and got 6 emails today saying I hadn't done the quiz within 24 hours of accepting the shop. I don't think equipment is the problem.

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