Heidi O

Review of Propio Language Services

The exam proctor took a dislike to me immediately,...

The exam proctor took a dislike to me immediately, and was not shy about expressing it with sighs and gasps and clipped tone of voice. It was clear I didn't have a fair shake even before the verbal exam was complete. The exam was supposed to measure one's ability to hold a conversation, yet never was a conversation held, how is that fair! It was more like an interview with scenarios presented and one having to respond off the cuff, with a ? conversation ? of one. For example: How do you make coffee? I am sorry, but 1. I don't make coffee and 2. I can't make a conversation out of that! When I got my result back I was blown away with how LOW the examiner had rated me. According to him I could barely hold a conversation with a native speaker! If that WAS the case I never would have tried for this kind of a position! Maybe my language skills weren't good enough for the position I sought, but they are way better than this exam and examiner claim they are. I have this from native speakers, who have more than once commented how GOOD my skills are. I am very disappointed in this service. At least one individual with this company needs to be fired!!!