There are a few posts here that give a fairly accurate description of the interview process. They are virtually identical to the process I'm going through. I'm hoping on putting a unique spin on at least a small, but critical part of the interview process ... 3/14/2012: As of today, I'm still going through the interview process. I took the SIFMA assessment this evening. I'm 95% sure I failed because I wasn't able to complete the assessment. Normally I'm pretty good at something like this, but I did miserable on it today. I didn't finish the assessment because I had been very ill the 3 days prior to it. I convinced myself that I would tough it out for a day or two and then go take it. I didn't count on still being very sick up to just a few hours before the assessment. I also didn't factor in that I had only about 4.5 hours sleep in the 3 days prior to taking the assessment. I started feeling better a few hours before the assessment and decided to take it. As I was taking the assessment I started feeling worse. I did complete the 1st section, the Logic Section, about 5 minutes before time was up and felt I passed. As I started getting into the 2nd section, I still felt confident I would finish, but that didn't happen. I didn't feel rushed, but in addition to feeling ill, I had lost my sense of time. When "end" was called, I was surprised. Have you ever really "connected" with a company on an interview? Well I did with this one. As a matter of fact, I've gone into "formality" mode with my interview. I feel so positive about me working here, that I view the remainder of the interview process as a mere formality. Dangerous, I know. Bit what you don't know about me is that when I feel this level of confidence about something, you need to listen to me and take my advice. Here's my query ... Can someone recommend a way that I can ask for, hint at, or even use something in lieu of my assessment? I've staretd a rough draft email to the assessment administrator to let her know that my performance on the assessment was below my usual standards because of the illlness. I went on to emaplain I wanted her to know I normally do much better meeting my own standards and that I didn't want her (or anyone Schwab) to think I had low standards. I didn't want to out right ask for a re-test, because as small as it may be, there is a chance that I passed. If I did pass, I wouldn't be telling her anything she hadn't thought about, and I would show I have higher standards. I look forward to hearing your thoughts and suggestions. This is a tuffy, but I think it would be a great example at salvaging a job interview, even when you stacked the odds against yourself. Thanks,