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What is an assessment centre? Who uses assessment centres? Why do employers use assessment centres? What happens at an assessment centre? How will you be assessed? What are assessors looking for? What happens after an assessment centre? How can you prepare for assessment centres? Further help and information
Group exercises
Discussions Practical tasks Role play
Group Discussions
Discussion of a general topic, e.g.
Should tolls be introduced on all motorways? What can be done to improve the NHS? How can the problems associated with excessive alcohol consumption be tackled?
Discussion of a scenario:
Assessment of bids for lottery funding Shipwreck/desert survival
Group Exercises
Practical tasks, e.g.
Constructing a Lego tower or paper chain Creating an advertising campaign for a specific product Crossing a shark-infested river
Role Play
Discussion of a given topic or problem Each member of the group allocated a role,
e.g. Marketing Manager/Finance Director
You will have information that other members of the group do not Need to reach an agreement or produce a recommendation
Case Studies
May be one of the group exercises and discussions, often involving role-play .. or an individual task Will need to study the information you are presented with, pick out the key points and reach decisions which you may need to write up in a report or to present verbally
Presentations
You may be given a topic in advance or allocated one on the day Keep visual aids simple and relevant You will be allowed to use notes small cards are best
In-Tray Exercises
Simulates the work you will be doing if selected You will be given a number of messages plus attached documents that you might find in your inbox one morning Need to sort, prioritise and take or recommend action Time-limited: new emails (and even phone calls) may keep coming in!
Interviews
Likely to be more challenging and probing than previous interviews but will be with a different interviewer so be prepared for some of the same points to be covered especially anything that has emerged as a weak point at previous interviews
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