Assessment Centres

Commonly used by larger organisations as a part of the recruitment process, Assessment Centres are considered the most reliable form of selection method.

In preparing you for an assessment centre, our consultants will review and provide you with the opportunity to practice the key components of an assessment centre, which are outlined below.

Case Study
You will be presented with a business situation where you will be asked to analyse and make certain judgements or to prioritise business decisions.

Often the case study will form the central core of the Assessment Centre with many of the elements below structured around it.

Role Play
You will be given a situation to role play and asked to play out the scenario with a consultant. Your performance will then be assessed against particular competencies.

Presentation Skills
You will be asked to make a presentation usually 10-15 minutes duration either on a new topic or based on the case study. A question & answer session usually follows afterwards.

Psychometric assessments
Depending on the type and nature of the role personality or ability tests may be utilised. Ability tests usually consist of verbal & spatial reasoning and numeric. You will receive feedback on these and be given the chance to discuss.

Group Discussions
There are two main forms of group discussions; firstly where a group of approximately eight people are assigned roles and role-play the scenario presented. The second is where a topic is given to be discussed and the discussion is allowed to evolve. In either situation observers are present to evaluate the performance of each member of the group.

Structured Interview
In-depth questioning with focus on a very specific area of the business. The 1st interview will have already occurred in most instances.

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