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Description: Ideal preparation¦ accessible advice¦ will help to eliminate some of the surprises candidates could meet on a test day".
-Evening Standard
When applying for a new job or promotion countless people face the rigours of an assessment centre. However, candidates often fail to do themselves justice as they are unaware of the different type of assessment tasks they may have to undertake.
How to Succeed at an Assessment Centre provides ideal preparation for assessment events and gives expert advice on all the key issues such as:
¢ how the assessments are conducted
¢ how to behave in formal and informal situations
¢ how to prepare for the different forms of assessment
With a plethora of practice questions, answers and explanations, How to Succeed at an Assessment Centre includes a skills audit to help you put together an action plan. It also looks at each of the different assessment processes in detail, from group exercises and psychometric tests to panel interviews and role-play exercises.
Contents: Introduction ¢ Assessment centres and multi-assessment events ¢ What is an assessment centre? ¢ What to expect “ the programme ¢ What to expect “ the assessment activities ¢ Assessing your performance ¢ Social activities and events ¢ Dress code ¢ Punctuality ¢ Advance preparation ¢ How to succeed in group exercises ¢ Group exercises in the assessment process ¢ What the assessors are looking for ¢ Assigned, non-assigned and assumed roles ¢ Tactical considerations ¢ Icebreaker exercises ¢ Professional role-players ¢ Preparing for group discussion exercises ¢ What assessors do not want to see ¢ How to make successful presentations ¢ Planning and preparation ¢ Structuring your presentation ¢ Getting your presentation off to a good start ¢ Delivering your presentation ¢ What the assessors will be looking for ¢ Summary ¢ How to excel in Psychometric tests ¢ Tests and Why selectors use them ¢ Types of Psychometric test ¢ Examples from a logical reasoning test ¢ Examples from numerical reasoning tests ¢ Comprehension/critical thinking ¢ Examples of situational judgement tests ¢ The importance of doing well in selection tests ¢ Practice does make a difference ¢ Performing to the best of your ability on tests ¢ Completing psychometric tests online ¢ Answers to sample questions ¢ How to project yourself authentically through personality, motivation and emotional intelligence questionnaires ¢ Personality ¢ Emotional intelligence ¢ Motivation ¢ Summary ¢ How to succeed at panel interviews ¢ Why interviews are used in the selection process ¢ Panel interviews ¢ Advance preparation ¢ Common failings at interviews ¢ The interview ¢ Types of questions interviewers ask ¢ Summary ¢ In-tray /in-box, case study and role-play exercises ¢ In-tray/in-box exercises ¢ Case study exercises ¢ Role-play exercises ¢ Summary ¢ Rounding off your preparation for an assessment centre ¢ Improving your reading skills ¢ Improving your listening skills ¢ Preparing for an assessment centre: some final advice ¢ Summary ¢ After an assessment centre: how to achieve future success ¢ Seeking feedback from others ¢ Self-review “ evaluating your assessment centre experience ¢ Developing a self-improvement action plan ¢ Summary ¢ Appendix:
Auditing your skills
About the Authors: Harry Tolley is a special professor in the School of Education at the University of Nottingham. He also works as a researcher, author and freelance consultant. He is the co-author of several best-selling titles including How to Pass Numeracy Tests (also published by Kogan Page).
Robert Wood is Psychologist and author of several recruitment and selection texts, including with Harry Tolley, Test Your Emotional Intelligence (also published by Kogan Page).
Special prices are applicable to the authorised sales territory only.
Prices are subject to change without prior notice. ISBN 9780749462291
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Pages : 216
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