Assessment Centre Success

Your Ultimate Resource of Practice Exercises and Sample Questions to Help You Ace the Activities, Beat the Competition
1. Auflage 2018
ISBN: 978-0-7494-8313-5
Verlag: Kogan Page

Buch, Englisch, 248 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 564 g

Assessment Centre Success is your road map to mastering the skills, exercises and challenges that you'll be faced with when trying to secure that prized job offer. An Assessment Centre can be daunting: you are likely to face a full day of challenging exercises, tests and skilled competitors. However, with the right level of practice and preparation, you will be able to confidently tackle whatever employers may throw at you. Written by experienced Assessment Centre planner, Tony Weightman, Assessment Centre Success contains a bank of practice exercises and insider tips to help you succeed. Individual exercises are covered, including how to deliver good presentations, reports, interviews and analysis under pressure as well as group exercises such as problem solving and team presentations. Expert guidance on how to demonstrate the key skills employers are looking for helps you understand how to show yourself in the best possible light under challenging circumstances: including leadership, team work, industry knowledge, keeping calm under pressure, decision making, analytical skills, confidence and communication skills.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Weightman, Tony

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines Ausbildung, Jobs, Karriere: Human- & Sozialwissenschaften
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Berufliche Bildung Berufs- und Studienberatung, Karriereplanung
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftswissenschaften: Berufe, Ausbildung, Karriereplanung
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines Ausbildung, Jobs, Karriere: Naturwissenschaften, Technik, Medizin

Inhaltsverzeichnis

• Section - 00: Introduction;
• Section - 01: What is an assessment centre?;
• Section - 02: What employers are looking for;
• Section - 03: How will it work?;
• Section - 04: How to prepare for an assessment centre;
• Section - 05: Individual exercises: communication;
• Section - 06: Individual exercises: analysis;
• Section - 07: Group exercises;
• Section - 08: Psychometric tests;
• Section - 09: The interview;
• Section - 10: Dealing with difficulties and how to perform on the day;
• Section - 11: Gaining feedback after the event;
• Section - 12: Conclusion;
• Section - Appendix 1: Model answer for identifying skills from a job description;
• Section - Appendix 2: Model answer for written report 1;
• Section - Appendix 3: Model answer for written report 2;
• Section - Appendix 4: Presentation planning template;
• Section - Appendix 5: Example of presentation feedback using POOSA;
• Section - Appendix 6: Model answer for in-tray prioritization exercise;

Über Autor(innen)

Weightman, Tony
Tony Weightman has over 30 years' experience as an HR consultant for major organizations including GSK, Nestle, Virgin Atlantic and Transport for London. He has developed and run assessment centres for some of the UK's largest organizations across several industries including food, engineering, hospitality and the charity sector, as well as for MBA candidate development.

Tony Weightman has over 30 years' experience as an HR consultant for major organizations including GSK, Nestle, Virgin Atlantic and Transport for London. He has developed and run assessment centres for some of the UK's largest organizations across several industries including food, engineering, hospitality and the charity sector, as well as for MBA candidate development.