Tony Weightman

Assessment Centre Success

Your Ultimate Resource of Practice Exercises and Sample Questions to Help You Ace the Activities, Beat the Competition and Impress Employers

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Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Kogan Page
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 8490
• Seitenzahl: 248
• Altersempfehlung: 16 bis 18 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Juli 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 233mm x 156mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 385g
• ISBN-13: 9780749483135
• ISBN-10: 074948313X
• Artikelnr.: 48955604

Autorenporträt

Tony Weightman

Inhaltsangabe

• 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;

Rezensionen

"At last a practical and insightful guide to making the most of your opportunity at an assessment centre - a must-read." Sue Ormerod, Regional Director, Nigel Wright Recruitment