Interviews and assessment centres

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INTERVIEWS & ASSESSMENT CENTRES

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Agenda

• Your objectives• Most wanted skills!• Means of selection • Typical criteria• Interviews v/s Assessment centres• Top tips• FAQs• Summary and feedback

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Your objectives for this session

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Most wanted skills!

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Means of selection

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• Individual’s capability• Individual’s ability and willingness to be challenged• Individual’s contribution

Interviews

• Analytical and problem solving skills• Adaptability and interpersonal skills• Ability to think ‘out of the box’

Assessment centres

Face to face interviews- top tips!

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Introducing assessment centres

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Typical criteria for assessments

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Assessment centres- top tips

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More “how you think” than “what you

know”

Listening effectively

Focus and motivation throughout

Careful reading

Focus on individual

performance

Dealing with variety

FAQs

• What do you know about us?• Why do you want to work for this company?• What attracts you to a career in…?• Why should we employ you?• What are your greatest strengths and weaknesses?• What do you think are the qualities required for this job?• What skills do you bring that other candidates may not

have? • What did you learn at university that you could bring to

this job?• Where do you expect to be in five years’ time?• Are you able to move/travel?• Are you applying for other jobs?

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Summary and feedback

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