Developing the Portsmouth graduate - Demystifying the recruitment process

Demystifying the recruitment process

Jacqui Adams and Liz Holfordhtment process

Overview• AGR recruitment data• Graduate Selection Instruments

Used • Challenges• Useful resources• Typical application form questions• Psychometric test questions• ‘Who owns the Dog’

Graduate Recruitment Data AGR Members (2014/15)

• Average number of vacancies 24,126 • Average recruitment cost by hire £6,233• Average number of applications per post 65 • 70.9% of members use the same selection

criteria for placement recruitment • Average number of Industrial Placement

students converted to Graduate roles – 38%

91.80%

74.30% 71.30%

42.70%

32.20% 29.80% 29.00%

Percentages

Graduate Selection Tools

Challenges for students• Applications open early in autumn

require a great deal of self awareness and insight

• Guidelines - not always clear• Rejection hurts - lack of resilience• Takes a lot of time - 8 hours plus• Self confidence• Feedback - not getting it /not asking

for it/not using it

TargetjobsCompany’s

website

Glassdoor jobtestprep

Purpledoor

Milkround

Useful websites to support students

Application Form examples

Recruitment processes• KPMG – Online application

form– Situational

judgement test– Online numerical

and verbal reasoning

– 1st round interviews– Assessment centre– Final interview

• BT– Online application

form– Online tests– Video interview– Assessment centre

Recorded Video Interviews

Recorded video interviews• Candidates are given 4 questions• They have 90 seconds in total for

each response• They can edit each response as

many times as they like before submitting

Tell us about any interests or activities you’re involved in, which relate to your motivation to work for QinetiQ’s Air Division

How do you feel when you have lots of work and tight deadlines, and how do you ensure you get everything done?

When have you had to fit in with a new team and what was the outcome of this?

What is the most interesting thing you have learned on your degree course, and describe how you think it could apply to a role at QinetiQ?

How many hours would it take to

clean every single window in London? – IBM,

Portsmouth

If the time is quarter past 3, what is the angle measurement on the clock? - Standard Bank Group

If you had three minutes alone in

a lift with the CEO, what would

you say? - Network Rail

How many nappies are

purchased per year in the UK? -AVIVA Graduate

Programme

Recruitment Grapevine

Tough interview questions

pwc assessment centre practice questions

Who owns the dog?

How Heineken’s employer brand and interview style attract the right candidate for the job!

More information needed? Please ask us!Jacqui Adams and Liz Holfordpurpledoor@port.ac.uk