Welcome to your Assessment Centre Experience
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What is an assessment centre?
Assessment centres are a key part of the recruitment process for many organisations, regardless of the size of the organisation or sector that they are in. They provide an opportunity for employers to bring together groups of candidates at one time, to take part in a number of exercises from which they can evaluate a candidate’s suitability for roles. This is your opportunity to go through a real life assessment centre, giving you the opportunity to practice all of the elements in a safe environment.
Your assessment centre will be made up of three different exercises with the aim being for the assessors to evaluate your skills and competencies in different situations/activities. This is a great way for you to showcase your strengths and provides you with more opportunities to do this than just an interview would.
Your Assessment Centre: What will happen on the day?
On the day, you will be met by the event organiser and/or the assessors at the location. Once everyone has arrived, there will a welcome briefing so that you all know what to expect from the day and how the day will run, for example, details of the exercises, timings etc.
As part of your assessment centre experience you will be expected to participate in three exercises on the day.
Pre-prepared
individual presentation
Group Exercise
Individual Interview
In the resources section you will find the presentation brief that includes a list of topics to choose from. You are required to choose one topic and prepare a 5-minute presentation in response to the presentation brief. There are no PowerPoint facilities at the venue so you will need to take this into consideration when preparing your presentation. You can use handouts or other forms of visual aids.
In the group exercise you will work with your peers on a time sensitive task. This could be a case study or a problem-solving activity where you will discuss and agree on the required action. You will then present your agreed action to the assessor, who will ask questions based on your decision-making.
In the resources section, you'll find a list of job descriptions. Choose the job description that you'd like your interview to be based on. The interview will last 10 minutes and is designed to test your understanding of the role and your skills and experience.
Each of these exercises simulates a live assessment centre environment and are designed to test a number of behaviours, including:
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Performing well under pressure
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Communicating well with others
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Thinking on the spot and problem solving
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Working well with other members of the team
The Assessors
You will be accompanied throughout the day by a number of assessors who will observe you in each of the exercises. Don’t be distracted by the fact that they will be making notes on your performances throughout the day. They need to do this so that they can provide valuable individual feedback to all candidates.
The assessors are professionals from various industry backgrounds with excellent knowledge of recruitment and selection processes. They are not there to trick you and will make you feel comfortable during the day. They will provide constructive feedback to you at the end of the assessment centre so that you know what you excelled in and which areas you could look to strengthen going forward.
Meet the Team: We are all really excited to meet you!
We will provide you with feedback on your performance at the assessment centre for each of the activities, including your strengths and areas for development. You will receive the feedback within 24 hours of attending the assessment centre via email. This feedback will provide you with key take aways that you can easily apply at future assessment centres.
You will be assessed by a different assessor for each activity – we are highly experienced and assess for placement and graduate jobs. We want you to do well and will do everything we can to help you feel at ease but remember that we can only assess you on what we see and hear, so make sure you contribute fully to each activity.
Schedule for the day
You will receive your invitation to attend either the morning or the afternoon session via email, in advance of the day. Please arrive in plenty of time and be prompt for each exercise, as we may not be able to accommodate late comers.
Your assessment centre will be held at Liverpool football club – in the Kenny Dalglish stand
Address: Liverpool Football Club, Anfield Road, Anfield, L4 0TH
When you arrive, security will complete a quick bag search before you are permitted into the stadium.
When you’ve been through security, please head up to the Shankly suite for your welcome session.
There is no car parking on site, but you can park in the Stanley carpark nearby.
Your assessment centre briefing
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