Assesment Centres

Getting to this stage in the recruitment process means that you are in a strong position - this employer is definitely interested in you! But you can't afford to think that a job offer is a sure thing. This stage is highly competitive and is designed to give both you and the employer a more in-depth assessment of each other.

Assessment Centres can vary considerably in duration, format and content. Most will take place over a day or a 24 hour period requiring an overnight stay; a small number can be up to 48 hours. You will engage in a range of activities which will be assessed by a team of trained observers, often senior managers in the organisation. To try to make the process as objective as possible it is likely that different observers will see you in each of the activities.

The Assessment Centre allows the assessors to observe you working on your own as well as with others. They will replicate situations or activities that you would be required to do in your job. This allows the assessors to see if you have the required competencies to do the job and adds considerably to the information they have gathered about you from your application form and in interview

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