How to Succeed at an Assessment Centre :

Used by organizations worldwide, the assessment center method is a series of techniques and evaluations to determine a person's future work performance. The method is constantly evolving, and this revised and expanded edition ofHow to Succeed at an Assessment Centreprovides up-to-date approaches to prepare for assessment events. The authors give expert advice on how assessments are conducted and how to prepare for different forms of assessment. It looks in detail at each of these different assessments, from group exercises and psychometric tests to panel interviews and role play exercises. This updated edition includes practice questions with answers and explanations and new personality and emotional intelligence questionnaires.

About the authors	p. viii
Introduction	p. 1
Assessment centres and multi-assessment events	p. 7
What is an assessment centre?	p. 7
What to expect - the programme	p. 8
What to expect - the assessment activities	p. 11
Assessing your performance	p. 22
Social activities and events	p. 23
Dress code	p. 24
Punctuality	p. 25
Advance preparation	p. 26
How to succeed in group exercises	p. 29
Group exercises in the assessment process	p. 29
What the assessors are looking for	p. 31
Assigned, non-assigned and assumed roles	p. 35
Tactical considerations	p. 37
Icebreaker exercises	p. 41
Professional role-players	p. 42
Preparing for group discussion exercises	p. 43
What assessors do not want to see	p. 44
How to make successful presentations	p. 47
Planning and preparation	p. 48
Structuring your presentation	p. 50
Getting your presentation off to a good start	p. 51
Delivering your presentation	p. 52
What the assessors will be looking for	p. 57
Summary	p. 57
How to excel in psychometric tests	p. 59
Tests and why selectors use them	p. 59
Types of psychometric test	p. 60
Examples from a logical reasoning test	p. 63
Examples from numerical reasoning tests	p. 65
Examples from verbal usage and reasoning tests	p. 70
Comprehension/critical thinking	p. 78
Examples of situational judgement tests	p. 88
The importance of doing well in selection tests	p. 91
Practice does make a difference	p. 92
Performing to the best of your ability on tests	p. 93
Completing psychometric tests online	p. 94
Answers to sample questions	p. 96
How to project yourself authentically through personality, motivation and emotional intelligence questionnaires	p. 101
Personality	p. 102
Emotional intelligence	p. 115
Motivation	p. 120
Summary	p. 134
How to succeed at panel interviews	p. 135
Why interviews are used in the selection process	p. 135
Panel interviews	p. 136
Advance preparation	p. 141
Common failings at interviews	p. 144
The interview	p. 147
Types of questions interviewers ask	p. 148
Summary	p. 154
In-tray/in-box, case study and role-play exercises	p. 157
In-tray/in-box exercises	p. 157
Case study exercises	p. 163
Role-play exercises	p. 165
Summary	p. 169
Rounding off your preparation for an assessment centre	p. 171
Improving your reading skills	p. 171
Improving your listening skills	p. 175
Preparing for an assessment centre: some final advice	p. 178
Summary	p. 180
After an assessment centre: how to achieve future success	p. 181
Seeking feedback from others	p. 181
Self-review - evaluating your assessment centre experience	p. 184
Developing a self-improvement action plan	p. 184
Summary	p. 186
Appendix: Auditing your skills	p. 187
Further reading from Kogan Page	p. 201
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How to Succeed at an Assessment Centre : Essential Preparation for Psychometric Tests, Group and Role-Play Exercises, Panel Interviews and Presentations

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