Assessment Centres kent.ac.uk/careers/slides.htm

1. Assessment Centreswww.kent.ac.uk/careers/slides.htm Natalie Smith & Amy Wiggins Careers & Employability Service

2. Agenda • Introduction to the Careers and Employability Service. • Assessment Centres: • Aims and objectives. • What is an assessment centre? • Mock assessment centre exercise. • Feedback.

3. Careers and Employability Service • www.kent.ac.uk/ces • www.facebook.com/ukmemployability • www.twitter.com/ukmemploy

4. Aim & Objectives Aim: to experience an assessment centre exercise. Objectives: By the end of the session you should be able to: • Explain what an assessment centre is and why they are used. • Describe what went well and what you could improve for next time following the assessment centre exercise.

5. What is an Assessment Centre? • A number of exercises designed to assess the full range of skills and personal attributes required for the job. • They may include: • Group activities • Delivering a presentation • E-tray exercises • Role plays • Tests

6. Why do companies hold assessment centres? • They are one of the most reliable methods of assessing candidates. • They offer a thorough, in-depth assessment. • They assess what candidates will actually do if selected, not just how good they are at interview.

7. Top Tips • http://prezi.com/svskhefgxukl/assessment-centres/

8. Assessment Centre Exercise Ways of working together: • Everything from this workshop is to remain confidential. • Respect the views of the people you are working with. • Feedback will be constructive.

9. Assessment Centre Exercise 20 minutes

10. Aim & Objectives Aim: to experience an assessment centre exercise. Objectives: By the end of the session you should be able to: • Explain what an assessment centre is and why they are used. • Describe what went well and what you could improve for next time following the assessment centre exercise.

11. Further information • www.kent.ac.uk/ces • www.prospects.ac.uk • www.kent.ac.uk/careers/slides.htm