Synopses & Reviews
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 of
How to Succeed at an Assessment Centre provides 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.
Synopsis
When applying for a new job or promotion many people face the rigours of an assessment centre. Many organisations, in both the public and private sectors, use these extended forms of assessment for selection purposes to guarantee they pick the candidate who will be the best fit for the company. However candidates often fail to do themselves justice as they are unaware of the different type of assessment tasks they may have to undertake.
How to Succeed at an Assessment Centre provides ideal preparation for assessment events and gives expert advice on all the key issues such as how the assessments are conducted, how to behave in formal and informal situations as well as how to prepare for the different forms of assessment.
With a plethora of practice questions, answers and explanations, How to Succeed at an Assessment Centre gives essential practical advice on the many different assessment processes, from group exercises to panel interviews and presentations.
Synopsis
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 of How to Succeed at an Assessment Centre provides 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 Author
Dr. Harry Tolley was a Special Professor in the School of Education at the University of Nottingham as well as a researcher, author and consultant. He is the co-author of many best-selling titles, such as How to Pass Verbal Reasoning Tests, How to Pass the Police Selection System and How to Succeed at an Assessment Centre (all published by Kogan Page).Robert Wood is a professor in the School of Education at the University of Nottingham. He also works as a freelance consultant.
Table of Contents
1. Assessment centres and multi-assessment events
2. How to succeed in group exercises
3. How to make successful presentations
4. How to pass psychometric tests
5. How to project yourself accurately through personality and emotional intelligence questionnaires
6. How to succeed at panel interviews
7. In-tray, case study and role-play exercises
8. Rounding off your preparation for an assessment centre
9. After an assessment centre: how to achieve future success