
How to Succeed at an Assessment Centre
Essential Preparation for Psychometric Tests Group and Role-play Exercises Panel Interviews and Presentations
Kogan Page Ltd (Publisher)
3rd Edition
Published on 3. June 2011
Book
Paperback/Softback
216 pages
978-0-7494-6229-1 (ISBN)
Description
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.
Reviews / Votes
"Ideal preparation accessible advice... will help to eliminate some of the surprises candidates could meet on a test day."More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Edition type
Revised edition
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
281 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7494-6229-1 (9780749462291)
Schweitzer Classification
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Harry Tolley | Robert Wood
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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06/2011
3rd Edition
Kogan Page Ltd
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Harry Tolley | Robert Wood
How to Succeed at an Assessment Centre
Essential Preparation for Psychometric Tests Group and Role-play Exercises Panel Interviews and Presentations
Book
11/2009
3rd Edition
Kogan Page Ltd
€32.39
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Persons
Author
Harry Tolley was Special Professor in the School of Education at the University of Nottingham who works as a researcher, author and freelance consultant. He is co-author of How to Pass Verbal Reasoning Tests, How to Pass Numeracy Tests, How to Succeed at an Assessment Centre and How to Pass the Police Initial Recruitment Test, all published by Kogan Page.
ISNI: 0000 0001 0967 5811
ISNI: 0000 0001 0967 5811
Dr Robert Wood is a Special Professor in the School of Education at the University of Nottingham who now works as a freelance consultant. He is also the co-author of How to Succeed at an Assessment Centre which is published by Kogan Page.
ISNI: 0000 0001 1003 7665
ISNI: 0000 0001 1003 7665
Content
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- Chapter - 00: Introduction;
- Chapter - 01: Assessment centres and multi-assessment events;
- Chapter - 02: How to succeed in group exercises;
- Chapter - 03: How to make successful presentations;
- Chapter - 04: How to excel in psychometric tests;
- Chapter - 05: How to project yourself authentically through personality, motivation and emotional intelligence questionnaires;
- Chapter - 06: How to succeed at panel interviews;
- Chapter - 07: In-tray/in-box, case study and role-play exercises;
- Chapter - 08: Rounding off your preparation for an assessment centre;
- Chapter - 09: After an assessment centre: how to achieve future success