Succeeding at Assessment Centres For Dummies covers:
- Standing Out in Group Exercises
- Impressing in Oral Presentations
- Achieving in Analysis Exercises
- Performing in Planning and Scheduling Exercises
- Perfecting Your Approach to Psychometrics
Cuprins
Introduction 1Part I: Introducing Assessment Centres 5
Chapter 1: Demystifying Assessment Centres 7
Chapter 2: How an Assessment Centre Works 27
Chapter 3: Maximising Your Chances of Success 47
Part II: Mastering Assessment Centre Exercises 61
Chapter 4: Standing Out in Group Exercises 63
Chapter 5: Impressing in Oral Presentations 81
Chapter 6: Starring in Role-Plays 99
Chapter 7: Shining in Fact-Finding Exercises 119
Chapter 8: Achieving in Analysis Exercises 131
Chapter 9: Performing in Planning and Scheduling Exercises 145
Chapter 10: Managing In-Basket or Inbox Exercises 157
Part III: Excelling at Non-Exercise Assessment Centre Activities 175
Chapter 11: Responding Effectively in Interviews 177
Chapter 12: Perfecting Your Approach to Psychometric Tests 199
Chapter 13: Tackling Other Activities 217
Chapter 14: Learning from Attending an Assessment Centre 233
Part IV: The Part of Tens 255
Chapter 15: Ten Ways to Impress the Assessors 257
Chapter 16: Ten Ways of Behaving Effectively 265
Chapter 17: Ten Tips for Achieving Peak Performance 273
Index 279
Despre autor
Nigel Povah is the Managing Director of A&DC, a practice specialising in assessment methods and developing people’s potential at work. He is a leading expert in the Assessment Centre field.Lucy Povah is a Senior Consultant at AC&DC and has a Master’s degree in Occupational Psychology.