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Interview & Assessment Centre Training

So, you've got through the initial selection process for your ideal job, and have been called for an interview or to attend an assessment centre.

The Interview
Unfortunately the interview stage is where most people end any sort of preparation and assume that it will "just go fine". You couldn't be making a bigger mistake as your interviewers will be looking for 3 very specific things from you:

1. Do you understand the job that needs to be done.
2. Do you have the experience and the skills to succeed in the new role.
3. Will you fit in, and do the job in the way they want it to be done.

Preparation is the key to success here.

You need to research everything you can about your prospective employer's business and you need to analyse the job specification and (if there is one) the person specification for the job for which you've applied.
You need to make sure that you look and behave the part during the interview, that you are able to answer the inevitable difficult questions effectively, ask the right questions yourself and follow-up after the interview in the right way.

The Assessment Centre
Interviews can be very poor predictors of the success of the applicant in doing the job that needs to be done. This is because interviews can be very subjective, subject to (often unconscious) bias on the part of the interviewers, and generally provide little concrete evidence as to why an individual would do well in the job.

Assessment centres have been developed to remedy these weaknesses, and typically involve participants completing a range of exercises which simulate the activities likely to be carried out in the job. Various combinations of these exercises and sometimes other assessment methods like psychometric testing and interviews are used to assess particular skills and behaviours (often called competencies) in individuals.

The theory behind this is that if one wishes to predict future job performance then the best way of doing this is to get the individual to carry out a set of tasks which accurately sample those required in the job and are as similar to them as possible.

This is why, in assessment centres you are likely to encounter some or all of the following exercises:
* Group exercises
* In-tray exercises
* Presentations & reports
* Case studies & role plays
* Aptitude (ie ability) tests
* Personality tests

Once again, preparation is key to your success at assessment centre. Knowing what you are likely to face will boost your confidence and improve your performance and practice can improve your performance on many aptitude tests, being a great team player, presenting to a group and analysing case studies.

Why You Need Help
The problem is that as people don't move jobs very often, so they simply don't have much experience in being interviewed, or attending assessment centres. Plus, being confident about your skills to others can be one of the hardest things to do! That's why it really does pay to have someone (like me!) who is experienced at doing these things to help you. I have years of experience of interviewing people from my recruitment days and designing and running assessment centres - so I know what works and doesn't work. Let me help you to perform brilliantly in interview and at an assessment centre! Prices start from just £40.

Your Next Step
If you want to perform brilliantly in an Interview or Assessment Centre, get in touch for a free initial consultation. Email or call me, Peter Bernard, on 01379 873 561.

If you're reluctant to even have a free initial consultation, just complete the boxes below to receive my free report entitled "Top 5 Tips for a Perfect Interview."