How to Succeed at an Assessment Centre
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How to Succeed at an Assessment Centre by Harry Tolley
When applying for a new job or a promotion alot of people have to face the rigours of an assessment centre. Many organizations, in both the public and private sectors, now use these extended forms of assessment for selection purposes. Candidates often fail to do themselves justice as they are unaware of the different types of assessment tasks they may have to undertake. This fully revised and expanded new edition provides ideal preparation for assessment events and there is expert advice on all the key issues such as: how the assessments are conducted, how to behave - both in formal and informal situations and how to prepare for the 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. There are plenty of practice questions with answers and explanations, and new material on personality and emotional intelligence questionnaires. How to Succeed at an Assessment Centre is essential preparation for this daunting selection process and it will help to improve anyone's chances of success.
"sound advice to prepare candidates and build their confidence" online recruitment, www.onrec.com "given that your next job may involve doing time at an assessment centre, this book may be useful in getting you through it... if you are in the job market (or about to be), this book is sure to prove useful." reading chronicle
Harry Tolley is a special professor in the School of Education at the University of Nottingham. He also works as a researcher, author and freelance consultant. He is the co-author of several best-selling titles including How to Pass Numeracy Tests, How to Pass Verbal Reasoning Tests, and How to Pass the New Police Selection System (all published by Kogan Page). Robert Wood is a special professor in the School of Education at the University of Nottingham and also works as a freelance consultant.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780749444211 |
| ISBN 10 | 0749444215 |
| Title | How to Succeed at an Assessment Centre |
| Author | Harry Tolley |
| Series | Testing Series |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Kogan Page Ltd |
| Year published | 2005-11-03 |
| Number of pages | 192 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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