How to Succeed in any Interview, revised 3rd edn, 3rd Edition

Assessment centres are another of the tools employers sometimes use – alongside interviews and psychometric tests – to assess candidates. They are really another form of test, but this time on a more practical level. You undertake some kind of exercise – or perhaps several – such as group discussion exercises, role plays or team project exercises. (If you are also taking psychometric tests, these may take place at the assessment centre.) An assessor, or a team of assessors, will observe you during the exercise.

The term assessment centre is ...