Chapter 17
Assessment centres
Most job hunters will never have heard of an assessment centre. It conjures up an image of a concrete bunker in the middle of a forest where you spend your days tackling assault courses and having your face shoved in the mud – at least that’s the image that sprang to my mind when I was first invited to attend an assessment centre!
As it happens, this image couldn’t be further from the truth. For a start, an assessment centre generally isn’t a ‘centre’ at all. It’s a term used to describe an event that will commonly take place at an organisation’s premises, and is unlikely to last more than one day but can sometimes last up to three days. It doesn’t involve assault courses either; it’s normally just a mishmash ...
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