An Assessment Centre is a place where employers bring together candidates who have applied for a particular role. Candidates are put through a series of tests, assessments and group/individual exercises to determine their suitability for the role and comprehensively assess their abilities.
Explore the (opens in a new window)Assessment Centre Tool on MyCareer. This comprehensive tool explains everything you need to know about the activities you may be assessed on and how to perform.
An Assessment Centre may include social/informal networking events, interviews, report-writing, group discussions, data analysis and delivery of presentations.
For general advice on preparing for all kinds of Assessment Centre activities and exercises, check out gradireland's(opens in a new window)Assessment Centres page.
Target Jobs have an (opens in a new window)in-depth guideto specific types of Assessment Centre activities and some great advice on how to approach these activities, successfully demonstrating both your teamwork and leadership skills.
Prospects also provide some (opens in a new window)useful tipsfor doing well on the day and give an example of a typical Assessment Centre schedule.
If you have an Assessment Centre coming up that involves psychometric tests (for example verbal, numerical or abstract reasoning assessments) you can practice by accessing the (opens in a new window)Aptitude test tool on (opens in a new window)MyCareer