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Interviews
The recorded video interview, the assessment day and the competency questions, set out from employers' and careers services' own guidance.
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After the application come the tests: a recorded video interview, often an assessment day, then a conversation with someone senior. These stories cover each stage as UK employers run it, with the questions they ask and what assessors are scoring.
Stories in this section
Sources
- Prospects (Jisc): Video interview tips Saving both money and time for you and the company, video interviews are often used as an early screening method. Read
- Prospects (Jisc): Assessment centres Hosted over anything from an afternoon to two days, assessment centres are often the final stage of the selection process for large graduate recruiters. ... You will work both individually and as part of a group on a variety of exercises, including: case studies, group discussions, in-tray exercises, presentations, psychometric tests, role play, social events, written tests. Read
- Prospects (Jisc): Competency-based interviews The interviewer has a list of questions, each focusing on a specific skill, and your answers will be compared against pre-determined criteria and marked accordingly. Read
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