ok , my take on the schemes. typing from my phone could be awful but I hope to pass something across.
Before , I start on the analysis , I would ask what type of product it is. is it one that sells more to the youth or one that sells more to the older populace. the pros and cons of the schemes are as follows:
Scheme 1 : from medical survey , cardiac diseases are not frequent with the younger populace. the fund is not being used to set up a general clinic but just a section for the cardiac disease patients this would not be beneficial to the whole community ,awareness and publicity envisaged might not be created as not everyone might have a relative or friend who could have the disease. also there no savings from tax which means eventually it becomes a liabilty not an asset as the company would have to take care of further expenses. however , the scheme may be useful as the cardiac disease centre may turn out to be the best which possibly may generate income both from the community and neighbouring communities.
The second scheme : if the product sells more to the youth , this may be advisable because the band sees to youth development. however not all youths do music and therefore might not take the campaign to everydoor . at the end of the 5 years contract , there would be no savings at all because the savings would also be used to pay them off after the contract.the band would only be in the south and thus this scheme has no potential of taking awareness beyound the south . future market and sales beyond portharcourt should be encouraged
The third scheme is by far , the best : the football would increase publicity because aside the live spectators , it is shown on tv . hence , we can say we have double . we would be saving additional cost of tv advertisment because the product comes on air during matches. the footbal matches will be able to take the product household to household because the matches are shown on every tv screen. considering the economy. we have got more footballfans. as I said earlier not everyone might like the genre of music ymcmb plays. the football also would have the highest tax savings . to tackle the problem of the hooligans , I think the savings generated from this scheme can be used to provide further empowerment programs for the hooligans. with the saving , a committee can be set up to take a listen to the demands of the hooligans and further make provision . this in turn has added to the CSR of the company ,leading to a better interaction with the community and possible generating employment for them.
These are my views. stacydual , you seem to be the hiphop /rap person. first it was the future now YMCMB. can I assume you are NICKY

Hey guys....Just asking could there be Case studies for Group excercises configured separately for Engineering guys and those separately for Non-Engineering guys at the AC or is it gonna be the same for everyone irrespective of discipline ?....Need your views and speculations....

okzcorp:

FIRST BANK GRADUATE RECRUITMENT 2013. I recall vividly.

Hi Guys Check this up and try this too...Your views are highly welcomed

CASE STUDY "Movies R Us"

Your client is a small independent cinema.
Profits have been in decline for some time.
Your tasks is to suggest possible ways to increase their revenue.
Background Information: 4 screens, opening hours 2pm – 11pm, snacks and soft drinks are on sale, average age group of visitors 18 - 40

How would you tackle this exercise?
What factors do we think may have led to a decline in profits?
What recommendations would you make?
Discuss with your neighbour – 5 min

at the cinema:
I think we can give discount on sales and movie tickets to bring in more customers and increase profits. A decline might have occured for so many reasons; latest movies were not featured, customers were not attended to in a customer friendly manner , facilities might not be upto date.I think to know the major causes a survey should be done.

okzcorp:

Very thoughtful bro, buh doing this will defy the stated fact that "they move at the pace of the slower person". If true, then the prompt actually made it obvious that there won't be any carrying. Also if I move at a certain speed carrying a load, my speed will be impeded by the weight I am carrying except if you are saying he or she exerts a negligibile weight that won't affect my speed.

Yeah, the idea is that the two people crossing must always be together. By logic, the only way Audu and and Adesuwa can cross together at a time lesser than 7mins is for Audu to carry Adesuwa which would allow both to go faster but at a time greater than Audu's 1mins hence the doubling (2mins) of the crossing time. My thoughts. Thanks.

NICE ONE DUDE!

majekdom2: at the cinema:
I think we can give discount on sales and movie tickets to bring in more customers and increase profits. A decline might have occured for so many reason; latest movies were not featured, customer were not attended to in necessary ways . I think to know the major causes a survey should be done.

Collintos: Hi Guys Check this up and try this too...Your views are highly welcomed
CASE STUDY "Movies R Us"
Your client is a small independent cinema.
Profits have been in decline for some time.
Your tasks is to suggest possible ways to increase their revenue.
Background Information: 4 screens, opening hours 2pm – 11pm, snacks and soft drinks are on sale, average age group of visitors 18 - 40
How would you tackle this exercise?
What factors do we think may have led to a decline in profits?
What recommendations would you make?
Discuss with your neighbour – 5 min

I will tackle this exercise by carrying out research and survey to ascertain the elementary causes (Check the number of cinemas within a 30KM radius, if any, what their ticket sales look like. Also look into: the client's staff attitudes, Quality of movies shown, what type of movies the show, comparing how long it takes the company to start showing new movies as compared to its competitors and other larger Cinemas) .
I think the average age and type of visitors, opening hours and probably quality of service might have led to the decline in profit.
MY RECOMMENDATIONS
1st as a small independent Cinema the company should adopt to opening at early hours during summer or holidays for younger once who will always want to visit the Cinema more often, blockbuster movies should be on a dedicated screen, a screen should be dedicated for a lower PG rating of 13. The other two screens should be alternated according to demand and trendies.
2ndly, Sales of ticketing should come with free drinks+snacks for a day during the week and a day during the weekend, For the company to attract more customers.
Finally, staff debriefing on the current happenings and decisions to initiate "Op-Amass Customers" should be executed. While attitude and trainings of company staff should also be revisited.

Good and great analysis..you really tried following your personal assumptions though the assumptions and detailed limitations of the questions aren't provided.

lokodon:

By the information provided, there was no restriction on lifting(a person being carried). We can also conclude that the two persons moving must not have their feet on the bridge. Hence, in 11mins(and possibly 8mins) they wld all be on the other side of the river. Below are the steps:

STEP1: Audu can carry Adesuwa(holding the torch) and cross in twice his time alone ~ 2mins
STEP2: Audu returns with the torch in his time alone ~ 1mins
STEP3: Audi/Amaka carries Adeyinka(holding the torch) and cross in twice his/her time alone ~ 2/4mins
STEP4: Audi/Amaka returns with torch in his/her time alone ~ 1/2mins
STEP5: Amaka and Audi(holding torch) cross in Amaka's time ~ 2mins

TOTAL TIME: 8mins(if Audi did all the lifting) or 11mins(if capable Amaka helped)

Comments:
1. Audu and Amaka were considered able to carry others because they could cross the bridge at lesser times and that is a prove that they were stronger.
2. The doubling of Audu's and Amaka's times was to allow for the drawback on their speed due to the extra load.
3. The carried person's time alone through the bridge was not considered since he has been lifted hence their moving speed not applicable.

Guys, these are my thoughts.

@Stacydual WOW>>>>>Thumbs up......Great approach and On point ideas......additionally they can specially organize special Old peoples night/Shows...something like "GOLDEN OLDIES NITE" or " Above FORTY but FIT for FUNFARE" inorder to attract Older customers thus increasing ticket sales and revenue.

stacydual:

I will tackle this exercise by carrying out research and survey to ascertain the elementary causes (Check the number of cinemas within a 30KM radius, if any, what their ticket sales look like. Also look into: the client's staff attitudes, Quality of movies shown, what type of movies the show, comparing how long it takes the company to start showing new movies as compared to its competitors and other larger Cinemas) .
I think the average age and type of visitors, opening hours and probably quality of service might have led to the decline in profit.
MY RECOMMENDATIONS
1st as a small independent Cinema the company should adopt to opening at early hours during summer or holidays for younger once who will always want to visit the Cinema more often, blockbuster movies should be on a dedicated screen, a screen should be dedicated for a lower PG rating of 13. The other two screens should be alternated according to demand and trendies.
2ndly, Sales of ticketing should come with free drinks+snacks for a day during the week and a day during the weekend, For the company to attract more customers.
Finally, staff debriefing on the current happenings and decisions to initiate "Op-Amass Customers" should be executed. While attitude and trainings of company staff should also be revisited.

Nice idea....majekdom2

majekdom2: ok , my take on the schemes. typing from my phone could be awful but I hope to pass something across.
Before , i start on the analysis , I would ask what type of product is. is it one that sells more to the youth or one that sells more to the older populace. the pros and cons of the schemes are as follows:
Scheme 1 : from medical survey , cardiac diseases are not frequent with the younger populace. the fund is not being used to set up a general clinic but just a section for the cardiac disease patient. this would not be beneficial to the whole community and wouldnt not create the awareness and publicity envisaged as not everyone might have a relative or friend who could have the disease. also there no savings from tax and which means eventually it becomes a liabilty not an asset as the company would have to take care of further expenses. however , the scheme may be useful as the cardiac disease centre may be turn out to the the best which inturn may generate income both from the community and neighbouring communities.
The second scheme : if the product sells more to the youth , this may be advisable because the band sees to youth development. however not all youths do music and therefore might not take the campaign to everydoor . at the end of the 5 years contract , there would be no savings at all because the savings would also be used to pay them off after the contract.the band would only be in the south and thus this scheme has no potential of taking awareness beyound the south . future market and sales beyond portharcourt should be encoraged
The third scheme is by far , the best : the football would increase publicity because aside the live spectators , it is shown on tv . hence , we can say we have double . we would be saving additional cost of tv advertisment because the product comes on air during matches. the footbal matches will be able to take the product household to household because the matches are shown on every tv screen. considering the economy. we have got more footballfans. as I said earlier not everyone might like the genre of music ymcmb plays. the football also would have the highest tax savings . to tackle the problem of the hooligans , I think the savings generated from this scheme can be used to provide further empowerment programs for the hooligans. with the saving , a committee can be set up to take a listen to the demands of the hooligans and further make provision . this in turn has added to the CSR of the company ,leading to a better interaction with the community and possible generating employment for them.
These are my views. stacydual , you seem to be the hiphop /rap person. first it was the future now YMCMB. can I assume you are NICKY

Leveraging form 2007 thread...I think these numbers MAY be realistic. Analysing it this way

Someone earlier admitted that AC will run through out September ....Say Last three weeks in September. I speculate It may not be the first week.

20 participants per day for 5 days gives 100 candidates

100 candidates for 3 Weeks gives 300 candidates

LumiNG:



Finding it hard to believe these numbers.

Anyway, great attempt at demystifying ACs guys. I can almost 'not' recognise the thread anynmore

denass16:

P.S heard from an insider that only 300 would advance to the next stage out of which 200 would be selected. Wish us all luck


artmedia: Hey Bro!

Like I said earlier, Assessment centre is definitely Sept. Still confirmed from my sure source this week. And it is gonna span the whole of sept. Roughly about 300 candidates made it. Hopefully we'll give em a tough time picking and they wont have any option than to take us all.

Shalom!

Not a small thing o. Barely recognised the thread.

Nice one guys.

#JoiningTheTrain

#WhereDoIStartFrom?

WizardofOz1: An art gallery features a modern work of 'moving art'. The artist stands by a stack of paintings, each featuring a different number. One of the paintings is displayed on the wall. At certain times the artist removes the painting from the wall and replaces it with a painting from the stack. At 11am, the artist hangs a painting of the number 30. At 4pm he hangs a painting of number 240. At 7.30pm he hangs a painting of number 315. What painting does the artist hang at 9.20pm?

Paint number 200

Has anyone checked these out? I nearly fainted with the In-tray exercises o

http://www.assessmentday.co.uk/example-in-tray-assessmentday.pdf
http://www.assessmentday.co.uk/answers-in-tray-assessmentday.pdf
http://www.assessmentday.co.uk/free/e-tray/EtrayExerciseFree-Questions.pdf
http://www.assessmentday.co.uk/free/e-tray/EtrayExerciseFree-Solutions.pdf
http://www.assessmentday.co.uk/free/group-exercise/GroupExercise-Instructions.pdf
http://www.assessmentday.co.uk/free/group-exercise/GroupExercise-Recomendations.pdf

So I tried to shake this off but I couldn't. 2007 about 400 went for ac and about 220 were cleared and clearly passed. But they only hired about 89 or so. What was the criteria used? Fancy current job( a lot of them hired back there were kpmg, uba bank etc), man-know-man or state of origin. Now my concern is, I work I an accounting firm that is nott poular or big. I can't help but think fancy names and other factors may come into play for the final selection. Udo!

MaforBea: So I tried to shake this off but I couldn't. 2007 about 400 went for ac and about 220 were cleared and clearly passed. But they only hired about 89 or so. What was the criteria used? Fancy current job( a lot of them hired back there were kpmg, uba bank etc), man-know-man or state of origin. Now my concern is, I work I an accounting firm that is nott poular or big. I can't help but think fancy names and other factors may come into play for the final selection. Udo!

Bros, there are people without work sef in the race. You are more lucky.

Fret nor Fear not. If the job is yours, nothing would stop you. Not even inexperience nor poor performance. There is a way grace works. Learn that way and follow it.

lokodon: Fret nor Fear not. If the job is yours, nothing would stop you. Not even inexperience nor poor performance. There is a way grace works. Learn that way and follow it.

Very true words

@airsaylongcon nice one....will take a look @ them wen I am less buzy[b.......@Maforbea let not your heart be troubled and keep the HARDWORK, HOPE and FAITH strong and alive. When Grace is at work past statistics becomes irrelevant...I have seen things before....However I am sure to some extent from my speculation that atleast not less than 100 will be taken finally........and If as a team in this thread we have speculated that about 300 made it to AC at least the CHANCES are STILL there......It is understandable that many in this race are experienced to some extent...even experienced with Strong Global firms and multinationals. Definitely you don't expect that there capacity will be the same with a graduate without experience and that is no body's fault..Time and Chances happeneth to all. for example friends that are in the same set in school. But when they graduate one get a job before the other which is even the best graduating in there set . To be Fair would you stop the one that got Job first for going for a bigger opportunity that both friends( the employed one and the unemployed one) qualifies to apply for as stipulated by the recruiter? Definitely NO.....Life is full of competition infact I must say...NO COMPETITION NO CROWN.... And perhaps every Company just want the best guys in their team both in capacity and experience because they recruit you to bring something to the table in some way(If they have to train you to deliver that they will surely do) as every company have one challenge or the other. Also flash back during the SHL test that you were told to fill your related experience.....I feel they want to try as much as possible to ensure the successful entrant is based on Merit on the foundation of excellent performance in the process, relevant academic qualification,and experience if necessary in pursuant to there aspirations of the quality of the employees they will like to have as shown in their career page in their website. Nevertheless don't feel bothered so much overlook who is in the race or not. Its an equal opportunity just Give in your best and trust God for the best and surely you will have your testimony. There is a place for HARDWORK, GRACE and DESTINY. RELAX BRO. WE SHALL GET THERE AND HAVE A TESTIMONY> I AM VERY SURE OF THAT AND CERTAIN.

airsaylongcon: Has anyone checked these out? I nearly fainted with the In-tray exercises oe

http://www.assessmentday.co.uk/example-in-tray-assessmentday.pdf
http://www.assessmentday.co.uk/answers-in-tray-assessmentday.pdf
http://www.assessmentday.co.uk/free/e-tray/EtrayExerciseFree-Questions.pdf
http://www.assessmentday.co.uk/free/e-tray/EtrayExerciseFree-Solutions.pdf
http://www.assessmentday.co.uk/free/group-exercise/GroupExercise-Instructions.pdf
http://www.assessmentday.co.uk/free/group-exercise/GroupExercise-Recomendations.pdf

MaforBea: So I tried to shake this off but I couldn't. 2007 about 400 went for ac and about 220 were cleared and clearly passed. But they only hired about 89 or so. What was the criteria used? Fancy current job( a lot of them hired back there were kpmg, uba bank etc), man-know-man or state of origin. Now my concern is, I work I an accounting firm that is nott poular or big. I can't help but think fancy names and other factors may come into play for the final selection. Udo!

Prospects Bros, there are people without work sef in the race. You are more lucky.

Sometimes, we have to look at the past to get past the future. Here's a copy of the advert that got us to where we currently are

@MaforBea what state are you from? I think you may have a point about the state of origin argument.

MaforBea: So I tried to shake this off but I couldn't. 2007 about 400 went for ac and about 220 were cleared and clearly passed. But they only hired about 89 or so. What was the criteria used? Fancy current job( a lot of them hired back there were kpmg, uba bank etc), man-know-man or state of origin. Now my concern is, I work I an accounting firm that is nott poular or big. I can't help but think fancy names and other factors may come into play for the final selection. Udo!

NLNG has started contacting candidates' (Successfuls') Institutions in order to verify credentials and classes of degree.

PS: keep your fingers crossed because Promise Land is around the corner#

Woow..goodnews...Guys Its getting closer.....Cheers!

UpdateAll:
NLNG has started contacting candidates' (Successfuls') Institutions in order to verify credentials and classes of degree.

PS: keep your fingers crossed because Promise Land is around the corner#

Collintos: @airsaylongcon nice one....will take a look @ them wen I am less buzy[b.......@Maforbea let not your heart be troubled and keep the HARDWORK, HOPE and FAITH strong and alive. When Grace is at work past statistics becomes irrelevant...I have seen things before....However I am sure to some extent from my speculation that atleast not less than 100 will be taken finally........and If as a team in this thread we have speculated that about 300 made it to AC at least the CHANCES are STILL there......It is understandable that many in this race are experienced to some extent...even experienced with Strong Global firms and multinationals. Definitely you don't expect that there capacity will be the same with a graduate without experience and that is no body's fault..Time and Chances happeneth to all. for example friends that are in the same set in school. But when they graduate one get a job before the other which is even the best graduating in there set . To be Fair would you stop the one that got Job first for going for a bigger opportunity that both friends( the employed one and the unemployed one) qualifies to apply for as stipulated by the recruiter? Definitely NO.....Life is full of competition infact I must say...NO COMPETITION NO CROWN.... And perhaps every Company just want the best guys in their team both in capacity and experience because they recruit you to bring something to the table in some way(If they have to train you to deliver that they will surely do) as every company have one challenge or the other. Also flash back during the SHL test that you were told to fill your related experience.....I feel they want to try as much as possible to ensure the successful entrant is based on Merit on the foundation of excellent performance in the process, relevant academic qualification, experience if necessary in pursuant to there aspirations of the quality of the employees they will like to have as shown in there career page in there website. Nevertheless don't feel bothered so much overlook who is in the race or not. Its an opportunity just Give in your best and trust God for the best and surely you will have your testimony. There is a place for HARDWORD, GRACE and DESTINY. RELAX BRO. WE SHALL GET THERE AND HAVE A TESTIMONY> I AM VERY SURE OF THAT AND CERTAIN.

Your comments are encouraging.

airsaylongcon: Sometimes, we have to look at the past to get past the future. Here's a copy of the advert that got us to where we currently are

Thanks for this. I've been looking for the advert.

Institutions? Please how did you come about this info?

UpdateAll:
NLNG has started contacting candidates' (Successfuls') Institutions in order to verify credentials and classes of degree.

PS: keep your fingers crossed because Promise Land is around the corner#

UpdateAll:
NLNG has started contacting candidates' (Successfuls') Institutions in order to verify credentials and classes of degree.

PS: keep your fingers crossed because Promise Land is around the corner#

Boss, How did you know? More details pls. I thought that was meant to be after AC/Medicals?

prospects:
Thanks for this. I've been looking for the advert.

I can email you the original PDF file if you want

coolio2014: Institutions? Please how did you come about this info?

I work with my institution and I got info from the registrar

Gbam!