Hitherto, companies moved from the aptitude test stage to the interview. However, they came to discover that most candidates don’t perform well on the job; interpersonal skills are poor; no group thinking; poor leadership qualities etc. Then came what is known as assessment centre.

What then is an assessment center?

An assessment center or its abbreviated form, AC, is a stage of recruitment for evaluating leadership, performance, and critical thinking skills of candidates. It is used for a group of candidates by experienced HR personnel who utilise different recruitment tools in order to extract and grasp information about candidates’ capabilities and leadership quotient. During the AC, you would be tested on a set of varied exercises, some of which are formulated to mimic different work situations in the work environment. The assessment center exercises evaluate your behaviours. It gives you the chance to demonstrate a wider range of skills than you would have been able to showcase during a conventional interview. An assessment center is a combination of tasks and activities that test your suitability for the job.

Depending on the position applied for, the company and industry, an assessment center can last for one to two days.

So what happens at an assessment center?

- Group exercise/group task
- Presentation exercises
- Case study
- Role play
- In-tray exercise
- Psychometric test
- Interview

ON ASSESSMENT DAY

You won’t be assessed against job proficiencies by recruiters. Rather they aim to ensure you are the right person that can fit into the role. Yes, being assessed for such a long period can be onerous and challenging. But assessment centers give you the opportunity to counterpoise for poor performance in one task by excelling in another. Important skills recruiters look for include but not limited to the following:

- Efficiency
- Cognitive thinking
- Business awareness
- Communication
- Leadership
- Planning
- Teamwork
- Time management.

Assessment centers also incorporate group exercises, which are used by major recruiters in the country. Examples include PwC, First Bank, Sterling Bank, KPMG, MTN, Sahara Group, Friesland Campina, GTB Bank, Royal Dutch Shell, Seplat etc. Group exercises are used for roles that involve lots of team work and engagement with different groups. This is because when on the job, you will work with humans not robots. Candidates are usually assessed in few to semi large numbers (5 – 10) depending on the industry and recruiter. They will be provided with a work-based scenario which will require the group to work together in achieving the answer(s) with a limited duration. Throughout the period of the test all candidates will be observed, and their behaviours and performance will be noted by the recruitment staff.


PREPARATION TIPS

Just like any event that holds high value, you must prepare, and prepare real hard.

- Read about the company as well as the industry. Also read up on any relevant news (financial, investment, corporate social responsibility, business strategies undertaken, mergers, acquisitions and partnership).
- Practice a mock assessment center.
- Give yourself time to complete and practice any similar material in the industry.
- Study technical materials relevant to the industry


Keywords in Assessment Center


Assessment Center: A process that uses a wide range of procedures and assessors to ascertain to an extent how a participant exhibits required competencies.

Assessor: An individual with the knowledge on how to understand, document, systematise and make sound judgement about the behaviours of those being assessed.

K.S.A: Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Attitudes that are required for competency.

Simulation: An imaginary situation in which the candidate is expected to respond from the perspective of someone in the level being sought. (E.g. Presentation exercises, Case study, Role play, In-tray exercise etc).


Finally, on your assessment day, eat well. You are in for a long ride!

http://www.jarushub.com/why-companies-hold-assessment-centers/

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JARUSHUB:
AC

Air conditioner

my friend got job with mtn without writing test or interview
it was an agent that helped him

hmmm

All these, just to be a wage slave?

r

Naija tire person. Untop how much now By the time you go through all these stress and you are not recruited, who pays for the tfare and inconveniences

Salary is the bribe given to you to forget your dreams.

lol

I do not want a a 30 stage process of a job anymore na entrepreneur sure pass now. Abeg Uncle Seun you fit dash me N10000 make i take start gold and diamond business?

After everything, salary go be 100k

Good.

ok

If everyone in Nigeria got a job via all these recruiting process, there would be much more jobless than employed people

obonujoker:
After everything, salary go be 100k

I dey tell you

JARUSHUB:
Hitherto, companies moved from the aptitude test stage to the interview. However, they came to discover that most candidates don’t perform well on the job; interpersonal skills are poor; no group thinking; poor leadership qualities etc. Then came what is known as assessment centre.

What then is an assessment center?

An assessment center or its abbreviated form, AC, is a stage of recruitment for evaluating leadership, performance, and critical thinking skills of candidates. It is used for a group of candidates by experienced HR personnel who utilise different recruitment tools in order to extract and grasp information about candidates’ capabilities and leadership quotient. During the AC, you would be tested on a set of varied exercises, some of which are formulated to mimic different work situations in the work environment. The assessment center exercises evaluate your behaviours. It gives you the chance to demonstrate a wider range of skills than you would have been able to showcase during a conventional interview. An assessment center is a combination of tasks and activities that test your suitability for the job.

Depending on the position applied for, the company and industry, an assessment center can last for one to two days.

So what happens at an assessment center?

- Group exercise/group task
- Presentation exercises
- Case study
- Role play
- In-tray exercise
- Psychometric test
- Interview

ON ASSESSMENT DAY

You won’t be assessed against job proficiencies by recruiters. Rather they aim to ensure you are the right person that can fit into the role. Yes, being assessed for such a long period can be onerous and challenging. But assessment centers give you the opportunity to counterpoise for poor performance in one task by excelling in another. Important skills recruiters look for include but not limited to the following:

- Efficiency
- Cognitive thinking
- Business awareness
- Communication
- Leadership
- Planning
- Teamwork
- Time management.

Assessment centers also incorporate group exercises, which are used by major recruiters in the country. Examples include PwC, First Bank, Sterling Bank, KPMG, MTN, Sahara Group, Friesland Campina, GTB Bank, Royal Dutch Shell, Seplat etc. Group exercises are used for roles that involve lots of team work and engagement with different groups. This is because when on the job, you will work with humans not robots. Candidates are usually assessed in few to semi large numbers (5 – 10) depending on the industry and recruiter. They will be provided with a work-based scenario which will require the group to work together in achieving the answer(s) with a limited duration. Throughout the period of the test all candidates will be observed, and their behaviours and performance will be noted by the recruitment staff.


PREPARATION TIPS

Just like any event that holds high value, you must prepare, and prepare real hard.

- Read about the company as well as the industry. Also read up on any relevant news (financial, investment, corporate social responsibility, business strategies undertaken, mergers, acquisitions and partnership).
- Practice a mock assessment center.
- Give yourself time to complete and practice any similar material in the industry.
- Study technical materials relevant to the industry


Keywords in Assessment Center


Assessment Center: A process that uses a wide range of procedures and assessors to ascertain to an extent how a participant exhibits required competencies.

Assessor: An individual with the knowledge on how to understand, document, systematise and make sound judgement about the behaviours of those being assessed.

K.S.A: Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Attitudes that are required for competency.

Simulation: An imaginary situation in which the candidate is expected to respond from the perspective of someone in the level being sought. (E.g. Presentation exercises, Case study, Role play, In-tray exercise etc).


Finally, on your assessment day, eat well. You are in for a long ride!

http://www.jarushub.com/why-companies-hold-assessment-centers/

Not all employment are through assessment centres however for most graduate entry position this is one avenue to sift for the preferred candidate except mago mago no enter the matter

can anyone please help me with any past interview questions.. thank you

Skepticus:


All these, just to be a wage slave?

wage slave in nairaland?sorry... Total E&P

jhydebaba:
Naija tire person. Untop how much now By the time you go through all these stress and you are not recruited, who pays for the tfare and inconveniences

I wonder, that's why I wasted money to go to Lagos for Sterling bank's interview. I had barely removed my clothes when I got a regret mail.. that same day.