Assessment centre

Because no single test is sufficient in its own right for making a judgment on a particular candidate it is better to use a combination of different techniques. This combination of techniques is known as an Assessment Centre. 

An assessment centre is not a physical place but is a suite of exercises designed to assess a set of personal characteristics. Their use dates back to the Second World War when the British War Office developed them to select people with officer potential from within the ranks. Nowadays they are used quite commonly in medium to large size companies not only for job selection, specifically graduate selection or managerial appointments, but also increasingly in internal promotion and development of staff for managerial careers, when they are more often called development centres [AS]. 

Have a longer-term career development plan. If your company runs assessment centres ensure that you go through the process. 

A-8] http //www.psvchometrics.co.uk [A-9] Woodruffs, C., Assessment Centres, 2nd edn., Institute of Personnel Development, London, 1994... 

Trevor Linsley was formerly a senior lecturer at Blackpool and the Fylde College and Head of the NVQ Assessment Centre. Over the last 20 years his books have helped thousands of students to pass their electrical qualifications. 

In the event of a severe accident, provision should be made for the establishment of a radiological monitoring and assessment centre at which the efforts of all the groups conducting monitoring and assessment will be coordinated. The effectiveness of these arrangements should be evaluated in exercises that simulate response conditions. 

Rqxnt of research carried out at Cumberlow Lodge Remand and Assessment Centre for Girls during 1980 and 1981. 

DESG holds assessment centres for candidates applying by early November in December each year, with further assessment centres for later applicants in March. Application is via an online form and online situational judgement exercise. Candidates must have (or expect) a minimum of a 2 2 degree and be British nationals or hold dual nationality of which one is British. 

This chapter is about the three most important steps towards getting a job getting experience before you apply, preparing an effective application and the interview or assessment centre. 

If you are not successful, ask for some feedback. Employers are usually happy to give feedback to candidates who reached the assessment centre stage of the process. It can be helpftil to reflect on your impressions of the... 

He has held various levels of scientific positions in three national laboratories of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) of India. He was appointed as the Director of Central Leather Research Institute, Chennai in 1994, and in 1996 he took over the Directorship of the Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad. On successful completion of this tenure, he was appointed as the Chairman of Recruitment and Assessment Centre of DRDO, Ministry of Defence, Government of India in May 2004. In addition. Dr. Raghaven chairs scientific committees of public and private sector bodies on clean technologies, catalytic ethanol reforming, biorefining, and allied areas. 

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