Succeeding at Assessment Centres For Dummies, UK Edition

Nigel Povah is the Managing Director of A&DC, a practice specialising in assessment methods and developing people's potential at work. He is a leading expert in the Assessment Centre field. Lucy Povah is a Senior Consultant at AC&DC and has a Master's degree in Occupational Psychology.

• Introduction 1 Part I: Introducing Assessment Centres 5Chapter 1: Demystifying Assessment Centres 7Chapter 2: How an Assessment Centre Works 27Chapter 3: Maximising Your Chances of Success 47Part II: Mastering Assessment Centre Exercises 61Chapter 4: Standing Out in Group Exercises 63Chapter 5: Impressing in Oral Presentations 81Chapter 6: Starring in Role-Plays 99Chapter 7: Shining in Fact-Finding Exercises 119Chapter 8: Achieving in Analysis Exercises 131Chapter 9: Performing in Planning and Scheduling Exercises 145Chapter 10: Managing In-Basket or Inbox Exercises 157Part III: Excelling at Non-Exercise Assessment Centre Activities 175Chapter 11: Responding Effectively in Interviews 177Chapter 12: Perfecting Your Approach to Psychometric Tests 199Chapter 13: Tackling Other Activities 217Chapter 14: Learning from Attending an Assessment Centre 233Part IV: The Part of Tens 255Chapter 15: Ten Ways to Impress the Assessors 257Chapter 16: Ten Ways of Behaving Effectively 265Chapter 17: Ten Tips for Achieving Peak Performance 273Index 279