Goldilocks and the three assessment centres
I was speaking to an eminently well qualified graduate candidate a few weeks ago who had failed to succeed at two Investment Bank assessment centres. He couldn’t understand why. At his first assessment centre James found the group exercises troublesome. He didn’t want to appear pushy or arrogant so his performance was low key. Feedback was that his performance was Continue Reading »
No launderettes in Kensington
Winston was the clever one at home, an only child whose single mum doted on him. He was the first in the family to stay on for the sixth form and the first to go to university. It was not just any university either but a prestigious Russell Group university in London; far enough away from home to give him some independence but still close enough for visits or, as I later learned, for visitors.
I first saw him, one evening, sitting at the end of a bar in a hotel in Kensington; he looked like a fish out of water. There was Continue Reading »
What not to do at Assessment Centre
What counts as the worst advice that can be given to candidates as they fight their way through the twists and turns of recruitment processes that make Harry Potter’s adventures seem like a walk in the park? The answer is three little words – “Just be yourself”.
How many 21/22 year olds know who they are? Continue Reading »
Female graduates win the recruitment stakes for top jobs.
Why is it that female graduates are increasingly more successful than male graduates in getting jobs in the professions and top companies? Does it flow naturally from the fact that there are more female graduates? I suppose that statistically the laws of probability apply and the one naturally leads to the other. But, I’m inclined to think Continue Reading »