For those of you who have been invited to an Assessment Centre, which includes a Group Exercise, or if you just want to find out a bit more about this than read on… Assessment Centres are used by employers during the recruitment process, as a way for them to determine a candidate’s suitability for a … More Assessment Centres: things to be aware of in a Group Exercise
We recently had the pleasure of introducing Yazmin Lauren Doughty Gachette, the student ambassador from the fast-growing insurance company Catlin, to our students at Queen Mary. Afterwards, we spoke to Yazmin about how she is progressing from a politics degree at Queen Mary into insurance. How did you get the job? Well, as a politics … More Graduating into Insurance
Anum Ahmed is an English graduate from QMUL, and has recently featured on our Employability video. In a two part post she will tell us about her journey from doing a QProject to gaining a place the Department for International Development graduate scheme. “Queen Mary University was the key to my future and I can … More My journey from QProjects to the Department for International Development: Part 2
Often in my role at the Careers & Enterprise Centre I speak to students who are anxious about upcoming psychometric tests or assessment centres. Sometimes – they might have failed previous psychometric tests or underperformed at assessment centre tasks. We have a range of information and advice we can provide to prepare, but you might … More ‘I just can’t do numerical reasoning!’: What to do when you can’t pass recruitment tests
If you have watched enough repeats of the TV sitcom, ‘Friends’, you might remember ‘The One With Rachel’s Inadvertent Kiss’. In that episode, Rachel’s interviewer had been signalling that Rachel had pen ink on the side of her mouth, but Rachel took it as an invitation for closer contact. Cue mortification and canned laughter. The example is … More Dealing with interview disasters
If you’re thinking about applying for Graduate schemes it would be a really good idea to get yourself over to a Mock Assessment Centre. It’s a great way to gain insight into what actually happens at an assessment centre, and as more and more employers are beginning to use them, it’s an opportunity that you … More Experience a mock assessment centre
