My assessment centre experience at a Big 4 firm — what nobody tells you about group exercises

What I thought I needed to do:n

• Have the best ideas
• speak the most
• dominate the discussion to stand out

nnWhat the assessors were actually watching:n

• Who listens carefully before responding
• Who builds on other people’s ideas with credit (“building on what X said…”)
• Who brings quiet people into the conversation
• Who keeps the group on time and on task

nnI nearly failed because I was competing rather than collaborating. The exercise tests group intelligence, not individual brilliance.nnUKBuddy Assessment Centre Guide