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You know you HAVE to pass the selection test that’s looming over you. If you don’t, you’ll be stuck where you are even longer, and let’s face it, you’ve already mentally started spending your potential increase in salary. So what do you do now? Well, first thing is to be proactive. Rocking up and hoping for the best isn’t going ...

You are bound to be disappointed if you fail an SJT. But take some comfort in the fact that you are not alone. These tests are designed to cut down on numbers, especially important in today’s job market. Passing an SJT will put you in much more of a minority group! So what do you do next?

You’d be surprised how easy it is to get these exercises wrong, especially when you feel like you’ve worked so hard to get it right. Here are a few to watch out for:

Most candidates find themselves biting their nails far more before the role-play exercises than at any other time. There’s no need to worry, there are ways you can turn it round. Fear- I won’t know what to say. Answer- ask questions, it will take the pressure off you and give you more information to respond to Fear- I won’t understand ...

One of the daunting things about the prospect of doing a role-play is the thought of being judged. We know that there will be assessors there who will be evaluating what we are doing. But what if they rate me unfavourably? It’s enough to make anyone break out in a sweat. Here are a few classics which are guaranteed to ...

The new competency style interview will probably be very different from many of the interviews you’ve attended before. Don’t let it catch you off guard. There is a lot you can do to make sure you impress at interview. You can’t just ‘wing it’. This might work for other types of interviews but this one is a lot more structured ...