developing the portsmouth graduate - demystifying the recruitment process
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Demystifying the recruitment process
Jacqui Adams and Liz Holfordhtment process
Overview• AGR recruitment data• Graduate Selection Instruments
Used • Challenges• Useful resources• Typical application form questions• Psychometric test questions• ‘Who owns the Dog’
Graduate Recruitment Data AGR Members (2014/15)
• Average number of vacancies 24,126 • Average recruitment cost by hire £6,233• Average number of applications per post 65 • 70.9% of members use the same selection
criteria for placement recruitment • Average number of Industrial Placement
students converted to Graduate roles – 38%
91.80%
74.30% 71.30%
42.70%
32.20% 29.80% 29.00%
Percentages
Graduate Selection Tools
Challenges for students• Applications open early in autumn
require a great deal of self awareness and insight
• Guidelines - not always clear• Rejection hurts - lack of resilience• Takes a lot of time - 8 hours plus• Self confidence• Feedback - not getting it /not asking
for it/not using it
TargetjobsCompany’s
website
Glassdoor jobtestprep
Purpledoor
Milkround
Useful websites to support students
Application Form examples
Recruitment processes• KPMG – Online application
form– Situational
judgement test– Online numerical
and verbal reasoning
– 1st round interviews– Assessment centre– Final interview
• BT– Online application
form– Online tests– Video interview– Assessment centre
Recorded Video Interviews
Recorded video interviews• Candidates are given 4 questions• They have 90 seconds in total for
each response• They can edit each response as
many times as they like before submitting
Tell us about any interests or activities you’re involved in, which relate to your motivation to work for QinetiQ’s Air Division
How do you feel when you have lots of work and tight deadlines, and how do you ensure you get everything done?
When have you had to fit in with a new team and what was the outcome of this?
What is the most interesting thing you have learned on your degree course, and describe how you think it could apply to a role at QinetiQ?
How many hours would it take to
clean every single window in London? – IBM,
Portsmouth
If the time is quarter past 3, what is the angle measurement on the clock? - Standard Bank Group
If you had three minutes alone in
a lift with the CEO, what would
you say? - Network Rail
How many nappies are
purchased per year in the UK? -AVIVA Graduate
Programme
Recruitment Grapevine
Tough interview questions
pwc assessment centre practice questions
Who owns the dog?
How Heineken’s employer brand and interview style attract the right candidate for the job!
More information needed? Please ask us!Jacqui Adams and Liz [email protected]