more job questions..does anyone work for the home office/iimigration..or in HR

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....and can give me an idea what these aspects of the recruitment process are

The assessment centre will comprise a competency-based interview, an oral briefing, a Watson Glaser critical thinking test and a Managerial Problem Analysis (written) exercise

does anyone know what those are?

Competency based interview is just means identifying the skills/qualities/"competencies" required for the job (which they should tell you) and you providing examples from work/life to show how you have them.

An oral briefing sounds saucy but just means a chat about the job??? What/how/when etc

Watson Glaser - I'd look up but think work do these.

The last bit would be a case study/scenario thing asking what you think the issue is and how you'd tackle it - I think.

Good luck. Hope someone posts who is a bit more up on this stuff.

That's just me half guessing btw, don't know for sure about some of that.

thank you it's working in immigration with asylum seekers

they send three tests by email to complete once the application form is filled in

I've found it..Watson-Glaser Critical Thinking Test www.harcourt-uk.com/product.aspx?n=1342&s=1346&skey=2813 Designed to find out how well people can reason analytically and logically. It is a very demanding test which is used to test staff who will be involved in complex decision making (policy formulation, strategy planning etc). It tests inference, recognition of assumptions, deduction, interpretation and evaluation of arguments. For each test, it gives a brief statement (which you are to regard as true) and follows these by proposed inferences/assumptions etc. which you rate as true, probably true, insufficient data, probably false or false. You respond to both neutral and controversial items. The controversial items are designed to arouse attitudes, opinions and biases that can interfere with the ability to think critically. These refer to political, economic and social issues which provoke strong feelings Employers giving the test should give candidates the practice booklet. It is similar to the GMAT Test (see above). Also see www.getfeedback.net/aptitude.php

it sounds a bit like mn to me! So I've had lots of practice

any civil servants

anybody even consider working with asylum seekers

not a very mn job then? why is that?