Undergraduate Assessment Centres to strengthen interview techniques - Dudley Child Executive Recruitment

The University of Stirling have formed a one-day mock assessment centre in order to prepare undergraduates for interviews.  It has been identified that undergraduates often lack interview experience and therefore struggle to show the skills and knowledge that recruiters are looking for.  With unemployment statistics being at an all time high in the UK, especially the graduate market of 18-24, it has been recognised that graduates need to develop general interview techniques as many have never been in a professional interview environment until they graduate.

The assessment centre, held at Stirling University comprises 20 students, a mix of both undergraduates and MBA students.  It involves four interview panels consisting of a major employer and a careers advisor on each panel acting as interviewers/assessors.  The overall aim of the assessment centre is to place special emphasis on helping students to demonstrate skill sets that employers feel students struggle to demonstrate including customer orientation and commercial awareness. 

Dudley Child Executive Recruitment, the Leeds based recruitment business specialising in the manufacturing and engineering industry, has recently expanded its portfolio of recruitment services to include assessment centres, including Graduate assessment centres.  To discuss the suite of services that Dudley Child offer, please call one of our dedicated consultants on 0113 246 8882 or by email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it