The compentencies below are what you will be assessed against in your exercises. These reflect what real employers are using during the recruitment process for graduate roles.
Project Management
The ability to apply knowledge and skills to initiate, organise and take ownership of activities to meet project requirements.
Demonstrate that you can adapt your approach to reach the desired outcome.
Working together
The ability to share information and build supportive, trusting, and professional relationships with others.
Consider when you have worked effectively as a team during university projects, work experience or extra-curricular activities.
Commercial awareness
The ability to demonstrate an understanding of the business world and the factors that affect it.
Show that you have researched an organisation, and understand how current trends might present different challenges and opportunities in that industry.
Communication
The ability to clearly articulate thoughts and ideas and listen to the views of other people.
Identify a time when you have communicated effectively with others to achieve results. Make sure you encourage contributions from others.