Queen Mary University of London

School of Business Management

Welcome to your one-stop-shop event information page where we give you the lowdown on everything you need to know about this experience and how to be best prepared.

The job market continues to be very competitive and, regardless of the sector or organisation that you want to work for, this is a fantastic opportunity in which to practise key parts of the recruitment process.

What do you need to know?

Key information

You will receive an email from events@gradcore.co.uk with the individual timings for your event.

You will receive your login details to assess.digital one week before your event.

 

See below for more information about the exercises you will be taking part in and any preparation that is required.

Date & Location

1st November 2023

You will be invited to one of 3 sessions on the day (09:00-11:30, 12:30- 15:00 or 15:30-18:00)

Your assessment centre will be held in person at The Ecology Pavilion Mile End Park, 125 Grove Road, London, E3 5RP.

Your exercises

You will take part in the following exercises where you will receive very detailed and personalised feedback that will help you when applying for future roles. Please take time to familiarise yourself with what’s involved for each exercise and click here to see some of the key competencies that employers would like you to demonstrate in this process.

The interview

You will take part in a interview as part of a group. You should prepare your answers in advance as per the interview brief. Within groups of up to six students, you will be asked three questions and you will take it in turns to respond. 

The presentation

As a group, you will choose a topic from the brief available at the start of the exercise. You will have 25 minutes to prepare your presentation as a group. You will then have 10 minutes to deliver your presentation to the assessor, where everyone must take part. This will be followed by questions for up to 5 minutes.

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