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1 Careers Service www.careers.qmul.ac.uk 1 Group Exercises Katie Dallison Careers Adviser

2 Careers Service www.careers.qmul.ac.uk 2 Agenda The Application Process Four Seasons Case Study Feedback What are employers looking for? Tips and Traps Useful Resources

3 Careers Service www.careers.qmul.ac.uk 3 Application Process Application Form Phone Interview On line testing Interview Assessment Centre Interview Group Work Case Study E-Tray Presentation Psychometric Tests Job Offer!

4 Careers Service www.careers.qmul.ac.uk 4 Group exercises Discussion groups –Current affairs, business topics Task groups –Achieve a set goal as a group Group case studies –Business scenarios, may involve role play

5 Careers Service www.careers.qmul.ac.uk 5 The Four Seasons 30 mins to complete exercise then 5 minutes to present.

6 Careers Service www.careers.qmul.ac.uk 6 Someone who can: make regular contributions express themselves with clarity show original thinking influence the group (without dominating) acknowledge the views of others facilitate the discussion What was I looking for?

7 Careers Service www.careers.qmul.ac.uk 7 Behaving in groups InitiatingRespondingMaintaining Proposals & suggestions Contributing information Inviting contributions Listening, supporting, disagreeing Asking questions & clarifying Paraphrasing & summarising Getting on with practical tasks Keeping to time Keeping to the subject

8 Careers Service www.careers.qmul.ac.uk 8 feel "I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel." Maya Angelou

9 Careers Service www.careers.qmul.ac.uk 9 Body Language Do you really know how you behave? Think about: Facial Expressions Posture Presence Interaction with others

10 Careers Service www.careers.qmul.ac.uk 10 Group exercises — Tips Watch and Learn – from others, from brief Listen – to all carefully so you can provide feedback, add to ideas Add – original ideas, necessary questions, enthusiasm Help – handle conflict, staying focused, keep to time Support – your ideas clearly, other team members

11 Careers Service www.careers.qmul.ac.uk 11 Useful Resources QM Careers Service http://www.careers.qmul.ac.uk/students/applying/assessment%2 0centres/index.html Prospects http://www.prospects.ac.uk/cms/ShowPage/Home_page/Applicat ions__CVs_and_interviews/Tests_and_exercises/Assessment_c entres/p!eeXpllc http://www.prospects.ac.uk/cms/ShowPage/Home_page/Applicat ions__CVs_and_interviews/Tests_and_exercises/Assessment_c entres/p!eeXpllc Target Jobs: http://targetjobs.co.uk/general-advice/assessment-centres.aspx

12 Careers Service www.careers.qmul.ac.uk 12 Queen Mary Careers Service WG3 Queens Building – 020 7882 5065 Opening times: Monday-Thursday10.30am-5pm Friday10.30am-4pm Drop-in sessions: Monday-Thursday10.30am-12.30pm 2.00pm-4.30pm Part of www.careers.qmul.ac.uk


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