Case studies are usually comprised of a scenario (real or imagined), a set of instructions and an information pack.
You should expect to receive information in multiple formats (emails, reports, graphs and statistics) and you’re likely to be given 30-60 minutes to research and prepare a piece of analysis.
Case studies may feature at assessment centres as part of individual written tasks, group exercises and/or presentation activities.
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Like situational judgement tests and in/e-tray tasks, case studies offer employers a glimpse of your potential to perform the role, as well as a sense of what it might be like to work with you.
Some of the key skills which employers may be looking for are:
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It also has a useful Top Employer Profiles and Job Assessment Stages section linking to further information about how each organisation approaches its recruitment process and the kinds of assessments you may face. Over 100 organisations are profiled on the site.
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