Am I expected to do any task or test during the interview?

Increasingly, interviews are conducted together with other activities (see below). You will be informed in advance, if this is the case.

IFor further information on the following activities, please refer to our leaflet / website “Assessment Centres and Psychometric Tests”.

Presentation - Generally the presentation topic is given in advance and you are expected to research and present it in PowerPoint format. The topic may range from your field of study or a general topic (not related to your field of study). The presentation is normally at the beginning of the interview (e.g. 10 to 15 minutes presentation with a further 10 - 20 minutes question-and-answer session with the interview panel). You may want to consider making copies of the PowerPoint presentation as handouts for the interviewer(s).
Tests / Tasks - Sometimes you may be asked to sit tests or carry out tasks – these are generally relevant to the role you are applying for e.g. you may be asked to do a keyboard exercise to test your competency on manipulating data using Microsoft Office Excel or Access or if your role involves finance/calculations, you might have to sit a numerical test.
Role Plays - The role play is often based on the organisation and the type of work you have applied for. For example, these are very common for roles involving sales and customer services where you could be asked to “sell a product” to or “advise a customer” on the products or services available