BAE Assessment day

Hi, How did your assessment centre go? Can you tell me abit about the exercises they asked you and was it an engineering graduate scheme?

Thanks

Sam

I went, was good. Took a job with another company though.

I went to the engineering graduate day. Were 24 people.

Day consisted of:

Group task, (four per group)
Interview, (one on one)
lunch,
presentation (30 minutes to read and write, then present)
test (not too harsh)

Any more questions will do my best to answer.

Thank you for that. Can you tell me abit more about the one to one interview? what questions they ask and how long each interview was?
I'm not worried about the presentation but can you also tell me abit about the test, was it the same as the SHL tests we did online? generic?

Appreciated!

my one to one interview was quite light. the few questions I was asked were the "give one situation where you were in a project that..." did well, failed, had to meet customer requirements.

All the different sections last an hour.

The whole day runs on the same theme. the group section is on gathering requirements for starting a project. the test is on analysing project reports and their options and deciding what is best. the presentation is on showing what you think the best investment options for funds relating to the project are.

So not really like the SHL test at all. Nothing in the day was that stressful.

Thanks for that. It really helped! Can I ask if you were offered the position or not. And out of 24 people, how many get accepted generally?
I'm on for the Platform solutions role so not sure if thats going to be the same as yours.
What do you think is the most important I need to watch out for during the day?

I was not offered the job. I did however pass all the sections and tests but the job I went for was decided I was not ideal for the role in "logistics and information services" and I agreed with their reasoning. I will work at a large computing company, which is way more my area.

About half of the people were going for Electronics, 2-3 were for logistics, 2-3 for platform solutions and 2-3 for business.

Most important during the day? If there was one 'trick' over all the normal assessment day things. I would say it is with the presentation part. You have to decide what money to invest in three different appealing options. What they want is for you to justify your decisions and STICK WITH IT to the end. The project manager I had watching mine would not stop arguing with my decisions until I said I couldn't be swayed with my choices.

Thanks for that. I will have a close look and try and watch out for the presentation part. It can be tricky especially when they give you 3 appealing options, but need to make a choice wisely. Are they related to like the finance and economics of the projects? for e.g. mentioning the Present Value for project a, b or c and maybe conduct a cost-benefit analysis or something like that? Did the same presentations apply to all business units?

Hi,

i've got a Online assessment coming up soon so please can you share your experiences (how you revised for it etc)?