* re about the Assessment Center So remember when they asked you which track you wanted? You’re then scheduled and pitted against other applicants in a seminar-workshop/simulation kind of thing. We were around 30 applicants that day, then we were grouped into 3 — making it about 10 each (a really big group!). We were given case studies and we had to come up with solutions (while under time pressure), then present it to the Plenary afterwards. There were 3 sessions (seminar, workshop, presentation) and it lasted the whole day from 9AM to 5PM. This was ONLINE too btw (mid-2022– still mostly online work setup), which was handy but also really really taxing. The hard part (which I guess is part of what you’re being evaluated for) is getting your voice heard, especially when you’re up against really strong and assertive personalities, and getting the group to understand and adopt what you’re suggesting. Of course I wouldn’t know now for certain (because they ghosted, as I’ve mentioned above🤪), but I’m sure that would be largely why I didn’t make it past that stage. I knew I wasn’t at my peak energy so I underperformed.
