Word document application upload. IPAT Tests I attended the assessment centre, where I left the process. The first half of the assessment centre was 2 group exercises. One 30 minutes logic exercise, where as a team you attempt to solve a sudoku type puzzle. One 45 minute group exercise where you have to come up with a business idea as a group and present it to assessors at the end. I arrived at 8.15AM, and left at 1.30PM. There were about 25 people all for either tech or business consulting, and we were split into groups of 5. This means you are in direct competition. I did both exercises with the same group. Most of the time was spent waiting for other groups to finish. At 1.30PM about 10 people were selected to go on to the second half of the day, where they are given one on one interviews. I believe they chose 2 from each group. Why this was a negative experience: - of the 5 hours 15 minutes I was there, 4 hours were spent waiting, although we were given a short 20 min presentation on IBM. -I think the process is flawed. I was dismissed based purely on the group exercises. From my perspective I thought I performed well in these, but my group was strong. It ultimately comes down to a bit of luck. I think it's the people who play the game the best - i.e. offer to time keep, write down for the group, that get through. - I was with 4 candidates out of the 25 most of the day. I think the groups should have been mixed up in the second task. -My CV/application/background were not taken into account. Not given a chance to express my interest in technology or for the company before I was told to leave, which I spent a lot of time preparing for. - it was a little humiliating to be dismissed on the day. In my opinion the group exercises and interviews should be on separate days. The positives: - it's good practice. - I was reimbursed for travel and over night accommodation up to £150 (although was told this takes up to 12 weeks!)