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Want to learn what an assessment centre is and gain valuable hints and tips on how to survive it?

Straight 'A's at A level, a place at a good University and good Tripos results are not enough to secure a job offer with many companies today. Yes, your educational background is important, but it is equally important to successfully pass the Assessment Centre, which will open great career opportunities for you.

• How do firms shortlist students for AC when they receive hundreds, sometimes thousands of applications?
• What differentiates a good candidate?
• What is the structure of the AC?
• How you will be assessed on the day?
• How can you prepare for the AC?
• What activities you will be involved in at AC?
• What exactly assessors are looking for in candidates?
• How can you stand out from the pool of candidates?
• What should you do to maximise your chances in getting that job offer?
• Is there is anything you should never do at AC?

These and many more questions arise when you get the invitation to attend an assessment centre. In this session you will learn much more about what firms are seeking and how they differentiate when they are assessing candidates. Find out these finer points about Assessment centres now, rather than after a fistful of painful rejections.

Barclays Capital is the investment banking arm of Barclays Bank PLC, a parent company with more than £1.4 trillion on its balance sheet as of the end of fiscal year 2007, and clearly capable of offering considerable support. Globally, Barclays Capital has offices in 29 countries and over 16,200 employees.

Barclays Capital is one of the few firms who, in these difficult market conditions, are still recruiting large number of graduates and inters. Opportunities are available in a wide range of business areas across the firm.

To sign up please email at campus.recruitment@barclayscapital.com and state the year of graduation in the subject field.

• Venue: Lecture Theatre, Trinity Hall
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