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Assessment Centres are designed to be impartial and assess each candidate's ability to do the job. Candidates are not in competition with each other but are scored individually.

The exercises are designed specifically to highlight particular competencies. Below is an example of the guidance notes given to assessors for an exercise which includes positive and negative indicators that they have to look for. In this case they are judging the candidates on the following competencies:

Communication
Team-working
Leadership
Analytical Ability
Problem Solving

Competency	Positive Indicator	Negative Indicator
Communication	Fluent in speech Uses appropriate language	Unclear, uses jargon Long winded, rambling sentences
Team-working	Shares information and ideas Involves others	Shows little interest in the views of others Creates conflict in the team
Leadership	Motivates and encourages others Is decisive, has 'can-do' approach	De-motivating remarks Relies on others for suggestions
Analytical Ability	Identifies the key issues	Does not take account of the objectives
Problem Solving	Thinks creatively Draws appropriate conclusions from the meeting	Considers a narrow range of information No evidence of innovation

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