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Game-based assessment has been created to help support employers with their decisions during their recruitment processes. It’s an accessible, engaging, and quick way for employers to access your abilities and personality traits. It is an alternative to traditional psychometric tests. This style of testing allows employers to assess your general mental ability, such as reasoning, problem-solving, verbal, and numerical ability. They are also trying to work out if you have key personality traits that are essential to the role and organisation.
SIX GAME-BASED ASSESSMENT TIPS
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Read the instructions carefully before you start
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If accessing the game via your mobile, remember to set your phone to ‘do not disturb’ to avoid getting a call at a crucial moment
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Make sure you're in a quiet place where you can focus on playing the game
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Make sure your device screen is not cracked
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If you have a disability, make the recruiter aware as this can be accommodated through the system
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Don’t try to secondguess what they are looking for; be yourself – it’s meant
to be fun!
Saumya Surendran
MSc Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Management
“Although people say you can't prepare for game-based assessments as it's so random, there are ways you can boost your confidence before doing them.
I used the university's Graduates First resource to really understand how psychometric tests work. I was able to practise various game-based assessments and get feedback. This resource is completely free and something I always recommend. I then researched companies I was interested in working with and looked at their game-based processes. I used Glassdoor.com, YouTube, and The Student Room to really understand what type of games they offered as an assessment. I then went to the app store on my phone to find any games that could resemble the gamebased assessments. Although the games were not the same as the ones that job interviews offer, this helped me develop skills such as accuracy and time management. As a result, this led me to be much more confident.
My advice for any students who may be faced with this type of assessment is to research the company and its application process.”
Read Saumya's blog post
Your next steps
Sign up free for Graduates First and practise using three games-based assessments:
