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Assessment Center or Define your future member through group activity AIESEC in Ukraine
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Intoduction The assessment center method involves multiple evaluation techniques, including various types of job-related simulations, and sometimes interviews and psychological tests. Common job simulations used in assessment centers are: In-basket exercises Group discussions Simulations of interviews with “subordinates” or “clients” Fact-finding exercises Analysis/decision-making problems Oral presentation exercises Written communication exercises Simulations are designed to bring out behavior relevant to the most important aspects of the position or level for which the assesses are being considered. Known as “dimensions” (or competencies) these aspects of the job are identified prior to the assessment center by analyzing the target position. A job analysis procedure identifies the behaviors, motivations, and types of knowledge that are critical for success in the target position. During assessment, the j simulations bring out assesses’ behavior or knowledge in the target dimensions.
Assessment Centers Games Examples Example 1 Description: Divide the candidates in groups from 5-7 people and tell them they should discuss and agree on a list from what would impact more the humankind to what would have less impact. The group has to agree on a single list in maximum 15 minutes and the decision cannot be made by voting. The list they should rank by consensus is as follows: Unlearning of written language and alphabet Death of all doctors No potable water on the planet Death of everybody in Africa Disappearance of all books End of Oil reserves Disappearance of Internet Crash in USA economy Disappearance of Euro Long-term Recruitment 2010
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Competencies: Global Mindset, Entrepreneurial Outlook, Emotional Intelligence Duration: 20 minutes No. of people: groups 5-7 people
Example 2 Orient Express Description: You are going to board the famous train Orient Express, travelling from Paris to Istanbul. There are 16 more passengers on the train. You get to choose 3 of them to make you company and you also have to say which 3 of them you would under no circumstances travel with. The passengers are as follows: Bai Ivan - a middle aged Bulgarian from a small town Paul - English football fan, supporter of Liverpool Alexei - Ukrainian student Martha - Dutch feminist Lin Ma - Vietnamese mother with her child. They are travelling without visa. Kalin - a man from the Roma minority recently released from prison. Philippe - French farmer, who doesn't know English; He travels with a whole basket of stinky French cheese Lee - a Buddhist monk Ngome - African woman, selling spices Frank - very rich and very fat Swiss banker Amy - an orphan refugee from Congo Aga - Polish prostitute CJ - Spanish rapper Gustav - Swedish neo-Nazi skinhead Branko - ex Serbian soldier from Bosnia Danny - American gay musician You have 10 min for individual work. After that all participants have 15 min to come with a group decision. One of the participants has to present the group decision. For all that time the participants can ask all kinds of questions to the moderator. Competencies: Global Mindset, Emotional Intelligence Duration: 10 minutes for individual work, 15 minutes for group discussion No. of people: 5-7 people in group
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Example 3 The Island Preparation: Handout, flip chart paper for each group, felt pens. Each group should have a distinct area to work where is going on in one group will not disturb another group. Description: This activity has each group determining which island a group of pirates should approach to replenish food and water supplies contaminated in a typhoon. For the activity you should select three observers that will have a role during the decision taking process there should be an observer that will node his head and show a lack of trust in the decision they are taking and someone else with the upset minded and should not answer any question. Each of you is a highly ranked member of the crew of a pirate ship. Your leader has learned over your five years together to value your opinions and rarely makes influential decisions without discussing the matter with you. It is the group’s habit to try and reach consensus mayor decisions. Your ship has just weathered a typhoon. Your food supplies were soaked with salt water. But more importantly, your water supplies were contaminated – you need to find fresh water before you all perish. You have pinpointed where you are on a map and realize that there are five islands within sailing distance. You must decide what to do. Island one: Dutch fort estimated approximately 6 hours away to the west. There is a possibility that any ships in harbour may be undertaking repairs due to the typhoon. The fort is guarded by two cannons. Island two: Inhabited island 12 hours south-west with a dense jungle terrain. It is populated by primitive headhunting natives. It has a rocky coastline and no natural harbours. Island three: inhabited Island 28 hours north. The island is sparsely populated with Dutch colonists who are armed with muskets and swords. There are several natural harbours. Island four: Portuguese harlot colony 32 hours east. You’ve previously visited this island on numerous occasions. There are no defences and the harlots always 12 welcome you you’re your money with open arms; however, you know from experience Long-term Recruitment 2010
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that diseases of all kinds are rampant on this island. Island Five: Island inhabited by fierce, war-like tribes, 17 hours south. There is a great deal of superstition surrounding this island- your crew has refused to land there in the past. There is natural harbour; however, it is home to the island’s sacred rock carving. This rock is always heavily guarded by native priests. Competencies: Global Duration: 30 minutes
Mindset,
Emotional
Intelligence,
Social
Responsibility
No. of people: 5-7 people in group
Example 4 Grant Nominee Description: A committee of personal tutors is given the task of recommending a student to receive a travel grant. The chosen student will be expected to carry out work or research at his/her destination and produce a report on his/her return. Candidates vary in terms of types of researches and their purposes. Each participant has to convince his/her fellow committee members that the student s/he is championing deserves the grant whilst helping the committee makes the best recommendation. Each participant receives description of a student they recommend. Student #1: Student of 3rd year oceanology. Average marks: 4.2 Active member of Oceanology Students Association. Wants to study effects of tourism on Great Barrier Reef. Student #2: Student of 5th year of geography. He has already taken part in two geographical researches, which succeeded in discovery of new types of rocks in the North of Poland. Now he wants to make his first research abroad and wants to study oceanic volcanoes. Student #3: Student of 3rd year of economy. He is passionate about archaeology and he’s a member of National Archaeology Association. He wants to study impact of new archaeological discoveries on economy development in Africa. Student #4: 4-year-student of tourism. Average marks: 4.9. Recently he has won Students Competition on knowledge about Asia. He wants to travel around China to study perspectives and directions of tourism development of this country. Long-term Recruitment 2010
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Student #5: Student of 3rd year of technical university. He wants to spend 6 months travelling around South of Europe running his study on alternative sources of energy. In the future he wants to set up his own company delivering environment friendly energy to citizens. Student #6: Student of 4th year of psychology. Last year run study on impact of globalization on depression among youths in Central and Eastern Europe. Next year wants to continue the study in Western Europe. Student #7: Student of 3rd year in Social Sciences. Last year was involved in a project to help children with HIV/AIDS. He wants to travel to Asia to work in HIV/AIDS projects. Student #8: Student of 1st year of Economics. He would like to travel to North America to get to know big companies that make good profit and see how they can support companies in under developed countries. Competencies: Global Mindset, Entrepreneurial Outlook, Emotional Intelligence Duration: 35 minutes No. of people: 4-8
Example 5 The Tower Description: The task is to build up the highest tower. They can use only allowed and prepared materials, e.g. paper, old newspaper, glue, sticky tape. Divide the people to groups of 4-6. Firstly they have to decide and draw the process of build. For preparation they have 10 minutes. Afterwards chair tell to groups that they have to change the preparation among. The groups have to build a tower by way of plan the other group. After 15 minutes, chair is going to decide which tower is higher. Competences: Entrepreneurial Intelligence Duration: 30 minutes No. of people: 4-6 people in one group Long-term Recruitment 2010
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Global Outlook,
Mindset, Emotional
Example 6 The Way on the Moon Description: Imagine that you and your friends appear in the following situation because of the decision of the international tribunal: „You were accused for stealing $1000000 from World Bank and that’s why you have to live 3 months on the Moon. As you are students, we allow you to take 15 things (but we still do not know what the capacity of the rocket is).“ Your task is to choose 15 things and sort them from the most important to the least important for your survival on the Moon. Matches Condensed meal 30 m line Safety clothes Heater 7 mm gun 2 kg powdered milk 2 big bottles of oxygen Astronomic map Compass 150 l water First-aid-kit 2 l vodka Plastic rescue boat Knife Individual preparation time: Each of you has 10 minutes of individual time for setting your priorities. For this, you get an individual rating sheet. Team activities: You will discuss in a team and reach an agreement which things are the most important to have with you on the Moon. (Please use the team rating sheet for that). Afterwards, you will need to decide and agree in a team what you are going to do during the first 3 days on the Moon and divide these tasks among yourselves. (The task for the participants is to make priorities for the first 3 days on the Moon – they should divide the tasks among them and to set simple task they are going to do.) For these activities you are going to have about 15 minutes. Finally, be ready to present your agreement! For that choose one or two of your team members. The presentation shouldn’t take longer than 3 minutes. After 5 minutes the moderator stops the process and gives the participants another task – to make a list with 5 things, which they are going to take as a team. She/he will tell them that he Long-term Recruitment 2010
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received the new information that rocket is already prepared to start and that there is only small place so they are allowed to take only 5 things. They should agree as a team. And they have only 5 minutes for that. Competences: Global Mindset, Entrepreneurial Outlook, Emotional Intelligence Duration: 35 minutes No. of people: groups of 6-8
Example 7 Egg suspension game Description: Split the candidates into groups of 4-7. Each group should get a list of materials they can use for the construction. NOTES: the material that has been used cannot be sold back; unused materials can be sold back for the half of their initial value Information: You and your team members are on a camping trip. Everyone arrives in a clearing and you all pitch camp. There is a bear lurking around the campsite. The bear is harmless, i.e. it will not attack humans. It is just lurking around the campsite foraging for food. Imagine your food supplies are all contained in this container (the size of an egg) with the same weight. These food supplies are your only supplies, i.e. without those supplies, you and your team members will not survive. Instructions: You have a budget of €1500 per team. You are required to construct a structure that would keep your supplies away from the bear, i.e. suspend your egg so that the bear will not get to it. The structure (about 30 cm high) will have to suspend the egg for at least 5 minutes. Keep within the budget! In the first phase the groups order the materials they need for the construction. You hand out the materials according to their orders. In each phase the groups can make ONLY ONE order (so they have to make a list of materials they will need and give it to the chair) Egg suspension materials: Item Straw Long-term Recruitment 2010
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Price (per item) in €’s 100
Price adjusted 150 (+50)
String (Strips of 5 cm in length) Tape (Strips of 5 cm in length) Toothpick Pins Matchsticks Strips of paper (11x2.5) Staple (5 small pieces) Stick glue Rubber bands Drawing pins Cotton buds Scissors Stapler
50
100 (+50)
100
100
50 70 50 70
50 100 (+30) 50 100 (+30)
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10 (-20)
70 100 50 50 150 150
70 150 (+50) 40 (-10) 70 (+20) 200 (+50) 250 (+100)
At the beginning of the second phase the prices go up due to the stock market crisis (in table): They can again make their order and the chair hands out the materials. At the beginning of the third phase a big earthquake hits their region and destroys some of the materials. Each group has to give back material in worth of 300â‚Ź (at original prices). If they still have some money left they can make the final order and complete the construction. Competences: Global Mindset, Entrepreneurial Outlook, Emotional Intelligence Duration: 45 minutes No. of people: groups of 4-6
Example 8 What is important in your life Description: 1 Order the following sentence from most important to least important. 2 Create a list of importance of these things in group Claim Very good paid job Nice car Stable relationship with partner Opportunity to travel Long-term Recruitment 2010
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Group
Many friends Less friends, but closer Health Much free time Family Beautiful house Have a job, which I like To have authority Competences: Global Mindset, Entrepreneurial Outlook, Emotional Intelligence, Proactive Learning Duration: 25 minutes No. of people: groups of 4-6 If you have any questions, please contact Rita Nemesh (MC VPTM 2010-2011) – margaryta.nemesh@aiesec.net Constantine Shevchuk (NTCo 2010-2011) – constantine.shevchuk@aiesec.net
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