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On the day of the assessment, some tension is not unhealthy. It is handy to know the practicalities around the assessment day (planning and organisation). You must note that each assessment can be slightly different, but there are also many similarities.
After you enter at the reception, the day starts in the reception room. You can have some coffee or tea and can sit down to relax a little. The assessment will not start until a member of the test room or a consultant picks you up.
 You will not be observed or judged while waiting in the reception room. You can talk with others or read a newspaper.
An assessment programme usually consists of the following:
You can (when possible) have some breaks during the day and of course there is a lunch break. The lunch is taken care of by LTP, you don’t need to bring anything.
Personality tests
A personality test is not a test where there are right and wrong answers. It is about understanding the structure of your personality. These questionnaires give an image of personality traits such as stability, dominance, friendliness, precision and profoundness. Examples: career motives, general motives (motieven en drijfveren zijn hetzelfde in engels), learning styles, team roles, workstyle preferences.
A personality test is not a test where there are right and wrong answers. It is about understanding the structure of your personality. These questionnaires give an image of personality traits such as stability, dominance, friendliness, precision and profoundness. Examples: career motives, general motives (motieven en drijfveren zijn hetzelfde in engels), learning styles, team roles, workstyle preferences.
 Capacity tests
These tests are limited in time and measure the ability to reason logically. Often it is about reasoning with very abstract concepts such as patterns and the relationship between words or numbers. Examples: abstract figure test, figure sequencing test, analogies, numerical ability tests, syllogisms, flow charts and abstract relations.These tests are limited in time and measure the ability to reason logically. Often it is about reasoning with very abstract concepts such as patterns and the relationship between words or numbers. Examples: abstract figure test, figure sequencing test, analogies, numerical ability tests, syllogisms, flow charts and abstract relations.
Carefully read the instructions of the capability test and calculate approximately how much time you have for each question. You might want to skip hard questions, gamble only with moderation. If you have time, we recommend you check your answers.
Role plays
Role plays, or practical simulations, are the most active part of the assessment day. The most common role plays are a management conversation, a client meeting, a strategic advice assignment, a presentation, a fact-finding assignment and a post-box simulation. Usually, you will do 2 to 3 role plays during the day. Naturally, you will have time to prepare for these tasks. The instruction contains information about your job, what you want to achieve and who will sit at the other side of the table. This way, you can prepare what you want to discuss and how you would like to structure the meeting.
In the case of a role play, you will be guided by an assessor, who will try to make you at ease, but also observe you and evaluate the role play. You are evaluated on your behaviour by the counter part in the role too, an actor.
It is recommended to keep track of time during role plays. We also advise to prepare a goal in terms of content, but also in terms of the relationship with the counter part.
Try not to show forced behaviour and stay open to other opinion, without necessarily giving in. Be aware of signals of your counter part and react/ anticipate on what is happening.
Interview
An interview is always part of an assessment and is done by one of our advisors. The length of the interview varies, on average it is 45 minutes to an hour. The content depends on the type of assessment you are taking part in. A selection-interview is different from a career-development interview.
 An interview is often structured as follows:
- Greeting/ introduction
- Education/ career until current position
- Desired job
- Competencies/ strengths - weaknesses
- Free time/ hobbies/ private life
- Round off interview
During the interview, you can show who you are. Be polite and be aware of your attitude, but be honest and yourself. Provide clear, short answers ad help the interviewer to get the best information from you. When questions are difficult, feel free to pause and think and if you don’t understand the question, do not hesitate to ask for clarification.
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