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Complygate has put together a complete list of key HR terms, phrases, acronyms and jargon to assist HR professionals in navigating the extensive, ever-growing HR terminology. We would like to encourage you to read, share and make use of this terminology collection. If you have any suggestions of terms or keywords we have missed, please contact us and we will include them in our next update.

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What is an assessment centre?

Assessment centres are processes where employers examine candidates to determinate whether they are suitable for certain types of employment, especially management or military command positions.


  • In assessment centres, group interviews take place by applicants completing numerous tasks to gauge suitability for a certain job role.
  • It gives the applicant a chance to show and demonstrate the skills that they have whereas, in a traditional face to face interview you would not be able to.
  • Some of the things that assessment centre can involve are team activities and role play and questions based on competency.
  • To get the best use out of assessment centre’s it is used for volume recruitment campaigns for a high impact assessment of applicants with low number of tools and resources.
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