The process took 7 weeks. I interviewed at St. James's Place in July 2020
Interview
The interview process was a bit different to usual years because of restrictions provided by COVID. It felt like a very long process. Everyone is asked to give their CV, complete some situation judgement tests and if you pass those then you're straight on to the video interview. 4 questions where you have to record your answer within a minute. This was fairly straight forward and like other video interviews. From there it felt like forever before they chose the applicants for assessment centre. I was one of 7 and it was done virtually via Microsoft teams which was interesting. 2 tasks, one written and then an interactive exercise - plan and then participate in a one-on-one meeting with your line manager. Finally a competency interview. It was an extremely long day and they got you to fill out self-reflection forms after each exercise. This felt very bizarre and often had extra questions about you and your process.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell us about something you're passionate about. If you were to give a talk on it, what would be some of the methods of communication you would use.
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I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at St. James's Place (Newcastle upon Tyne, England) in Jan 2021
Interview
First step is an application form and online tests. Next you do a video interview. The third stage is an assessment center and then the final stage is an interview. Prior to the assessment center, I had a call with the recruitment team to understand the layout of the day. During the assessment center, all the assessors were friendly and made you feel at ease.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is something you are learning about outside of education and work?
I applied online. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at St. James's Place (Cirencester, England) in Nov 2019
Interview
Assessment Day consisted of 4 tasks including an interview (mainly competency based), written task, role play task and group exercise. It was a really relaxed day. The previous evening there was a meal which they said was unassessed which was a nice way to settle in and get to know the others before the next day.
