To those who have received their IV's...all the best.
To those still awiting their's, don't worry, it will come eventually since the AC is from the 22nd till the 29th of November.
No need for high BP yet :)
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To those who have received their IV's...all the best.
To those still awiting their's, don't worry, it will come eventually since the AC is from the 22nd till the 29th of November.
No need for high BP yet :)
- Group Discussions/Presentation
- Individual Presentation
- Interview
You'd be given tons of information to process in limited time.
For the group discussion, one person from the team would make the presentation.
The aim of all these is to assess your business acumen/competence.
How well you're function within a team, how you contribute to the work of the team. Your confidence as well as respect for team members.
Truth be told, it is not a 'competition' against other candidates. You're competing against the assessors.
All in all, you can't necessarily 'prepare' for the center.
Just ensure you sleep well which is an antecedent to having a good morning and consequently a good day.
But as always, be yourself(-ves)
Cheers...
Congrats to all who got d invite for the AC. I was privileged to be @ NB AC recently and even tho it was my first i thank God dat i was successful. Accessment centers can be very thrilling. At times u forget dat u havent reached d finished line yet and dat u dnt have d job yet.The secret is to go in with a sharp and prepared mind. Be ready for anything. In d group discussion dont just talk for talk sake. Whateva u contribute has to have some wgt and make sense. In d presentation u can be asked anything,just be prepared and go straigth to d point cos u wud be given little tym to make ur presentation. Do not beat around d bush. Even if u say it all in a lesser tym than wat is apportioned to you,u are still on track. Den in d interview try not to expose ur fear. Be calm and speak with confidence. Convince dem dat u desire a career wit bat not just a job and be sincere in ur answers. Well i hope these tips comes in handy for all candidates on dis forum. Wish u all d best of luck.
Oluwagbemiga, what department did you ask for? They may be sending out invites according to the departments. I applied for Corp affairs.
Others who have received their invites, what dept's did y'all apply for?
Hola!
SYStolic: Below 120(90 - 120)
DIAstolic: Below 80(60-80)
Those are the readings of your blood pressure for it to be normal. If it is higher, then you're in stage 1 high bp or pre-hypertension...
Have a swell weekend people...
@house Do the presentation(s) involve slides and if they do,are u given time to prepare em or will they do that for u?
@gbenga and d remainig hopefuls dn't fret it's on it's way.
For the records i applied for operations.
@jedi you don turn doc? Anyways blood pressure in blacks especially naija folks tends to be higher than d range you gave plus I doubt bat ish is not strong enough to give anybody hypertension o we re stronger than dt
Well, I am black.
Sys: 115
Dia: 65
Doesn't have anything to do with race/colour. :p
@jedi it does! I'll give you references or better still google it!
house please anybody with info on the type of presentation topics that will be laid out should pls tell us....i have no idea o
@go geta just keep an open mind bro, buh most importantly keep it sharp... n please we shouldnt fail t share our experience with others. cheers.
did anyone got invite today?
After all is said and done, I could not make it to the AC!, But God knows better. For you that didn't make it, trust me, God knows better. I'll advise that we all remain steadfast and trust in God. For those that made it, just be optimistic that the job is yours and it shall IJN, AMEN. Wish u luck!
I don't mean to patronize anyone or anything but if you ask me, I'm sure BAT has a dilema on their hands. I've interacted with a handful of the candidates that made it to the 2nd interview stage and every single person was sound and apt...
@jedi
i totally agree with you. even AGDC invited me for an interview to come and work for them. got the invite yesterday BT cant honour it due to reasons we discussed.
@lastdon.
the struggle continues.
@ jediknerd. I believe you. I also interacted wit some candidates and i must say they're all sound. Fit to perform optimally for any coy. I still haven't gotten the invite and i'm still hoping it comes. Nigerian graduates can beat your expectations.
@thelastdon, did u get a rejection mail b4 concluding that u didn't mke it? @axeman85, i sent u a PM. Pls try and reply ASAP.
yeah I agree wiv gbemi, @thelastdon did u get a rejection or info from a reliable source telling you the were done inviting applicants for the AC? please share o! i,d really like t know so i can stop expecting n stuff like dat.
@all pls i wld also luv to knw if Bat is tru wit invites for AC
@oluwagbeiga, odee!, yeah, I was sent a mail, no compensation! Don't be afraid, I didn't mean to scare u! Just have some faith. Like I said, be optimistic. I am a POSITIVE person and I believe God has a place RESERVED for me. I liken this situation I'm in to a match where my team scores in the dying minutes of the match to qualify (Chelsea vs barca 2009). We are approaching the end of the year, but I know sth will still crop up 4 me before 2011 IJN! I wish BAT hopefuls luck, believe you can make it if u came dis far!
Whatever TheLastDon is on, I can use some of it. Pls hook me up with your dealer ;)
@Jediknerd, u're so funny! u've helped dis forum a lot with incisive info. U're a big broda's broda. keep it up.
People's i got a mail and call from BAT notifying me of my Assessment Center date being rescheduled,did anyone get a similar call/mail?
@Electrotouch, reschudled? from what date till when?
Pls house anybody with info regarding sample types of presentation topics that could be asked at AC should please share. Am pleading to all those who have had experiences at AC to enlighten the house about the presentation topics and group exercises they engaged in.please o
Go geta man,
You can google assessment centre, check the Unilever thread, and probably also check sites like wikijobs..
The entire day is like an extended business case analysis. All your activities and presentation will be based on whatever imaginary company they come up with to torture us :D
But in all the best preparation is to sleep well the day before :P believe me. And collaborate on the day, you're competing only against yourself and BAT's benchmarks. No worries..
In an assessment centre, u are assessed on 4 major points
1. group exercise, in which u all will be given a piece of text with various info 2 be analyzed individually, discussed generally, make recommendations and present
2. role-play, in which you assume d role of a team leader
3.presentation, in which u give a structured but brief presentation of the data you are given
4, interview, the general questions bordering on ur past experiences, with concrete examples..
i hope dis info helps..all d best..
A lil' tip to whom it may concern: In the role play scenario, not every issue or correspondence should be attended to necessarily by ???. ??? must know how to prioritize correspondence and delegate problems. ??? must have ª clear understanding of levels of responsibilities. For example, As ª General Manager, an employee who has drinking problems is not directly responsible to ??? but rather to the Personel Manager, who is in turn responsible to ???. Hence, if asked what to do in this case as ª G.M, coin your answer from Ð fact that the personel manager is in the position to guide your decision. Jst be very creative about the whole process and ????'m sure ??? guys will do well. Goodluck!
Best of wishes n luck to all d AC invitees,God be wit us all . @Jedi n all,pls wld BAT stil roll out invitation 4 AC?
Best wishes to all the AC invitees!!!!
49 candidates left out of 6000 dat applied. Assessment centre comprised on 7 candidates and it will run for 7 working days.
Really! Pls how did you get d statistics? It is well
I guess if your numbers are right, i can kiss Bat goodbye after having a spectacular interview.na wa o
Peoples i got my figures from the assessment centre yesterday, the lady made some interesting revelations.
She said BAT ended up using one of the 2 test that we did in choosing those to proceed, but she didnt say which of the test
She said that 49 candidates were remaining and that the assessment centre will run for 7 working days i.e. 7 candidates a day.
She said that they were goin to goin to get back to successful candidates and otherwise 2 weeks after the assessment centre exercise is over.
She said successful candidates will resume February or March 2011.
And that she will soon start sending msgs to unsuccessful candidates in the second interview.
@ consiquistador,so no more invites for A C?is that what you mean or they are still going to send invitation for A C?
those are some pretty discouraging statistics, I must say. oh well! its not over till its over. fingers still crossed... good luck to those who already made it!
Na wa o!its all good sha so I'm guessing they will pick one person per AC day L?l na real war
@Wayneboy, i dont knw if they have sent out all of their invitations for the assessment centre thingy buh she said it was just going to run for 7 working days so i am expecting that she would have sent all their invites buh u never can tell. Fingerz crossed.
pls hw do i get to the venue from aguda market surulere plzzzzz help its rada urgent tanx
BAT is more than you think.sorry to infuriate you. dey are of world standard and dey do their stuff their way.dey kno d number to select and no jupiter can change it.anyways, i bilif in miracles and i kno god still answer prayers so i follow u say ameeeeeeeeen.