Kerry Group Assesment Centre

Bluemoney

Hi everyone,
I have been called for an assesment centre with the kerry group next week. I just wondering has anyone any experience of this?. Any help would be great!:D

divad

Hi I was at this last year.

It was on a friday, so i had to go down thursday night to Tralee, for the first part, where you meet all the other candidates and get you case study and an intro to the company and what you will be doing for the assessment.

You will be given a case of issues to read over and get familiar with. When you go in the next morning you will be given half an hour to prepare a powerpoint of all the issues and then present to two assessors. During the presentation, the assessors with ask questions and create role plays
For example oene of the issues i had to address was about product shrinkage and when i got to my recommendations for this, the assessor assumed the role of a foreman who i had to try and implement my recommendations to, it was hard, so be prepared for stuff like that.

You will have a group exercise, where all the candidates are given a case study and half an hour to study it and then as a group make recommendations and so on.

Finally their is an intense 45 min interview with two assessors who ask all the normal stuff and specific stuff. Know all about Kerry group as much as you can and know your CV off by heart.

It all long day and the assessment day is not really run that well, you are left hanging around for alot of the day. I was left waiting for 3 and a half hours after my morning presentation that started at 8am, then nothing until 1pm, so it can be a bit of a drag.

Its very intense and for wahts on offer i don't really think its worth it. Last year the package was basic and you were placed in Tryrone in a small factory.

Hope this helps

Bluemoney

Hey cheers for the help, looks like im gonna have to know my stuff. Anyone else have any experience?

Bluemoney

Also how many positions were available and how many people were been interviewed?

ted2767

Does anybody know when Kerry respond to applications?
I applied for graduate intake for 2011 and have heard nothing yet have I missed the boat?

trelos7

Hello mates,

can anyone provide some info regarding Kerry's assessment centre?

Many thanks!

ted2767

Sorry can't help you there have they started to contact people yet?

trelos7

Yes, but I applied for the Kerry Ingredients&Flavours program

ted2767

Best of luck when is it on?

trelos7

Thank you, its next week!

ted2767

trelos7 wrote: »

Thank you, its next week!

How did it go?
Was it all departments?