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Assessment Centres

Preparing students for the graduate job market with impactful assessment centre experiences

Give your students the opportunity to practise graduate recruitment processes in a supportive, low-stakes environment. Our assessment centres build confidence, provide essential feedback and prepare them for what comes next.

Fully designed and delivered mock assessment centres

All our assessment centre simulations are tailored to suit your cohorts and your curriculum. Share your goals, student numbers and key requirements – we'll take care of the rest.

  • Flexible and scalable delivery

In-person, online or hybrid assessment centres for as many or as few students as you want. Our mock events can be integrated into academic modules for entire year groups or offered as standalone events for tailored careers support.

  • End-to-end experience

Our assessment centres don’t have to stand alone. We can replicate the entire recruitment journey, from initial application form through to online testing, situational judgement tests, and video interviews. You can give them an end-to-end experience that mirrors the reality of graduate recruitment processes.

  • Expert assessors, authentic feedback

Our diverse network of assessors bring decades of experience in early talent. Former Heads of Talent, HR Directors, and Senior Graduate Recruiters – people who’ve designed and run real employer processes – provide feedback and insight that students can trust.

  • Upskilling your team

We don’t just deliver, we can empower your teams to do the same. Our tailored training programmes equip university staff to assess and deliver assessment centres with confidence, embedding employability expertise within your institution.

  • Your platform, your way

Prefer to run things in-house? Our digital platform is available for universities to license and use independently. You’ll have the same intuitive, scalable, and fully supported technology at your fingertips.

  • We handle everything

Leave the heavy lifting to us. From event planning to delivery, using our own technology and experienced assessors, we’ll deliver a seamless and fully supported experience for you and your students.

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An authentic assessment experience

  • Realistic recruitment simulations

We’ll devise and deliver group tasks, interviews, and presentation tasks that mirror real-life graduate recruitment processes. Our partnerships with top graduate employers ensure your students will be as familiar as possible with true assessment centre formats.

  • A low-stakes environment

Our mock assessment centres are an opportunity for students to practise, make mistakes, get feedback and learn from real recruiters without any of the pressure, helping them feel ready to take on the real thing.

  • Inclusive by design

Reasonable adjustments are available as standard in all our assessment centre experiences. Seamlessly factor in extra time, alternative formats, or 1:1 support where it’s needed, ensuring full participation for all students.

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Measurable impact, meaningful outcomes

  • Personalised support at scale

Students get real-time feedback and full feedback reports the next-day. Our assessments align with key employer requirements, giving students a full breakdown of their core strengths and areas for improvement.

  • Smart performance tracking

See how your students are performing against primary metrics and industry benchmarks. Our evaluation reports make it easy for you to identify development areas, with customisable scoring criteria and objective reporting.

  • Academic integration

Embed our experiences and make careers support an essential aspect of your curriculum. Use assessment centres as credited or compulsory components of academic modules, with university staff as facilitators to strengthen learning outcomes.

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"Working with Gradcore has made it a lot easier for me as a higher education professional.

Having assessment centres within the curriculum, as well as the reputation and professionalism Gradcore deliver, helps me going into that room with a stronger negotiating arm to be able to find that space in the curriculum for embedded employability and personal development.”

Darren Clarke, Senior Faculty Employability Partner, Kingston University

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All hosted on a powerful digital platform

Our assessment centre platform has hosted over 14,000 students for universities across the UK, including Manchester Metropolitan University, Kingston University and University of Hertfordshire.

  • Easy to use. Our intuitive platform is simple to navigate and fully accessible for students, assessors and moderators alike.

  • Instant insights. Generate reports instantly and monitor attendance, engagement and outcomes in real-time.

  • GDPR-compliant and secure. We fully comply with UK GDPR. Student data is securely stored and never held longer than necessary.

  • Scalable and sustainable. Our platform supports low-carbon delivery, whether you’re running large-scale online events or managing in-person experiences.

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99%
of students would recommend our assessment centres to their peers.
Ready to enhance your employability offer?

Let’s design an assessment centre experience that works for your students, your curriculum and your strategic goals.