How we assess you

Introduction

At all competitive companies, employing the right people is the core strategy to success. This is the same with Internships and we recognize that it is important for you to be placed in a challenging role that allows for real contributions, and equips you with the experience to build a great career.

The Seven competencies managers want.

You will be assessed from the following seven areas of competencies. This system helps to evaluate your corporate skills and qualities, as well as measuring your potential against the requirements of the job scope.

Problem Analysis
Judgment and Decision Making
Innovation
Communication and Impact
Drive and Commitment
Teamwork
Planning and Organizing

Problem Analysis

• Identifying and breaking down problems in order to understand them
• Selecting and using relevant information in a structured way to generate options and recommending solutions that are logical, ethical and realistic

Judgment and Decision Making

• Selecting and using relevant information to make sound and balanced judgments
• Evaluating the risks of alternative options and making confident decisions in the face of ambiguity or incomplete knowledge

Innovation

• Generating new ideas, creative approaches and sounding them across to Managers
• Understanding the need for change and challenging existing practices
• Appetite for continued learning and expansion of personal skill set

Communication and Impact

• Conveying information clearly, articulately, and succinctly
• Influencing others and making an impact through effective interpersonal skills and a dynamic communication style

Drive and Commitment

• Demonstrating the determination, effort and enthusiasm to deliver results
• Showing great initiative, originating action and acting on it
• Overcoming barriers, failure, criticism and consistently striving for excellence

Teamwork

• Working collaboratively with other people and being prepared to support team members, as well as pursue own objectives
• Encouraging others to participate, listening to different viewpoints and working to reach a consensus

Planning and Organizing

• Organizing own work, making good use of time and staying focused on priorities
• Developing and monitoring clear action plans with realistic deadlines and setting time-scales that take account of the available resources
• Amending plans to take account of changes

Also read about the interview tips, to get yourself mentally prepared for an interview at the internship corporation itself.