Graduates First – Job Assessment Experts – here to help you get your dream job, first time!

Graduates First is an online platform, offering access to 160+ practice job assessments and other useful recruitment resources when you sign up and purchase one of their assessment packages or bundles. This platform will help you prepare for ICAS-authorised employers’ hiring processes, whether applying for apprenticeships, internships, placement years, and graduate jobs. Their aim is to help you land your dream job first time.

With Graduates First, you can practise:

• Aptitude tests, including numerical, logical and verbal reasoning, personality and situational judgement tests
• AI-powered video interviews
• Coding-style assessments
• Game-based assessments
• Assessment centre exercises
• Step-by-step employer job application guides for over 100 Top Employers including many ICAS-authorised employers.

After each assessment, you will also receive personalised feedback reports with your score, answers, step-by-step solutions, and tips for improvement. You can monitor your performance using the tracking charts and share your reports and video interviews for further feedback.

Take one step closer to CA job assessment success with Graduates First!

How to access the platform:

Navigate to the GF website and explore the range of practice job assessments on offer.

Choose the assessments relevant for you from either the Premium bundle, Essential bundle, 9 industry-specific packages, 10 assessment-specific packages or sign up for free to access one free numerical, verbal, and logical reasoning test.

Don’t forget to enter our personalised coupon code at checkout to receive the ICAS discount of 30% off.

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Once you have logged into the platform, view your purchase by expanding the ‘My Practise’ tab on the left-hand panel and navigating to the relevant assessment tab. Use the ‘My Learning’ tab videos to gain useful tips and advice about each assessment and explore the Employer Guides to learn in-depth about top employers’ hiring processes.

Common FAQs:

How can I view all the assessments I’ve taken and my results?

Under the ‘My Results’ tab on the left-hand panel you will find all the assessments you have taken and each individual report and score.

Can I download and share my feedback reports?

Yes, you can download each feedback report in pdf format and share with professors, friends and family. For video interviews, you are also able to share your recording’s unique URL with others so they can provide feedback.

What do the percentile scores mean?

The majority of employers when reviewing assessment scores will look at percentiles. Percentiles tell you how well you have performed in comparison to similar candidates. For example, a graduate will be compared against a comparison group of other graduates.

What are game-based assessments?

Game-based assessments refer to assessments that are completely game-like in their process and structure. Candidates engage in interactive and engaging gameplay, tackling challenges, puzzles, and scenarios designed to measure specific skills, knowledge, or competencies.

Game-based assessments are becoming an increasingly common assessment tool for employers, particularly within banking, finance, accounting, and consulting.

What do I have to do in a video interview?

Video interviews are very similar to other types of face-to-face interviews, in which normally you would be asked questions by the employer. In a video interview, these questions are pre-determined and recorded by you. You will have a set amount of time (often a couple of minutes) to prepare and then a set amount of time to answer each question.

Why do employers use assessments in their recruitment processes?

Over 80% of employers use some form of assessment tests in their recruitment processes. These online assessments allow employers to quickly measure the skills, behaviours, and personalities of large quantities of candidates to select the best-fit, top talent for the role and the company.

Employers will often use a combination of assessments, e.g. numerical, verbal, personality, situational, video interviews, assessment centres, to build a more rounded picture of candidates and their skills.

How to pass employers’ assessment tests?

Practising assessments is the only way to succeed at employers’ job assessments (Bradley et al., 2019). Practising helps you familiarise yourself with the questions, improves your ability to work under time pressure, and reduces your anxiety.

What should I do if I experience a problem?

If you are experiencing a problem or have a question about the platform, please contact the Graduates First team at enquiry@graduatesfirst.com and they will be more than happy to help!

Take one step closer to acing your CA job application assessments!