The application process is the first and possibly most challenging hurdle in securing work. It is here where you have to stand out from thousands of applicants, not just those with academic qualifications, but also individuals with industry experience, who have lost their jobs and will be looking to take entry level roles.

Most employers will use merit based selection to shortlist individuals, ensuring that they get the best candidates progressing to the next stage of selection and in the current climate, it is definitely the employer who is spoilt for choice when it comes to recruiting for any given role.

PACE is a programme designed to give students a good understanding of their employability attributes and how these may be developed. It also provides them with an insight into different types of job interview. Led by HR industry experts with extensive experience recruiting in both the public and private sectors, PACE gives students the tools they need to be ‘assessment centre ready’.

The PACE team at HR in One are specialist interviewers who come from a variety of recruitment backgrounds, including:

• Law Enforcement

• Sales and Marketing 

• Finance / Accountancy / Banking

• Aviation / Travel / Tourism Education

• Media / Technology 

• Construction / Engineering / Design

• Health and Social Care

• Human Resources

• Cyber Security

• Home Office

• MOD

• MOJ

• HM Treasury

• BEIS

• Utilities

PACE is about being prepared. We offer tailored assessment centre simulations to practice interviewing, presentation, and group discussion skills. Our team are made up of qualified and experienced interviewers. We give students the opportunity to experience the assessment process from both the candidate and interviewer perspectives, not just telling them what to say and how to say it, but giving them an understanding of how an interviewer might interpret their verbal and non verbal communication.

The PACE programme, coupled with our team's extensive assessment experience, is designed to encourage students, allowing them to showcase their skills confidently, giving them the edge in an increasingly competitive job market.

Each PACE programme  can last up to three and a half hours. During this time our consultants work with four to six students per simulation exercise.

Programme Breakdown

1. An introduction to PACE.

2. Talking Points - How to interpret and effectively respond to interview questions, including those that are behavioural, competency, and strength based.

3. Working Together - How to successfully tackle group exercises.

4. Communicating with Impact - How to prepare and confidently deliver presentations.

5. Measures of Success - Feedback for each student, reviewing their performance and identifying areas of development (includes a printed report for each student).

6. The next steps after PACE - additional training can be provided.

For more information about the PACE programme please do not hesitate to contact us using our online form or email pace@hr-in1.co.uk.