It is not uncommon in Assessment Centers to receive feedback from candidates about some discomfort generated because of the long waiting breaks. The Assessment Center Co-ordinator is often asked – “Do you know how much longer it will take?”
The longest break for the candidate comes at the end of the exercises, when assessors integrate candidate’s performance and consolidate feedback. This often proves challenging for the candidates as they face anxiety on two counts – waiting for the results and ending the day in time to catch their flight home.
During this time, the candidates don’t know what is going on, and are waiting without knowing what to do. Seeing the candidates walk around with an expression of discomfort was not pleasant all.