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Graduates Top Tip

I applied for Protege three years ago not really knowing a huge amount about RLB. Attitude, culture, the general feel of a workplace, is really important when thinking about who you want to be working with. I feel comfortable to express my own personality within the team I work with and I have a good relationship with my colleagues here. The steps you're taking now may seem quirky and not entirely necessary but in essence it's a good thing that you spend an hour or so considering "self selection" before potentially wasting time and money travelling to assessment centres and interviews. So give it a go, see how you feel about it and hopefully we'll see you soon.

Vacancies for 2010

RLB is looking to recruit candidates to become Building Surveyors, Quantity Surveyors and Project Managers* and we are likely to be recruiting in all offices.

*(NB Please note that we are only likely to recruit Project Managers who have a construction related degree and ideally with 'year out' or 'summer' work experience)

Application Overview

You've seen the glossy images, maybe read the corporate sections. Now we are at the point that really matters, you!

You are about to enter the application section and below is an overview of what happens next and why we go through such lengths to select the right candidates to enter the final stages of the Protege process.

What we do at RLB

Firstly, as a construction and property consultancy we are required to possess the right technical skills to be able to offer our clients the advice they need to complete their projects on time and to budget. Secondly, as a consultancy our employees need to possess a range of softer skills and decision making attributes to succeed in a client facing environment. Working in our regional business units or our client's offices you will need to posses both technical and soft skills to thrive at RLB.

How we assess these attributes and why

For the last three years we have run successful assessment centres where we set a range of ability tests as well as live business situation assessments. We use these to help us select applicants that are the most likely to succeed in our environment, and the success of our current proteges shows we have been succeeding in our selection methods (read what the protégés are up to). These can take the form of numerical, verbal and business decision tests under exam conditions and you may also be asked to chair a meeting, get involved in group work or give a presentation. We have also seen an increasing number of our clients requesting that all of our consultants working on their projects need to have passed these types of test, and some are doing their own testing prior to appointing consultants. It is therefore essential to the future of our business and for the career development of all our staff that we use these tests in the selection process.

Self-selection

To be fair to all candidates, and to ensure higher chances of success for those submitting applications, we have devised a new 'self-selection' process. Self assessment and selection is designed to ensure you know what to expect at our assessment centre. The assessment centres can be tough and you ought to understand the questions in the self-selection section to ensure you're able to cope with the assessment day, especially as they will be under exam conditions.

Remember, every penny doesn't fit the slot. We're hoping that the self-selection assessment will help you. The aim is that individuals who submit applications are likely to thrive on the assessment day and later when working with us.

Application Process Overview

Below is an overview of the process that the website will follow with an estimated time frame for completion:

  1. Stage 1 - Eligibility Criteria – 1 minute
  2. Stage 2a - Mental/Technical Problems – 8 minutes
  3. Stage 2b - Personality Questionnaires/Softer Skills – 4 minutes
  4. Stage 2c - Application Form Submission - As long as you need (30 minutes)

(click here to read the questions so you can prepare in advance or come back another time to submit your application – there are also some tips on the type of answers we are looking for...)

If you are still keen to progress and think you have what it takes, click on the 'Check Eligibility Criteria' button below to start the application process.

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