Do assessors do anything when they see someone is struggling? I've been practicing Q&A with my wife and, gotta say, when questioned, even if it's something I know I know, my mind can so easily go blank when I feel pressured to draw on information within seconds. I've been getting quite frustrated with myself, in truth. I'll get asked the simplest question and I'll just sit there like some idiot who doesn't even know what surveying is. One of my biggest fears is this happening in interview. My wife says that when I meet someone I know from work in town I change completely; and I really hope that in an interview setting my mind does switch to a better place. My mind has never worked quickly and I have always preferred to triple check everything before I open my mouth, so this interview setting where I need to draw on knowledge alone, and within seconds, AND to provide a quick, snappy answer, has me pretty concerned. I know that this is all part of proving to the assessors that you're a safe pair of hands, but I really am not sure how I'm going to reprogram my brain to not go into panic mode.
@@Foghorn8 Assessors are not there to be harsh examiners and whilst we have an eye on the time, we want you to give you every opportunity to pass…. Providing you meet the competency requirements. Think of the assessment in two stages. The written assessment may provide a lot of the potential answers to questions. With a well written submission, the interview is often more of a discussion rather than Q&A. If there information is not there in the submission the panel may dig a little deeper during the interview. Panels and chairs are well trained and not there to put you under excessive pressure. There’s also the auditing side of things. I’m an APC auditor and we “Sit in” on sample panels to make sure nothing is problematic. I can honestly say, hand on heart, the panels I assess on and audit are friendly and professional. The reason you should have a pen and paper next to you is in case of brain fog…which I often get! You can come back to things and you will get an opportunity at the end of the interview to do so. Panels are looking for a “safe paid of hands” to release on the world as a Chartered Surveyors. We are not looking for a quiz champion. Feel free to drop me an email via our website. Kind regards Dave
@@DIEMLtdTV Thanks Dave. This is what I see coming from the assessors who do the APC prep webinars on the OLA. Someone, in a response to a comment on another of your videos, suggested that the RICS would want to "put me through the ringer" a few times first to extract the maximum amount of cash out of me! Got a bit spooked...!
@@Foghorn8 Absolute rubbish about the ringer. Assessors don't care about putting anyone through the wringer as we all want a fair day assessing (which is you are assessing all day is tiring). Money is NOT considered by assessors. Yes, we get paid a modest fee, but there's not fee for referrals plus are NOT allowed to give any advice to candidates for a period after. There's lots of urban myths about about the APC, my advise would be as it's a fair process, just follow the guides and don't listen to silly horror stories.
Really very important tips , thanks for sharing your knowledge
@@Abood17171 you are very welcome
Do assessors do anything when they see someone is struggling?
I've been practicing Q&A with my wife and, gotta say, when questioned, even if it's something I know I know, my mind can so easily go blank when I feel pressured to draw on information within seconds. I've been getting quite frustrated with myself, in truth. I'll get asked the simplest question and I'll just sit there like some idiot who doesn't even know what surveying is. One of my biggest fears is this happening in interview.
My wife says that when I meet someone I know from work in town I change completely; and I really hope that in an interview setting my mind does switch to a better place. My mind has never worked quickly and I have always preferred to triple check everything before I open my mouth, so this interview setting where I need to draw on knowledge alone, and within seconds, AND to provide a quick, snappy answer, has me pretty concerned. I know that this is all part of proving to the assessors that you're a safe pair of hands, but I really am not sure how I'm going to reprogram my brain to not go into panic mode.
@@Foghorn8 Assessors are not there to be harsh examiners and whilst we have an eye on the time, we want you to give you every opportunity to pass…. Providing you meet the competency requirements.
Think of the assessment in two stages. The written assessment may provide a lot of the potential answers to questions. With a well written submission, the interview is often more of a discussion rather than Q&A. If there information is not there in the submission the panel may dig a little deeper during the interview.
Panels and chairs are well trained and not there to put you under excessive pressure. There’s also the auditing side of things. I’m an APC auditor and we “Sit in” on sample panels to make sure nothing is problematic. I can honestly say, hand on heart, the panels I assess on and audit are friendly and professional.
The reason you should have a pen and paper next to you is in case of brain fog…which I often get! You can come back to things and you will get an opportunity at the end of the interview to do so.
Panels are looking for a “safe paid of hands” to release on the world as a Chartered Surveyors. We are not looking for a quiz champion.
Feel free to drop me an email via our website.
Kind regards
Dave
@@DIEMLtdTV Thanks Dave. This is what I see coming from the assessors who do the APC prep webinars on the OLA. Someone, in a response to a comment on another of your videos, suggested that the RICS would want to "put me through the ringer" a few times first to extract the maximum amount of cash out of me! Got a bit spooked...!
@@Foghorn8 Absolute rubbish about the ringer. Assessors don't care about putting anyone through the wringer as we all want a fair day assessing (which is you are assessing all day is tiring). Money is NOT considered by assessors. Yes, we get paid a modest fee, but there's not fee for referrals plus are NOT allowed to give any advice to candidates for a period after. There's lots of urban myths about about the APC, my advise would be as it's a fair process, just follow the guides and don't listen to silly horror stories.