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In-Tray Exercises to download for interview practice, assessment centres, courses and promotion boards In tray exercises are used by employers on assessment centres and promotion interviews to test how candidates assess, manage and prioritize data under pressure. As well as forming part of the recruitment and promotion process, in tray exercises can also be used during a recruitment assessment centre on a management development course or as team building exercises. Candidates can download a practice in tray exercise here Employers can download complete in tray exercises here

During the in-tray exercise, the candidate is asked to imagine that they have been successful in winning an important management job. They arrive early on their first day to find an overflowing in-tray with lots of decisions to make. There is no help available but there are right and wrong answers. Follow this link for a full description of the in tray exercise, how it works and what the assessor will be looking for.

Candidates who want to practice an in tray exercise before their interview or assessment centre can click on the "Candidates" button below to download a fully functional in tray exercise (sometimes known as an 'in basket' test or an 'in basket' exam) with fully explained answers and detailed instructions on how to prepare for the in tray exercise.

Employers who want to use in-tray exercises as part of an assessment centre or independently during the recruitment process or on a managment course; can download two different types of in tray exerciseswhich include complete instructions for setting and running in tray exercises during the assessment centre by clicking on the "Employers" button below.

Please select in tray exercise you require:

In tray exercise for candiates

In tray exercises for employers

Employers who have purchased the Sales101 in tray exercise for use in assessment centres include: BP, Imperial, Baya, McKinsey, B.A.T., Novelis, Health Canada, Sitel Australia, together with many hundreds of individual candidates