A written ability test, twenty minutes, roughly 300 words. You are given a proposition and asked to argue.
"Automation has made the entry-level analyst role redundant. Firms should hire fewer graduates and more experienced staff."
Argue for or against. Take a clear position, support it with distinct reasons and concrete examples, and address the strongest objection to your own view. Roughly 300 words.
100 points, 60% to pass.
The strongest essays refuse the framing's hidden assumption — that the entry-level role exists to produce output rather than to produce senior staff. Cutting the intake solves a cost problem this year and creates a capability gap in five. Whichever side is taken, the objection must be met head-on rather than ignored, and examples should be specific.