Whether you are completing an application form, facing an interview, preparing for your written ADC 1 or for the full day ADC event you need to excel in two areas. Not paying attention to these factors will lead to disappointing results.
So, what are these two areas?

I’ve just got back from a couple of days training in Norfolk on ‘Developing Managers to help their staff prepare for the ITOP’. This was the first training of its kind I have done, and I was really pleased that as a Brigade they recognised the value of supporting their staff in this way.

Find out the difference between a ‘buzz word’ and a ‘behaviour’, and how this knowledge could make all the difference to your performance.

This article explores the value of ’showing your working out’, and what happens if you don’t!

We look at the myths and facts of right and wrong answers, and how the clues are all right in front of you.

Find out how having a map and a destination could get you to where you want to be.

How useful is the ADC Stage 1/ ITOP process? We look at this test in more detail and explore whether it lives up to expectations.

We look at some of the concerns associated with ADCs, particularly in relation to the lack of assessment of technical skills

Is it fair to only examine PQAs in the ADC process? We examine why the PQAs are regarded as so important, and how they might be more useable than you think.