Began with an individual case study followed by an interview on the results. This was followed by a competency based interview with a few generic questions on the firm and the role, but nothing technical. The third stage was a group discussion on the case study (a real life scenario the company underwent) that involved the same task where the candidate had to come up with the solution - either install or don't install. As each candidate may (and they did) come to unique conclusions and differing decisions, the idea was to persuade those with differing opinions to go along with your decision (this was essentially the idea, assessed on how you convey ideas and negotiate, however it was labelled as a simple 'discussion'). Towards the end someone from the firm added a new piece of information which the group was supposed to evaluate and act on - standard procedure in these exercises. Finally, the group of 6 was split in half and the contents were presented as a trio to 2 employees. All this was assessed as they looked for what they considered 'key competences' to succeed in the role.