Role-play exercise

How it is used

Used to observe communication and decisions in a simulated interaction.

Example sentences

1. In the role-play exercise, an assessor acted as an unhappy customer.

   The candidate responds to another person's behavior in real time.

2. The role-play exercise tested how she explained a delay without blaming colleagues.

   The simulation reveals communication choices under a concrete constraint.

Common collocations

• complete a role-play exercise
• customer role-play exercise

Related terms

• soft skillsPersonal and social abilities that help you work well with others, such as communication, teamwork, time management and problem-solving.
• job interviewA formal meeting in which an employer asks a candidate questions to decide whether they are right for a job.

More terms: The Interview

• interviewer
• phone screen
• video interview
• panel interview
• first impression
• body language
• case interview
• technical interview
• coding interview
• group interview
• assessment centre
• in-tray exercise