The use of one's initiative definitely featured during the assessments. I would buckle down and do a lot more research whilst you still have the time. The competition is unbelievably high, irregardless if its DEP or FPP positions.
There is a lot of hoop jumping however unfortunately jumping through each one doesn't guarantee a position. A number of potential DEPs were informed 'bad luck, not this time' fairly recently. More an end result of the bmi merger than the recruiters getting it entirely wrong. My thoughts would be that the FPP won't suffer from the same headache. Best of luck.