Getting that Medical Job
Secrets for Success
3rd Edition
Published on 24. February 2011
168 pages
978-1-4443-4120-1 (ISBN)
Description
Confused and stressed by the latest round of FoundationProgramme recruitment?
Looking to bag that Specialty Training position?
Applying for your first consultant's post?
This fully updated short guide covers recruitment at each stepof the medical career, and helps you plan an effective strategy toget the job you want.
The authors advise on the basics from choosing your idealspecialty, preparing a strong CV, and what to do to getshortlisted, through the application process, and the interviewitself. New features include:
* Chapters tackling online application for the FoundationProgramme, and the new structured interview in Specialty Trainingrecruitment
* How to deal with the academic interview
* Advice on how to explain time out from training
* Real examples of successful and unsuccessful answers tointerview questions
* Step-by-step key points to consider when working on your ownapplication
With advice on successfully moving and settling into your newmedical job, this is the ideal aid for medical students applyingfor Foundation Programme training, recently qualified juniordoctors applying for Specialty Training, and those applying fortheir first consultant post.
Reviews / Votes
amazon.co.uk Revierw, May 2011 This very compact little book covers everything candidates couldwish to know about interviews in medicine, from MTAS to consultantposts. Sections deal with how to find your ideal post, the personalspecification and the interview itself - from what to wear tospecific interview strategies. There is also an excellent sectionon example (and actual) questions asked in interviews and how bestto answer them. All the advice is delivered by authors who have clearly facednumerous interview candidates in their time. They are aware of howdifficult it is to be interviewed and deliver their words of wisdomin a very practical and humorous way - exactly what is neededbefore facing the interview panel. All in all, an excellent little book to read before anyinterview or application in the hope of getting that one stepahead.More details
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Colin Mumford is Consultant Neurologist at the WesternGeneral Hospital in Edinburgh.
Suvankar Pal is a Registrar in Neurology at theWestern General Hospital in Edinburgh.
Content
Preface.
Acknowledgements.
Note for would-be medical students.
1 Introduction.
2 Choosing the specialty that's right for you.
Themed core specialties.
Medical specialties.
Surgical specialties.
Psychiatry.
Run-through specialties.
Points for reflection.
3 Before the interview.
Spotting the advert.
'The commando operation' to get on the shortlist.
To visit or not to visit?
Whom to see once you are shortlisted.
How to choose a winning referee.
Points for reflection.
4 The person specification form - ignore it at yourperil!
Essential entry criteria.
Specialty specific selection criteria.
Points for reflection.
5 The curriculum vitae: do you still need one, and how to getit right.
Do you still need a CV?
Presentation.
Professional company?
Order of jobs.
Gaps on the CV.
Other content.
'Dangerous' CV content.
Contact details for your referees.
Points for reflection.
6 How to deal with the online application form for foundationyear applications - 'radiating excellence in 250 words orless'.
Background.
What makes a candidate stand out?
Example questions.
General tips.
Points for reflection.
7 How to deal with the online application form for SpecialtyTrainee (ST) applications.
Background.
Example questions and answers.
1. Clinical experience.
2. Personal attributes and qualities.
3. Audit, presentations and publications.
4. Teaching.
5. Leadership involvement.
6. Ethical considerations.
7. Commitment to specialty.
Points for reflection.
8 The interview.
Where, when and how?
What to wear.
How to sit.
Eye contact, where to look and the 'CV run-through'.
Gesture.
Voice usage.
How to end the interview.
Points for reflection.
9 Specific interview strategies.
'I'm in there already'.
The rank outsider.
Unorthodoxy.
Lying.
Points for reflection.
10 The questions: general points.
Inevitable questions.
Probable questions.
Problem questions and how to escape.
'Cringe' questions.
'Googlies'.
Handling the lay member of the panel.
Hill walking and motorbikes.
'Any questions for the panel...?'
11 The questions: actual questions and answers.
Good, bad and ghastly.
Points for reflection.
12 Structured interviews for Specialty Trainingposts.
General tips for the day.
'Portfolio/CV' station.
'Clinical and ethical scenario' station.
The 'practical skills' station.
'Research, audit and teaching'.
'Clinical governance and NHS management'.
Points for reflection.
13 The academic interview and interviews for clinicalresearch fellowships.
Examples of questions relating to personal researchexperience.
The clinical research fellowships.
14 Important points regarding the consultantinterview.
15 Explaining time-out from training.
Career gaps to have children.
Applying for a job share.
Other delays in career progress.
16 What happens behind the scenes?
Who chooses the panel and how are panel members selected?
Who is the chairman?
What are they told beforehand?
What do they discuss when you've gone?
How important are the references?
17 After the interview.
The job offer.
Negotiation.
What if you weren't successful?
18 Conclusion.
Index.
