TEALE FENNING

rpwalavalkar · Teale Fenning Administrator Joined: 20 Jul 2006 Posts: 966

hi,

some tips i followed when i prepared for my interviews........

Appear intelligent, think and answer questions, do not regurgitate answers

Your body language & nonverbal commutation is also very important

Dress smart but not too smart

Appear intelligent and non threatening

Be polite thruout

It is ok to be assertive. do not be aggressive in body language or use of words

be pleasant but not too obliging

Practice the way you sit, the way you dress, the language you use

Smile and maintain good eye contact all through out

Have a firm hand shake

DO NOT FORGET YOUR 'Thank you'

do not use too much make up.

hydrate yourself well, anxiety may make your mouth go dry and your diction will suffer.

always carry a good mint and a spare shirt

KNOW YOUR CV WELL

do not use strong perfumes --- ( you'll be in trouble if someone on the panel is allergic )

i hope these help.....
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Dr Miss. Raj Walavalkar MBBS MRCOG
TealeFenning Administrator
SR O&G Wessex Region

Geeta Suri · Joined: 31 Oct 2006 Posts: 7

Those are all excellent pieces of advice, thank you Raj.

At present the shortlisting process is happening in various regions for the last remaining NTN posts/LAT posts. In view of various time constraints.....ie that the applications for the ST posts will soon be going on - line, the interviews will occur within the next few weeks.
The structure essentially is going to remain unchanged with 4 stations:
1) Role Play Station concentrating on your communication skills and history taking (for those of you who have done the OSCE courses with us it's exactly the same thing)

2) Labour ward board with CTG/ Gynae lists or GP letters ( again those of you who have done our OSCE course will be familiar with these)

3) An interview with 2-4 interviewers discussing aspects of research and clinical governance

4) Interview Station with 2-4 interviewers discussing your CV.

If however you are having a year 4/5 matching interview they generally are focusing on your CV, a consultant type interview and changes in the training programme.

Essentially given the things that are going on within medicine, you really do need to know about changes in the training programme, the RCOG has a good post about this as does the MMC (modernising medical careers)website

The other thing is practice, practice, practice, whilst I agree your answers shouldn't appear rehearsed you don't want to appear as if you don't know what you're talking about.

I'll post a list of frequently/recently asked questions soon

Good Luck
Geeta Cool