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Congrats! You got shortlisted for the interview!<\/p>\nCongrats! You got shortlisted for the interview!<\/p>\n
Now all you have to do is get through the process so that if, on the day, you are the best person, you are able to appear at your best, and you stand a good chance of getting appointed.<\/p>\n
This begins with the pre-interview visits … you need to visit if are short listed, even if you are the local candidate.\u00a0 In fact, especially<\/em> if you are the local candidate.\u00a0<\/p>\n In short, you should see everyone on the interview panel, except the lay chair, college advisor, university and human resources representatives.\u00a0 \u00a0In addition, if they aren\u2019t on the panel, you should also see:<\/p>\n Be aware that you’ll often be met by a lot of people you are not going to be interviewed by – for example, the senior secretary or charge nurse – and it may be that your attitude there influences the way folk feel about you.<\/p>\n Find out as much as you can about the trust so that you can ask relevant questions. Ask the personnel department, the chief executive’s office or the press office for:<\/p>\n Check the trust’s website and get reports from regulatory bodies.\u00a0 Talk to specialists in the field of paediatrics you will be applying for, and to consultants and trainees who work there or refer to the hospital if you don\u2019t know it.\u00a0 One of the authors rang a hospital he was applying to and asked to be put through to the paediatric registrar, and made arrangements to chat to them when convenient as to what the department was like \u2013 \u201cif you were applying for jobs, would you want to work there?\u201d<\/p>\n There\u2019s no ideal list of questions to ask. But be realistic.\u00a0 Think ahead about what that person has responsibilities for, and recognise that if you ask the chief executive \u201cwhat is your vision for my specialty?\u201d you may look a bit daft.\u00a0 \u00a0With over 40 specialties, most CEOs will look to their consultants for their vision for their area. The CEO will want to talk more generally about their vision and plans for the hospital.<\/p>\n Take copies of your CV and be prepared to leave them with individuals.<\/p>\n This is your chance to interview them. \u00a0Ask about:<\/p>\nThe purpose of the pre interview visits<\/h3>\n
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Who should you see?<\/h3>\n
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How do you arrange visits?<\/h3>\n
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Preparation before the visit<\/h3>\n
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What to ask<\/h3>\n