Application and Interview Tips

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• Application and Interview Tips
• what managers look for ?
• Sandra Walker
• Clinical Service Manager
• /Professional Adviser
• SLT NHSGGC Acute

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The Recruiting Process

• Before the interview
• Short listing
• On the day of interview

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Before the interview

• Inquiry
• Visit
• Application form

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Application forms

• Closed form
• Open form

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The Open form

• A personal statement in support
• Read the instruction
• Refer to the person specification
• Reflect on what is being asked (form)
• to whats being asked for (job spec) to
  yourself (handout)

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Short Listing for Band 5 posts

• General Dos
• Do show evidence of adult placement experience
• Do describe evidence of learning from other
  placements to the adult setting.
• Do show evidence of some understanding of job
  applied for e.g possible opportunities /
  expectations

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• Do indicate desire to work in adult field
• Do submit a well written application (grammar and
  spelling)
• Do provide short information regarding other
  interests / experience
• Do think about how you will fit into the workplace

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• Donts
• Dont submit a generic statement - designer
  application not blanket.
• Dont just spell check devil in the detail e.g
  word errors, grammatical errors,
  care/core,car/can, them/then, your/youre
• Dont over emphasise extra curricular information
  without reflecting personal gain or more
  importantly value applied to this workplace

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Recent Band 5 Experience

• Context
• Criteria
• - Interest/wish to work with adult caseload
• Reference to and reflection about adult
  placements
• and/or dissertation topic
• and/or subject choices in Honours course work

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• Additional related extra curricular experience
  (or initiative) or work experience
• Well structured statement in support

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7 most likely areas of questioning

• About yourself
• Academic/educational record
• Academic and/or work experience
• Career direction/interest in this job/motivation

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• Knowledge of NHS/local organisation
• Personal achievements/non academic activities
• Presentation and questions structured from
  personal specification (hand out)

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• Advance thinking about the above
• Detail
• Practise answering questions
• preparation

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On the day of interview

• Bring all documents requested (and portfolio)
• Dont arrive late or too early
• Remember interviewer takes charge
• Expectation of proper candidate behaviour
• - act in role as a professional

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• Appearance and body language
• Question time
• - person specification
• - specific adult questions
• - statement of support
• Common mistakes
• - not seeing job from employers
• perspective
• - poor preparation

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• Opportunity for questions
• Ending and exit

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10 Golden rules for interview success

• Prepare well beforehand. Do your homework find
  out as much as you can about the service as well
  as the job.
• Make a good first impression. Be well dressed,
  give a warm firm handshake and smile aim for a
  halo effect!

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• 3. Follow the secret codes of interview
• etiquette. Be enthusiastic without being
• pushy, sell yourself without being cheesy.
• 4. Use appropriate body language. Remember eye
  contact and body posture.
• 5. Always be positive
• 6. Dont give over long replies to any
• answer. Dont waffle.

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• 7. Answer the question asked
• 8. Never offer any self criticism
• 9. Never criticise a former boss or employer,
  lecturer or clinical supervisor.
• 10. Emphasise how much you have learned
• from each episode in your life.

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After interview

• Successful
• Preferred candidate (subjective)
• Process delay
• Unsuccessful
• Phone for interview feedback

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Welcome to thiswonderful profession!