Healthcare Professionals
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20 Top Tips
Bad Interview Techniques
- Overuse of the word ‘I’: think team
- Arguing with the panel
- Don’t give yes/no answers. Expand a little. Give examples
- Dressing in all new clothes
- Saying ‘you can find that in my CV’
- Don’t give hypothetical answers to hypothetical questions. Give examples based on your experience
- Sitting down without waiting to be asked
- Long answers to: ‘how did you get here today?’
- Overuse of (especially ironic) humour
- Drinking alcohol the night before
- Failing to show your research on the job in your answers
- Looking at your watch
- Using the first names of the ones you know
- Asking them to repeat every question
- Acting as a submissive: Use adult/adult
- Not answering the question
- Forgetting the importance of the patient
- Not showing your keenness to get this job
- Ignoring the ‘less important’ panel members