Copyright Medschool academy 2007 Common Interview Questions 12 th Jan 2008.

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RevisionRevision Empathy and SensitivityEmpathy and Sensitivity Communication SkillsCommunication Skills Managing Others and Team involvement –Managing Others and Team involvement – Capacity to Capacity to

work cooperatively with others and show leadership/authority where work cooperatively with others and show leadership/authority where appropriateappropriate

Problem Solving and Decision Making – Problem Solving and Decision Making – Capacity to use Capacity to use logical/lateral thinking to solve problems and make decisionslogical/lateral thinking to solve problems and make decisions

Coping with Pressure – Coping with Pressure – Capacity to operate under pressure. Capacity to operate under pressure. Demonstrates initiative and resilience to cope with setbacks and Demonstrates initiative and resilience to cope with setbacks and adapt to rapidly changing circumstancesadapt to rapidly changing circumstances

Organisation and PlanningOrganisation and Planning – – Capacity to manage time and Capacity to manage time and information effectively. Capacity to information effectively. Capacity to prioritiseprioritise clinical tasks clinical tasks


Communication skillsCommunication skills

Key words beingKey words being

RapportRapport Verbal – open questions, etcVerbal – open questions, etc Non-verbal – open posture…Non-verbal – open posture…


Team Work and LeadershipTeam Work and Leadership

CommunicationCommunication Understand roles and responsibilityUnderstand roles and responsibility Commitment, being Reliable and CompetentCommitment, being Reliable and Competent Be flexible, have respect for othersBe flexible, have respect for others Be supportiveBe supportive Understand that team members may have certain Understand that team members may have certain

weaknesses that others can compensate for, and weaknesses that others can compensate for, and strengths which can be used to the teams advantagestrengths which can be used to the teams advantage

What is the difference between a leader and a manager? What is the difference between a leader and a manager? – key words are having VISION and DIRECTION, overall – key words are having VISION and DIRECTION, overall RESPONSIBILITYRESPONSIBILITY


Problem Solving & Decision Problem Solving & Decision MakingMaking

How is this doneHow is this done

SWOT analysis – SWOT analysis – Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, ThreatsThreats

Or just – Or just – advantages, disadvantages, benefits, where you want to advantages, disadvantages, benefits, where you want to be and how to get there?be and how to get there?

Key wordsKey words Gather information, Balance advantages and disadvantagesGather information, Balance advantages and disadvantages Ask for help – consulting others – family, friends, experienced Ask for help – consulting others – family, friends, experienced

colleaguescolleagues


Coping with PressureCoping with Pressure Medicine is not all a bed of roses!Medicine is not all a bed of roses! They might want to see what sort of difficulties you have They might want to see what sort of difficulties you have

had – as abovehad – as above Key word – UNCERTAINTY Key word – UNCERTAINTY

Stress in medicine – HUGE topicStress in medicine – HUGE topic What specific stressors?What specific stressors? Alcohol, Drugs, Suicide, DivorceAlcohol, Drugs, Suicide, Divorce Why? How to recognise it?Why? How to recognise it? How to prevent it? Your hobbies.– family, friends, colleaguesHow to prevent it? Your hobbies.– family, friends, colleagues

The evidence – less stress with a varied flexible career, The evidence – less stress with a varied flexible career, outside interests, supportoutside interests, support

Key Words - WORK LIFE BALANCE, SUPPORT Key Words - WORK LIFE BALANCE, SUPPORT NETWORK NETWORK


Organisation and PlanningOrganisation and Planning

PrioritisationPrioritisation Again, a decision making processAgain, a decision making process Key word to use – PRIORITISEKey word to use – PRIORITISE Most important thing, with the highest Most important thing, with the highest

impact first – work this into your personal impact first – work this into your personal experienceexperience

Also, remember KEEPING UP TO DATE Also, remember KEEPING UP TO DATE (Continuing Professional Development)(Continuing Professional Development)


Questions about illnessQuestions about illness

If you have a personal experience, or if If you have a personal experience, or if there is a case scenario about how illness there is a case scenario about how illness affects peopleaffects people

Remember, that it affects different people Remember, that it affects different people in different waysin different ways

Patients have their own priorities – and Patients have their own priorities – and these should be respectedthese should be respected

It usually involves their family, friends, and It usually involves their family, friends, and personal beliefspersonal beliefs


That’s all for now folksThat’s all for now folks

ANOTHER ROUND OF PRACTICEANOTHER ROUND OF PRACTICE

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