CVs, Applications & Interviews (PSk06MAR25)

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SubjectProfessional Skills
DescriptionThis participative course covers a wide range of topics to help you improve your CV, application form answers and interview performance! Topics covered include building an excellent CV - content, layout and presentation, common application form questions and strategies for answering them effectively, models to help structure answers to common types of interview questions, self-presentation tips, body language and non-verbal communication, handling difficult questions and “interview blocks” – all helping you to deliver positive and effective interview answers!
Additional information

Please do not book this course if you have already booked/attended one of our other Interview Skills courses.

Booking cancellation

Delegates must make every effort to attend courses they have booked. If your availability changes after booking, please cancel your place through Maxcourse as soon as possible. This will release the place for colleagues on the waiting list.

If you need to cancel within 1 week of the course or the course has started and you are not able to attend, please email england.LSFDcourses.yh@nhs.net to give your apologies.

VenueVirtual (Zoom), - Virtual  View details
Date & timeThursday 6 March 2025, 09:30 to 16:00
LecturerMr David Clegg  View details
Target audience

This course is only available to final year General Practice and Higher Specialty Trainees and SAS Doctors.

Mandatory: Dentist, or Doctor, or Public Health Professional

Course styleWorkshop
CateringNo catering
CPD points0.000
CostNo charge
Aims

This course will help delegates to improve their CV, Application Form answers and interview technique.

Objectives

The day is designed to enable participants to:

  • analyse and understand the requirements of a post and how to construct a targeted CV accordingly
  • discuss common issues around building an effective CV – content, layout and presentation
  • consider some of the NHS application form questions and strategies for answering them
  • explore models and structures useful for answering common types of application form and interview questions
  • identify key positive interview techniques and explore how to deliver effective answers
  • clarify and practise the skills of self-presentation at interview
  • examine difficult interview questions and situations and explore techniques to overcome these
Learning outcomes
  • By the end of the course delegates should be able to
  • construct a well presented, targeted CV
  • understand the standard NHS Application Form questions and have strategies for answering them
  • be aware of different models and structures to use when answering application form and interview questions
  • apply positive interview techniques to deliver effective answers
  • improve their self-presentation at interview
  • have strategies in place to answer difficult interview questions and manage difficult interview situation