CVs, Applications, and Interviews (PSK25JUN26)

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 build the confidence and skills to deliver positive and effective interview answers!

Booking courses

Please ensure that you check your availability before booking a place and add the booking to your diary / calendar. Please ensure that you also book the relevant study leave in advance with your employer.

Please refrain from booking multiple instances of the same course or course type to ensure that places are available to your colleagues. If a course is full, please add yourself to the waiting list and you will receive a notification if a place becomes available.

Joining Instructions

This is a virtual course, the joining instructions for the virtual meeting will be added to the documents section (above) before the course. Please ensure that you are able to access this before the course so that you are ready to join on the day.

Booking cancellation

Participants 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.

This course is only available to General Practice and Higher Specialty trainees, and SAS Doctors within Yorkshire and the Humber.

Mandatory: Dentist, or Doctor, or Public Health Professional

This course will help delegates to improve their CV, application form answers and interview technique.

The course 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

By the end of the course you 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 your self-presentation and at interview • have strategies in place to answer difficult interview questions and manage difficult interview situations