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Starting to think about your NHS Consultant Interview Prep? Join the waitlist for my Ace Your Consultant Interview Academy. I’ll let you know as soon as the Academy doors open https://medicalinterviewprep.com/waitlist?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=transistor&utm_content=t-ep54
You don't need a villain in your conflict with a colleague example. This is about a disagreement that could have happened to anyone on any day. Tessa and Becky tackle a really common worry: how do you talk about a conflict without sounding like you're badmouthing someone? The answer isn't to prove you were right, it's to show you can de-escalate, and we explain exactly why calling in your boss to fight your battle for you is one of the biggest traps candidates fall into. We also break down a golden example centred on a rota dispute that dragged on for weeks and eventually escalated to HR, and use it to unpack several red flags at once: an ongoing feud rather than a one-off moment, a conflict within your own team rather than another one, and a story where you come across as the one who was annoyed rather than the one being asked to fix things. From there we look at a trickier interview question, "how would you handle a disagreement between two members of your team", including why an oddly specific question late in an interview can sometimes hint at something going on behind the scenes. Finally, our tip of the week covers reasonable adjustments: what they actually look like in practice, from written questions to extra time, and why asking for something that will genuinely help you perform your best is never going to count against you. Sign up for our free 5-day email course to give you a Crash Course To Ace Your Consultant Interview: https://aceyourconsultantinterview.com/?utm_source=YTPod&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=1
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Starting to think about your NHS Consultant Interview Prep? Join the waitlist for my Ace Your Consultant Interview Academy. I'll let you know as soon as the Academy doors open https://medicalinterviewprep.com/waitlist?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=transistor&utm_content=t-ep62 The biggest mistake people make in consultant interviews is thinking the job is already decided before anyone walks into the room. Tessa and Becky bust the four myths they hear from students week after week, that the job is earmarked for someone else, that being a good interviewee is something you're born with, that your CV isn't good enough, and that prep will take over your life, and explain why none of them actually hold up. We also review a golden example about working within an MDT that the student almost didn't use because she felt like it wasn't a success, and explain why changing your original plan based on team feedback is actually a stronger, more senior story than pushing a plan through unchanged. From there we tackle a genuinely tricky interview question, "tell us about a time you were uncivil", and how to find the balance between oversharing something awful and pretending you've never been anything but perfect. Finally, our most commonly delivered tip: take a pause before you start answering. We explain why that split-second silence, even though it feels excruciating in the moment, changes the entire quality of your answer, and why saying "thank you for the question" is not the same thing. Sign up for our free 5-day email course to give you a Crash Course To Ace Your Consultant Interview: https://aceyourconsultantinterview.com/?utm_source=YTPod&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=1
Starting to think about your NHS Consultant Interview Prep? Join the waitlist for my Ace Your Consultant Interview Academy. I'll let you know as soon as the Academy doors open https://medicalinterviewprep.com/waitlist?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=transistor&utm_content=t-ep61 Tessa and Becky asked doctors what actually scares them about the interview process, and four fears came up again and again: freezing on a question, rambling without structure, embarrassment in front of future colleagues, and ending up in the wrong location for their family. None of it is about being good enough as a doctor, it's about interview prep skills, and every one of these fears is fixable with the right training. We also break down whether the panel can see what you wrote on your shortlisting or application form (spoiler: assume it's a clean slate), and review a golden example of conflict with a patient involving an angry man with a diabetic foot ulcer who didn't want to be admitted. From there we tackle a genuinely tricky EDI question, "how has EDI impacted you as an individual", and why the safer, stronger answer focuses on your impact on others rather than oversharing something personal about yourself. Finally, our very 2026 tip of the week: don't start your presentation with AI. We explain why plugging your presentation title into Claude or any AI tool gets you a generic vision for the service with zero connection to your own USPs, and why AI is a great tool to refine your work later, but a terrible one to build it from scratch. Sign up for our free 5-day email course to give you a Crash Course To Ace Your Consultant Interview: https://aceyourconsultantinterview.com/?utm_source=YTPod&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=1
Starting to think about your NHS Consultant Interview Prep? Join the waitlist for my Ace Your Consultant Interview Academy. I'll let you know as soon as the Academy doors open https://medicalinterviewprep.com/waitlist?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=transistor&utm_content=t-ep60 Tessa spent years as the nervous interviewee who completely froze, failing to get into paediatric training more than once because her interview technique let her down. Tessa and Becky share the origin story of how that experience turned into the system that's now helped thousands of doctors land their dream jobs, and why being good at interviews isn't a trait you're born with, it's a skill you build like any other. We also review a duty of candour example involving a bladder injury during a right hemicolectomy, and unpack the tricky question of whether it works when the mistake was your own. From there we tackle a genuinely deep interview question, "what would you like your legacy to be, years or decades later, when you leave this job", and how to answer it without falling back on something vague like "a good doctor who cared about patients." Finally, our tip of the week: keep your game face on. Don't undermine a good answer with an eye roll or a wince at the end, because your read on how it's going is almost never as accurate as you think, and the panel will believe whatever your face tells them. Sign up for our free 5-day email course to give you a Crash Course To Ace Your Consultant Interview: https://aceyourconsultantinterview.com/?utm_source=YTPod&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=1
Starting to think about your NHS Consultant Interview Prep? Join the waitlist for my Ace Your Consultant Interview Academy. I'll let you know as soon as the Academy doors open https://medicalinterviewprep.com/waitlist?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=transistor&utm_content=t-ep59 What should you wear to your consultant interview? Tessa and Becky tackle the question they get asked all the time, and the answer isn't as strict as you'd think. Smart, interview-appropriate, and free of anything that distracts the panel (jangly bracelets and novelty ties included) matters far more than looking corporate, and you should still feel like yourself in the room. We also break down a mistake example involving a CT head scan requested on the wrong patient, and explain why this one is too significant to use as a mistake story, and why it's actually a strong duty of candour example instead. From there we tackle a genuinely tricky interview question, "tell me about a time you underestimated the emotional impact of something you said or did on a colleague", and why the best answers flip it into something positive rather than throwing yourself under the bus. Finally, our tip of the week: practise questions in a run, not just one at a time. A real interview is 40 minutes long, and the tiredness that sets in by question seven is something you need to feel in practice, not for the first time on the day. Sign up for our free 5-day email course to give you a Crash Course To Ace Your Consultant Interview: https://aceyourconsultantinterview.com/?utm_source=YTPod&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=1
Starting to think about your NHS Consultant Interview Prep? Join the waitlist for my Ace Your Consultant Interview Academy. I’ll let you know as soon as the Academy doors open https://medicalinterviewprep.com/waitlist?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=transistor&utm_content=t-ep58