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How to answer interview questions without going blank

Do you suffer from Interview Nerves? or

Don't know what the interviewer is looking for?

Then join me in Adelaide April 27-30 2014 and  take this opportunity to come to a job interview information session. Find out what the interviewer  wants, how to answer questions. examples to use and much more.  Be fully prepared for the job interview. Reduce the blanks and nerves.

There are several interview training options for you to choose from. The sessions are tailored for general clients preparing for job interviews and doctors intending to apply for entry into a medical specialty.

Individual interview training is also available by appointment

Adelaide

 27-30 April 2014

28 April 2014 Information Session for doctors preparing for medical specialty interviewsDo you find interviews difficult and need help in planning how to prepare? Not sure what the questions mean or what the interview panel wants to know? Do you memorise answers for interview questions and then get confused forget your answer or go blank? Then don't miss this information session. This seminar is specifically designed for doctors intending to apply for medical specialty interviews in 2014. The introductory session will provide you with a practical plan, structure and  approach to prepare for any surgical specialty interview. The program will cover:

  • Developing an interview thinking process and plan
  • Understanding the interview panel perspective
  • How to structure an answer for direct, behavioural and scenario questions.
  • How to choose and develop clear examples to demonstrate experience and suitability based on the  selection criteria core competencies
  • Question time 15 minutes

Duration 1.5 hours  Fee $85.00 Included -  Reference notes copy of  EBook Impressive Interviews - Your pocket - sized personal interview trainer, Light refreshments Location - Mantra Hindmarsh Square Adelaide Time  7 pm - 8.30 pm  Strictly limited numbers Register  email deborah@impressiveinterviews.com.au

 29 April 2014

Information session on how to prepare for a job interview General

 Do you need to polish up your job interview techniques? Do you know what to say and what not to say at a job interview? Do you want to build your job interview confidence? Then don't miss this information session. This session is designed to assist applicants to prepare for job interviews using a practical approach. The seminar will focus on the following areas:

  • Understanding the employer perspective and what they are looking for,
  • Developing a plan and the information you should keep for each job,
  • How to structure an answer for different styles of questions
  • How to choose and develop clear examples to demonstrate experience and suitability
  • Question time - 15 minutes

Duration 1.5 hours  Fee $85.00 Included - brief reference notes,  copy of  EBook Impressive Interviews - Your pocket - sized personal interview trainer, Light refreshments Location - Mantra Hindmarsh Square Adelaide Time  7 pm - 8.30 pm  Strictly limited numbers Register  email deborah@impressiveinterviews.com.au

 27 April 2014

 Master Class - Interview Training for Medical Specialist Candidates Are you a doctor who excels at your job, receives positive feedback from your supervisors and consultants, however find the specialist selection interview lets you down, then this is the program for you. In this competitive environment when the number of training positions is limited,  the selection interview is increasingly more important. Your performance at interview will determine your career success. The Master Class is designed for doctors applying for entry into medical specialties who find interviews difficult because they are visual/practical learners. Most doctors seeking entry into surgical specialties learn through seeing and doing? This new and innovative program using a specifically designed structure and technique is based on over 10 years experience successfully training doctors who are visual/practical learners for specialty interviews. The Master Class will demonstrate how to integrate the core competencies required for specialty selection with the visual and practical learning styles and provide each participant with the skills to understand the panel perspective and answer multi-layered and nuanced questions. The course is strictly limited to five participants The Master Class will provide you with the skills to:

  • Prepare for specialty interview questions through a series of practical exercises using a visual tool.
  • Analyse questions and their components to be able to respond fully to questions.
  • Answer questions which require responses that integrate several core competencies within the one response.
  • Learn techniques on how to understand and answer questions without the assistance of visual cues.
  • Select and structure appropriate examples to demonstrate experience,  knowledge and suitability.

You should attend

  • If you are a visual/practical learner who needs visual cues to respond to interview questions,
  • If you find it difficult to understand what the panel is looking for in your response
  • If you tend to waffle in your introduction to an answer,
  • If you find it difficult to stay on topic and sequence your answers,
  • If you find it difficult to answer behavioural questions where you need to use an example to demonstrate your knowledge or approach to a situation.
  • If you find it difficult to answer scenario questions which require assessing the situation from various perspectives,
  • If you find it difficult to integrate several core competencies required to answer a specific question such as scenario or behavioural questions.

Duration 4 hours  Fee $595.00 Included  -  reference notes, post training 30 mins  phone or Skype consultation, a copy of  EBook Impressive Interviews - Your pocket - sized personal interview trainer light refreshments 10% discount on Individual interview training for the first 2 hours  Location  - Mantra Hindmarsh Square Adelaide Time  5.30 pm - 9.30 pm  Strictly limited to 5 Register  email deborah@impressiveinterviews.com.au For more information or to register please contact Deborah Barit on deborah@impressiveinterviews.com.au mobile 0412 007 682 office (02) 9331 1853 Individualised job interview training available by appointment To book an appointment contact Deborah Barit on deborah@impressiveinterviews.com.au  mobile 0412 007 682 office (02) 9331 1853    


About Deborah Barit

Deborah Barit is a Sydney based author, trainer, consultant and Director of Impressive Interviews who specialises in training individuals and groups for job interviews. She has successfully placed clients from professions as diverse as health, law, IT, senior management and the arts in positions of their choice. For the last 15 years she has specialised in training doctors for medical specialty selection interviews and more recently consultants for senior roles.

Prior to this, her career has included selection and recruitment both in Australia and overseas, labour market research, evaluation of government-funded programs and working with disability employment services.  She holds a Bachelor of Economics Degree from the University of Sydney and a Graduate Diploma in Personnel Management and Industrial Relations form UTS.

Deborah is a member of the Australian Institute of Training and Development,