Visiting the Unit Prior to Your Medical Interview Shortlisting
When you read the advertisement for the job, you will observe the invite to meet fixed members of the unit. It is a sensible idea to at least make some enquiries – even if you do not intend to actually visit. For one thing it will ensure that your name is on somebody’s radar.
You will plainly need to make an appointment and not just turn up and say “I’m Here!” If the post is a popular one then it could be possible for 50-100 applicants to all turn up and say “I’m Here!” which would cause chaos for the section. Some departments will routinely decide to not allow candidates to visit, unless they have been shortlisted.
The important purpose of the pre-shortlisting visit is to assess whether you would like to go for for the job.The interview itself doesn’t formally start at this point however impressions made by you during your visit will stay with you if you decide to apply. It is healthy to have done some introductory reading about the hospital and post before you meet the clinical director. Generally speaking you should approach this visit with a similar attitude to the pre-interview visit.
It is said that particular medical units even go to the point of discounting any candidate who has not been bothered enough to visit the unit prior to short listing – so it will emphatically pay you to make the effort to visit the unit prior to your consultant interview
