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Applying for Specialty Training 2012
- 1. Applying for Specialty training How to do it, what to expect
Editor's Notes
- This presentation is designed to help you prepare for application to ST in 2012
- By the end of the presentation
- The opening of the first round of specialty recruitment is a time to really focus the mind and to be very clear about some key questions, some relating to you tactics as an applicant and some relating to bigger picture questions about how you envisage your life and career working out Do you intend to apply at the first opportunity at all or are you looking to take time gaining work experience either here or abroad? Are you in a relationship where two of you are making applications and what will happen if you both get offers in different places? How flexible are you prepared to be about location or would you be prepared refuse an offer that wasn’t where you wanted and take the risk of not receiving an offer at the next application? What would you plan be in your intended plan didn’t work out? These are all possible questions and dilemmas that you should be clear about before you begin, as once the process begins and offers are made, there can be big decision to be made very quickly.
- It’s equally important to be clear that some common myths and rumours that can influence your applicant tactics and choices may be untrue! These are some of the common misconceptions we come across.
- So, here are , some things to be aware of about the process for this year Firstly, applications will need to be made about a month earlier than in 2011, so you will be starting in November. The Wales Academic recruitment runs a little earlier and is led by the Deanery You will need to check the applicant guidelines for each specialty to see how many Units of Application are allowed or how many locations you can rank to be considered in matching and clearing Also to find out whether you can expect to be offered a post based on a ranking and clearing system or a single offer system We understand that you will have the opportunity to express preferences and will have ranking information available to help you Importantly, since offers will be made from a single centre, once you accept an offer, any other live applications to other specialties will be withdrawn from the system
- Here is a summary of the key dates and timelines and this is information which is given in detail in applicant guidelines Note that you will be able to hold one offer whilst you are attending other interviews bor waiting offers from later processes such as GP ut will need to make a decision by 19 th March 2012 If you have accepted an offer which contained locations or rotations which were not your first choice, there will be a short period in which you may receive options to upgrade to more preferable rotations which become available as other candidates decline or withdraw
- This slides reiterates some of the points we have made about the offer and acceptance process. As this is the first year that there is a national process for issuing and managing offers, it is where there are some differences from previous years
- This is a lot to take in but this presentation is just a brief overview, it is now up to you to go to the key websites for detailed information The national MMC website should be your first port of call and contain s a downloadable applicant guide as well as detail of person specifications and indicative vacancies There is a specific website for specialty recruitment in Wales which can be reached by a variety of routes, but the two most direct links are shown here, together with an email address for applicant enquiries All sites contain links to the GOLD Guide , the operating framework for specialty training, where you can find out the rules about issues such as time out of programme, flexible training, interdeanery transfers etc
- You can also sign up to the E-Learning module we have hosted with helpful guidance and also the video clips of doctors in a range of specialty interview stations – this will help you to see what the interviews could look like. The UK medical careers website link has some useful resources, including practice interview questions
- We find that there is a lot of interest in competition ratios to help inform choices but please be aware that this is highly unreliable information, as things change from year to year We do recommend that you look at the report into specialty training which is on the centre for Workforce Intelligence website – this give future predictions about increases or decreases anticipated within different specialties and the likelihood of consultant posts in the future.
- Once you get to the application stage, allow plenty of time and pay attention to detail. Don’t wait until the last minute to send – every year, percentage of applicants are not shortlisted because their application is received after the deadline
- The white space questions are particularly important so think about using the STAR structure to present examples of your experience It is more important that you demonstrate logical, professional thinking and personal reflection on any experience that trying to find a groundbreaking example of practice.
- When it comes to interview, you will need to take a hard copy of your e portfolio, properly presented and indexed. A summary CV is very helpful at the front so that the panel can have a summary overview of you and your experience – they will know very little about you before you enter the room and may not have perused your application in greatrdetail
- Just browse this slide to see the most typical heading s on a medical CV – as your career progresses, some sections will begin to contain much more information
- The specialty training round is highly competitive. There will be competition with Foundation doctors from other Deaneries but also doctors who are applying at a later stage in their career, doctors from the EU, Foundation doctors who have taken a year out etc. Not everyone will get their first choice and some may not be successful in this round. This is common in the wider field of job hunting and part of your career development will be learning how to deal with rejection, adapt your plan and regroup for the next opportunity. Not securing a role is not necessarily a reflection of your potential or capability. Your potential for success runs in relation to the nature of supply and demand in your chosen field at a given time, plus the level of competition at that time. Sometimes all factors work in your favour, at other times they don’t. So, if the unthinkable happens, remember, there are plenty of employment options for enthusiastic, talented and committed doctors. If a training post is a realistic goal then stay with it, but make good use of the intervening time to build experience, even if in your mind it is an interim step. Think career bridges rather than career ladders; we sometimes need to take one or more lateral steps before the next vertical step and this is not unusual in a typical career pathway.
- So here is your action plan! Good luck