Roger Harris gives a second presentation on further aspects of preparing for a critical care job interview. This was given at the Bedside Critical Care 2012 registrar's day,

2. Interview Preparation 2
 Outline likely areas to be questioned
 Discuss frameworks you can use for common questions

3. Likely Questions
 Personal Attributes / weaknesses
 Professional Conduct
 Process / System Knowledge
 Clinical Scenarios
 Research / Teaching
 Management
 Questions from you.

4. Personal Attributes
 Begin with what you really believe are your strengths (Be
realistic and appropriate for stage of training)
 What does the job advertisement want?
 Have examples ready for each! What did you learn?
(“Give us an example of when you have shown leadership / Give an example of functioning
under pressure / Give an example of prioritising / what makes a good intensivist”)

5. Weaknesses
 Be honest (Can be powerful!)
 Stick to professional weaknesses if possible (but have
personal one just in case)
 Avoid obvious things like “I’m too dedicated”
 Recommended topics (Knowledge, leadership, procedural skills, Research
etc)
 Refer to your mentoring sessions
 Finally be working on the solution.
 Have an example of this in action

6. Professional Conduct
 Conflict Resolution (5 steps)
 Patient Care Ethics (Autonomy / Safety /Informed Consent / Confidentiality
/Social and Cultural diversity)
 Impaired Colleague
(Patient Safety / Respect / Communication / Support / Confidentiality)
 CME / Personal Quality improvement
Be prepared for “how do you know if you are doing a good job”)
 Financial Ethics

7. 5 steps to conflict resolution
1. Pause
2. Analyse my response
3. Analyse the other persons response
4. Facilitate communication
5. Resolution

8. Likely Questions
 Personal Attributes / weaknesses
 Professional Conduct
 Process / System Knowledge
 Clinical Scenarios
 Research / Teaching
 Management
 Questions from you.

9. 3 Step Response to processes or
system questions?
“Explain quality improvement?”
1: What is it?
2: Why is it important?
3: What is my experience?

10. Processes and Systems
 Q/A
 Open Disclosure
 Incident Monitoring
 Risk Management
 Clinical Governance

11. G Scallly. L Donaldson. BMJ (4th July 1998) 61-65

12. Likely Questions
 Personal Attributes / weaknesses
 Professional Conduct
 Process / System Knowledge
 Clinical Scenarios
 Research / Teaching
 Management
 Questions from you.

13. Management - Planning
A Assessment of Need
P Planning
I Instigation
E Evaluation

14. Management – Planning
Planning - (DEPLESET)
D Demographics
E Economics / Budget
P Politics
L Legal
E Ethical
S Social
E Environmental
T Team

15. Likely Questions
 Personal Attributes / weaknesses
 Professional Conduct
 Process / System Knowledge
 Clinical Scenarios
 Research / Teaching
 Management
 Questions from you.

16. Do you have any questions?
 Reinforce your commitment to training and your
understanding of the opportunities
 Request opportunity for feedback
 Don’t ask for Time off etc….. There is another time for this
sort of discussion once you are offered the job!