Medical and Social Care

Application Advice: Do your research for the video interview, you will find there have been a lot of reviews and many frequently asked questions stated.

Interview Advice: Ask questions, you get to meet previous graduates (which I was unaware of) so if you can think of anything before you go that you would love to know that would be great.

Industry: Medical and Social Care

Application Advice: - research the role

Interview Advice: - be yourself - know your CV well - research the company beforehand

Industry: Medical and Social Care

Application Advice: Set aside a good amount of time to complete the application. It is a long process.

Interview Advice: It depends on who you get interviewed by as different senior managers interview different people. I had the Global managing director so my advice for him would be to stand your ground when he challenges you.

Industry: Medical and Social Care

Application Advice: Highlight any content writing experience and emphasise your strengths.

Interview Advice: Be yourself, speak confidently about yourself and research the company.

Industry: Medical and Social Care

Application Advice: Most people are given the placement because of which Uni they go to, if you don't go to one of the particular Uni's they like it's very hard. Lots of online tests and then a meet the manager interview, they'll interview 1 or 2 other people...you just have to have lots of interest in Healthcare and in the role. Can't look like you have other offers.

Interview Advice: 'Tell us about a time when you' stories for lots of the basic questions, and read up on the GE beliefs.

Industry: Medical and Social Care, Health Care Provision

Application Advice: Keep it patient-centred.

Industry: Medical and Social Care, Health Care Provision

Interview Advice: Focus on the business/retail/customer aspects of Pharmacy rather than the clinical.

Industry: Medical and Social Care, Pharmacist

Application Advice: Be enthusiastic about patient care.

Interview Advice: Strengths and weaknesses. When you were pro-active e.g. went above and beyond for customer/patient.

Industry: Medical and Social Care, Pharmacist

Application Advice: Think about what why they want to go into pharmacy and whether their work experience has transferable skills to help them succeed.

Interview Advice: Values based interview..are they able to match their experience to the values of the company.

Industry: Medical and Social Care, Pharmacist

Application Advice: Think about the training provided as ultimately your main aim is to qualify as a pharmacist this year!

Interview Advice: The STAR technique is useful!

Industry: Medical and Social Care, Pharmacist

Application Advice: Just be yourself.

Interview Advice: Competency based questions.

Industry: Medical and Social Care, Pharmacist

Application Advice: Apply early and keep application healthcare based with information about business meeting targets.

Interview Advice: Prepare for the assessment day by understanding celesio company values they've changed last year and certain skill sets you have, how have you shown this in certain scenarios and what can you bring to the company. Also any future plans.

Industry: Medical and Social Care, Pharmacist

Application Advice: Very good programme.

Interview Advice: Focus on customer.

Industry: Medical and Social Care, Doctor

Application Advice: Expect a lot of rounds to the interviews process.

Interview Advice: Do your research into company values.

Industry: Medical and Social Care, Pharmacist

Application Advice: Be honest about yourself and never lie on your application form as that will come out during the interview. Work experience in pharmacy can be difficult to obtain. However if you have experience in other sectors such as retail all those skills are still valuable within the community pharmacy sector.

Interview Advice: The interview process is all about getting to know you as a person, The interviewer is looking to see if you are hard-working and enthusiastic individual. Do your homework on the company and what values it stands for and highlight if those values mirror your own. The interview process is not about testing your clinical knowledge it's about whether you are right for the company and whether the company is right for you.

Industry: Medical and Social Care, Pharmacist

Application Advice: Must be willing to work hard for the company and enjoy community pharmacy.

Industry: Medical and Social Care, Pharmacist

Application Advice: Be as thorough as possible.

Interview Advice: Be as confident as you can, and don't worry if you need time to think. They would rather you take your time and answer as fully as you can than panic and fluster.

Industry: Medical and Social Care, Pharmacist

Application Advice: It is a hands-on role which entails putting the customer first in everything thing you do. If you can portray that you are vigilant and inquisitive and willing to go the extra mile for customers and your team amongst other values, you've shown you have the aptitude for the job.

Interview Advice: Firstly, Smile and be yourself. Questions are competency based which require you to give examples of when you displayed teamwork, used excellent communication skills within a team to get a task done, used time management, went above and beyond for a customer amongst other skills and values.

Industry: Medical and Social Care, Pharmacist

Application Advice: If you are willing to work. You are welcome your work will be rewarded.

Industry: Medical and Social Care, Pharmacist

Application Advice: Get as much experience as possible. Also they are not looking for just another pharmacist, they're looking for a well rounded person especially with a good business mind

Industry: Medical and Social Care, Pharmacist

Application Advice: Be enthusiastic and make the most of all the learning opportunities.

Interview Advice: Revise your business management notes if you have some!

Industry: Medical and Social Care, Pharmacist

Application Advice: Do it with Lloyd's, it will be a decision you won't regret.

Interview Advice: Competency based questions.

Industry: Medical and Social Care, Pharmacist

Application Advice: Dive straight in. Talk about experience and what you would like to do. Think big. Be honest.

Interview Advice: Prepare a lot of examples about what you have done in the past e.g. how you have helped someone, how you have promoted something, how you progressed your learning, when you have worked for a team.

Industry: Medical and Social Care, Pharmacist

Application Advice: Research The Credo and find past personal experiences where you have applied it's different attributes.

Industry: Medical and Social Care, Medical Equipment Provider

Application Advice: Describe all previous and current work experience even if it isn't pharmacy related.

Interview Advice: Find out some stats about the company and all the different services ie. Celesio is the parent company and LloydsPharmacy is only a part of that. When answering questions, give examples of how you've demonstrated our ICARE values.

Industry: Medical and Social Care, Pharmacist

Application Advice: Be precise and to the point.

Interview Advice: Be yourself.

Industry: Medical and Social Care, Pharmacist

Application Advice: Make sure you apply and get a lot of experience with a vast range of leading companies and independents whilst at university, before your pre reg year.

Interview Advice: Most are competency based now so visit the pre registration manual on the GPhC website and go through the competencies using them to think of examples of what experience you already have to show you will potentially be a competent pharmacist. These interviews in community are not clinically based at all - advantage/disadvantage for some.

Industry: Medical and Social Care, Pharmacist

Application Advice: Focus on why you would want into the healthcare sector and show interest in the company.

Interview Advice: Be prepared with a variety of scenarios to use in relation to the competency questions.

Industry: Medical and Social Care, Pharmacist

Application Advice: To apply because they will be joining a good company that aims to develop their professional, managerial and interpersonal skills.

Interview Advice: Looking at the company's values how have you been able to meet these values. Can you give examples of how you put theses values into action and what was the outcome?

Industry: Medical and Social Care, Pharmacist

Application Advice: Read up on the GE Beliefs - all the interview questions are based around these.

Industry: Medical and Social Care, Medical Equipment Provider

Application Advice: Have passion for healthcare. Be driven and motivated. Happy to work with senior management.

Interview Advice: Show that you really want to have the job. Why Siemens Healthcare? Leadership capabilities.

Industry: Medical and Social Care, Medical Equipment Provider

Application Advice: In my opinion, all candidates applying must make sure they are completely in-line with the company's values. If they are passionate about helping people and improving their lives - this is the place to be. Also, doing a detailed research on the company and market would aid you in making sure this is the appropriate job for you and would also help you prove you are the right person for the role.

Interview Advice: Having lots of examples helps a lot - being able to give examples of experience (from personal or professional situations) is very important.

Industry: Medical and Social Care, Medical Equipment Provider

Application Advice: Be honest Demonstrate confidence, yet don't be arrogant Think before you speak - identify what the interviewer is asking for, will your answer address that Don't stab others in the back Have detailed understanding of company, products, nature of the role, and market trends come with questions Be yourself :)

Interview Advice: PM theory - agile, waterfall etc Share various experiences, teamwork, challenges, compromises, lessons learnt Pretty standard Case Study - kick off this project, how. Group Exercise - select a vendor

Industry: Medical and Social Care, Medical Equipment Provider

Application Advice: be clear about motivation for applying, do your research on the company and the individual department.

Interview Advice: be calm, confident and yourself

Industry: Medical and Social Care, Health Care Provision

Application Advice: Gain experience in the role. Working as a nursing assistant can be a somewhat lucrative way of getting an insight into if such a profession is for you.

Industry: Medical and Social Care, Nursing

Application Advice: Always put the patient at the centre of everything you do. Mid Staffs happened and the climate hasn't changed (still no money and unprecedented change). Our perspective and view of situations has to change instead.

Interview Advice: As above. Don't apply if you just want a grad scheme and a qualification - look at values and motivations.

Industry: Medical and Social Care, Health Care Provision

Application Advice: Only apply if your values are in line with those of the organisation.

Industry: Medical and Social Care, Health Care Provision

Application Advice: Research the company before you apply to ensure it is suited to you Be honest! Contact the person who is advertising the job before you apply this way they will remember you when it comes to the interview

Interview Advice: I had to prepare a presentation at short notice so be prepared for that Ensure you have a list of examples where you have showed skills that would be necessary for the role

Industry: Medical and Social Care, Health Care Provision

Application Advice: Any academic background is beneficial to succeed in this role requires the right balance of technical skills (finance & analytical skills are very important) and people skills.

Industry: Medical and Social Care, Health Care Provision

Application Advice: Apply through the NHS Graduate management scheme- it gives you a breadth of experience that would other wise take years to build up and trot out at interviews. BE WARNED: The grad scheme is not a "cohort of uni grads all in one place" kind of scheme...you are thrown in to the deep end and left to learn.

Interview Advice: Use youth to your advantage- you are quick to learn, willing, have fresh eyes and a strong work ethic.

Industry: Medical and Social Care, Health Care Provision

Application Advice: Make sure you can back up claims with examples.

Interview Advice: Do not be cocky, GSK is not a bank.

Industry: Medical and Social Care, Health Care Provision

Application Advice: Show that you stand out and understand the reality of being at the forefront of innovation

Interview Advice: Have an example for every answer you give

Industry: Medical and Social Care, Medical Equipment Provider

Application Advice: Do it!

Interview Advice: Be authentic. Don't tell interviewers what you think they want to hear, be yourself and your values will shine through. Also, make sure to back up everything you say with an example of something you did. For example, it's not enough to say you are organised - you need to use real experience to demonstrate a time when you used your excellent organisational skills!

Industry: Medical and Social Care, Health Care Provision

Application Advice: Its all competency based, so have some good examples of difficult situations, leading a group etc.

Interview Advice: Be enthusiastic about the NHS, and keen to make a difference.

Industry: Medical and Social Care, Health Care Provision

Application Advice: Thoroughly research the training scheme and consider if it's the right choice for you. Use the scheme's Facebook and Twitter accounts and app, website and blogs to engage with current trainees and the recruitment team as part of your research.

Interview Advice: Interviews are largely competency-based. Look at the NHS Leadership Framework and think of some concise and structured examples from a range of settings (e.g. university, work, volunteering, hobbies) that fit these core qualities and values. The interviews also include time to talk to current trainees so think of a few intelligent questions to ask them.

Industry: Medical and Social Care, Health Care Provision

Application Advice: Be yourself, make sure you want to do the job and understand what pressures are associated with it.

Interview Advice: Use examples, have a list of 5-6 'stories' of things that have happended to you that can demonstrate a range of skills/attributes/accomplishments that you can draw on in interview

Industry: Medical and Social Care, Health Care Provision

Application Advice: Consider the Siemens values in your application, ensure you are showing that your goals and values match the company's. For the business graduate scheme showing tenacity and proactiveness is key.

Interview Advice: The first question I was asked on the phone interview is "what have you done to prepare?". Although it's a cliche, try and stand out from the crowd! Everyone looks at the corporate webpages and can reel of stats. To show my proactiveness I went out and asked some Siemens customers what they thought of the company.

Industry: Medical and Social Care, Medical Equipment Provider

Application Advice: I dont have any particular tips for the initial aplication as opposed to any other company, just ensure that you sell your qualifications and experience.

Interview Advice: Research the company thoroughly because it is vast, and ensure that your enthusiasm for the company comes across. They want engaged eployees so at the assessment centre it is as much about the company as it is about the degrees and experience you have.

Industry: Medical and Social Care, Medical Equipment Provider

Application Advice: Make sure your CV is accurate and contains true information. Put a lot of effort into writing your covering letter and ensure that it is tailored to the company; try to show how passionate you are about working at Philips.

Interview Advice: Be yourself as people interviewing you are very smart and very experienced and they will know when you are pretending. Ask questions to show interest in the company. Do extensive research on both the company itself but also on the sector/environment it operates in.

Industry: Medical and Social Care, Medical Equipment Provider

Application Advice: Be clear and concise when filling in the application forms, show them who you are and why you are the perfect candidate to fill a certain role. Try to show that you have an interest in actually working for GE and not other companies. Sometimes you may be put forward for roles other than the one you applied for because you are seen as being the right fit for a GE employee.

Interview Advice: When applying for GE it is important to know a little bit about the company. You aren't expected to be an expert on the company, but it is a good idea to show initiative and do some research about what GE do, what their goals are and how they want to progress in the near future. GE are always looking for leadership qualities, so give lots of examples where you have worked as part of a team, possibly been a leader, shown problem-solving skills and the ability to communicate with others.

Industry: Medical and Social Care, Medical Equipment Provider