12-Apr-2008, 14:04
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Re: Interview Testimonials
THE LETTER ARRIVES…
Well… Interview selection day at the University of York appears to be VERY intimidating from the letter you get sent out… I mean… Who in their right mind would CHOOSE to sit with strangers, be talked at till your ass is numb, sit tests like we’re back in school, chat with a bunch of strangers and not appear nervous yet not over confident and bossy and then be grilled by 2 people already doing what YOU want to do?! My idea of hell to be honest!!!!
INTERVIEW DAY ARRIVES…
After meeting a lovely fellow interviewee in the car park we mooch around till we find where we’re supposed to be… a classroom with around another 20 people already there… scary!
MORNING LADIES…
We sat down to be greeted by the LOVELY lady who replies to all our anxious emails and then wait for the tutors to arrive to give us a little info on the course. A little info? Wow, info overload! We’re told all about the university, the course, the placement areas, the structure of placements and accommodation. Then we’re told about the structure of the selection day… tests next!
EXAM CONDITIONS LADIES…
First off we started with the numeracy test… the test I’d been dreading! It wasn’t bad at all! A simple multiple choice test comprising of simple questions of addition, multiplication, division and conversion… ACE! Then we had the written comprehension test… Well I wasn’t that bothered by the thought of having this one… though the structure of it threw me! I was expecting to be given an essay title and told to get on with it… nothing of the sort! It was like re-sitting my AS Level English exam! A short article then questions with set number of marks for each one and not enough time to do it… I think I did okay but I wasn’t sure!
GROUP DISCUSSION…
Well the group discussion comprised of two discussions. The first discussion was as the whole group to decide the topic of discussion for our smaller discussions. After many ideas we decided on “continuity of care and Maternity Matters”… Fab topic choice… such a can of worms to open! I do fail to see how they could really differentiate between candidates during our discussion as our group was amazing… All very caring, calm and friendly to one another. Everyone was included, asked their opinions and even dragged opinions out of the tutor and clinician we had!! Very down to earth, friendly experience. It felt like sitting with a group of friends discussing a common interest!
FEEDING TIME AT THE ZOO…
We were taken back to our “holding pen” and armed with our allocated interview slots we were set loose for lunch… no body particularly ate a thing… wandered around aimlessly… fidgeted nervously and chatted amongst ourselves.
DEEP BREATH…. 1 2 3…. BREATHE!
Arghhh my interview slot came… I sat… and waited… hoping they were running late as I was almost last… No such luck!!!! ARGH!!! In I went… with the same ladies who had been present at our group discussion… Felt at ease RIGHT away… fantastic ladies! Very friendly and welcoming.
We were all apparently asked the same questions…
- Why Midwifery?
- What can you bring to midwifery?
- How do you organise your time?
- How do you deal with conflict?
- How do you cope with someone who does not agree with your opinion?
- If you were presented with a dying lady who was a Jehovah’s Witness refusing bloody products, what would you do?
I actually enjoyed my interview. It was a great time for a chat, asking questions and generally having a conversation with somebody who was interested in all the same things as me… It was great… and I soon went over my slot after worrying about being able to fill 30 minutes!!!!!!
THEN THE TWO WEEK WAIT FOR DECISIONS… NIGHTMARE!
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