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CVs and Interviews

Writing a Medical CV

BMA: Writing your medical CV
Tips and Advice from the BMA on creating a medical CV that reflects you and your career.
Preparing your medical CV
Article by Kathy Oxtoby on how to prepare a medical CV.
Creating an effective CV
Extensive guide prepared by the East Midlands Careers Team of the East Midland Deanery on creating an effective CV.

Preparing the Perfect Medical CV by Helen Douglas; Vivek Sivarajan; Matt Green
ISBN: 9781445381626
Publication Date: 2011-10-11
A clear and time saving guide which details how to prepare a high quality Medical CV for applicants at all stages of their Medical Careers.

Discover some more general CV writing guides here on our catalogue.

Medical Interviews and Consultant Interviews

Common consultant interview questions and how to answer them
Becoming a consultant is a pivotal point in a doctor’s career. After years of study and training, there is still a major hurdle to overcome—the consultant interview. Kathy Oxtoby looks at what it takes to succeed
Consultant interview video
This video looks at the interview process and offer best practice advice from three experienced consultant. Produced by https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/

Succeeding in Your Consultant Medical Interview by Robert Ghosh
ISBN: 9781445382289
Publication Date: 2012-02-06
A fully updated unique and comprehensive second edition which explores how to prepare fully for the Consultant Medical Interview.

Preparing for a consultant interview
Article outlining what to expect and how to prepare writtien from a peer persepctive.

Soft skills eBook collection (BookBoon)

Access our Soft Skills eBook collection to download books on a range of management, careers and communications topics including titles on CV writing, interview tips and effective presentations. Look for the link to the Soft Skills eLibrary on the righthand side of our WeShare page.