In this episode of the Ace Your Consultant Interview podcast, Tessa and Becky get into the specifics of interview and application preparation, focusing on the nuanced realities that candidates face right now.

They tackle whether you should have notes at hand - explaining why preparation trumps paperwork and when bullet points might be your friend in an online interview.

Listen for their step-by-step approach to structuring the perfect "conflict with a patient" answer and their advice on using appraisal questions as a vehicle to communicate your real value.

Finally, they break down what’s changed in the increasingly competitive NHS consultant job market, sharing hard-won strategies for making your application impossible to ignore while maintaining resilience through setbacks.

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Tessa and Becky answer the Academy’s toughest question: How personal is too personal in your NHS consultant interview?

Drawing on candid examples from real trainees, they break down what you do - and don’t - need to share, including periods of sick leave, career detours, and GMC restrictions.

The episode digs into the art of crafting mistake stories - not too big, not too bland - showing how to strike that balance between vulnerability and professionalism that panels look for.

They unpack the need for senior-level, systems thinking and demonstrate why your answer isn’t about clinical brilliance, but about changing practice across teams.

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In this episode of the Ace Your Consultant Interview podcast, Tessa Davis and Becky Platt break down how to handle common obstacles in preparing for NHS consultant interviews.

They address whether to use earlier or cross-speciality projects to showcase skills, share advice on managing examples of conflict - especially where there’s a power imbalance - and provide practical steps for responding to broad governance questions.

The discussion centres around making the most of transferable skills, shaping compelling unique selling points, and using intentional pauses for higher-impact, measured answers.

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