Process- Register- Put referees (now til 3rd June)- upload standardized CV except for monash- Check hospital requirements- Candidate priority list - willing to put at least 8-10 health service- Apply DIRECTLY to each hospital that interests you. They require their own application. Read the HOSPITAL DIRECTORY available of the computermatching website. Hospital information sessions (not compulsory)

Resume and CV advice

What do they look for in a resume?

Snapshot, relevant, easy to read, emphasis on skills, track records and

achievements that are relevant

Tailored to the template they want

Format

Reverse chronological order from most recent

Write in 3rd person

Formatting - be consistent, font easy to read

Contact details

Phone numbers that you’re most contactable by first; make sure you’re

always sounding professional

E-mail address: make sure it is professional. Monash email address is fine

Do not include: martial status, DATE OF BIRTH/AGE, gender, ethnicity

Education

Include: year you started and completed your course or the year you started

to current. Name of the course in full (no abbreviations), name of the

institution e.g. Monash uni, ajors and minors, when you propose to finish your

course if you haven’t finished

Optional to cinlude: education related achievemnts e.g. D-HD average, ATAR

score above 85.0

Do not include: every subject you have taken at uni or high school

Awards aand achievements

Awards/achievements, faculty awards, HD D average,

Just leave title in and leave blank if nothing there, don’t delete sections

Employment history

Employment history, work history, work experience

Include:

o Month and year you started to the month and year you finished

o Title of the position

o Mae of the organization

o Key roles and responsibilities

o Achievements in the position

Dealing with gaps

o E.g. if you went overseas for a year, include this (these events are all

part of your experiences)

Embed skills in resume

Target your skills using information from the hospital’s website. Commonly

employability skills that are highly sought by hospitals include:

communication, teamwork

For example, also add other points in dot points under employment regarding

those - how you used those communication skills to fulfill those

responsibilities in those roles etc. A clinical placement might have been

particularly relevant to a particular hospital you went to - you can draw

attention to them by drawing selectively on key communication skills or team

work skills etc.

Referees

Ask potential referees for permission first

Get feedback on job app email service

Attach resume and/or cover letter as a word document and send to

david.eckstein@monash.edu

Add your student ID and use monash email

He’s also at the clayton campus

Interview tips

Demonstrate the way you have applied your skills

Aims

State experience, knowledge, skills, attribute

Hospital’s aims

Clarify details in your resume, esp generic skills

See if you’re the type of person they want in their hospital

Why prepare

Preparation compensates for lack of talent

Before interview

Review the information you’ve provided with

Find out

Who will interview you/their role?

What format will interview take

Take requested documents

Know what the hospital likes/values

Handshake

Don’t crush other person’s hand

Don’t be over shaker

Maitain eye contact

Dress

Professional

Question topics

Technical competencies

General workplace skills e.g. communication, etc personal and professional

conduct responsibility, time management, team player?

Do your career goals and values match with what the hospital can offer?

In interview

Be honest

Prepared with example to demonstrate every selection criteria

Ready to do 80% of the talking

Natural, not rehearsed

Focused on both the content and delivery of your answers

Enthusiastic

Tips

Selection process begins as soon as you arrive on the hospital grounds

Don’t assume that the interviewers remember details about you or your

application - explain everything

How to answer

Situation - what is the background or specific experience

Task - what needed to be done to address the problem and the strategies you

considered

Action - what you actually did and how you did It. Include the difficulties and

problems you faced

Result - what was the outcome. Would you do anything differently next time?

Behavioural questions

Tell me about a time you made a positive impact on ateam? What did you do?

What was the outcome?

Can you give me an example of a time you’ve worked in a team?

Tell me when you achieved a job?

Open questions

Why did you decide to apply here?

How do you think the course has prepared yo for te workplace

Whata re yor strengths and weaknesses?

o Weaknesses in terms of professional development? Not character trait.

If you’re very interested in an area they specialize in, and it

demonstrates that you take responsibility for your own professional

development, you think about it.

Which one/s of your placements have you found he most interesting?

Tell me about yourself

Closed questions

What did you receive marks?

Resume based

Hypotehtical questions

What would you do if a patient complained about he hospitals level of service

How would you deal with a situation where a colleague acted badly

Common mistakes

Not answering the question

Not using recnt examples

Not giginv specific examples

Giving too much unnecessary details

Not keeping the focus on yourself

Speaking negatively about others

Lacking confidence, initiative and enthusiasm

Inappropriate appearance

Closing the interview

Prepare questions to ask them

o Ask them WHY they enjoy working at this hospital?

Restate suitability and interest in role

Shake hands with each interviewer

Thank each interviewer by name!!!! Pay attention to their names