Selection Methodology Training (ES9)

Category: Training - Selection Methodology

Date: March 18th 2014 9:30am until 12:30pm

Location: Severn Postgraduate Medical Education, Vantage Office Park, Old Gloucester Road, Hambrook, Bristol Avon BS34 6PT

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6 places available 

To register please complete the form at the bottom of this page.

For further details and dates of courses please contact Hannah Parnell, hannah.parnell@southwest.hee.nhs.uk

 

Workshop Aim

 

To provide an overview of the application process and interviewing techniques currently in use. It is a mandatory requirement for anyone interviewing trainees on behalf of the Severn Deanery.

 

Workshop Objectives

 

By the end of the workshop participants will be able to:

 

• Understand the concept of positive and negative indicators for evaluating answers.

 

• Explain the need for standardised scoring.

 

• Use a standardised scoring system to grade candidates at interview.

 

• Record objective evidence of candidates’ statements/performance in ways that will be helpful in justifying decisions.

 

• Identify some effective and less effective ways of asking objective questions at interview.

 

• Gain practical skills in interviewing

 

Workshop Programme

09:30 Tea, Coffee and Registration

10:00 Introduction to Selection Methodology

The importance of the person specification

Interview panel formats

Equal Opportunities, sources of bias and error

Prohibited questions

11:00 Question Design

Designing positive and negative indicators

The Behavioural Interview

Situational/scenario based questions

Practice with behavioural questioning

Peeling and probing

11:30 Tea and Coffee

11:45 Interview Scoring Systems

Deciding on appointability

Further interview practice

Dealing with tied scores

12:30 End

 

 

 

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