What to Consider when Visiting the Unit before the Short List Is Made
When you read the advertisement for the job, you will discover the invite to get hold of specific members of the section. It is a healthy idea to at least make some enquiries – even if you don’t intend to actually visit. For one thing it will ensure that your name is on somebody’s radar.
You will need to arrange this appointment before you plan your journey. It is common to have many applicants for an advertised job and it may impact of the section to have 50 applicants wandering around the department on the same day. The unit will make a conclusion which is usually an all or none conclusion about whether to allow candidates to visit before the short listing process.
So the intended outcome for the pre medical interview short-listing visit (!) is for you to learn if it is even worth you going for to the unit for a post. However, don’t be fooled into believing that the visit won’t be used to assess you as well. Be well organised so that you can use the visit to sell your skills to the unit and make a decent first impression.
Some departments have unuttered rules that they will not consider a consultant psychiatry interview application for short listing unless they have made a pre short listing visit.
