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I hope you find these common interview questions as useful preparation going into any interviews in the future! If you want some feedback on your CV or cover letter please do not hesitate to get in touch and I am more than happy to give some feedback. Join our Facebook group here https://www.facebook.com/groups/418684682080119/ as we debrief all of these interview questions over the coming weeks...

A big thankyou to Noah for coming on the podcast and talking about the NSW allocation system and some of the recruitment processes at the physiotherapy department at St Vincent's hospital in Sydney and in the public hospital system more broadly. Some great advice here to improve anyone applying or interviewing in the public health system...

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Here is a great resource for anyone sitting a speech therapy hospital and community interview in the near future... Have a go at preparing a 2-5 minute answer to the following interview questions commonly asked in grade 1 interviews....1) Tell me about your clinical experience in this area of adult communication disorders / or padiatric speech and language disorders. 2) Can you tell me about a time that you worked as a part of an effective team, what worked well and what didn’t? 3) Can you tell me about a time in particular that you managed conflict in a team? 4) How would you deal with differing perspectives towards a therapy plan. 5) Can you provide examples of when you were able to demonstrate your ability to be flexible with your schedule. 6) Can you tell me about a time you worked with someone from a culturally and linguistaclly diverse background? 7) Why do you want to work here? What areas would you require support and mentoring with? Join our Facebook group for more indepth discussion around answering questions like these and more...https://www.facebook.com/groups/418684682080119/

Yet another SLP grad crushing their interview. A big thankyou to Claire for debriefing over her interview success which helped her to land a job at a competitive hospital and community last grad round. We talk about the process, her part time work experience as a student which she talked about at interview and some good techniques to answer interview questions such as - How would you manage conflict with a colleague? Why do you want to work here and what can you bring to the team and of course the ever present service values question... We will be debriefing further about these questions in our facebook group which is perfect for early career SLP, OT, Physio and any other health students here - get involved to get an idea of whats involved with the job process! https://www.facebook.com/groups/418684682080119/

You can also check out our podcast with Tahlia who goes over her own questions and stay tuned for more interview skills podcasts coming soon...

A big thankyou to Poppy for taking the time to speak about some of the awesome work opportunities for allied health students and also AHPRA registered AHP's. Hireup is a fast growing platform that connects people with disabilities to support workers based on shared interests - not just geographic location and care needs.

Working for Hireup is a great way to consolidate your learning, build your CV and start contributing straight away and is perfect for many students due to the flexibility, independence and rewarding work. There are a growing number of jobs Australia wide and it is work that you can start doing day 1 as a student!  Check out the Hireup website here to get started... https://www.hireup.com.au/

I jumped on the GYC podcast recently to talk about my experiences locuming and discuss why locums are a great idea for early career Physio, OT and SLP’s. A big thanks to Jack O’Brien for hosting a great podcast!

Private practises wouldn’t necessarily be very keen on attracting locums but I think locums offer unique opportunities to get new people to a clinic in a way which is career building and is win/win for everyone involved… 

You can check out the GYC podcast here...

https://www.clinicmastery.com/looking-into-the-benefits-of-locums-for-new-graduates-practitioners-and-as-a-recruitment-strategy/

Also join our FB group for early updates on the podcast, job skills, interdisciplinary learning and locum updates...

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A big thankyou to Olwen who is a QLD based Paediatric Speech Pathologist with 20 years clinical experience in the area of paediatric language and literacy acquisition. Olwen's clinical area of interest is in the executive function field, working with children with working memory deficits and complex behavioural issues. We talk about 3 things an SLP student can do during their studies to help get a job in private practise, what are some ideal qualities for private practise SLP's and minimum mentoring requirements for new grads.

Thanks very much to Pearse for coming on the podcast and talking about some recent developments in this fascinating area of technology, where the technology is at right now and what is on the horizon for hand therapists in the next 3-5 years. 

Pearse discusses how this fast paced technology will not replace hand therapists, but will require some upskilling and training in the near future. 3D printing and computer assisted design for splinting has some unique capabilities for decreasing costs, improving outcome measures and improving patient outcomes in the private practise clinic, hospital outpatients department and in developing countries...

Credit: Original research by Pearse Fay and Amelia Zulian - Deakin University, Australia

Thanks to Natasha for jumping on and chatting about her work as an early career SLP and doing an interesting mix of private, community and research in Cairns at Wuchopperen Health Service, Cairns. We talk about cultural responsiveness, work life balance and leadership opportunities in regional areas.

Natasha also talks about her research interests and we talk about what other allied health professionals need to know when preparing to make a move to a regional service…

Here I chat with Bec and Danni who trained in nursing and physiotherapy respectively and have since gone on to become GP's...

Whilst at university we identified a need for interdisciplinary learning and built a student network across 3 different universities with students from 11 different health disciplines and held multidisciplinary learning workshops to network and improve our own MDT learning skills.

Here we talk about how to do this for current health students and also talk about why it is easier to be a medical student than a physiotherapy student and the current challenges of being Dr's 3 years out...

This episode is for any student or early career health professional who wants something unique to put on their CV, stand out during interview and get the job they want...