The interview was conducted by a panel of two, including a senior pharmacist and an HR representative. It lasted approximately 45 minutes and covered both technical pharmacy knowledge and behavioural competency questions. The process included a short written exercise on dispensing procedures before the panel interview. Overall it was well-structured and professional.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Can you describe a time when you identified and resolved a dispensing error, and what steps did you take to prevent it from happening again?
Self Introduction of Yourself at the beginning. Several Behavioral Questions regarding the job procedures. Handling of Technical Duties Several Situational Interview Question Expectation of the job Description of the duties and expected outcome
I applied online. I interviewed at NHS (Redditch, England) in Dec 2019
Interview
They weren’t interested in me at all, i prepared well, I really wanted to get this job as i had a load of experience and qualifications of it. They didn’t even ask me why I applied for this job , or any question except which hearing aids have I been dealing with?
I have never met so disinterested people like them.
It tok 10 minutes, and was obvious they got hired someone else from the first 3minutes.
I don’t know why you will be shortlisted if they have someone to fill this job. I traveled 6hours to get there for one question....
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Which hearing aid have I been dealing with?
Regarding i had a lot of experience in this field they asked me am I aware of my limitations in this workplace ?( because i have been an audiologist before, so this position can be frustrating for me )
I said of course I know but it isn’t disturb me at all i am aware of my limitations because of I applied for this job. I know that very well i need to start my journey from the beginning.
