BEFORE THE INTERVIEW Researching and preparing for interview: Understand the job and specialty you are applying for Understand the current issues in this specialty Understand broader issues related to this specialty   Develop a strategy: Why is this your ideal job/specialty, what is special about you? What does the panel want to hear? How do you want to feel and behave during the interview? What are the unwritten rules that need to be considered? Prepare answers to the following questions: What are your future plans? Why do you want the job /. position on this training programme? What would you bring to the job? Strengths/ weaknesses? What questions do you have?