APPLICANT - Imperial College London

Additional requirements for telephone interviews
In order to ensure that telephone interviews are conducted in as equally robust a manner as
face-to-face interviews, it will be necessary for applicants wishing to complete a telephone
interview to make the following arrangements:
1. arrange for a person of good standing e.g. senior doctor, academic etc to invigilate
the telephone interview process
2. the person selected must not be a relative or close friend of the applicant
3. submit
a. the name, e-mail address (i.e. official employing institution e-mail not hotmail
etc), position held and employing institution of their chosen invigilator
b. the telephone number they wish to be contacted on (including all required
international dialling codes)
c. a well presented portfolio containing evidence in support of their application,
e.g. evidence of prizes, certificates, publications etc.
to tfsacademicrecruitment@stfs.org.uk by no later than 5 working days in advance
of the telephone interview.
NB:
Candidates who know they will be away during the interview period are
advised to prepare their portfolio (with copies of their documents) in advance
of their trip and could consider making arrangements for a friend/colleague to
submit it on their behalf if invited for a telephone interview.
The interview invigilator will be contacted by e-mail up to 72-hours in advance of the
interview and will be required to confirm their personal details and that they have agreed to
invigilate the telephone interview. They will also be required to confirm that they:
4. have access to a fax machine and provide the fax number
5. will fax a copy of their own photo ID (driving licence, employer photo ID, passport etc)
6. are not a relative or close friend of the applicant
7. will review the passport of the applicant, take a copy and fax a signed copy of the
page containing the applicant’s photograph to the specified fax number
8. will take receipt of a clinical scenario
9. will ensure that the applicant has access to the clinical scenario for no longer than 15
minutes in advance of the interview and does not make use of any unauthorised
information (e.g. laptops, mobile phones, text books)
10. will observe the duration of the interview to ensure that the applicant does not make
use of any unauthorised information (e.g. laptops, mobile phones, text books)
11. will identify and supply details of a suitable colleague who could act on their behalf in
case of illness or other exceptional circumstances
TFS will undertake to make contact with the invigilator and call the applicant on the day of
the interview.
It is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure these steps can be completed. If it is not
possible for all of the steps above to be completed it will not be possible to take part in a
telephone interview.
Also, if any of the steps above are not completed at any point during the process the
applicant will be withdrawn from the interview process.
www.stfs.org.uk/student/academic-programmes
Email: tfsacademicrecruitment@stfs.org.uk
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Updated: 27 May 2010