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I have a Manchester Interview tomorrow does anyone know what type of questions they will ask?

[Fahim711]

(Original post by Jin3011)
That's strange.
I had this one on a diabetes application: http://www.lloydspharmacy.com/en/info/diabetes
But if asked about an article, just say that you never received one.
Good luck tomorrow!

Thanks, I hope it just goes well... what would you recommend wearing because I'm planning to wear a full on suit what do you think

Any last tips please and what would they ask from the article, would they ask questions from it or will they just ask your opinion on it and any other questions they ask would be nice to know

[Jin3011]

(Original post by Fahim711)
Thanks, I hope it just goes well... what would you recommend wearing because I'm planning to wear a full on suit what do you think

Any last tips please and what would they ask from the article, would they ask questions from it or will they just ask your opinion on it and any other questions they ask would be nice to know

I wore a full-on suit at interview, though many others went for smart-casual. Guess it's better to be over-dressed than under.

Just be confident and keep a conversation going. It's a really calm, chilled-out chat. Just be prepared to talk about your work experiences and also brush up on your AS Bio/Chem. If you can't answer something, say you don't know and just seem interested & of-course smile

As far as the article, it's normally doesn't form a large part of your discussion. Just be aware of some advantages and disadvantages of it and be prepared to give your opinion. When he asked me about it. I mentioned the *target audience
*Increases in technology of our era
*Increase in incidences of diabetes
*good to raise awareness
*may lack validity since it's all robotic
*loses the whole concept of personal consultation with GP & Pharmacist
*doesn't take into account individualism etc. I said a bit more but couldn't remember.

In case you missed it, I had posted all question they had asked me. Here they are:

The interview was kind of informal, It was conducted in an IT suite where there's many other applicants being interviewed at the same time. Your questions also differ based on what interviewer you get and what there interest and specialities are.

I was asked a few more open-ended questions, but in the interview the questions I could remember are:
How did you find the uni so far?
What skills are important as a pharmacist?
There are many different areas of pharmacy like hospital etc, how would the skills of a hospital pharmacist differ from a pharmacist in a community?
What did you learn from your work exp?
What did you think of the diabetes app page that was sent to you: Any negatives about the app?
Since we're discussing diabetes, what do you know about diabetes? How would you manage the two different types?
You've mentioned that insulin is important in the regulation of diabetes, why do you think it's taken through the blood and not as a pill?
Are there any other ways of administering insulin?
Apart from injections and pills what other forms of drug delivery are there?
(forgot to mention inhalers, so he gave a hint) Asthmatics commonly use inhalers to alleviate symptoms, why do you think this is?
Are there any differences in doses between an inhaler and a pill? Why so? Why do you think a pill has a different dose?
That concludes our interview, are there any questions you'd like to ask? (spent 5 mins just randomly discussing things with him and interviewing him on why her chose to go down the research pathway)


Some other people I was speaking to got asked:
Why pharmacy? and why not medicine/dentistry? (Majority of people here today were ex medic and dental applicants on their gap year)
Draw penicillin (must've been in her p.s)
Division maths question
Substitution reaction
When would a drug be taken as a pill rather that intravenously?
Tell me what you know about aspirin
Draw an amino acid. Draw how two amino acids join.
Tell me what you know about proteins i.e structure etc.

Good luck.

[Fahim711]

(Original post by Jin3011)
I wore a full-on suit at interview, though many others went for smart-casual. Guess it's better to be over-dressed than under.

Just be confident and keep a conversation going. It's a really calm, chilled-out chat. Just be prepared to talk about your work experiences and also brush up on your AS Bio/Chem. If you can't answer something, say you don't know and just seem interested & of-course smile

As far as the article, it's normally doesn't form a large part of your discussion. Just be aware of some advantages and disadvantages of it and be prepared to give your opinion. When he asked me about it. I mentioned the *target audience
*Increases in technology of our era
*Increase in incidences of diabetes
*good to raise awareness
*may lack validity since it's all robotic
*loses the whole concept of personal consultation with GP & Pharmacist
*doesn't take into account individualism etc. I said a bit more but couldn't remember.

In case you missed it, I had posted all question they had asked me. Here they are:

thanks man that had helped a lot, thought my interview was very very casual and didn't involve him me asking many question but him talking most of the time, but never came stuck and so i thought i did pretty well... just hope i get a place there thanks anywaiz did help a lot

[Jin3011]

(Original post by Fahim711)
thanks man that had helped a lot, thought my interview was very very casual and didn't involve him me asking many question but him talking most of the time, but never came stuck and so i thought i did pretty well... just hope i get a place there thanks anywaiz did help a lot

It's all good pal, I'm just glad I can help.
What's your first choice? Got any other interviews left?

[Fahim711]

(Original post by Jin3011)
It's all good pal, I'm just glad I can help.
What's your first choice? Got any other interviews left?

urm yh only got aston left now got that next wednesday... wbu
and nottingham will probe be my first choice thats if i get an offer from them hopefully

[Jin3011]

(Original post by Fahim711)
urm yh only got aston left now got that next wednesday... wbu
and nottingham will probe be my first choice thats if i get an offer from them hopefully

Was supposed to have my Manchester interview today, but decided against it
Oh good, if all goes well, I'll hopefully see you in September then.