MSc Speech and Language Therapy Interview
Hi,
I've applied for the Master's in SLT at BCU and am super excited that I've got an interview. I see that the general questions tend to be about motivations and relevant experience but was wondering if there was anyone who could give more specific advice? I'm really surprised I even got the interview so I don't want to mess this up!! Thank you!
I've applied for the Master's in SLT at BCU and am super excited that I've got an interview. I see that the general questions tend to be about motivations and relevant experience but was wondering if there was anyone who could give more specific advice? I'm really surprised I even got the interview so I don't want to mess this up!! Thank you!
Reply 1
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by katydoolanHi,
I've applied for the Master's in SLT at BCU and am super excited that I've got an interview. I see that the general questions tend to be about motivations and relevant experience but was wondering if there was anyone who could give more specific advice? I'm really surprised I even got the interview so I don't want to mess this up!! Thank you!
I've applied for the Master's in SLT at BCU and am super excited that I've got an interview. I see that the general questions tend to be about motivations and relevant experience but was wondering if there was anyone who could give more specific advice? I'm really surprised I even got the interview so I don't want to mess this up!! Thank you!
Hi @katydoolan
I have just replied to your post on another thread about your interview, but just in case I thought I'd reply here too.
Firstly, congratulations on getting an interview! 🙂
The general interview advice on the BCU webpage is pretty good in terms of what to expect and general things to prepare, like what you need, what to wear etc. You can find all of that here: https://www.bcu.ac.uk/student-info/how-to-apply/after-you-apply/how-to-prepare-for-your-interview
I don't study your course unfortunately, but I did interview for BCU and my overall advice, as cliche as it might sound, is to be yourself. I mean that in a sense where you act like your normal self, and try to express yourself well. But also, when you're answering questions, make sure your answers are genuine and a true reflection of your ideas. You want to come across more formal as it's an interview environment, but remember that you want to show your interviewer your passions and interests, so take some time to think about what really excites you about your subject choice. It can also be worth thinking about future aspirations and what you hope to get out of the course, which I find can be helpful ideas to prep if you're asked things like 'why do you want to study this subject?' as you can give examples of why the course is what you're looking for.
Another top tip of mine for any uni interview, would be to also read through your personal statement beforehand. They may or may not ask you about it, but I found I had completely blanked about what I had originally written as it felt so long ago by the time I had my interview, so maybe a glance over it wouldn't hurt too.
Best of luck for interview day!
Emily
Student Rep at BCU
Reply 2
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by BCU Student RepHi @katydoolan
I have just replied to your post on another thread about your interview, but just in case I thought I'd reply here too.
Firstly, congratulations on getting an interview! 🙂
The general interview advice on the BCU webpage is pretty good in terms of what to expect and general things to prepare, like what you need, what to wear etc. You can find all of that here: https://www.bcu.ac.uk/student-info/how-to-apply/after-you-apply/how-to-prepare-for-your-interview
I don't study your course unfortunately, but I did interview for BCU and my overall advice, as cliche as it might sound, is to be yourself. I mean that in a sense where you act like your normal self, and try to express yourself well. But also, when you're answering questions, make sure your answers are genuine and a true reflection of your ideas. You want to come across more formal as it's an interview environment, but remember that you want to show your interviewer your passions and interests, so take some time to think about what really excites you about your subject choice. It can also be worth thinking about future aspirations and what you hope to get out of the course, which I find can be helpful ideas to prep if you're asked things like 'why do you want to study this subject?' as you can give examples of why the course is what you're looking for.
Another top tip of mine for any uni interview, would be to also read through your personal statement beforehand. They may or may not ask you about it, but I found I had completely blanked about what I had originally written as it felt so long ago by the time I had my interview, so maybe a glance over it wouldn't hurt too.
Best of luck for interview day!
Emily
Student Rep at BCU
I have just replied to your post on another thread about your interview, but just in case I thought I'd reply here too.
Firstly, congratulations on getting an interview! 🙂
The general interview advice on the BCU webpage is pretty good in terms of what to expect and general things to prepare, like what you need, what to wear etc. You can find all of that here: https://www.bcu.ac.uk/student-info/how-to-apply/after-you-apply/how-to-prepare-for-your-interview
I don't study your course unfortunately, but I did interview for BCU and my overall advice, as cliche as it might sound, is to be yourself. I mean that in a sense where you act like your normal self, and try to express yourself well. But also, when you're answering questions, make sure your answers are genuine and a true reflection of your ideas. You want to come across more formal as it's an interview environment, but remember that you want to show your interviewer your passions and interests, so take some time to think about what really excites you about your subject choice. It can also be worth thinking about future aspirations and what you hope to get out of the course, which I find can be helpful ideas to prep if you're asked things like 'why do you want to study this subject?' as you can give examples of why the course is what you're looking for.
Another top tip of mine for any uni interview, would be to also read through your personal statement beforehand. They may or may not ask you about it, but I found I had completely blanked about what I had originally written as it felt so long ago by the time I had my interview, so maybe a glance over it wouldn't hurt too.
Best of luck for interview day!
Emily
Student Rep at BCU
Hi,
Thank you! Sorry I know I did kind of post the same thing twice aha. Well done for getting in!
I'll definitely keep reading through the guidance and my personal statement. I'll try prepping for why I want to study this course here as that'll definitely pop up.
Thanks again!
Katy
Reply 3
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by katydoolanHi,
I've applied for the Master's in SLT at BCU and am super excited that I've got an interview. I see that the general questions tend to be about motivations and relevant experience but was wondering if there was anyone who could give more specific advice? I'm really surprised I even got the interview so I don't want to mess this up!! Thank you!
I've applied for the Master's in SLT at BCU and am super excited that I've got an interview. I see that the general questions tend to be about motivations and relevant experience but was wondering if there was anyone who could give more specific advice? I'm really surprised I even got the interview so I don't want to mess this up!! Thank you!
My name is Siobhan and I'm a third-year student at the University of Central Lancashire. First of all, congratulations on your interview! SLT is a very competitive and rewarding course so the fact that you have made it this far is very impressive 😊
I help on the interview panels for the physiotherapy degree at my uni, and whilst it's not SLT, here are some things I would recommend prepping for when doing a healthcare interview/general interview.
Awareness of the profession: Have a good awareness and undertanding of the professional role and responsibilities as well as the vast areas they can work in. If you have any experience of shadowing an SLT, then I would deffo mention this. Even if you have experience within the MDT and not directly SLT’s then this can be good to demonstrate your depth of understanding of an SLT scope and the others around you.
Skills and competencies: On the same note, it will be amazing if you can give examples of the skills and competencies needed to work in this role and always explain WHY which links back to the role of the profession. A good thing you can look at is the 6 C’S which give a good baseline of skills needed for all healthcare workers and then make this more specific to SLT. It would be even better if you could give examples of these skills.
STAR method: When giving examples, using the STAR method can be really useful to get your point across without rambling or losing track of your point. I would look this up and start making examples of each quality. If you don’t have anything clinically related, then don’t panic as you can use transferrable skills and relate it back to the role. For example, “I did an EPQ at college which developed my time keeping and origanisation skills as I had to do... this can be beneficial to SLT as I will have to be independent in managing my own caseload etc”
Passion and motivation: This is KEY!! Show how passionate you are about the degree and have a reason why you want to do this. It can be from personal experience or from learning about it at school etc. You are trying to sell yourself do you want to show the board how you are going to work hard to be on this course and why
Hope this helps and please let me know if you have any questions at all. Good luck!
Siobhan (Student Ambassador for the University of Central Lancashire)
I help on the interview panels for the physiotherapy degree at my uni, and whilst it's not SLT, here are some things I would recommend prepping for when doing a healthcare interview/general interview.
Awareness of the profession: Have a good awareness and undertanding of the professional role and responsibilities as well as the vast areas they can work in. If you have any experience of shadowing an SLT, then I would deffo mention this. Even if you have experience within the MDT and not directly SLT’s then this can be good to demonstrate your depth of understanding of an SLT scope and the others around you.
Skills and competencies: On the same note, it will be amazing if you can give examples of the skills and competencies needed to work in this role and always explain WHY which links back to the role of the profession. A good thing you can look at is the 6 C’S which give a good baseline of skills needed for all healthcare workers and then make this more specific to SLT. It would be even better if you could give examples of these skills.
STAR method: When giving examples, using the STAR method can be really useful to get your point across without rambling or losing track of your point. I would look this up and start making examples of each quality. If you don’t have anything clinically related, then don’t panic as you can use transferrable skills and relate it back to the role. For example, “I did an EPQ at college which developed my time keeping and origanisation skills as I had to do... this can be beneficial to SLT as I will have to be independent in managing my own caseload etc”
Passion and motivation: This is KEY!! Show how passionate you are about the degree and have a reason why you want to do this. It can be from personal experience or from learning about it at school etc. You are trying to sell yourself do you want to show the board how you are going to work hard to be on this course and why
Hope this helps and please let me know if you have any questions at all. Good luck!
Siobhan (Student Ambassador for the University of Central Lancashire)
(edited 10 months ago)
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by UCLan_SiobhanHey there,
My name is Siobhan and I'm a third-year student at the University of Central Lancashire. First of all, congratulations on your interview! SLT is a very competitive and rewarding course so the fact that you have made it this far is very impressive 😊
I help on the interview panels for the physiotherapy degree at my uni, and whilst it's not SLT, here are some things I would recommend prepping for when doing a healthcare interview/general interview.
Awareness of the profession: Have a good awareness and undertanding of the professional role and responsibilities as well as the vast areas they can work in. If you have any experience of shadowing an SLT, then I would deffo mention this. Even if you have experience within the MDT and not directly SLT’s then this can be good to demonstrate your depth of understanding of an SLT scope and the others around you.
Skills and competencies: On the same note, it will be amazing if you can give examples of the skills and competencies needed to work in this role and always explain WHY which links back to the role of the profession. A good thing you can look at is the 6 C’S which give a good baseline of skills needed for all healthcare workers and then make this more specific to SLT. It would be even better if you could give examples of these skills.
STAR method: When giving examples, using the STAR method can be really useful to get your point across without rambling or losing track of your point. I would look this up and start making examples of each quality. If you don’t have anything clinically related, then don’t panic as you can use transferrable skills and relate it back to the role. For example, “I did an EPQ at college which developed my time keeping and origanisation skills as I had to do... this can be beneficial to SLT as I will have to be independent in managing my own caseload etc”
Passion and motivation: This is KEY!! Show how passionate you are about the degree and have a reason why you want to do this. It can be from personal experience or from learning about it at school etc. You are trying to sell yourself do you want to show the board how you are going to work hard to be on this course and why
Hope this helps and please let me know if you have any questions at all. Good luck!
Siobhan (Student Ambassador for the University of Central Lancashire)
I help on the interview panels for the physiotherapy degree at my uni, and whilst it's not SLT, here are some things I would recommend prepping for when doing a healthcare interview/general interview.
Awareness of the profession: Have a good awareness and undertanding of the professional role and responsibilities as well as the vast areas they can work in. If you have any experience of shadowing an SLT, then I would deffo mention this. Even if you have experience within the MDT and not directly SLT’s then this can be good to demonstrate your depth of understanding of an SLT scope and the others around you.
Skills and competencies: On the same note, it will be amazing if you can give examples of the skills and competencies needed to work in this role and always explain WHY which links back to the role of the profession. A good thing you can look at is the 6 C’S which give a good baseline of skills needed for all healthcare workers and then make this more specific to SLT. It would be even better if you could give examples of these skills.
STAR method: When giving examples, using the STAR method can be really useful to get your point across without rambling or losing track of your point. I would look this up and start making examples of each quality. If you don’t have anything clinically related, then don’t panic as you can use transferrable skills and relate it back to the role. For example, “I did an EPQ at college which developed my time keeping and origanisation skills as I had to do... this can be beneficial to SLT as I will have to be independent in managing my own caseload etc”
Passion and motivation: This is KEY!! Show how passionate you are about the degree and have a reason why you want to do this. It can be from personal experience or from learning about it at school etc. You are trying to sell yourself do you want to show the board how you are going to work hard to be on this course and why
Hope this helps and please let me know if you have any questions at all. Good luck!
Siobhan (Student Ambassador for the University of Central Lancashire)
Hi,
Thank you so much for all your help! I've not heard of the 6 C's or STAR before so I'll look them up! I do worry about not having any clinical experience so far, I've emailed loads of local SLTs asking for shadowing experience but rarely heard back or if I did, it was a no. I'll try and make the most of transferable skills.
It really helped a lot, I appreciate it!
Katy
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