Medical Interviews
Double your impact, halve your preparation time and prepare for your specialist training program
Sell yourself and shine at your next specialist training interview
Are you a doctor applying for a specialist training position and feeling:
“I know I’ve done the work, but it’s hard to summarise my impact clearly.”
You struggle to distil years of experience into sharp, strategic answers that land quickly with boards or panels.“The questions are less predictable and harder to prepare for.”
Executive interviews test judgement, influence and ambiguity, not capability, which can make traditional preparation feel insufficient.“I’m not sure I’m pitching myself at the right level.”
Do you worry you’re either too detailed or too vague, and miss signalling readiness for the next role.“What if I sound competent… but not appointable?”
Are you concerned about being seen as a strong operator rather than a leader ready for enterprise-level responsibility.“What if one answer costs me the role?”
You feel like your interview can an hinge on a single moment of judgement — and that pressure is real.
It’s time for this to change.
If this is you, it’s time for it to change.
Executive interviews reward clarity — the ability to distil complex experience into decisive, board-level insight that lands quickly and confidently.
They reward composure — staying steady under scrutiny, handling ambiguity, and responding without defensiveness or over-explanation.
And they reward authority — not through titles or confidence theatre, but through how judgement, presence, and leadership intent are consistently signalled in the conversation.
It’s time to elevate your influence
When clarity replaces complexity, and composure replaces performance, interviews shift from interrogation to informed dialogue.
Interview panels aren’t looking for flawless answers; they’re listening for sound judgement, confidence under pressure, and signals that you can be trusted to lead when decisions are ambiguous, political, or high-risk.
Become an influential interviewee
The journey to Magnetic Executive Branding
Verbose – At this level you’re possibly over talking, there’s too much “waffle” you need to get succinct in your communication
Fearful – At this stage you’re likely afraid of the panel and what they could ask you. The key shift here is to focus on them and not yourself.
Frustrated – At this stage you’re finding it hard to understand where you’re going wrong. You thought you were prepared previously but it doesn’t seem to be working. The focus here is now about the specific competencies that the panel is looking for and how to answer them.
Structured – Now that you know the competencies it’s time to apply the structure and communication frameworks to communicate your value. A key part of this will be having supporting evidence to support your claims including examples and stories.
Agile – There’s nothing like the feeling of being able to anticipate questions, knowing where the panel will go and how to sell yourself. To get to this point you need plenty of practice!
Specific learning outcomes for this program are:
Communicate executive judgement with clarity and authority
Distil complex experience into concise, board-level insights that demonstrate decision-making, trade-offs, and strategic intent.Answer from the level you are stepping into
Consistently frame responses from an enterprise leadership perspective rather than an operational or functional one.Signal appointability, not just capability
Demonstrate readiness for senior roles through language, presence, and framing that reassure decision-makers you can be trusted with scale and complexity.Handle high-stakes questions with composure
Respond calmly and confidently to questions about failure, conflict, ambiguity, and risk without defensiveness or over-explanation.Project executive presence under pressure
Maintain steadiness, confidence, and credibility in moments of scrutiny, challenge, or silence.Navigate politics and perception safely
Share career stories and sensitive situations in a way that protects reputation while demonstrating maturity, discretion, and awareness of power dynamics.Structure compelling executive narratives
Use clear story frameworks that highlight impact, judgement, and outcomes, not just activity or effort.Demonstrate influence without authority
Articulate how you lead across stakeholders, boards, peers, and teams where formal authority is limited.Prepare deliberately for different interview formats
Adapt approach for board interviews, executive search processes, internal succession panels, and external appointments.Control the emotional tone of the interview
Set the pace, depth, and direction of conversations rather than reacting to pressure or unpredictable questioning.Strengthen confidence without performance
Replace rehearsed answers and over-preparation with grounded confidence and authentic authority.Enter interviews already thinking like the appointed leader
Shift identity from “candidate” to “decision-maker,” creating trust before the appointment is made.
Who's Jane Anderson?
CORPORATE CLIENTS HAVE INCLUDED:
Telstra, International Rice Research Institute, Wesfarmers, Amadeus, Virgin Australia, IKEA, LEGO, Mercedes-Benz, Australian Medical Association, Shell Energy & Workcover.
Jane Anderson has been coaching and advising thought leaders and corporate consultants for the last 10 years. She helps trusted advisors to grow their businesses through building their confidence, presence and influence in a noisy world.
With over 20 years experience at the intersection of marketing, sales and systems, Jane has helped over 150,000 people across 5 countries to create an exceptional personal brand. She is a certified speaker, coach and has been featured on Sky Business, The Today Show, The Age, Sydney Morning Herald, BBC & Management Today.
The author of 14 books, Jane typically speaks at conferences, runs workshops, consults and coaches female consultants to communicate more powerfully to achieve their goals.
Jane holds one of the top 1% viewed LinkedIn profiles & is the host of the "Jane Anderson Show" Podcast where she has interviewed some of the world’s leading thinkers including Seth Godin.
She has been nominated for and won over 65 industry awards for her expertise in marketing, sales and coaching and voted in the top 3 branding and sales experts globally.
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