{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Ace Your NHS Consultant Interview","title":"How to Answer “Tell Me About a Mistake” Without Throwing Yourself Under the Bus","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1148,"description":"Join me for my free live training: https://info.medicalinterviewprep.com/webinar-pIn this episode of the Ace Your Consultant Interview podcast, Tessa and Becky dive into three questions that almost every final‑year trainee and locum consultant worries about.​They cover:The “tell me about a mistake” question – whether your example needs to be clinical, how to use non‑clinical mistakes safely, and how to avoid oversharing the kind of catastrophic story that makes a panel nervous.​What makes a strong MDT example – using a project to show the difference between registrar‑level storytelling and consultant‑level, system‑focused thinking.​“How has your project changed your department?” – why this question is a gift if you’ve prepared, how to choose the right project to showcase your USPs, and how to use concrete data and outcomes to demonstrate real service change.​If you’re ready to move from “I managed a sick patient really well” to “I improved the whole service for all our patients,” this episode will show you how to zoom out, think like a consultant, and turn your everyday work into golden interview examples.Sign up for our free 5-day email course to give you ​a Crash Course To Ace Your Consultant Interview​: https://aceyourconsultantinterview.com","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/r1C9mKHP-zQqAWbU1jrkfwvM46ZooTGLAIQSzc4mWwE/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS83ZmFh/ZjdhNWI2ZDFmZTZm/OTMwMjE3YzVhYTIw/OWQ4ZC5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}