The Interview Insider with Brooke Bullock

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The Interview Insider with Brooke Bullock is the go-to podcast for ambitious Healthcare professionals who want to put their best foot forward through recruitment processes. Each episode, interview coach Brooke Bullock is joined by an expert guest to take you behind the scenes of the recruitment process to unpack what decision-makers are really looking for. From mastering high-stakes interviews, nailing the selection criteria, and candidate positioning, this show gives you the insider edge most applicants never get. If you’re ready to show up sharper, interview with confidence, and secure the offer — you’re in the right room.

Episodes

  1. Sep 28

    Using the Structure to Fit Me: Isabel Crockett on Three Medical School Interviews

    Most guests can tell you about one medical school interview. Isabel Crockett can tell you about three. In this episode I am joined by Isabel Crockett, now a first year medical student at Macquarie University, who came to medicine through an undergraduate degree in biomedical science. Isabel sat an online MMI at the University of Western Australia, a Zoom panel at Flinders, and an in person circuit at Macquarie. The first two did not result in an offer. The third did, and Isabel and I worked together while she was preparing for that round. We talk about: what all three interview formats actually felt like from the inside, and what changes when there is a real person in front of you the single biggest thing Isabel changed between her unsuccessful and successful attempts, which was how she used structure why practising alone on video knocked her confidence, and what she did instead the second time how a biomedical science degree functions in an interview, and why it was not the thing that set her apart how early she started, and why she began before interview offers were even released finding the one thing you know you do well, and leaning on it when a question goes badly Isabel's advice for anyone who has just had a no and is deciding whether to try again Isabel also appears in the video content in my Medical School Interview Preparation Masterclass, and we talk about what that was like too. If you are preparing for a medical school interview, or you have had a knockback and are working out what to do next, this one is for you.

    Using the Structure to Fit Me: Isabel Crockett on Three Medical School Interviews

  2. Aug 31

    Dr Anthony Tran: Eight Directors of Training and a Camera in the Corner - Inside the Radiology Interview

    Eight directors of training on one side of the room. One candidate on the other. And a camera in the corner, recording. That is the radiology training program selection interview, and in this episode I'm joined by Dr Anthony Tran, a first year radiology trainee at Austin Health in Melbourne. Anthony and I worked together last year while he was preparing for that interview. He is now three months into training, which made it a great time to look back at what he actually did and what he would tell someone doing it this year. We talk about: what the radiology panel interview is really like, and why the format is less frightening than it sounds Anthony's preparation timeline, from two months out through to practising daily in the final fortnight how he split his time between intentional preparation on his own and practising with other people practising with fellow applicants who are also your friends and your competition what he thinks set him apart on paper, long before interview day how to tackle clinical questions like image interpretation, where how you think matters more than what you land on getting from rehearsed to natural, and the messy middle in between Anthony's one piece of advice for anyone applying for a high stakes position If you are preparing for a training program interview this year, doctor or otherwise, this one is worth your time.

    Dr Anthony Tran: Eight Directors of Training and a Camera in the Corner - Inside the Radiology Interview

  3. Aug 5

    Professor Ian Coombes: The Power of the Written Application.

    Long before you reach the interview room, your written application is already doing the heavy lifting. In this episode, Brooke sits down with Professor Ian Coombes — one of Australia's most respected leaders in hospital pharmacy and medication safety, and former Director of Pharmacy at the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital — to unpack what actually makes a CV or cover letter stand out. Ian shares real recruitment stories from decades of shortlisting senior candidates, including the sub-50-word career statement that got an underdog candidate into the room over more "credentialed" applicants. Together, Brooke and Ian break down the power of specific storytelling over generic claims, why "we" matters more than "I," how to signpost a cover letter panels will actually read past page one, and why getting yourself onto a selection panel might be the most underrated career move available to you. If you're preparing a written application for your next role in medicine, nursing, pharmacy or allied health, this episode is essential listening.

    Professor Ian Coombes: The Power of the Written Application.

  4. Jul 13

    Dr Kelvin Robertson: What's tough about interviews (and how to rise above it)

    In this episode, Brooke interviews Dr Kelvin Robertson who is the Director of Pharmacy at Townsville Hospital and Health Service, where he leads pharmacy services across one of northern Australia’s largest regional health systems. In this role, Kelvin is closely involved in clinical leadership, workforce development, and the recruitment and mentoring of pharmacists, Doctors and other healthcare professionals. In this episode of The Interview Insider, Kelvin and Brooke explore common flaws in traditional interview processes, how candidates can showcase soft skills effectively, and strategies to mitigate biases. Kelvin shares practical tips, storytelling techniques, and discusses the future role of AI in recruitment, especially within healthcare.

    Dr Kelvin Robertson: What's tough about interviews (and how to rise above it)
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The Interview Insider with Brooke Bullock is the go-to podcast for ambitious Healthcare professionals who want to put their best foot forward through recruitment processes. Each episode, interview coach Brooke Bullock is joined by an expert guest to take you behind the scenes of the recruitment process to unpack what decision-makers are really looking for. From mastering high-stakes interviews, nailing the selection criteria, and candidate positioning, this show gives you the insider edge most applicants never get. If you’re ready to show up sharper, interview with confidence, and secure the offer — you’re in the right room.

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