Dr Mike Norell
A senior trainee, who had taken an interest in an upcoming consultant post, sought advice from me as to how he might frame his application. In years gone by such a request would be expected only to receive an encouraging response along the lines of “I know the guys there; I’ll give them a ring”.
I doubt that such a supportive action − even if sincere − ever altered the final outcome of any consultant interview, and nowadays this type of communication runs contrary to good employment practice anyway. Over many years I have come to realise that the outcome of these events is down to two factors: you, and whether or not
