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Simulated employment interviews: A collaborative approach to gaining understanding of the graduate midwife employment process
- Source :
- Women and Birth. 33:455-463
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- Elsevier BV, 2020.
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Abstract
- Graduating midwives unsuccessful in gaining employment in their preferred model/location; or finding a job within a year of graduation are more likely to leave the profession. Obtaining post-graduate midwifery employment is competitive with midwifery students needing to confidently sell themselves to potential employers. Whilst midwifery students may be prepared with the requisite midwifery skills and knowledge, there is no guarantee of attaining a midwifery position upon graduation. Increasingly employers are requiring 'soft skills' including communication, teamwork, reflexivity and personal attributes of the individual to be able to effectively respond within different contexts. Demonstrating these skills within an employment interview requires confidence and knowledge in how to prepare. Designed with health service partners, simulated employment interviews were introduced into the final year of a Bachelor of Midwifery program as part of a suite of employability strategies connected to the student lifecycle. An exploratory evaluation study of students 'experiences of a simulated employment interview was undertaken. The simulated interview emulated real employment interviews with students receiving immediate written and oral feedback. Evaluation through surveys, focus groups and individual interviews provided rich data around the effectiveness of this approach. Students, health service partners and academics found the simulated employment interview provided a valuable learning experience, assisting students to reflect, explore and further develop skills sought by employers. Collaboration with health service partners created an authentic process enabling students to receive feedback relevant to the real world of practice. Students were able to work through anxiety, gain confidence and exposure to employers in preparation for employment interviews.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Employment
media_common.quotation_subject
Employability
Midwifery
Bachelor
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Pregnancy
Surveys and Questionnaires
Reflexivity
Maternity and Midwifery
ComputingMilieux_COMPUTERSANDEDUCATION
Humans
Computer Simulation
Simulation Training
media_common
Medical education
Teamwork
030219 obstetrics & reproductive medicine
030504 nursing
Soft skills
Reproducibility of Results
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Problem-Based Learning
Focus Groups
Focus group
Work (electrical)
Job Application
Female
Students, Nursing
0305 other medical science
Psychology
Computer-Assisted Instruction
Graduation
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 18715192
- Volume :
- 33
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Women and Birth
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....2cd5b7f1b15506be2819a09a2ab65a98