PREPARE, PREPARE, PREPARE! Surgical Interviews: The Survival Guide is a highly detailed handbook of what to expect during surgical interviews, including applications and CV preparation, clinical scenarios, portfolios, communication, possible questions, suggested solutions, potential pitfalls and a multitude of invaluable tips to enhance the overall assessment. Written by trainees who have recently (and successfully) been through the interview process, this is the only comprehensive guide available for future surgeons. It is wide-ranging, authoritative and down to earth - designed specifically to test knowledge, develop fluency in responses and foster confidence. ' Some people are natural interviewees. No matter what happens and however high the stakes, they will not be thrown, they are able to give clear and coherent answers to whatever is asked of them and they are able to come across simultaneously as both confident and eager to learn. The rest of us are human...' From the Introduction