Interviews

Introduction

The IMT interview is a high stakes moment within a your medical career. The process for getting an IMT job is as follows: 

1. Round 1: sufficient points to score interview, in 2025 this was 15 required (see the IMT website for points scoring: https://www.imtrecruitment.org.uk/recruitment-process/applying/application-scoring)

2. Round 2 IMT Interview

Therefore, once you've got an interview, 100% of the decision making upon getting an IMT job is on the interview. With around 8000 applicants for 1700 jobs in 2025, this is a highly competitive process. Furthermore, not all IMT jobs are equal, so in order to get the specific IMT job you'd like, you need to get almost full marks!

Structure

The 2025 IMT Interview was around 30 minutes long and delivered via teams equivalent. It followed the structure:

• Station 1

  • 2 minute speech

  • 4 minutes of interpersonal questions

  • Ethical Scenario 5 minutes

• Station 2

  • Clinical scenario

Preparation

The IMT interview should be treated as an exam, similar to an OSCE. Gone are the days of turning up and expecting to achieve far score. Candidates are required to be well rehearsed around their applications. 

Practice, practice, practice. 

The interview is a practical skill and there is a temptation to learn the theory rather than practicing. Our services: 

•  IMT Interview Course- focuses on the theory behind the answers,

•  IMT Interview Question Bank- allows you to practice with colleagues, 

• IMT Opening Statement - provides feedback on your opening statement

• IMT Mock Interview - allow you to practice live, recreating the real thing

More Information

For more information on the content surround the IMT Interview, read our pages on the: 

• IMT Presentation 

• IMT Interpersonal Questions 

• IMT Ethical Scenario 

• IMT Clinical Scenario 

References and Resources

1. https://www.imtrecruitment.org.uk/recruitment-process/interview/preparing-for-interview

Written in 2025.