{"product_id":"digital-product-4","title":"NHS Rejection Checklist","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMost IMG doctors never find out why they were rejected.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThat is not an accident. NHS trusts are not legally required to give feedback on unsuccessful applications. The shortlisting process happens behind closed doors. The scoring matrix is never shared. The reasons your application scored a 0 on three criteria are never communicated.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou apply. You wait. You hear nothing. You apply again. This checklist exists to break that cycle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat this checklist is\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe NHS Rejection Checklist is a 4-page PDF written from inside the NHS recruitment system — not from the candidate’s side, but from the shortlister’s side.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt covers the 5 specific reasons internationally trained doctors get silently rejected from NHS applications before any doctor reads their documents. Each reason is documented with what caused it, what the shortlister sees when it happens, and the precise fix that changes the outcome.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese are not general career tips. They are the specific, documented failure points that appear repeatedly when I review IMG applications — drawn from direct experience of the NHS shortlisting process.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat is inside\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReason 1 — The TRAC auto-filter\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMost IMGs do not know that the NHS recruitment system (TRAC) can be configured to automatically reject applications before a single human reads them. If you answer any mandatory eligibility question incorrectly, your application is filtered out at system level regardless of how strong your documents are. This checklist explains exactly what TRAC checks and how to ensure you pass it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReason 2 — The scoring matrix and what a score of 0 means\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNHS shortlisters do not read applications holistically. They work through a scoring matrix — one row per criterion from the person specification, scored 0 to 3. A score of 0 does not mean you lack the experience. It means your application gave the panel nothing to score. This section explains the matrix and what differentiates a score of 1 from a score of 2 or 3.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReason 3 — The opening line that scores zero on every criterion\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOver 60% of NHS supporting statements begin with a variation of “I am passionate about medicine” or “I am a dedicated and hardworking doctor.” This phrase scores zero on every shortlisting criterion. This section explains why — and what to write instead in the first three sentences of your statement.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReason 4 — How unexplained employment gaps trigger automatic rejection\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNHS Employers guidance and trust safeguarding policies require all medical applicants to account for every period of their professional history. An unexplained gap of even one month can trigger a safeguarding flag and result in automatic rejection during eligibility checking — before shortlisting begins. This section shows exactly how to account for every gap in one line, with specific wording examples \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReason 5 — Why your qualifications are invisible to NHS shortlisters\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNHS shortlisters look for postgraduate qualifications — MRCP, MRCPsych, FRCS — in a specific location within the first seconds of opening a CV. If they cannot find your qualification immediately, they mark the qualifications criterion as “Unable to Assess.” Unable to Assess scores identically to zero. This section explains where your qualification must appear and how to present non-UK qualifications so shortlisters can score them correctly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWho download this:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIMGs who have applied to multiple NHS posts and received no responses. Doctors who have just passed PLAB 2 and are preparing their first application. Internationally trained doctors applying for sponsored posts from overseas. SAS doctors applying upward to better posts. Doctors who have been told their application is “good” but still are not getting shortlisted.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe checklist applies to every specialty, every NHS trust, and every doctor grade from foundation-equivalent through to consultant level.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat happens after you download it\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMost people who download this checklist recognise at least 3 of the 5 reasons in their own applications immediately. If that happens to you, the NHS Application Fix Pack (£39) covers all 5 in full detail — with the complete CV structure, two worked personal statement examples, keyword banks for 6 specialties, a trust targeting guide, and 10 insider tips that are not covered in the checklist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe checklist is the starting point. Everything else follows from there.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNo credit card. No subscription. No obligation. 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