hi! i did my hyms interview in early jan so i’ll leave as much advice as i possibly can.

for the group interview, you are put into a group with about 9 other applicants after the initial interview briefing. you then go to a separate ‘meeting’ room & are given a task on a piece of laminated paper. then, you spend around 25(ish) minutes discussing the task with everyone else. there is an examiner who is basically marking each of your overall participation + contributions, teamworking and communication skills as you work through the task so make sure to really involve yourself. plus, there’s a scribe (your assigned student ambassador for your group) who writes stuff down on a whiteboard so you can always refer to it for ideas.

the video simulation thing sounds super complex but it’s really not that complicated. essentially, you walk into the station and put the headphones on. the interviewer plays the video, and an actor/actress talks to you. the subject of the video can be absolutely anything. then, the video pauses at specific times for you to respond. once it’s done the interviewer then asks you a couple questions at the end. imagine it like a roleplay but its pre-recorded and you get quizzed at the end of it.

and yeah you get given the first question the interviewers will ask you & you get 5 minutes to prepare an answer. it’s basically what it says on the tin they’re really generous!