Nervous

[Bill Cornbread]

My phone interview for AUC is this Monday. Any last minute advice on what NOT to say? I figure the less I say, the less I can say wrong. :wink: I plan on staying away from the "cookie cutter" answers to make them more interesting on the hears. I hear it's not that bad but when your still on the other side of the fence any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Thxs

[anencephalic]

My phone interview for AUC is this Monday. Any last minute advice on what NOT to say? I figure the less I say, the less I can say wrong. :wink: I plan on staying away from the "cookie cutter" answers to make them more interesting on the hears. I hear it's not that bad but when your still on the other side of the fence any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Thxs

Don't let them know where you hid the bodies! :x

In all seriousness, be yourself. You'll pull through fine.
Let us know how it goes!

ALoha,

[TopGunner]

Yeah just try to relax. I know that may be hard, but maybe you can watch some TV while looking over your resume.

As far as the actual conversation goes, just pretend you're talking to an old friend or someone you know-- almost every interview I've had was informal. They're not looking to grill you, they're just looking to get to know you.

Good luck.

[Bill Cornbread]

bodies?? lol.


Anyway; formal or unformal is the first clue I will be looking for. If he shoots straight to questions I will be on my Sunday's best until he lightens up the conversation; if at all. I figure he gets alot of phone interviews and I will respect his time if it gets too informal. Man; I got alot riding on this one call.
:P

Thxs for the replies.

JD

[jhens]

Try to focus on the best points of your CV. If the interviewer gives you a lot of open ended questions, which they always will, highlight your strong points but make sure to answer the question thoroughly. Be confident. I am sure you will do fine!!!

[teratos]

Don't say you are a malpractice lawyer. Being yourself is the best policy. If you try to be someone else you will come across as fake and look like a dufus. You have a Cartman avatar for crying out loud. You must be a pretty decent guy. G

[Bill Cornbread]

I think it went very well. Seemed more concern about what type of person I was, what I do, history, etc. No questions about my MS research, grades, MCAT, or any of that. I figure he had all that in front of him so it was more important to ask things that were not on my app. Hoping for the best now. :D

[anencephalic]

Good luck! Let us know how it shakes out.

Aloha,

[levator]

I think it went very well. Seemed more concern about what type of person I was, what I do, history, etc. No questions about my MS research, grades, MCAT, or any of that. I figure he had all that in front of him so it was more important to ask things that were not on my app. Hoping for the best now. :D

thats nice to hear... a lot of people i have spoken to that interview for any kind of medical interview (med school, residency etc etc) have told me that the interviewer primarily cares about the kind of person you are. that makes sense to me... why would they want to take a person that cant carry a normal conversation or one that has no experience with anything else besides their grades... i know i wouldnt be if i was doing the interviewing. before i was accepted to AUC, i was managing a restaurant. I was interviewing possible new servers for the summer season and out of coincidence one of the applicants was an AUC student; one that had just finished his five semesters, had taken his USMLE I and was killing some time waiting for a clinical spot. i was already biased towards this guy since i knew i was going to be going to AUC but one thing that i did notice from his interview for the job was that he was very pleasant to talk to. he knew how to carry himself and he was not a dull person that just wanted the position for the money. to me that spoke well about the kind of student the school had made. i think interviews are very important for med school. too bad that they just started them.

later,