Worst imaginable thing to say in an interview!

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Yup, someone like that would get rejected at my school.

acapnial said:
From a guy I met on a plane, who was applying to PhD psych programs:

He was in a group interview, and the question was, "What personal qualities do you want your classmates to have?"

Everyone finished answering, and most of them said something along the lines of "people that are friendly," "people I can grab a beer with after class," and so on. He said "I want classmates who can handle criticism well. I'm tired of working with people who don't take it well when I give them constructive criticism on their performance. I expect better from my colleagues."

He said he hadn't gotten any acceptances and then spent about 10 minutes angrily complaining that the interviewers and other applicants were all too sensitive.
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From somebody who said several times, way too enthusiastically, that he wanted to go to school HERE:

"Look, I really want to go to this institution for medical school. If I get rejected here and accepted someplace else, I will turn down that offer and reapply here next year."

(So, you don't want to be a doctor, you just want a piece of paper with our name on it???)

It was really hard to walk this guy to the next interview. I wanted to simply escort him to the front door and tell him the interview day is over.
 
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gyngyn said:
I remember one guy, staring intensely, leaning forward on the table with a clenched fist saying "metrics, that's what got me here." Scary.
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the metric system?
 
Interviewer: "And how do you pronounce your name?"
Interviewee: "My name Jeff"

 
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I hope one day to be on the other side of admissions. Sounds like you see some interesting stuff!
 
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rachiie01 said:
What!

<<<< That's DONNA!!! From Suits!! She's fierce!
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sorry haven't had time to see that. once i finish secondaries(hahaha just started pre-writing), i will get netflix and join my generation
 
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palatopharyngeus said:
interviewer: "what do you think is the biggest challenge facing the current healthcare system?"
interviewee: "declining physician salaries"
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In all fairness, one of my interviews featured an anesthesiologist who complained about this decreasing salaries along with mid level providers.
 
palatopharyngeus said:
lmfao :lol::lol::lol:
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Haha! It is a bit funny but a note to future interviewees:


I don't Thimk the initial response wasn't that terrible and instead of like just slumping and being like, "I guess you're right" you could have qualified your response by saying something like, "perhaps Id do something else to remedy the immediate situation like attempt to find a common interest between the bully and bullied" but I'd also tell the child that "bullying occurs and it will surely get better over time".

Oftentimes lack of confidence gets ridiculed as stupidity.
 
Interviewer: "Why do you want to go to medical school?"
Interviewee: "I didn't get accepted into graduate school. This is the only other way to get the 'Dr.' title."
 
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"You know what? The molly is wearing off and now I would like a bottle of water. Thank you."
 
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Why I was rejected from Pittsburgh:

Me: Ok, so I grew up in like a really, really, really white neighborhood, like, everyone I know is white.

Her: Ok, I because I think you're a good person and mean well: In the future, don't tell interviewers that.

I'm pretty sure I was thinking at the time that she was missing the point I was trying to make (whatever it was), but I didn't defend myself because I was consciously trying to avoid seeming argumentative or unable to take criticism. But I sincerely think those couple lines I said are what tanked me.
 
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Bovary said:
Why I was rejected from Pittsburgh:

Me: Ok, so I grew up in like a really, really, really white neighborhood, like, everyone I know is white.

Her: Ok, I because I think you're a good person and mean well: In the future, don't tell interviewers that.

I'm pretty sure I was thinking at the time that she was missing the point I was trying to make (whatever it was), but I didn't defend myself because I was consciously trying to avoid seeming argumentative or unable to take criticism. But I sincerely think those couple lines I said are what tanked me.
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a time when 100% honesty isn't the best policy
 
haha my buddy who got rejected outright at his top choice this cycle said this at the interview...

Interviewer: So I see you got to give a speech at graduation, how did you manage to earn that opportunity?

My Buddy: Well, honestly, everyone else who wanted to do it were complete antisocial losers, so I guess I was the obvious choice.


When he told me that I was kind of like, ummm, I think we know why you got rejected. lmao. he chalks it up to nerves and the interviewer trying to make it too casual.
 
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gyngyn said:
The first time I ever heard the phrase "make bank" was in an answer to the question "what brought you medicine?" It was also the first time I heard "be a hero."
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Now every time I read a secondary prompt, this phrase is the first thing that comes to mind:

Q. If you have graduated from college, please briefly summarize what you have done in the interim.
A. "Make bank"

Q. What do you do for fun?
A. "Make bank"

Q. Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
A. "Making bank"
 
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True story from a DO interview day when I had lunch with the applicants....

me (talking with a few applicants and one of our more gungho OMM students): so, does anyone have questions they want to start with?
applicant: this OMM stuff they try to push here, everyone does know that's fake...right?
me (watching my classmates head explode): well, some people are better at it than others but in general you'll want to phrase that differently to the interviewing staff
applicant: I already had my interviews
me: (mentally noting that I'll never see this guy again)
classmate: long passionate speech about benefits of OMM
applicant: (rolling his "doesn't even know he's rejected yet" eyes)
 
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sb247 said:
True story from a DO interview day when I had lunch with the applicants....

me (talking with a few applicants and one of our more gungho OMM students): so, does anyone have questions they want to start with?
applicant: this OMM stuff they try to push here, everyone does know that's fake...right?
me (watching my classmates head explode): well, some people are better at it than others but in general you'll want to phrase that differently to the interviewing staff
applicant: I already had my interviews
me: (mentally noting that I'll never see this guy again)
classmate: long passionate speech about benefits of OMM
applicant: (rolling his "doesn't even know he's rejected yet" eyes)
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scary that some people don't realize the whole day is an interview
 
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DoctorLacrosse said:
My Buddy: Well, honestly, everyone else who wanted to do it were complete antisocial losers, so I guess I was the obvious choice.

When he told me that I was kind of like, ummm, I think we know why you got rejected. lmao. he chalks it up to nerves and the interviewer trying to make it too casual.
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I don't even....
 
Interviewer: What is your favorite book?
Interviewee: I don't read books.
 
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rachiie01 said:
Q. Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
A. "Making bank"
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@gyngyn What if we answered this question honestly: "Crying myself to sleep every night from my exhausting 80 hour workdays as a resident while munching on tapioca I stole from the hospital because I'm too poor to afford real food"?

sb247 said:
True story from a DO interview day when I had lunch with the applicants....

me (talking with a few applicants and one of our more gungho OMM students): so, does anyone have questions they want to start with?
applicant: this OMM stuff they try to push here, everyone does know that's fake...right?
me (watching my classmates head explode): well, some people are better at it than others but in general you'll want to phrase that differently to the interviewing staff
applicant: I already had my interviews
me: (mentally noting that I'll never see this guy again)
classmate: long passionate speech about benefits of OMM
applicant: (rolling his "doesn't even know he's rejected yet" eyes)
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Reminds me of a story from a friend of mine. Some guy started road raging at him in the office parking lot because he thought my friend cut him off. My friend runs off inside thinking that's the last of him. An hour later, guess who he ends up interviewing? ;)
 
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ElCapone said:
@gyngyn What if we answered this question honestly: "Crying myself to sleep every night from my exhausting 80 hour workdays as a resident while munching on tapioca I stole from the hospital because I'm too poor to afford real food"?
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It would be a good opportunity to let him know that 80 hours a week is barely enough to learn what is necessary with the current length of residency (especially for the surgical fields). I could also point out that there are no starving physicians.
 
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Interviewer: tell me a bit about yourself
Interviewee:
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''I'd eat a poop hotdog to get into this school''
 
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Interviewer: Do you have any other questions for me?

Interviewee: Yeah, is this how you spell your first name? I'd like to make sure my check makes it to you.
 
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Spinach Dip said:
Or:

"Yeah, I play League of Legends."
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You think thats a bad idea? I was planning on using my experience maining support in Bronze in order to demonstrate my altruistic qualities and my capacity to take abuse.
 
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Interviewer: "So why do you want to be a physician?"

Interviewee: "So I can sell my scripts"
 
whatever5 said:
You think thats a bad idea? I was planning on using my experience maining support in Bronze in order to demonstrate my altruistic qualities and my capacity to take abuse.
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mad respect for making this joke.
 
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@ElCapone
Don't just use my story to buttress your application! Some of us have been healing since 2006.
 
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whatever5 said:
You think thats a bad idea? I was planning on using my experience maining support in Bronze in order to demonstrate my altruistic qualities and my capacity to take abuse.
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You wouldn't take so much abuse if you actually BOUGHT A SIGHTSTONE EVERY SINGLE GAME.

Freaking Morgana supports going deathcap first. :slap:
 
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"Do you have any questions for me?"

"Nope"
 
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nRomaleos said:
heal..heal...heal...oom
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No. It's rejuv, rejuv, leaf bloom, wild mushroom, rejuv, swift mend, nourish... seriously, get your heals right! :p :D (not that I play, or anything)

Note to self: do not bring up gaming IF interviewed; do not bring up flatulence, feces or bile IF interviewed; do not ask younger peer out on date no matter how hunky IF interviewed... lotsa Ifs
 
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