Are there Demographical Differences In Interview Performance?

[854555]

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Have any interviewers noticed a general pattern with regards to sex, age, cultural background, etc when it comes to interview performance? A doctor I do research for told me yesterday that he has noticed that men from an Asian cultural background tend to do worse (on average) because they are culturally conditioned to hold in their emotion and they may be pressured into doing medicine for cultural reasons (although, he himself is an Asian male so his views may be skewed).

EDIT: In no way shape or form do I think his comment is accurate. I just wanted to present it because that's what gave me the idea to make this post in the first place.

 

[MD-2022]

That's a rash generalization.

 

[Catalystik]

Have any interviewers noticed a general pattern with regards to sex, age, cultural background, etc when it comes to interview performance? A doctor I do research for told me yesterday that he has noticed that men from an Asian cultural background tend to do worse (on average) because they are culturally conditioned to hold in their emotion and they may be pressured into doing medicine for cultural reasons (although, he himself is an Asian male so his views may be skewed).

Older applicants tend to have a better interview performance. And I mean those who are 1+ years out from the traditional age range.

 

[854555]

That's a rash generalization.

I agree, which is why I think he may have been biased from his own experiences. He told me that he want into medicine because he was forced to (along with his brothers).

 

[Goro]

Have any interviewers noticed a general pattern with regards to sex, age, cultural background, etc when it comes to interview performance? A doctor I do research for told me yesterday that he has noticed that men from an Asian cultural background tend to do worse (on average) because they are culturally conditioned to hold in their emotion and they may be pressured into doing medicine for cultural reasons (although, he himself is an Asian male so his views may be skewed).

EDIT: In no way shape or form do I think his comment is accurate. I just wanted to present it because that's what gave me the idea to make this post in the first place.

Nope. Bad interviewees come in all sizes, shapes and colors.

Military vets and people who have worked in service industries seem to give the best interview performances.

I suspect your PI is engaging in observation bias.

Now, I HAVE noticed that some folks who come from patriarchal cultures do get into interview trouble, especially with female interviewers