Blind Interviews (e.g., GW)

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[Jolie South]

i would think of some pertinent things that you'd like to mention about yourself. you will get inevitably asked "tell me about yourself." i wouldn't say to memorize anything but try to think through some key points.

i.e. where you're from, what interests you, what your hobbies are, what work you've done, etc.

 

[unsung]

So I'm told that GW's interviews are blind - the interviewer has slim to no information on us as we walk through the door. Any thoughts on how to prepare for such an interview, or an idea as to the style of these? I would imagine they begin very broad-based, the infamous "Tell me about yourself..." statement. Thoughts? 🙂

That's tricky. Personally, I think I'd prefer open file ones... I'd probably try to hit the highlights of stuff I put on my primary- i.e. research, work history, ECs. I think it's tricky because it could be easy to forget on the spot to mention some pertinent things about yourself. And then it's like, whoops interview is over! I'm not much of a talkative person, so this is highly likely for me. With open file, at least they'll see the things there even if we don't talk about it. I imagine for closed file I'll probably have to make an extra effort to talk about myself and mention the highlights, just in case it never comes up through direct questioning. For a more talkative person, maybe closed file won't be much different than open.

 

[LizzyM]

The closed file may be less interested in what you have done (it is already there in black & white for the larger committee, even if the interviewer can't see it) but in what makes you tick, why you chose medicine, how you tested your interest in medicine, what other careers you considered, what you do for fun/to relax, your opinion on issues related to medicine, health and/or ethics.

"Tell me about yourself" if your opportunity to reveal the parts of yourself you want to talk about. Most people will open with their college, major, hometown, and maybe something about the experiences they'd most like to talk about (research, volunteerism, full-time job since college, summer experience). The key is to get to the point where the interviewer can say "tell me more about that". You'll want to tell a story that is interesting and engaging and tells the listener about your interests, your motivation, your ambitions. Don't fill the entire time period with a monologue but stop after a paragraph or so to give the interviewer time to ask another question.

 

[alwaysaangel]

So I'm told that GW's interviews are blind - the interviewer has slim to no information on us as we walk through the door. Any thoughts on how to prepare for such an interview, or an idea as to the style of these? I would imagine they begin very broad-based, the infamous "Tell me about yourself..." statement. Thoughts? 🙂

I had a couple of closed interviews last year - GW being on of them.

They did start with that.

Take a look at this thread for where to start:

http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=554805