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I was thinking of other things to do at an interview that would add "outgoing" and "pazaaz" during the interview. I don't want to go to far as to taking off my clothes or anything but actually showing them I'm willing to go to far lengths to remember me and maybe get an impression from them so that later on as their going through the candidates they will say "hey I remember that guy and he was awesome!" I have some suggestions but Im not sure if anyone has used these yet. Can anyone please confirm.

1) Buy a recipe book for your interviewer.
2) Show them your top 5 dance moves
3) Pay him under the table ($1.00 just like Ochocinco)
4) Inviting him to eat at your place or a Pho restaraunt after the interview
5) Pay a clown to make balloon animals
6) Buy him a hoody and or jersey from the school your being interviewed at (Can buy it just before going to the interview)
7) Bow to him (just like japanese people) as many times as the interviewer bows back until the interviewer stops then you can stop
8) Make him homemade cookies
9) Tell him a secret recipe passed down from generation to generation in your family
10) Give the interviewer a family heirloom


Does anyone else have any comments or suggestions???? This will help greatly to many oher pre-pharmacy kids around the nation. Thanks.
 
I don't dance; I leap and frolic like a pixie. 😀 LOL

And bringing him/her to a pho restaurant... psh, I'd invite him/her home so I could cook (lol, cook) pho for them. Homemade pho > restaurant pho :meanie:
 
Haha, I always wondered if anyone ever sent their interviewers a bottle of wine or something after the interview as some sort of lame bribe attempt, and even worse, if those ever work?
 
Namishin said:
Haha, I always wondered if anyone ever sent their interviewers a bottle of wine or something after the interview as some sort of lame bribe attempt, and even worse, if those ever work?
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Lol, they probably would take it as an insult rather than a compliment or gift. "What do you take me for? A corrupt government official!?" And then they go drink the wine behind closed doors. 😀
 
If you want to get some real brownie points, do not dress up for them interview. When you are called, walk in and say, "excuse the way I'm dressed, I just finished washing your car".

That'll keep your name up in the office.
 
Hey, free Phở would score brownie points with me if I was an interviewer. 😉
 
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docss26 said:
I thought one of my interviewers was gay and I complimented his outfit. I was waitlisted. Fml
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Gaydars are not guaranteed to work. Especially if all you power the gaydar with is "straight" power. :laugh:
 
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docss26 said:
lol, im positive he was gay. The interview went really well and I got good feedback from everyone, I guess I wasn't good enough.
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You may be positive but you didn't know for sure! =P Even gay/bisexual people can never really tell until that person comes out or denies it. 😛

Brownie point: Don't assume your interviewer is butch just because of how her face folds and how she dresses; don't assume your interviewer is a meterosexual gay man just because of his voice and hand motions. :laugh:
 
Ayemageyene said:
You may be positive but you didn't know for sure! =P Even gay/bisexual people can never really tell until that person comes out or denies it. 😛

Brownie point: Don't assume your interviewer is butch just because of how her face folds and how she dresses; don't assume your interviewer is a meterosexual gay man just because of his voice and hand motions. :laugh:
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Lol, i guess your right. Regardless, that couldn't have been the reason I was waitlisted. hahahaha
 
docss26 said:
lol, im positive he was gay. The interview went really well and I got good feedback from everyone, I guess I wasn't good enough.
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Gay men can be extremely critical 🙂 Gotta luv 'em, though. If you ever want to see if you look good enough, just ask a gay guy.
 
docss26 said:
lol, im positive he was gay. The interview went really well and I got good feedback from everyone, I guess I wasn't good enough.
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So, how did you get feedback? Did you call and ask how you did or was this during the interview?
:scared:
 
SquirrelMonkey said:
So, how did you get feedback? Did you call and ask how you did or was this during the interview?
:scared:
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The interview went successful and conversation was intellectually stimulating. It didnt feel like an interview, more like a group discussion. The two other interviewees had excellent responses. We all were very unique in our answers. The feedback I was referring to was their body language and interest in everything we had to say along with their responses. Out of all the interviews I felt that was my best one, but out of the 4 schools it was the only one I was waitlisted. =/
 
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311fighters said:
HAHA!!! It reminded me of a story my friend told me. A guy put on his personal statement for medical school that he liked to breakdance and they made him do it to make sure he wasn't making it up. On the real though, make sure to keep everything professional. Be memorable by your words and personality not by anything a committee can see as sucking up. Wait until graduation to do the worm across the stage, lol jk.
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omg I wrote about cheerleading... I really hope they don't make me do a backhandspring in my church shoes.

Okay... I would do it if I got an interview. LOL
 
What if I reenacted the ending scene of Boogie Nights and told them I was a big bright shining star?
 
someone should reenact the part in star wars where Darth Vader is like "I am your father" and Luke is like "NoOoOoOoOoOoOo!!!!!" with one hand. You can even buy the Darth Vader lightsaber and voice changing helmet from toys r us to help with the mood.
 
desmoulins45179 said:
someone should reenact the part in star wars where Darth Vader is like "I am your father" and Luke is like "NoOoOoOoOoOoOo!!!!!" with one hand. You can even buy the Darth Vader lightsaber and voice changing helmet from toys r us to help with the mood.
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Stealing that.



Hopefully it lands me a spot at UCSF :xf::laugh:
 
nicolemsm said:
Stealing that.



Hopefully it lands me a spot at UCSF :xf::laugh:
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Or you could do your entire interview in Yoda speak. When they look at you weird say "When nine hundred years old you reach, look as good you will not, hmm?"

Somehow work into the conversation "I have a bad feeling about this"

Or you could do your entire interview as Luke when he was doing those tests that Yoda made him do (like lift his ship out of the swamp and go into the evil tree). To get yuour point across, you can buy the Yoda backpack - it looks like Yoda is riding on your back just like he was on Luke.

Actually my first thought was to reenact a scene of Doctor Who, any scene whenever David Tennant gets all rambley and goes off on a tangent (see avatar) but I figured the Star Wars references would be more well known :laugh:
 
desmoulins45179 said:
Or you could do your entire interview in Yoda speak. When they look at you weird say "When nine hundred years old you reach, look as good you will not, hmm?"

Somehow work into the conversation "I have a bad feeling about this"

Or you could do your entire interview as Luke when he was doing those tests that Yoda made him do (like lift his ship out of the swamp and go into the evil tree). To get yuour point across, you can buy the Yoda backpack - it looks like Yoda is riding on your back just like he was on Luke.

Actually my first thought was to reenact a scene of Doctor Who, any scene whenever David Tennant gets all rambley and goes off on a tangent (see avatar) but I figured the Star Wars references would be more well known :laugh:
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I lost you after Yoda.....
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Hair

Chicks dig it, Adcoms dig it, hell I'm sure somewhere out there, there's a chick adcom who REEALY digs it. Go with a classic, contemporary look that says, "Hey! I wanna be a pharmacist. But not tonight babe....not tonight <3 "
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I was thinking an ice chest of Michelob and gift cards for two for each member of the committee as well as a great big hug and maybe workout right before the interview so there'll be a pump for the ladies. 🙄
 
desmoulins45179 said:
Or you could do your entire interview in Yoda speak. When they look at you weird say "When nine hundred years old you reach, look as good you will not, hmm?"

Somehow work into the conversation "I have a bad feeling about this"

Or you could do your entire interview as Luke when he was doing those tests that Yoda made him do (like lift his ship out of the swamp and go into the evil tree). To get yuour point across, you can buy the Yoda backpack - it looks like Yoda is riding on your back just like he was on Luke.

Actually my first thought was to reenact a scene of Doctor Who, any scene whenever David Tennant gets all rambley and goes off on a tangent (see avatar) but I figured the Star Wars references would be more well known :laugh:
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If I were on an adcom, anyone who reenacted Dr Who would get in. 😉 Nerd alert: Tom Baker was the most memorable Doctor, but it was still surprising to catch it on Sci-Fi (or SyFy, as it is now called).
 
medicalCPA said:
If I were on an adcom, anyone who reenacted Dr Who would get in. 😉 Nerd alert: Tom Baker was the most memorable Doctor, but it was still surprising to catch it on Sci-Fi (or SyFy, as it is now called).
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When I was looking at the interview feedback for UNC, one of the questions that was there a lot was "how do you relieve stress" or something like that. They didn't ask me that but if they did I was going to say I watch Doctor Who a lot :laugh: And the Big Bang Theory.

I've only seen the new Doctor Who though I'd love to see the old shows (only saw it on SyFy). My brother (he's older than me and it was on when he was a kid) loved him. Though the 2009-10 specials are on BBC America (Which I don't have due to stupid cable company tiers) so I had to download the specials off the internet. I really hope the next season goes back to SyFy.

Though I guess my avatar is outdated. Technically I should change it to a picture of The Master (John Simm) due to what happened so far in the Christmas special :laugh:
 
Nemuri said:
Hair

Chicks dig it, Adcoms dig it, hell I'm sure somewhere out there, there's a chick adcom who REEALY digs it. Go with a classic, contemporary look that says, "Hey! I wanna be a pharmacist. But not tonight babe....not tonight <3 "
( For clarification, see below )













John%20Stamos01.jpg
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Thanks Nemuri! Ill totally grow my hair out like Jesse!
 
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