ICO interview

[vc84]

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I have an interview at ICO coming up, which I am extremely nervous about and was just wondering if anyone has any tips/advice on the interview.
Thanks!

 

[Eye-Spy]

I had an interview at ICO a few months ago, and I was really nervous about mine too! But really it is sooo not as stressful as it seems. Most of the interview day you're with a group of people, the only parts that are one on one are the file review and the actual interview. For the file review you just go over your application and make sure everything is in. Even the actual interview is more laid back than I thought it would be. It really was like a conversation, and although I heard that it varies depending on which interviewer you get, I haven't really heard any horror stories.
The only advice I would give you is to be as prepared as you can be by reading up on the school and thinking of what you would say to possible interview questions. Then just relax and try to be yourself. Everyone at ICO is very friendly and will try to put you at ease.
Good Luck!

 

[vc84]

I had an interview at ICO a few months ago, and I was really nervous about mine too! But really it is sooo not as stressful as it seems. Most of the interview day you're with a group of people, the only parts that are one on one are the file review and the actual interview. For the file review you just go over your application and make sure everything is in. Even the actual interview is more laid back than I thought it would be. It really was like a conversation, and although I heard that it varies depending on which interviewer you get, I haven't really heard any horror stories.
The only advice I would give you is to be as prepared as you can be by reading up on the school and thinking of what you would say to possible interview questions. Then just relax and try to be yourself. Everyone at ICO is very friendly and will try to put you at ease.
Good Luck!

Thanks Eye Spy! also do they make you write an essay? b/c I have heard of other schools that do, but ICO didnt mention anything about it in the schedule for the day.

 

[rani82]

Hi,

There is an essay - it comes as a bit of a surprise - I think ours was after our file review but it was a fairly straighforward topic. It was something along the lines of "what can you bring to ICO" or something like that. My interview was very laid back and conversational - just be yourself and know exactly why you want to go into optometry!