Hi,
I've been on several interviews now, and I've found that about half or more of my interviewers have not looked at my application at all. Some say, "sorry, never got a chance to read over this" and then ask some generic questions. Other times, they state they haven't had a chance to look over things, and instead just ask what questions I have about the program. I understand the interview process is pretty relaxed, and that often times people are looking to see "if you fit", and I know there are TONS of applicants, and people don't have time to go through the pages and pages of our application in detail. But, I've paid quite a lot of money to travel to some of these places, and I expected that most of the interviewers would have taken at least a glance at my application. Are these expectations unrealistic? Is it pretty common that people don't have time to do this, or is this a representation of those programs?
I've been on several interviews now, and I've found that about half or more of my interviewers have not looked at my application at all. Some say, "sorry, never got a chance to read over this" and then ask some generic questions. Other times, they state they haven't had a chance to look over things, and instead just ask what questions I have about the program. I understand the interview process is pretty relaxed, and that often times people are looking to see "if you fit", and I know there are TONS of applicants, and people don't have time to go through the pages and pages of our application in detail. But, I've paid quite a lot of money to travel to some of these places, and I expected that most of the interviewers would have taken at least a glance at my application. Are these expectations unrealistic? Is it pretty common that people don't have time to do this, or is this a representation of those programs?