Hi guys,
You have all been great and supportive during all this PhD yucky stuff. Now...my first in person interview is coming up next week. Plane tickets, car rental, hotel are all booked. I have received a schedule of events, and my graduate student "buddy" has emailed me. Here's my questions:
1) I know what to wear to the interview, and will be buying a professional suit (pants b/c I hate skirts) this weekend. That will cover me for the Friday at the school. BUT....they have an informal dinner Thursday night, they said it will be food from Subway. So can I assume....casual? and how casual? jeans and a button up shirt with runners? or business casual?
In addition, there is a dinner Friday night at someone's house. Should I wear the same suit that I have worn all day at the interview? Dress down? and again how casual are these things?
I've been in school so long that I honestly have nothing dressy. Maybe I could dig up some business casual skirt/sleeveless turtleneck/long sweater worn overtop. Or hell I'll just go to Macy's or Old Navy for business casual. ACK!!!!!!
Makeup: I never ever wear it....so don't worry about it at the interview/dinners?
Hair: I have medium long hair that I always wear in a ponytail. More professional to be up or down? Regular elastic or use a fancy clip?
2) How many copies of CVs should I bring (I don't know how many profs I'm meeting with)? Should I bring them on regular paper, or some type of fancy thicker paper?
3) I already know all my questions to ask, so I hope I'll be OK there. My problem is that this interview is for a developmental question, and all the other ones have been for clinical. Do you imagine that the questions for the developmental program will be remarkably different? I imagine that there won't be any questions about models of teaching, etc.
Phew...sorry guys....I'm starting to stress. Thanks in advance for your answers and suggestions.
You have all been great and supportive during all this PhD yucky stuff. Now...my first in person interview is coming up next week. Plane tickets, car rental, hotel are all booked. I have received a schedule of events, and my graduate student "buddy" has emailed me. Here's my questions:
1) I know what to wear to the interview, and will be buying a professional suit (pants b/c I hate skirts) this weekend. That will cover me for the Friday at the school. BUT....they have an informal dinner Thursday night, they said it will be food from Subway. So can I assume....casual? and how casual? jeans and a button up shirt with runners? or business casual?
In addition, there is a dinner Friday night at someone's house. Should I wear the same suit that I have worn all day at the interview? Dress down? and again how casual are these things?
I've been in school so long that I honestly have nothing dressy. Maybe I could dig up some business casual skirt/sleeveless turtleneck/long sweater worn overtop. Or hell I'll just go to Macy's or Old Navy for business casual. ACK!!!!!!
Makeup: I never ever wear it....so don't worry about it at the interview/dinners?
Hair: I have medium long hair that I always wear in a ponytail. More professional to be up or down? Regular elastic or use a fancy clip?
2) How many copies of CVs should I bring (I don't know how many profs I'm meeting with)? Should I bring them on regular paper, or some type of fancy thicker paper?
3) I already know all my questions to ask, so I hope I'll be OK there. My problem is that this interview is for a developmental question, and all the other ones have been for clinical. Do you imagine that the questions for the developmental program will be remarkably different? I imagine that there won't be any questions about models of teaching, etc.
Phew...sorry guys....I'm starting to stress. Thanks in advance for your answers and suggestions.