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Hey everyone,
I have a group interview tomorrow and I know the basics of the group interview and how the format is set up and everything but does anyone have any advice for doing well in a group interview? I come off as a really shy individual and it takes me some time before I am comfortable with people... How can a person like me be successful in an interview like this? The stress is real.......

Thanks
 
Whatever you do, do NOT act like a gunner. In my first group interview (and my first ever interview), it was a simulated PBL session with a topic that everybody could pitch ideas for, and many of the people were rude, arrogant cut other people off, and gunned (meaning that they said lets do this because when I did X Y Z and activity A, I did this and it worked to perfection). Be yourself, think before speaking, be polite, concise and courteous. Once you get in the swing of things with whatever the group discussion is, you'll be fine!
 
Thanks, but I don't think I'm going to do well... I just don't feel very confident and I know that without confidence going into the interview, I will fail miserably...
frosted_flake said:
I think group interviews would be more nerve wracking than a traditional 1:1 interview!

Good luck @Psycho Bob !
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Dig up my post of "guide to interviews".

Whatever you do, do NOT look disinterested in the other interviewees.

Y'know, I might be interviewing you!!

😉

Psycho Bob said:
Hey everyone,
I have a group interview tomorrow and I know the basics of the group interview and how the format is set up and everything but does anyone have any advice for doing well in a group interview? I come off as a really shy individual and it takes me some time before I am comfortable with people... How can a person like me be successful in an interview like this? The stress is real.......

Thanks
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Goro said:
Y'know, I might be interviewing you!!

😉
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Try to go earlier than later if they ask a question.

May be just me - but you can't just say what other people have said. The later you go, the tougher it is to carve out your niche.
 
Is this group interview with more than one interviewer or more than one interviewee?
 
Do NOT judge yourself based off of what others say and do.
 
I felt like my interview went well in the group format. I gave some good answers and when it came to the group activity, I was kind of the leader of the group and gave some creative ideas for the topic. But most of all, I was confident in my abilities. Like, super confident, not cocky, not arrogant, team player confidence!

I am really nervous though because this was the second of three interviews and the first one went horribly bad. I had ZERO confidence going in and couldn't answer simple questions like "why medicine?". I even gave the wrong answer to the question "why did you choose this program?" (I said it was to serve the people of this state and the answer they were looking for was to serve the undeserved in this area) I knew this going in but I was just soooo nervous, I tried to save myself and said "I knew that I just didn't say it right, but i know it is to serve the undeserved here". The interviewer interrupted me as I was trying to save myself and said "It's okay, you don't have to defend yourself". (At this point, I felt like absolute ****... I knew I bombed the interview)
I continued and apologized for my stupidity and she said that for the next interview I should do more research... She went on asked more questions...

Later, when I went to send you the thank you for your time bull**** that every applicant sends, I found out that my interviewer was the president of program that I applied to...

Do you guys think they will weigh the first interview more heavily than the group format or does the terrible interview I took first mean an automatic rejection...
 
Well if there is something that I learned from this experience, it's that confidence is key! I am confident that I will get a rejection...
Time to start looking for a position at the nearest McDonalds...fml.
 
Psycho Bob said:
I felt like my interview went well in the group format. I gave some good answers and when it came to the group activity, I was kind of the leader of the group and gave some creative ideas for the topic. But most of all, I was confident in my abilities. Like, super confident, not cocky, not arrogant, team player confidence!

I am really nervous though because this was the second of three interviews and the first one went horribly bad. I had ZERO confidence going in and couldn't answer simple questions like "why medicine?". I even gave the wrong answer to the question "why did you choose this program?" (I said it was to serve the people of this state and the answer they were looking for was to serve the undeserved in this area) I knew this going in but I was just soooo nervous, I tried to save myself and said "I knew that I just didn't say it right, but i know it is to serve the undeserved here". The interviewer interrupted me as I was trying to save myself and said "It's okay, you don't have to defend yourself". (At this point, I felt like absolute ****... I knew I bombed the interview)
I continued and apologized for my stupidity and she said that for the next interview I should do more research... She went on asked more questions...

Later, when I went to send you the thank you for your time bull**** that every applicant sends, I found out that my interviewer was the president of program that I applied to...

Do you guys think they will weigh the first interview more heavily than the group format or does the terrible interview I took first mean an automatic rejection...
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If they tell you in the interview , that you need to do more work. Then you got your answer.
 
My school too!
JustAnother said:
I know that Touro-CA does group interviews with 3 interviewers and 4-5 interviewees.
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First, people tend to be terrible judges of their own interview performance.
Second, in all likelihood, the interviewees will be weighted equally.

What's done is done, and all you can do is learn from the experience, and move on to the next II.


Psycho Bob said:
@Goro, how would you view this situation?
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Although I'm not the best interviewer in the slightest, I have some advice for anyone going to interview. If they ask you why medicine or why did you choose this program, don't stumble on your answer...
 
Psycho Bob said:
Although I'm not the best interviewer in the slightest, I have some advice for anyone going to interview. If they ask you why medicine or why did you choose this program, don't stumble on your answer...
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Did you prepare for the interview? No offense, but these are like the only 2 questions you can guarantee they will ask every time.


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Does your school offer mock interviews? At mine they'll set up the mock however the real interview is structured to give you an idea how to proceed.
 
Psycho Bob said:
I felt like my interview went well in the group format. I gave some good answers and when it came to the group activity, I was kind of the leader of the group and gave some creative ideas for the topic. But most of all, I was confident in my abilities. Like, super confident, not cocky, not arrogant, team player confidence!

I am really nervous though because this was the second of three interviews and the first one went horribly bad. I had ZERO confidence going in and couldn't answer simple questions like "why medicine?". I even gave the wrong answer to the question "why did you choose this program?" (I said it was to serve the people of this state and the answer they were looking for was to serve the undeserved in this area) I knew this going in but I was just soooo nervous, I tried to save myself and said "I knew that I just didn't say it right, but i know it is to serve the undeserved here". The interviewer interrupted me as I was trying to save myself and said "It's okay, you don't have to defend yourself". (At this point, I felt like absolute ****... I knew I bombed the interview)
I continued and apologized for my stupidity and she said that for the next interview I should do more research... She went on asked more questions...

Later, when I went to send you the thank you for your time bull**** that every applicant sends, I found out that my interviewer was the president of program that I applied to...

Do you guys think they will weigh the first interview more heavily than the group format or does the terrible interview I took first mean an automatic rejection...
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Is this something where a second interview is automatic? Otherwise, a second interview usually means the first didn't go as well as it could have but they're still interested.

Oh, and n=1, but I fumbled on a question at one interview that I actually knew the answer to but I had to think about it and looked pretty stupid. The rest of the interview went great. I was accepted into that school. So you never know whether or not you actually "bombed" that interview.
 
njtrimed said:
Is this something where a second interview is automatic? Otherwise, a second interview usually means the first didn't go as well as it could have but they're still interested.
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Is this actually a thing that happens at some schools? I've never heard of a school where there is a "second chance" interview if the first one went poorly. I think the number of interviews you have during the day is pre-determined.
 
Glandzburg said:
Is this actually a thing that happens at some schools? I've never heard of a school where there is a "second chance" interview if the first one went poorly. I think the number of interviews you have during the day is pre-determined.
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I never had one personally, but I have noticed on certain school-specific threads that I followed that lots of students get invited for a second interview if the committee is interested in an applicant but still has questions that the interview did not answer. I have also noticed that many of those who asked about the second interview posted later that they were waitlisted, but I'm not sure what that means exactly.
 
Op... Usually there are no right answers during an interview. The right answer is being yourself, honest, thoughtful,humble and most importantly personable. Good luck.


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If there is a silver lining to all of this, it's that I have gained confidence in myself as an individual and in my abilities to succeed in life. I've been doing a lot of thinking over the past couple of days and I finally realize that no matter how much more I could have prepared for this interview, it was a guaranteed failure without any sort of confidence. Thanks everyone for the advice and hopefully I'll be here when I'm a senior to share with you guys an acceptance!
 
Psycho Bob said:
I felt like my interview went well in the group format. I gave some good answers and when it came to the group activity, I was kind of the leader of the group and gave some creative ideas for the topic. But most of all, I was confident in my abilities. Like, super confident, not cocky, not arrogant, team player confidence!

I am really nervous though because this was the second of three interviews and the first one went horribly bad. I had ZERO confidence going in and couldn't answer simple questions like "why medicine?". I even gave the wrong answer to the question "why did you choose this program?" (I said it was to serve the people of this state and the answer they were looking for was to serve the undeserved in this area) I knew this going in but I was just soooo nervous, I tried to save myself and said "I knew that I just didn't say it right, but i know it is to serve the undeserved here". The interviewer interrupted me as I was trying to save myself and said "It's okay, you don't have to defend yourself". (At this point, I felt like absolute ****... I knew I bombed the interview)
I continued and apologized for my stupidity and she said that for the next interview I should do more research... She went on asked more questions...

Later, when I went to send you the thank you for your time bull**** that every applicant sends, I found out that my interviewer was the president of program that I applied to...

Do you guys think they will weigh the first interview more heavily than the group format or does the terrible interview I took first mean an automatic rejection...
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I believe the less you evaluate thank you cards and other interview formalities as "bull****", the better you will perform.
 
nRomaleos said:
I believe the less you evaluate thank you cards and other interview formalities as "bull****", the better you will perform.
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Said those words out of frustration, obviously these formalities have some sort of significance in the interview process...
 
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