Should you mention your significant other in an interview??

[collegegirl247]

I am applying to pharmacy schools that are not in the state where I currently live....If accepted I will be relocating with my boyfriend...is this something you should mention in the interview or keep it secret???

Is it a good idea to mention a significant other in the interview at all... or leave them out of it????

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[Knickerbocker]

I'd leave the personal life out of things unless it made sense to mention it.

 

[piyi]

I would try to leave personal life out of it at all costs too. Do you think maybe they will ask you something like, "so, will you be moving here all by yourself?" That seems like an awkward question to me. In that case, it might be ok to say something like, "no, me and my boyfriend will be relocating here." That's probably what I would say if that were the case. But I hope they wouldn't ask you something like that; it seems like irrelevant information for them. That's the only way I can think that it would come up though.

 

[SoccerCoach10]

I don't see why you would need to mention your significant other.
YOU are applying to pharmacy school, not your boyfriend or girlfriend.

 

[AngelaCL]

I don't understand why you would mention it. I could see mentioning your SO if, say, a pharmacist caught a drug interaction and saved their life and it influenced you, but I don't know why your social life would come up in an interview.

 

[Sea Pharm]

I was asked at all of my interviews how I would feel about moving across the country so far from home. I felt it was totally appropriate to share that I would be moving with my Marine husband who will be starting flight school on the East Coast. It did not hurt me. I think it is a case by case basis....

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[confettiflyer]

I'm in the same boat and will err on the side of not mentioning them...the interview is about you, not your relationship. The only exception is perhaps if you are engaged or are already married (or have a family)...then I'd trend more toward sharing that information when appropriate.

But yes....I will evaluate on the spot if a response merits mentioning my sig other.

and i was about to type "sig code" not "sig other"...oh boy 😴