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Prepare for Interview
Ask yourself the following questions at the start of your preparations:
1.How do you want the interviewer to think of you? What specific impreions, and information, do you want her to carry away from the interview?
2.How can you reinforce your strengths and addre your key weakne(es)?
3.How can you show that you know a great deal about the school—that you are well prepared for the interview?
4．How can you learn whatever you need to know to decide which school to attend?
TYPICAL FORMAT
No matter what type of interview is involved the format is likely to include:
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Welcome
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A few easy questions, perhaps about how you are, was it easy to find the location, and so forth
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Some comments about the school
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Detailed questions, perhaps tracking your educational and then work history, or your responses on the school’s application form
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The chance to ask questions
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Conclusion
MOST LIKELY QUESTIONS
Tell me about yourself.What are your career goals? Why do want to attend this school?
Why should we accept you?
What would you add to the program?
What are your greatest achievements?
What questions do you have?
UNIVERSITY EDUCATION(REPEAT FOR GRADUATE PROGRAMS AS APPROPRIATE)
Which school did you attend?
Why did you choose that one?
(Regarding a leer quality school)Don’t you worry that you will be overwhelmed by the quality of students attending our program?
Which factors most influenced your choice?
What was your major? Why?
In hindsight, are you glad you chose that major? What would you choose instead if you could do it over again?
How many hours each week did you study?
Which courses did you do best in? Why?
Which courses did you do worst in? Why?
Do your grades reflect your abilities? If not, why did you not do better?
In what ways did your education prepare you, or fail to prepare you, for your career to date?
What did you most enjoy about college?
What did you least enjoy about college?
What extracurricular activities did you participate in? What was your role and contribution for each?
How did you pay for your education?
How would you describe yourself as a college student? Is this still true about you?
GENERAL TIPS REGARDING UNIVERSITY EDUCATION
1.Avoid portraying your university days as a social experience rather than an intellectual one if at all poible.2.If your record is poor, show that you have since gotten serious.3.Show that you were committed to learning, whether for its own sake or for the sake of your career.4.If you have changed your goals or interests several times, show that you have been serious about at least one of them while pursuing it.5.Portray both your academic interests and your extracurricular activities in terms of their contribution to your current(or then current)career interests.6.Discu your leadership experiences.PERSONAL
Tell me about yourself.What publications do you regularly read? Why?
What books have you read recently? What impreed you about that one? What have you done to keep yourself current, or to develop your skills, in your field?
How do you feel about:
— China’s advent upon the world stage?
— African internecine warfare?
—(Anything else on the front pages, especially if it relates to your home region or that of the school?)
How do you spend your time outside of work?
Is your current balance among career, family, friends, and interests the right one for you over the long term? What activity do you enjoy the most? Why?
Who most influenced you when you were growing up? How?
Who are your heroes? Why?
What competitive sports have you participated in? Did you enjoy them? Are you competitive by nature?
GENERAL TIPS REGARDING PERSONAL QUESTIONS
1.When describing yourself, or what your long term goals are, be sure that a large part of your response focuses upon your career.2.Take every opportunity to show that you are highly achievement oriented and do what you can to develop both personally and profeionally.3.At the same time, show yourself to be a sensible and well-balanced person with compelling outside interests, including but not limited to family and friends.4.When talking about your interests, it does not much matter whether you read science fiction, monographs about the Napoleonic wars, or locked room mysteries, as long as you show that you are knowledgeable and enthusiastic regarding whatever you pursue.5.These questions provide a natural opportunity to subtly strengthen your chosen positioning.OTHER
Is there anything else you would like us to know about you?
GENERAL TIP REGARDING OTHER QUESTIONS
1.Remember your pre-interview objectives.If you intended to put acro several major points, ask yourself whether you have succeeded in doing so.If you have, do not feel compelled to add anything.On the other hand, if you have not, mention briefly but persuasively the points you wished to make along with the supporting examples or illustrations you intended to use.INTERVIEW CHECKLIST
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Clothing: My dre was/was not appropriate and comfortable.l
My entrance, including handshake and greeting, was/was not positive.l
My physical actions(smile, eye contact, body language, avoidance of fidgeting)were/were not appropriate.l
Attitude: I did/did not appear confident, enthusiastic, and friendly.l
Questions I handled well(list each, with what was good about your answer):
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Questions I handled poorly(list each, with what was bad about your answer, and suggestions for improvement):
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General comments:
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I spoke too much/too little.—
I did/did not establish rapport quickly and easily.—
I stayed on a more or le equal footing with the interviewer.—
I did/did not impre the interviewer without bragging.—
I balanced sincerity and humor appropriately for this interviewer’s style.l
My ending questions were/were not appropriate(and sufficient).l
My exit was/was not smooth and upbeat.l
I was appropriately knowledgeable about the program(and the school).l
Interviewer’s impreion of me:
--Personal:
--Profeional:
Second, send a brief thank-you note to your interviewer.Note something that occurred during the interview to make it clear that this is not a form note.You can mention, for example, that you were glad to learn that it will be very easy to get moderately priced housing near the campus.The one absolute requirement of the note is that you get the interviewer’s name and title correct, so be sure to get her busine card during the interview.以下是一些面试时常会问到的问题。这些问题是由我们过去辅助众多学生申请学校的经验累积而成。
1.What are the specific reasons that you have chosen to pursue advanced study in this field? 您选择在这个领域进修有什么特殊的理由？最好的答案包括申请人过去种种经历对于这个选择的影响。
2.Give more details about particular items in the applicant's resume or application materials.Give details about selection basis or criteria for any scholarships and/or awards that you have received.Explain in further detail about extra curricular activities or profeional accomplishments.要求申请人对于履历表或申请书中特定的信息给予较多的细节。就您曾经获得的各项奖学金或得奖事迹，提供其甄选基准等细节。详述申请人曾参与的课外活动或专业成就。（如果上述任何问题能吸引学校评审委员的注意，他们即会要求您针对这些专案提供更多的信息。）
3.Are there any personal circumstances we should know about that you feel strengthen your application? Are there any circumstances that you feel might hinder or weaken your application? 我们还需要知道哪些会让你更出色的个人事迹？您觉得有哪些个人因素会对自己的申请书有负面的影响？（这些因素可能包括特殊文化、种族、个人经历、或专业背景等。）
4.What are your reasons for applying to this school in particular? 申请这所学校有什么特殊的原因？
5.How is this academic experience directly related to your future personal and profeional objectives?
进修与您未来的个人和专业目标有什么直接的关联？
6.What other educational institutions have you applied to, or are you interested in, and why? 您还申请哪些教育院校？或还对哪些学校感兴趣？请说明原因。
7.What are the most substantial accomplishments from your background? Why do you consider these to be most significant?
您个人背景当中最重要的成就？为什么认为这些成就意义最重大？
8.What qualities in your character do you consider to be your greatest strengths? Can you give examples of how you have benefited from these strengths in your work? 您认为本身性格最大的优点是什么？请举例说明这些优点对你的工作有什么帮助。
9.What are your weaknees? How have you addreed these weaknees? 你的缺点是什么？您如何克服这些缺点？
10.Can you tell us of a failure experience, and how and what you learned from this experience? 请举出失败的经历，说明自己从中学到的教训？
11.What sort of team work experiences have you had in the past? What sort of role do you most often aume in a team work situation? 您过去有什么团队工作的经历？在团队工作时，你最常扮演什么样的角色？
12.Can you tell us of an incident in your past in which you stood up against the majority? 请举例说明自己过去择善固执，独排众议的经历？
13.Give your thoughts on current international or national events.对于当今国际或国家事件的观点。（这些事件包括某区域的经济、政治或社会状况。）
14.What questions do you have for us? Can we answer any of your concerns about the school or the program? 您对于本校有什么疑问？我们能为您解答哪些关于学校或科系的问题？
Cheers，Joyce
Manager
Consulting Dept.Chiway Education International Shanghai 2nd Floor, Sunlee Busine Center 907 Yuyuan Road, Shanghai 200050, P.R.China Tel:(8621)52400111
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