MATCH準備-Interview tips

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另外這是我寫給我朋友的interview tips , 我把他轉貼來這邊提供給現在在準備interview 的人做參考, 我email 寫很快所以不太注意文法, 如果有英文錯誤請多包函
Here is my input for the interview. I think my trick sounds very basic but it works out with me big time.

Tip1. Be interviewer's friend-
In the 2 interviews I attend, actually they will start out with some very casual conversation, it's not really a question but try to talk with him like a friend and try to elongate the conversation so it will sound like a real chatting. So one of the interviewer starts with "today is pretty warm", and then I try to catch the chance and say that "according to my friend this year is unusually warm for Chicago , now is about 70 degree F but usually this time of the year it will go down to 40 ,etc etc". And then we talked about Taiwan, and we have some small conversation about the Taiwan/China politics, and he shares with his experice that he went to Beijin/HK and I told him my experience to China very quickly. The other interviewer is chatting with me about accupuncture ,the language which speak in Taiwan, weather in Taiwan, etc.
So those are very casual conversation and there's no way to prepare for them. Just don't be nervous at all and relax and enjoy the process. In both of my interviews, there are almost no pause and I made the interview very fluent.  You will know you are successful when interviewer start to talked a lot about themselves.
Have the eye contact, use hand gesture, smile or even laugh at appropiate situation, when they saw your positive energy and sencerity, they will love you and believe that you are the person they want to work with.

Tip 2: Remember your questions well-
You dont have to memorize every detail, just remember the concepts you want to answer so you can quickly answer the questions when asked. The more you are familair with your answer the more casual it will present. The day before every interview, try to look at those questions and think in your mind quickly what's the answer you will give. It helps me a lot.

Tip 3: Build up Story/Example database.
Take a lot of time to think a story, but work out big time, For example , when I say I am responsible, it's not persuasive enough, then you can add with your personal story about me being responsible. When you are saying those cases , it will either make the answer much more interesting, also give a vivid image to interviewer's mind. A lot of my story is fake, but if you practice enough it will definetly sound very real.
When I am practicing interview questions ,my friend he think it always sounds like a great answer if there's a story in it.  

Tip4. Sell yourself in time.
Like the tip 1, you have to be their friend, but when they are asking you some questions that is totally fun, for example, your habit, dont dwell into it and saying too much and lose the chance of other more important part, be wise, knowing they will also score you on academic part. The timing for you to sell yourself is always very limited and you have to catch it in time. In the interview, my interviewer ask you if there's anything I would like to add, I said myself being loyal, responsible and hard working, etc etc. Also I sell myself with clinical experience which they didnt mention it, they are super busy even they wont notice my clinical expericnce, so I need to kind of remind them.

Tip5. Praise a lot about the program.
That's one of the most powerful tool I have. MOST IMG forget to do this!!! You have to priase the program sencerely and let them to believe that this is the only place you would like to be. And this topic is very easy to cut into a conversation and also can be used as a good ending. You can collect some advantage of the program on the internet and prepare it well but dont let it sounds like you are reading a textbook. When I went to St joseph hospital morning meeting, they are discussing a case with parapneeumonia effusion. So the way I will priase the programs in the interview will be "I enjoy the morning meeting today and I found that the PD is encouraging resident to comment on the case and the whole process is very friendly" , "I like the way they tells me the case step by step and actually I was also shocked when I saw big loculation of pleural effusion", or you can praise about the curriculum, the teaching facility, etc. There's always endless thing you can praise them and make them think that they are really great. If you want you can even add "This program is really a great place to work and if I have the possibility to work here, I promise to be a hard working residents ...etc",

I think that's all the tip I can offer. Try it with people and see how it goes.


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