During a med school interview the dean said “I’m not sure why you applied here

Jul 6, 2022
6:39:21pm

valleus All-American

or what your connection to this place is. You might do well somewhere else.” They offered admission a few months later. Interviews are weird.

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Had a final interview. Bombed it. Worst interview I've ever had.

Hotlanta

7/6/22 5:39pm

You’re gonna land one soon. Keep at it brother.

WDaddy

7/6/22 5:40pm

I actually got an offer last Friday, thank goodness

Hotlanta

7/6/22 5:41pm

Details on how you bombed it?

byubyu

7/6/22 5:40pm

Nice leather pants

vagabonder

7/6/22 5:43pm

lol

Hotlanta

7/6/22 5:43pm

That’s how I felt about the admission interview for the business school I

WDaddy

7/6/22 5:47pm

Worst interview of my life was for grad school. I was stressed out of my mind.

Backcountry

7/6/22 5:56pm

In my interviews, I test the limits of the candidates. I also test if they will

BostonCougar

7/6/22 5:49pm

Wowsers

TNT

7/6/22 6:29pm

I got a job after the worst interview I ever had. In hindsight, I think they were just desperate

Indy Coug

7/6/22 5:40pm

With the emoji, it’s an offer. If not, that’s a huge slip up by the recruiting

4thand19

7/6/22 5:42pm

hmmmm - could be a to talk final details

Avery

7/6/22 5:43pm

they wanted to set up a call, so that's what I'm thinking

Hotlanta

7/6/22 5:49pm

You may know that you bombed it, but what you don't know is how bad the other

NOCAL_YFAN

7/6/22 5:45pm

I had an interview once where they kept telling me over and over how great of a fit I would be.

DKN

7/6/22 5:45pm

Hiring is such a crap shoot for either side.

Jay_L

7/6/22 6:41pm

Interviews are weird. Sometimes you nail them and don’t get a call back

D.T. Survivor

7/6/22 5:46pm

Yep

Mitty

7/6/22 5:56pm

Bombed my last interview during my MBA program last year. I already had an offer

Duke Silver

7/6/22 5:50pm

What was the role?

snowbird

7/6/22 6:25pm

Associate Brand manager

Duke Silver

7/6/22 6:56pm

Since leaving BYU I've had two job interviews. 65+ now, all has gone well.

lightmann

7/6/22 5:52pm

Every intro statement in these types of situations should be highly misleading:

J. Walter Weatherman

7/6/22 5:53pm

Trust me you didn’t get the job, we are letting know we are still laughing 😆

MGundy

7/6/22 5:54pm

I totally bombed an interview with a practice after residency

doktorpfeffer

7/6/22 6:04pm

Holy crap, sounds like a nightmare

Duke Silver

7/6/22 6:12pm

Having migraines during something like that would be the worst.

Jay_L

7/6/22 6:44pm

this one is easy. The period was a stray typo. The sentence should have ended

yahtzee

7/6/22 6:06pm

For some inspiration and encouragement.

Shore10

7/6/22 6:21pm

During a med school interview the dean said “I’m not sure why you applied here

valleus

7/6/22 6:39pm

This was me last month!

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