Comments on: Post-UofT Interview Feelings http://www.medhopeful.com/archive/post-uoft-interview-feelings/ Entertainment and Advice for Budding Physicians Wed, 08 Sep 2010 17:27:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Joshua http://www.medhopeful.com/archive/post-uoft-interview-feelings/comment-page-1/#comment-1073 Joshua Thu, 04 Jun 2009 22:53:37 +0000 http://www.medhopeful.com/?p=910#comment-1073 Oh no no, I wrote that my interview was a little bit less than an hour. Maybe something like 45-50 minutes. So that leaves about 10-15 minutes for the interviewers to discuss and mark me. I don't think you'd get kicked out early, unless you gave a lot of incomplete or extremely short answers. I think the interviewers try to spend as much time as possible with each applicant and conduct a thorough interview. I think ~550 are interviewed and there are about ~220 spots. The numbers are out there on the UofT website I'm sure. Oh no no, I wrote that my interview was a little bit less than an hour. Maybe something like 45-50 minutes. So that leaves about 10-15 minutes for the interviewers to discuss and mark me.

I don’t think you’d get kicked out early, unless you gave a lot of incomplete or extremely short answers. I think the interviewers try to spend as much time as possible with each applicant and conduct a thorough interview.

I think ~550 are interviewed and there are about ~220 spots. The numbers are out there on the UofT website I’m sure.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.medhopeful.com/archive/post-uoft-interview-feelings/comment-page-1/#comment-1069 Anonymous Thu, 04 Jun 2009 04:04:58 +0000 http://www.medhopeful.com/?p=910#comment-1069 Wow... I surprised the interview was less than half an hour. People say that the longer you lasted the interview, the more chances you have, since if you're kicked out early, the interviewers probably got a bad impression of you. Most successful job interviews are like at least an hour, and thinking back to my last job interview (which was like 25 min.), you can't really say that much in 30 min. But again, they are interview x people, so they can't exactly spend too much time on one candidate. But it's interesting how the "debrief" is half as long as the interview. Just curious, do you know approx. how many interviews the interviewers do? Wow… I surprised the interview was less than half an hour. People say that the longer you lasted the interview, the more chances you have, since if you’re kicked out early, the interviewers probably got a bad impression of you. Most successful job interviews are like at least an hour, and thinking back to my last job interview (which was like 25 min.), you can’t really say that much in 30 min.

But again, they are interview x people, so they can’t exactly spend too much time on one candidate. But it’s interesting how the “debrief” is half as long as the interview.

Just curious, do you know approx. how many interviews the interviewers do?

]]> By: Joshua http://www.medhopeful.com/archive/post-uoft-interview-feelings/comment-page-1/#comment-810 Joshua Wed, 01 Apr 2009 23:52:33 +0000 http://www.medhopeful.com/?p=910#comment-810 Hey Grace, Thanks a lot! =) I'm really glad you found the blog helpful, and a big congratulations on the scholarship! I'm sure it was really well deserved =) Hey Grace,

Thanks a lot! =) I’m really glad you found the blog helpful, and a big congratulations on the scholarship! I’m sure it was really well deserved =)

]]> By: Grace http://www.medhopeful.com/archive/post-uoft-interview-feelings/comment-page-1/#comment-802 Grace Mon, 30 Mar 2009 23:48:05 +0000 http://www.medhopeful.com/?p=910#comment-802 Best of luck! Your blog has helped me so much, laughing and general university prep. I recently won a major scholarship and I know a lot of it has to do with the advice you post here. Best of luck! Your blog has helped me so much, laughing and general university prep. I recently won a major scholarship and I know a lot of it has to do with the advice you post here.

]]> By: Joshua http://www.medhopeful.com/archive/post-uoft-interview-feelings/comment-page-1/#comment-762 Joshua Fri, 13 Mar 2009 22:50:08 +0000 http://www.medhopeful.com/?p=910#comment-762 Thanks Alice! You're absolutely right, and as much as I like to come off as a level-headed person as much as possible in my writing, I worry and am obsessive as much as most people! Thanks Alice!

You’re absolutely right, and as much as I like to come off as a level-headed person as much as possible in my writing, I worry and am obsessive as much as most people!

]]> By: Alice http://www.medhopeful.com/archive/post-uoft-interview-feelings/comment-page-1/#comment-760 Alice Tue, 10 Mar 2009 00:27:08 +0000 http://www.medhopeful.com/?p=910#comment-760 Well now that the interview's over, it's out of your hands. Regretting/ Doubting isn't going to help because you can't go back and change anything. Might as well sit back and wait, and while you're at it, prepare for the next interview! I'm sure you'll do fine! Well now that the interview’s over, it’s out of your hands. Regretting/ Doubting isn’t going to help because you can’t go back and change anything. Might as well sit back and wait, and while you’re at it, prepare for the next interview!
I’m sure you’ll do fine!

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