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How to STAND OUT in an Interview

How to STAND OUT in an Interview. Academic Advising Office March 2014. Mock Interviews. Interview Scenarios. A student from the Faculty of Arts applying for a 1 –year exchange programme to a University in the United Kingdom.

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How to STAND OUT in an Interview

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  1. How to STAND OUT in an Interview Academic Advising Office March 2014

  2. Mock Interviews

  3. Interview Scenarios • A student from the Faculty of Arts applying for a • 1 –year exchange programme to a University in the • United Kingdom • A student from the Faculty of Business and Economics • nominated for an academic merit scholarship • A student from the Faculty of Engineering applying for • a summer internship programme based in Hong Kong

  4. Debrief and Further Advice

  5. Interview: The DOs • Be punctual • Dress appropriately • Turn off / silence your phone • Treat other people you meet politely • Smile and have eye contact • Be well-prepared: the background of the Scholarship/ • programme/ position you are applying for • Respond with specific examples whenever possible • Ask sensible questions • Relax, be friendly and be humorous (if possible) • A thank you note to the interviewers

  6. Interview: The Don’ts • Don’t be late • Don’t dress too causal • Don’t keep you mobile on or take call • Don’t treat the interview causally • Don’t make negative comments / badmouth your • professors/ course mates/ room mates • Don’t simply answer “yes” or “no”. Try to elaborate your • answers and demonstrate your communication skills. • Don’t chew gum or smell of smoke

  7. Business casual Way too casual!

  8. Sample Questions for Further Practice Exchange • What can you tell me about globalization? • Have you traveled abroad before? If so, what have you learned • in your travels? • What influenced your choice of host university? • Tell me about a time you’ve been in a new/uncomfortable • situation and what happened. • What do you hope to learn from your exchange experience? • Why do you think you will represent HKU well abroad? • What could you contribute to your host universities • community?

  9. Sample Questions for Further Practice Academic Internship • What are you most proud of? • Tell me something interesting about yourself. • We need someone who is tactful and diplomatic- how does that • profile fit you? • How does this internship compare with others you’re looking at? • Where do you see yourself in five years? • Who do you admire most and why? • Give me an example of a difficult decision that you have made. • Why do you think you are better than the other candidates?

  10. Sample Questions for Further Practice Scholarship • What influenced your choice of study/major? • Why should you specifically be selected for this scholarship? • How would your current professors describe you? • In what academic areas do you think you can improve? • What motivates you? Give an example to demonstrate your • answer.

  11. Sample Questions for Further Practice Postgraduate Studies • Tell me why you are qualified to enter a PhD programme. • Why do you want to go directly into postgraduate study, as opposed to • wait two or three years after gaining some experience? • How do you think your field of study will change in the next ten years? • How do you plan to use your postgraduate studies to achieve your • future career plans? • What motivates you to continue studying? • Describe your favorite teachers. • What's the most important thing you have learned during your • undergraduate study? • What could you contribute to our university community? • How do you think you could improve on your academic performance?

  12. Additional Resources @ HKU

  13. Academic Advising Officehttp://aao.hku.hk HKU Scholarships http://www.scholarships.hku.hk CEDARS (Careers and Placement) http://cedars.hku.hk Centre for Applied English Studies http://caes.hku.hk

  14. Thank You

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