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The Art of the Admissions Interview

Presented by: Cosmo Wollan Student Communications Expert. The Art of the Admissions Interview. The admissions interview is your best opportunity to assess who is appropriate for your school... ...and who is not. Your Admissions Advisors must know how to :

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The Art of the Admissions Interview

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  1. Presented by: Cosmo Wollan Student Communications Expert The Art of the Admissions Interview

  2. The admissions interview is your best opportunity to assess who is appropriate for your school... ...and who is not.

  3. Your Admissions Advisors must know how to: • Initiatethe conversation Controlthe interaction • Askthe important questions.

  4. First impressions can be deceiving... Which of these applicants is more likely to graduate? You need to know. How do you find out?

  5. When your prospect answers the phone - what do your Admissions Advisors hear?What do they think? How many graduates have you lost because they guessed? Urban Youth Unemployed Actress Gaming Geek Junior Executive Future MBA Ideal Student or or or

  6. A strong interview cannot be a memorized set of questions to ask... It requires understandingwhy they are asked, decidingwhen to ask them, listeningto the answers... ...and knowingwhat to ask next. How many graduates have you lost because they guessed?

  7. Your Admissions Advisor must: Understand motivation Discuss challenges Establish expectations How many graduates have you lost because they guessed?

  8. Unless your school is prepared to admit everyone who applies regardless of potential to graduate The admissions interview is your best opportunity to determine who is an appropriate student - and who is not.

  9. The Art of the Admissions Interview is available as a stand-alone 3-hour seminar or can be incorporated as a 3-hour segment of a larger scope training program. Seminar groups should be no larger than 20-25 participants for optimum interaction. All university Admissions Advisors who interview potential students can benefit from this training. The college admissions interview is a unique challenge requiring mastery of a unique and specific conversational skillset. Without it, your advisors will be admitting students who are simply destined to fail. The best students arrive through the best interviews.

  10. Thank You. We Look forward to Working With You. Cosmo Wollan Student Communications Expert Senior Training Executive Communication Excellencesm Office: 754.300.9678 Cell: 305.788.2469 Cosmo@CommunicationExcellence.biz

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