anbessa21 Posted March 7, 2017 Report Share Posted March 7, 2017 To start it off, I had an a colder panel who seemed disinterested in my own endeavours/achievements; however, it was rather refreshing to be pushed and challenged as opposed to simply spewing my take on various ABS items. By the end it was very conversational and I felt as though the interviewers had some degree of interest in me. Fingers crossed!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RicardoKaká Posted March 7, 2017 Report Share Posted March 7, 2017 Find it so strange how spread out these interviews are, mine isnt until the end of the month Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyAndHopeful Posted March 7, 2017 Report Share Posted March 7, 2017 I'm glad to hear yours went well! My panel was pretty friendly. I was able to relax, be confident, and be myself, and felt really good walking out. Of course, I'm now over-analyzing some of my answers, and wondering how I came across to the interviewers. It will definitely be a long wait! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anbessa21 Posted March 7, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2017 Find it so strange how spread out these interviews are, mine isnt until the end of the month It is strange... mine was held during the winter reading break in February; however, I know plenty of people who have their's early-mid March, and a few who have their's right before April! I don't think it means a thing tbh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RicardoKaká Posted March 7, 2017 Report Share Posted March 7, 2017 It is strange... mine was held during the winter reading break in February; however, I know plenty of people who have their's early-mid March, and a few who have their's right before April! I don't think it means a thing tbh. Yea exactly. As glad as I am because that means less waiting time, I also at the same time just want to get this over with . Glad yours went well and that you kept composure even though they were cold! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anbessa21 Posted March 7, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2017 Yea exactly. As glad as I am because that means less waiting time, I also at the same time just want to get this over with . Glad yours went well and that you kept composure even though they were cold! Ha, I can imagine! Thank you; hopefully your's goes nicely as well!! EDIT: HappyAndHopeful, glad to hear your's was a good experience! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S. pneumoniae Posted March 7, 2017 Report Share Posted March 7, 2017 I know of people who felt gutted after the interview, and talking to them afterwards they swore in frustration about how harsh their panel was and about how poorly they thought they did -- and they were accepted, first round. Remember, an interviewer can smile and nod the whole time and rank you poorly, whilst another interviewer can be stone-faced and/or challenge you, and give you top marks. Did your best, leave it at that I am sure you did excellent anbessa, as with the rest of you! Wish the rest of us luck who are interviewing tm and in the weeks to come! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anbessa21 Posted March 8, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2017 I know of people who felt gutted after the interview, and talking to them afterwards they swore in frustration about how harsh their panel was and about how poorly they thought they did -- and they were accepted, first round. Remember, an interviewer can smile and nod the whole time and rank you poorly, whilst another interviewer can be stone-faced and/or challenge you, and give you top marks. Did your best, leave it at that I am sure you did excellent anbessa, as with the rest of you! Wish the rest of us luck who are interviewing tm and in the weeks to come! Much appreciated! I wish you the best of luck in your upcoming interview(s); with this level of insight, I'm confident you'll do wonderfully!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyAndHopeful Posted March 8, 2017 Report Share Posted March 8, 2017 I know of people who felt gutted after the interview, and talking to them afterwards they swore in frustration about how harsh their panel was and about how poorly they thought they did -- and they were accepted, first round. Remember, an interviewer can smile and nod the whole time and rank you poorly, whilst another interviewer can be stone-faced and/or challenge you, and give you top marks. Did your best, leave it at that I am sure you did excellent anbessa, as with the rest of you! Wish the rest of us luck who are interviewing tm and in the weeks to come!Yes, you never really know. I've heard of people having all types of experiences and getting in. Good luck!! MDHopefulyMe, good luck to you too! Im sure you will both do great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hopefulApplicant Posted March 9, 2017 Report Share Posted March 9, 2017 I got so thrown off by how cold and unresponsive the panel was. It was just awful, it stressed me out so much that I gave answers much more poorly than in most other interviews across my life. I know the fact that they were stone-faced doesn't mean anything for my marking, but I realized in the interview how much I rely on the give-and-take of regular conversational interview and just feeling 0 response from them was something I couldn't handle in that moment. Honestly feeling so frustrated with myself right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyAndHopeful Posted March 9, 2017 Report Share Posted March 9, 2017 I'm sorry you're feeling frustrated, hopefulApplicant. Try not to be too hard on yourself, though. Like S. pneumoniae said, people have been accepted after what they thought were "terrible" interviews. Keep your head up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
circlecircledotdot Posted March 9, 2017 Report Share Posted March 9, 2017 . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDoDrunkThings Posted March 9, 2017 Report Share Posted March 9, 2017 Met some really nice applicants today - I've got my fingers crossed for you all And the panel was also quite friendly for me. But I always dislike discussing ethical scenarios because that's such a boring part of the interview haha. Anyway, wishing you all the best of luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmorelan Posted March 9, 2017 Report Share Posted March 9, 2017 (I will add my usual good luck to all here! I am sure I will see some of you as you pass through the interviewing!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RicardoKaká Posted March 26, 2017 Report Share Posted March 26, 2017 Damn that interview went a lot smoother than I anticipated, I thought panel was going to be rather daunting and I was anticipating a really cold panel, but overall they were super friendly and receptive. I really liked all of my interviewers, if only the interview was longer.... I felt like we could have kept going the conversation was so friendly. I really enjoyed this experience, damn my perspective about Ottawa really changed now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Switch Posted March 27, 2017 Report Share Posted March 27, 2017 Are interviews all done now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunneriloveottawa Posted March 29, 2017 Report Share Posted March 29, 2017 are ottawa interviews done today? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m_jacob_45 Posted March 29, 2017 Report Share Posted March 29, 2017 Yup they are done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flowermed Posted March 30, 2017 Report Share Posted March 30, 2017 how many questions were u guys asked? i feel like i was asked a lot (including follow-up) not sure if this is a good/bad sign.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liveyourdream Posted March 30, 2017 Report Share Posted March 30, 2017 how many questions were u guys asked? i feel like i was asked a lot (including follow-up) not sure if this is a good/bad sign.. 14. (thank you hippocampus) You? I'd say most of my answers were pretty concise, always w/ a little context but also right to the point without too much blabla. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxwe11 Posted March 30, 2017 Report Share Posted March 30, 2017 For those that checked bilingual in their application, did you receive a question in French? I've spoken to friends of mine who are also bilingual and not all of us received a question in french, which makes me think that either a) the fact that an applicant is bilingual is not that important unless used for a tie-breaker of some sort, b] the panel believed it wasn't important due to already flagging that applicant, or c) there's only a limited amount of time in the interview and it's just not possible to go through everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justwannabeadoc Posted March 30, 2017 Report Share Posted March 30, 2017 I indicated billingual and received a French question. Maybe your friends had attended school in French and that was sufficient evidence? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flowermed Posted March 30, 2017 Report Share Posted March 30, 2017 14. (thank you hippocampus) You? I'd say most of my answers were pretty concise, always w/ a little context but also right to the point without too much blabla. i had 14 as well! and same experience with me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RicardoKaká Posted March 30, 2017 Report Share Posted March 30, 2017 No idea how many questions I had probably ~10ish. 40 minutes just isn't a lot of time for that many and I wanted to ensure I sold my experiences in my answers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardDegrasseSagan Posted March 30, 2017 Report Share Posted March 30, 2017 I had 10 or so max. I think they skipped a couple of questions for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.