10-09-2008, 01:30 PM
Negative factors evaluated during the interview
* Sloppy application
* Failure to participate in activities in college/medical school.
* No apparent career goals.
* Overemphasis on money.
* Poor scholastic record
* Makes excuses�evasive, hedges on unfavorable issues in record
* Condemnation of other programs, past-professors
* Doesn�t seem to be a life-long or self-directed learner
* Lack of knowledge about field
* Name dropper
* Late to interview without good reason
* Unprepared for interview�didn�t read program materials.
* Merely shopping around�no real interest in program
* Personal appearance
* Failure to look interviewer in the eye
* Limp, fishy handshake
* Inability to express self clearly�poor diction, grammar.
* Too quiet
* Too hyper
* Overbearing�overly aggressive, conceited, superiority complex, know-it-all
* Lack of interest and enthusiasm�passive, indifferent
* Lack of confidence and poise�nervous, ill-at-ease
* Poor/undeveloped sense of humor
* Lack of tact
* Lack of maturity
* Lack of courtesy
* Intolerant�strong prejudices
* Cynical
* Inability to take criticism
* Indefinite response to questions
* Unhappy in personal life
* Lazy
* Parents/partner overly controlling in life decisions
* Sloppy application
* Failure to participate in activities in college/medical school.
* No apparent career goals.
* Overemphasis on money.
* Poor scholastic record
* Makes excuses�evasive, hedges on unfavorable issues in record
* Condemnation of other programs, past-professors
* Doesn�t seem to be a life-long or self-directed learner
* Lack of knowledge about field
* Name dropper
* Late to interview without good reason
* Unprepared for interview�didn�t read program materials.
* Merely shopping around�no real interest in program
* Personal appearance
* Failure to look interviewer in the eye
* Limp, fishy handshake
* Inability to express self clearly�poor diction, grammar.
* Too quiet
* Too hyper
* Overbearing�overly aggressive, conceited, superiority complex, know-it-all
* Lack of interest and enthusiasm�passive, indifferent
* Lack of confidence and poise�nervous, ill-at-ease
* Poor/undeveloped sense of humor
* Lack of tact
* Lack of maturity
* Lack of courtesy
* Intolerant�strong prejudices
* Cynical
* Inability to take criticism
* Indefinite response to questions
* Unhappy in personal life
* Lazy
* Parents/partner overly controlling in life decisions