For the morning interview with 2nd year student, it’s 3 behavior questions on resolving team conflict, being in a team that others aren’t focused, and defend your idea when people disagree with you. During the beginning introduction 5min and the finishing question sessions, the conversation between the interviewer and me was very friendly, I think I’ve delivered my passion for the school, and made a few jokes that made the interviewer genuinely laugh, and I seemed to have built the rapport between us. However, during these two phases, he did not take any notes.
Then during the 3 behavior questions part, it was rather robotic. I smoothly told him my stories, tried not to make it sound like memorized as possible (by pauses, and emotional deliveries that I’ve been trained as a talk show host). I expected him to ask me followup questions, but he just spent all his time taking notes, without digging into any of the details or asking any followup question on my story. This concerned me a bit, cuz I don’t know whether he’s just too busy with writing or not interested in asking the details. I remained calm, and tried to keep eye contact and body language even though he wasn’t looking at me most of the time. After the interview, he gave me his card, I sent him a thank you note last night, but he didn’t reply.
