It sounds like you guys all did amazing and I wish you all luck although by the sounds of it, I'm sure you'll get another interview easily The big day is for me tomorrow! I'm so excited but so nervous, I feel I have so much to say to show how much I want this but with so many other people, I don't know if I'll get a chance to answer everything. Were you guys all able to answer every question or just as many as you could? BUZZING. See all you Edinburgh folk tomorrow
Tomorrow . Ah gad. So nervous and excited! I am the worst for selling myself but I shall try my best at blowing my own trumpet Good luck to everyone in Edinburgh tomorrow and everyone who's had theirs !
I'm so nervous for Friday! My group interview was amazing though! We all bounced off each other and everyone was so respectful of others speaking time (I've heard in alot of groups people had trouble chipping in). I genuinely don't know how I've done, i don't even have a hint of the criteria from the group i was in cos everyone was so lovely and nice! Eeep!
I don't think I did very well to be honest...it was almost impossible to get a word in as some people were just too loud. I did get my points across but not all of them, so doesn't look too good for me. We'll see on Friday i guess. I wanted it so much as well... :-[
Fancy meeting you here! Meant to drop you a text to say good luck/ask how it went but my phone died yesterday! Don't stress too much, I'm sure it went better than you think! Everyone always overthinks it after they come out of an interview. Fingers are crossed for you though! And if not you can reapply next year, this is my last shot D: Shall be seeing some of you in Edinburgh tomorrow. Well, today thanks to my rubbish last-minute essay writing for uni! haha. Best of luck to everyone going!!
My Blog is http://joesculturalexchangeprogram2013.tumblr.com/ Its abit simple at the moment becuase it only explains the process so far but I really really hope I can keep updating it. Good Luck everyone today, really hope we all do well
They said to my group that they would be the week of the 22nd of October and they would be in London, Liverpool and Manchester. Because they asked te ones who came from Ireland/Northern Ireland (there were 5 of us from ireland and ni in our group interview) if Liverpool was easy enough.
Thanks, it's just that week I have several class tests and I don't think my uni in Belfast will be as lenient as they were when I missed labs! But I suppose it all depends on tomorrow!
i had my interview this morning! I think it went terrible!!!! One girl did not stop talking, she would answer the question first, other people would chip in and she would go on a massive spiel again! I felt like i hardly said anything
That won't be a good thing though for her! They want to see people who can listen and interact with others, so those chipping in and adding things will be shown in a better light!
I hope you're right! I'm so nervous, especially cos this is my last chance !!! will find out tomorrow tho ahhh!!!
The sun'll come out.. tomorrow.. bet your bottom that tomorrow.. We'll be all nervous wrecks with so much feels.
Fingers crossed for you all! Look on the bright side, you'll probably find out whether or not you got the job before us Canadians even find out if we make it to the prescreen!
Lucy, that's almost exactly the same as what happened at my pre-screen. I just hope what I said was enough, and that my CV should hopefully push me through to the next round. I feel like I could do better at a smaller interview.
I'm sure you guys did great, I'm trying not to think about it as I know I'll think about something I should have said. I'm just uber glad I won a chocolate bar though, CHUFFED! What interview time were you guys? Just intrigued to see if I inadvertently met any of you, I was 2pm with Louise and Becky. Everyone in our interview was really nice so there was no fighting over getting a word in although there were times when I wished I had spoken up. Oh well, can't go back now. So glad, we only have one night to wait. Don't know how all the monday people lasted! Well, good luck for everyone tomorrow: may it bring good news for us all!
yea i had memorized points i wanted to say, but by the time everyone chipped in and finally there was 1 sec of silence i opened my mouth and they had asked another question! I could feel my heart racing!! @DisneySparkles i know thats true, thats horrible you have to wait sooo long!! i have to wait 1 day and its going so slow!! @Liisarr yea im reading the fb page and its a mix - some people say they didnt get a chance to talk and others say that their group was considerate and let everyone have a go! i wish we went round in an order and everyone could answer the question, it would of been much fairer. I've always been quite shy, but in the past few years i'd like to think I am quite a confident person now, but the situation made me feel quite intimidated and I don't want to start interrupting people and talking over them.. its not how i roll!! yea same here, i hope my c.v. and other things will be taken into consideration! @Allyballybee my interview was in the morning, the presentation started at 9am and my interview was at 10! I had louise and becky too! Most people were nice in our group, just 1 that got on my nerves!! you really had to try really hard to get a word in, everyone would start talking at once, then you waited your turn and someone else would add something in, then the motormouth would go on again!! Then before i knew it i missed my chance! Im so nervousss!!!!! yea good luck everyone, you derserve it!!
I think I was really lucky with my group, everyone was really nice and let everyone else have a chance to speak. If my interview process ends here, I can't say it's because I didn't get a chance to speak up. My group were really considerate and I suppose that I'm lucky that no one individual tried to dominate the interview like it was their own. That said, it's impossible to know how it went - I thought all of my group were pretty great and could easily go to the next stage. Nick and James were really great though!