The pharmacy school interview is an integral part of the application process as the admission staff, who already knows all things about you on paper, will finally be able to see how you will fit into their program. This is also your time to interview each pharmacy school, so be ready to ask questions you may have about their program.
Most pharmacy schools do a good job of making the interview session as comfortable and non-stressful as possible. Ordinarily current pharmacy school students will greet you and make conversation with you. Take full advantage of this occasion to loosen yourself up and practice your speaking skills. By this time you should have already completed your speech requirement, so now is the time to make use of what you have learned in the classroom!
Prepare yourself by familiarizing yourself with what you wrote on your personal statement essay. In addition, it is a good idea to have a normal idea on what kind of questions are going to be asked.
As soon as you meet your interviewers, take the initiative to build rapport / spark up a mini conversation (crazy traffic this morning, beautiful day, etc). Smile and split eye contact in the middle of all your interviewers as much as possible when you are speaking and keep eye contact on the man asking the questions.
Some normal Interview Questions
1. Tell me about yourself
2. What was your favorite/most difficult procedure in college?
3. Who is your greatest role model?
4. What is a negative aspect about yourself? How have you worked on making it better?
5. Report a moment you felt proud an accomplishment.
6. Why our pharmacy program?
7. What do you want to do after you graduate?
8. What do you do in your free time?
9. Why pharmacy, why not study or medicine?
10. What got you curious in pharmacy?
11. What are the most important attributes of a pharmacist?
12. What makes you stand out among other applicants?
13. What got you curious in pharmacy?
14. Give us an example of your leadership ability.
15. Is there anything you would turn about your undergraduate experience?
16. Report the significance of comprehension diversity as a pharmacist.
17. What is the most distinct aspect of pharmacy?
18. Give us an example of when you used your creativity to solve a problem.
19. What makes you unique?
20. Where will you be in 5 / 10 years?
21. anything else we should know about you? Yes, [list other distinct aspects about you]
Be familiar with topics in condition care and ongoing changes to pharmacy practice as you may be asked to give your concept or definite questions on some of the major events that are going on now.
Other questions may be hypothetical questions that place you in a 'difficult' or ethical situation where you will need to discuss your procedure of action. There is Ordinarily no right or wrong answer, but make sure you are paying close concentration to the question being asked so that you don't miss anything. Take a moment to think over your talk before beginning to speak.
I personally bought a book to have the spoton mindset and strategy to talk even the toughest interview questions. I think this well helped me to nail my interviews. Check my Pharmacy School Interview Lens for a link to actual interview feedback and questions from each pharmacy school.
Don't stress out, you'll be just fine for your interviews!!
