面试可分为专业面试和纯英文面试
专业面试一般由导师和相关人员组成,主要考核您的专业技能,同时对您的英文能力进行评估。
纯英文面试顾名思义就是考察申请人的英文语言和日常沟通能力,导师一般不在场,面试人员一般为学校的专门部门或者委托第三方语言评估机构进行。
专业面试的核心问题
1.Introduce yourself
2.Goals of your visit (what)
3.Why you are interested in our department (why)
4. What you plan to do,schedule and future agenda(how to)
面试准备
面试三件套:手机,电脑,耳机
面试前准备工作
面试之前一定要检查手机国际长途是否开通(须本人凭身份证到手机营业网点办理);
记录导师电话或其行政秘书电话,以备紧急时联络,比如当Skype无人接听时;
开通Skype等电话视频、软件,为了保证通话效果,一定要准备手机耳机,面试时周围环境要比较安静;
面试时,手机(指环支架)要卡在台式/手提电脑显示器上,或使用手机支架,放在电脑显示屏前,打开电脑,用电脑充当“提词器”,把可能的问题和答案用英文输到电脑上(如图所示);
反复核实面试时间,包括我方时间(北京时间)和对方时间(如纽约时间),标准时间还是夏令时,详见医生出国进修电话面试技巧及注意事项二;
反复研究导师的研究方向、兴趣点和文献,成竹于心;要明白自己专业与导师一致的地方,明确过去以后希望学习什么,这一点请据您个人的专业方向,再结合导师的专业方向来定;
纯英文面试通常准备回答日常的话题,而不仅仅局限于专业问题。
面试中
一定要守时,如果有特殊情况不能准时通话,请立刻联系爱必生;
一般要提前半个小时,与爱必生客服人员进行视频调试;提前5-10与导师进行视频对接、调试。
通话前后出现任何意外情况,请第一时间联系爱必生进修人员或拨打4008488969;
进入面试时,不用紧张,也许对方人员可能也比较紧张;
要注意礼貌,要熟记教授的名字和简历,要了解教授的文章和兴趣点;
导师会介绍他们科室的情况,对此您要能听懂,那些专业名词要听得懂、说得出,要适时称赞一下导师;
在交谈过程中,如果对整句话听懂理解有困难,千万不要紧张,要留意对方语言中的关键词,如research,experience,article,goal 等等,然后对上号,把您事先准备的“套话”“背出来”即可;
专业面试可能提到的问题
1. What are plans for the next 5 years?
2. Do you have TOEFL or IELTS score?
3. If you are given an offer, can you come here this July?
4. What’s your graduate research work?
5. Why choose us?/How did you know me?
6. Please introduce yourself?
7. What research subject is you interested in ?
8. Why are you interested in our lab?
9. Say something about your work...
10. Do you have some question on me or on my institute?
11. Do you have any special or excellent idea during your research experience?
12. Why don’t you choose the bigger university or institute than us?
13. Do you apply for other university or contact other faculties?
14. What is your advantage?/superiority?
15. Would you like to extend your visit to one year?
纯英文面试可能提到的问题
除了一般的专业问题,还会问一些这些问题:自我介绍,谈谈您的一天的工作、谈谈您的家乡、特产、气候、风土人情,个人兴趣爱好、进修的原因、家庭情况(注意保护隐私),将来的打算,对某些社会现象的看法等等,包罗万象。
事先也准备几个问题提问,比如,对教授文章中的某观点提问,这样显示你是认真、积极、主动并做过充分准;
面试中如果听不太懂,可以适时的要求对方讲得声音大一点,一般这时候对方就会声音大一点、速度慢一点。您可以这样说:
Excuse me, could you speak a little louder because of some noise?
面试中的禁忌
1. 教授问什么答什么,不要将一些无关紧要的话题,导师给你面试的机会,不是用来聊家常的;
2. 在导师决定“收”你之前,不要谈邀请函什么时候发放、如何发这些以后的事,否则会给导师留下你不尊重导师的映像;
面试成功的信号——导师开始问到您的经费及来源问题
面试后工作
1. 及时总结经验,以备后用;
2. 及时发邮件表示感谢,并探听是否录取以及下一步安排;
3. 如果导师一直不回信,表示面试不太理想,可直接电话联系(最后一步)
情景对话举例
Prof.: This is Professor XXX from XXXX.
You:Hello, nice to talking to you, Professor XXX, this is Dr. Huang wenjun
Prof.: Nice to meet you. I have received your application for visiting scholarship in our department. Thank you for your consideration.
You: Yes, I am applying for a self-funded observation position in your department.
Prof.: Our department is .............., Now, pleases introduce yourself. (e.g. your clinical interest, expertise, clincial technologies, and so on ...)
You: Ok, I graduated from XXX Medical University and got the Master Degree. Now I am an attending doctor in cardiovascular department of XXXX Hospital. I am good at Standard Diagnosis and Treatment of Diseases in Cardiology, Coronary Angiography(CAG), and Complicated Intervention such as Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention(PCI) in Patients with Acute Myocardio Infarction, Intervention Treatment of Left main and Bifurcation Lesion.
Prof. : Did you have any research before?
You: Yes, I have done some research work about Correlation between carotid on carotid sonography and coronary artery disease,Influence of ischemical reperfusion injury to serum Caspase-3,9 levels of the coronary heart disease etc.
Prof.: Why are you interested in our research program?
You: It is generally known that you and your research team always enjoy renowned reputation in XX area, especially, xxxxxxxxxxxxx, etc. I would be very grateful if I can obtain a valuable opportunity to improve my professional expertise as a visiting clinical observer or a research scholar under your generous guidance.
Prof. :Thank you, and what is your plan in this visiting?
You: It will be my honor to study and work with you. I hope following this training I can get the professional guidance and advanced technology about Cardiology. Firstly.... Secondly.... Thirdly.....
Prof.: Our Department don’t supply you with any fund for your visit, and how do you bear your living cost when you visit?
You: I have obtained full funding for my study abroad by my working hospital and all my living expenses, including housing, airfare, insurance,travel and so on, will be covered by them.
Prof. : When do you plan to start your visit?
You : I hope to start this observership from XXX to XXX 2018 for 3 months.
Prof. :.....
You: Thank you very much for calling me. and I’m looking forward to meeting you in the near future! Bye!
(具体对话要根据具体情况,如专业来定, 行文多种多样,不拘一格)