Interview Format

Your interview will last for approximately 20 minutes. A team of two or three faculty members in Speech Pathology and Audiology will meet with you. The interview team has already read your file and credentials. It is important for you during this interview to discuss experiences and skills that would be of benefit to the department as it relates to the assistantships that are of interest to you. Following are some suggestions in order to help you prepare for your interview.

• What special talents or skills do you have that may contribute to an assistantship?

• Computer Experience:
Web Page construction
Internet Literature Searches
Spread/Data Sheets (e.g. Lotus, Excel, MS Access, etc.)
Statistical Analysis (e.g., Excel, Minitab, SPSS, SAS)
Computer Programming
Other: _____________

• What are your research interests?

• What are your research experiences?

• What are your clinical experiences?

• Work experience and special skills:
-office management
-second language competence
-teaching
-extensive clinical experience/training
-sign language
-broadcasting experience
-other

• What type of assistantship are you interested in?

• What do you hope to gain from your graduate assistantship?

• What other additional skills, abilities or interests would you like to highlight?

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