<p>i have an interview this sunday with a Harvard Alumni. Since im really banking on this i need it to go floawlessly. Can anyone tell me how formally they dressed and offer any questions that might be asked. Im not too nervous about the interview process, but my interviewer is from the class of 44 and used to be a distinguished professor there and even was asked to help offer input on the selection of the new president. Thus i am afraid the interview may weigh heavily on my chances.</p>
<p>It does not matter much.</p>
<p>Use positive body language. Eye contact. Keep your mind out of the gutter. Try to think/talk in the same manner that the person to whom you speak does; this can range from talking about things in an "I" form, to use of specific metaphor (It sounds to me... as opposed to it feels to me..., each of which emphasizes a different tactile experience. The feeling-personality will prefer feeling metaphors/imagery.)</p>
<p>Positives only. Phrase things in good terms; do not, under any circumstances, portray yourself in a bad light. Do not be vulgar. Be considerate. If there are others around you during the interview, make sure to interact with them in polite ways. Repeat 2-3 things that make you stand out/you want to leave a specific memory in the interviewers mind.</p>
<p>Send a follow-up note. USE proper grammar in your darn note. Address your interviewer by their last night/title; you are NOT on first name-basis. They are not your friend.</p>
<p>Clothing, dear god, is a horribly complex issue. If you're a girl, good luck. If you're a guy, it's hell-ova lot easier. But either way, it all depends on the target audience/effect. For business/serious types, you want power colors.</p>
<p>be urself! thats all it takes!</p>
<p>also, try and have a mock interview with a sibling, ur mother or father or anyone u are close to. have them ask u random questions, that way during the interview u can look back on ur answers, and hopefully, use what you said previously as a catalyst to ur statement.</p>
<p>all in all relax, im sure it will go great:]</p>
<p>be respectful, and show him/her that u are verrry motivated and enthusiastic about going to college in general</p>
<p>:]good luck, cant wait to hear how it went</p>
<p>my interviewer introduced himself by his first name so i used that in my thank you note to him, but condidering your guy is so old (mine was ~40) defineitely use last name unless he tells you to call him something....Good luck!</p>
<p>well i was gonna email a thankyou not because its quicker and im sure alumni reports are due soon but im not sure he will have an email, should i just call him and thank him instead, i dont want it to get tied up in the mail and have him not recieve it before he sends out his report</p>
<p>If I have thanked him a lot right after the interview, do I have to send him an email thank you note again? Is this redundant or not?</p>
<p>my Harvard interview was my last one and a couple of days before i read somewhere that after an job interview you sould send an e-mail or call to thank the person a couple of hours afterwards and follow that with a card in the mail....i hope this applies for college interviews, the only one i called was the Harvard one though, i wish i had known this ahead of time, oh well!</p>
<p>but, when you write that thank-you note, what should you say?...</p>
<p>When you write the thank you note, thank the interviewer for his (I'm using the male pronouns and adjectives) time and insights into Harvard (or whatever he talked with you about). Then restate one of your strengths or your particular interest in applying to Harvard. Short and to the point.</p>