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Anyone heard of a Mr R Dillon?

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I have an interview with him but cannot find anything on google (would like to know at least what subject he does!). Does anyone know his first name even?

MissSurfer

Reply 1

Agrippina

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I wouldn't bother looking up your interviewers. It's not a good idea to try and pretend you're interested in their research areas at interview cos it'll just look like you're sucking up.

Reply 2

CavemanCaveman

Hear hear. Besides; even if you show interest, they will probably have so much knowledge on it than any research you do will just embarass you...

Reply 3

MissSurfer

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Oh no - I wasn't intending to start looking up research interests etc - I know very well it would be ridiculous to bring those topics up because I'll probably know a tiny, tiny fraction of what they'll know! However, my interview is for Natural Sciences so it would be nice to know if they were Physics/Chem/Bio (or even Maths perhaps?)!

Reply 4

Agrippina

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MissSurfer

Oh no - I wasn't intending to start looking up research interests etc - I know very well it would be ridiculous to bring those topics up because I'll probably know a tiny, tiny fraction of what they'll know! However, my interview is for Natural Sciences so it would be nice to know if they were Physics/Chem/Bio (or even Maths perhaps?)!

Ah, ok. It will probably tell you a bit about him on the website of the college he's at.

Reply 5

JohnStuartMill

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If you can' find his details then it is entirely possible that he is a Ph.D. student.

Reply 6

Reading Room

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Are PhD students often used for interviews? And is this a good thing, or a sign that they don't think you deserve a 'proper' interviewer, so to speak?! :wink:

Reply 7

FadedJade

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Graduates often interview people with directors of studies, not on their own. But it is pretty common.

Reply 8

pedy1986

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Graduates tutors = cool! You can just have sooo much more banter with them.

Reply 9

Alewhey

Bob Dillon? (lol... never gets old)

He is my Advanced Physics supervisor. He's cool. His status at the uni is kind of complicated, I guess he is closer to a grad student than anything else.

Reply 10

superdillon

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Yes MissSurfer, how can I help you?

Reply 11

Jigglypuff

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Hahahahahaha.

Reply 12

Jerby

Fantastic.

Reply 13

MissSurfer

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Alewhey

Bob Dillon? (lol... never gets old)

He is my Advanced Physics supervisor. He's cool. His status at the uni is kind of complicated, I guess he is closer to a grad student than anything else.

Ah right, cool :smile:

Thanks for the info!

Reply 14

*Joanna*

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Alewhey

Bob Dillon? (lol... never gets old)

He is my Advanced Physics supervisor. He's cool. His status at the uni is kind of complicated, I guess he is closer to a grad student than anything else.

Beat me to it! He supervises my friends, they like him. Why's his status complicated?

Anyone heard of a Mr R Dillon?

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