"Informal" Interview

Hey all,

i have an interview for bath. They said they will give me an "informal" interview. What do they mean by this? Is it going to be like a group interview? I had a group interview for a job once and i hated.

Im just thinking its probably just a more relaxed interview where the interviewers dont grill me with hard questions.

Thanks alot

Reply 1

Hopping Mad Kangaroo

Nefarious

You were right about the more relaxed aspect. If you've been given an interview if you turn up you'll have to really mess up not to get an offer. The interview has two main functions, to allow you to discuss the course and university with a lecturer and to make sure that you actually turn up to the "interview" day. Bath really don't like people going to Bath without visiting it.

Intresting, they gave me a straight offer without me visiting at all.

Reply 2

sunspoon

I had one of those 'informal interviews' at Manchester for ChemEng and the academics were quite relaxed about it all. My interview ended up being a friendly chat about my AS Physics coursework.

Reply 3

Hopping Mad Kangaroo

Nefarious

That's very unusual.

I suspect someone was stereotyping, or they didnt expect me to go there.

Reply 4

SavageStorm

Hopping Mad Kangaroo

Intresting, they gave me a straight offer without me visiting at all.

Thats because you have insane A-Levels. I had the interview, spent 5 minutes talking about rugby injuries and was then made an offer. Applying for chem eng, so yea by informal, they mean informal. You'd really have to mess up to get rejected.

Reply 5

Hopping Mad Kangaroo

SavageStorm

When you take out ICT and General Studies my A-level set doesnt look as good, and both are total doss subjects.

Reply 6

fly4fun

i got an offer from them and still havent visited...

...i probably should...!

Reply 7

recneps

Even if you get given a place without interview it is still worth visiting before you accept them as your firm offer (as with any university). It makes it much easier come freshers week when you arrive if you at least know what the uni looks like / rough idea where stuff is rather than turning up to live in a place you've never visited before.

Reply 8

warblade

Can't agree more with what recneps said.

Reply 9

leeming

I got an interview on the 20th for CS, and after a quick check online, there is no way i can get there in time...
Tomorrow, im going to find out some more info on the trains and see if i can be a little bit late. Just hope they will be ok with that (if not, then i guess im saying bye to bath as a wasted choice)