This week I went to the seminar on how to better interview for jobs or internships by GRF Seema. As I intend to go onto graduate/medical school, I would have appreciated a little more information on how to interview for medical schools, but the information Seema provided was still very helpful, especially as I do not have much formal interview experience. One of the main points that she stressed was to prepare for the interview. This could be by researching the company’s website, their social media sites, the specific employer, and/or looking up information about the position. This is useful to know, considering that in many of the interviews I have done (while rather informal) I have used a “wing it” strategy. Another point that Seema made that I thought was really great was to anticipate some of the questions that the interviewer may ask, and then to answer those questions in preparation. While this may seem simple, or even obvious, I believe it is commonly overlooked, and is a great way to prepare for an interview. Of course, you will not be able to anticipate every single question the interviewer will ask, but thinking of some of the more general questions they may ask could help you feel more prepared. This is something that I will certainly remember and utilize in the future, especially for open ended questions like “tell me about yourself” or “why do you want to come to X medical school”. I often have trouble putting some of these answers into words, especially on the spot in an interview setting, and I think that preparing this way would help increase my confidence, and hopefully improve my interviewing-ability.