So on March 2nd I had my CBYX interview. I wasn’t
really nervous about it until I woke up the morning of my scheduled interview.
Since I live just a train ride away from NYC, the closest interview location
was in New York at the AFS National Headquarters, which, I’m not going to lie
to you, was a little intimidating. All of the other applicants I had talked
with on our Facebook group had said that their interviews were at a local
church or public school, so the thought of being evaluated at AFS HQ was a
little daunting.
I had
signed up to be interviewed during the morning session and once I got to the
floor where the AFS offices were I met a few other people from my area of CT.
All of the other applicants there were super friendly and easy to talk to. If
any of the people reading this have an interview coming up, I would suggest
being social with the other applicants there, you might meet some very cool
people!
So the
individual interview happened soon after I arrived, and it wasn't nearly as
scary as I thought it would be. I did have to sit at the end of a long table
with seven evaluators, but they all seemed like fun, laid back, easy to talk to
type people. Remember, they asked you these questions because they want to see
your best qualities, not because they want to see your flaws. The questions are
just opportunities for you to show them how lovely I’m sure you are!
After
the individual interview we all had a little downtime, then we were split into
groups of 4 to do a group evaluation activity. I’m not going to give anything
away about it (Although I’m sure there’s information on it somewhere out in
cyber space) but the activity was really fun and the questions they asked us
afterward really gave each of us an opportunity to shine.
After I
got home, the long and at times excruciating wait to see if my work at the
interview paid off began...
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