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- 1. How to excel at Scholarship/ Exchange Program Interview By @aryomoedanton CEO and Founder of Anakmuda.net Ver 1.0 Copyrighted @aryomoedanton 2015
- 2. This guide are not your magic bullet, interview process is a somewhat highly individual approach, there is no single right way, what I share, is my personal experiences Ver 1.0 Copyrighted @aryomoedanton 2015
- 3. It seems unfair that the only chances of you getting into your Scholarship or exchange program you badly wanted, is depended on 15 minutes conversation with total strangers that you never meet before..
- 4. But that is exactly how interview works, congratulations , your CV looks interesting, now lets talk and Prove it!
- 5. But how exactly can you excel at Scholarship/Exchange Program Interviews?
- 6. The idea is simple, Relevance and Noticeable, however before that let me share to you a couple of facts
- 7. Here I said, you cant lie, instead of you shouldnt lie, simply because its the fact. Sure maybe you can fake one or two things, but if it is not you, eventually they will realize your true, fake self. You CANT Lie#1
- 8. There are 2 reasons why people are lying or faking it up during scholarship interview : They dont know what to answer because its not their skills and knowledge or They cant think fast enough to answer the question in a satisfactory manner
- 9. If it is the first one, then maybe you need to think it over again, is this really program that suits to your skills? If the program is about culture and there is no dance or other arts that you mastered, then maybe its not the appropriate program for you Be patient, dont force yourself to enroll to every single program that is available
- 10. If it is the second one, then there is less excuse You heard about the program, you know what this is all about, PREPARE
- 11. 1. Regardless of the program, most often the interview will cover 3 aspect : Your background, why you are relevant to the program, why you are a suitable candidates Your plan during program, how eager are you? How well planned are you to not wasting every single opportunity youll get during the program. Your Plan after the program, how effective it would be to you, and (more importantly) to your surroundings, can you bring bigger benefit and impact? Rule of Thumbs of Scholarship Interview
- 12. 2. Your Interviewer are NOT perfect! They could be inferior to you in capacity and capability (this is true) They could be not mastering your skills (happens most when the one that interviewing you is the human resources) They might be new to their Job (studies proved that 37% of newly hired HR staff are sent to the interview room Rule of Thumbs of Scholarship Interview
- 13. 3. Unless you are the first five that they interview, they could be TIRED and BORED On average recruitment process for scholarship, there could be 15 applicants interviewed for each 1 opportunity The average of interviewer on routine recruitment process could interact with almost 20 people a day (It could go as high as 40 during busy days) Assuming each last less than 15 minutes, then it is around 5 10 hours a day Can you talk to 40 people non-stop without getting exhausted? Rule of Thumbs of Scholarship Interview
- 14. So how is these 3 facts show you? There are lots, lots of others being evaluated and judged, you are not the only one There are chances that due to exhaustion and being overwhelm, they cant really objectively and correctly assessing your capability
- 15. There are two ways how Interviewer usually able to differentiate candidates By being different By being Relevant Image credited to sijuki.com
- 16. means externally to be different, noticeable fashion, looks, without turning into freaks, still adhere to professional etiquette #1 BE DIFFERENT
- 17. Based on my experiences, here are top 5 of noticeable things distinct certain individual from the rest : Bright Shirt (surprisingly in a study in UK, 70% interviewee are wearing black and dark blue) Color of ties Accessories in appropriate sizes and colors (NO to big shiny necklace, simplicity is the rule) Blazers But most importantly : #1 BE DIFFERENT
- 18. The first minute interaction and conversation (The Golden Minute), interviewer mostly impressed with candidate that : More active, not passive (you can talk to you know) Firm and Bold (yes, start from shakehands) Yet relaxed (interestingly, sweat are easily noticeable) #1 BE DIFFERENT
- 19. remember this : We are not looking for BEST candidate, we are looking for SUITABLE Candidate #2 BE RELEVANT
- 20. Suitable means : You a good (good, not necessarily the best) representative for the program/scholarship You are the candidate that will benefited mostly from the program #2 BE RELEVANT
- 21. Most of interviewee will have : Long, tedious Speech retelling all their achievements since winning the first prize at Bayi Sehat up to recent winner in tug of war at previous programs family retreat Normative, unfocus answer for questions such as why are you interested in the program : I want to contribute to company/organization/nation or becoming a great future leader #2 BE RELEVANT
- 22. Cut Short your Speech, ONLY put the relevant ones with the program you are applying If you still want to show your full capability, put it in separate files and give it to the interviewer Or make an executive summary with relevant content only, then your full CV follows #2 BE RELEVANT
- 23. Be SPECIFIC with your answer : If the program is about culture, then boast your cultural gift and capability If they ask you something, dont be general : SMART(ER) methods! #2 BE RELEVANT EVALUATED REGULARLY
- 24. Almost all interviewer use this questions to evaluate whether : You are investing your time preparing for the program You do serious, and have a plan or a mission that you would like to do after the program/scholarship #2 BE RELEVANT EVALUATED REGULARLY
- 25. Instead of saying : By joining this program I am sure it could benefit me and my community to be a better environmental defender, we will spread the knowledge and experiences to all of our surroundings #2 BE RELEVANT You can say : Joining this program will benefit us with the forest preservation knowledge, we will conduct a seminar approximately 1 months after the program where we will share this info to around 40-50 farmers within our community how burning down forest is bad
- 26. Make Sure that the program suits your needs and Skills Be Different Be Relevant Ver 1.0 Copyrighted @aryomoedanton 2015
- 27. PROFILE Aryo Moedanton A passionate youth development activist, Aryo believes in the power of will and consistent relentless efforts.. Judge for various competition, national and international such as : National University of Singapore Social Venture Challenge Asia 2015 National Online selection of Pertukaran Pemuda Antar Negara Indonesia China, Indonesia Japan Penghargaan Pemuda Indonesia 2015 (Indonesian Youth Award 2015) When the student is ready, the teacher will appear
- 28. Summary Up to date, Aryo has been working with more than 40 education institutions and 12 companies & government institutions in the last 4 years as Professional Development Speakers To name a few, He is a speaker in Youth for Colombia, entrepreneurship session, Bogota Colombia October 2015 ASEAN Republic of Korea for Woman and Youth Entrepreneur , Cambodia 2014 Class Management, Putra Sampoerna Foundation 2014 Youth Development Founder and CEO of Anakmuda.net 2015 Member of the team for Strategic Long Term Planning Ministry of Youth and Sports Republic of Indonesia 2015 2035 Entrepreneurial An entrepreneur since 2006 Owning 2 start up enterprises while building the third right now PROFILE Aryo Moedanton
- 29. Lets Discuss more, should you have additional info that can be added, or want to know deeper about the topic(s), please contact me : @aryomoedanton aryo@aryomoedanton.com Ver 1.0 Copyrighted @aryomoedanton 2015