Interview Process at IPOS?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

When did u go for ur interview? I went in mid June, until now also never received any calls. No rejection notification too. Anyway I already gave up hope on it already.

same same. hr will be overwhelmed if they check and answer all rejections. no clear reply after long time = silent rejection

Originally Posted by Unregistered

When did u go for ur interview? I went in mid June, until now also never received any calls. No rejection notification too. Anyway I already gave up hope on it already.

i went 1st wk of july, guess i should give up and move on too..

Originally Posted by Unregistered

same same. hr will be overwhelmed if they check and answer all rejections. no clear reply after long time = silent rejection

Oh so u have been waiting for calls since mid June? Me too. But I gave up since last Friday.

We are in the same boat.
Btw, I heard that there were >300 applicants for Examiner position this year. The number is increasing fast every year.
Why? How is the career prospect as examiner? Pls share your views (why u apply etc..)

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Oh so u have been waiting for calls since mid June? Me too. But I gave up since last Friday.

sigh..think all offers are made already..try again next year..

Originally Posted by Unregistered

We are in the same boat.
Btw, I heard that there were >300 applicants for Examiner position this year. The number is increasing fast every year.
Why? How is the career prospect as examiner? Pls share your views (why u apply etc..)

Wow so many..how many were there last year? I applied cos I think its interesting and I don't want to do research in lab, and u can go on to be an attorney, where u can do both drafting and posecution, this is where i want to head.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

sigh..think all offers are made already..try again next year..

admire your tenacity.
though to have higher chance if u were to try again next year, u have to know why u were not selected this time and work on improving it.
i heard tis is the last time they r doing mass recruitment to build up the base of examiners. Going forward, there will no longer be so many openings.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

admire your tenacity.
though to have higher chance if u were to try again next year, u have to know why u were not selected this time and work on improving it.
i heard tis is the last time they r doing mass recruitment to build up the base of examiners. Going forward, there will no longer be so many openings.

But if I thought that the interview had gone on well, how would I know where went wrong so that I can improve upon it?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

But if I thought that the interview had gone on well, how would I know where went wrong so that I can improve upon it?

could try send HR or if u have interviewer's email an email to ask how u can improve? but chances of them replying isnt high since they dont even send rejection email.

maybe meantime try get some work experience and then apply again next year, and i guess think abt how to ans the interview questions since u already know what they will ask... my first interview for a patent attorney position i failed too, I thought I did well then, but maybe i didnt answer the questions as well as i would like to.. but i already know what kind of questions they will ask and what they are looking for, so 2nd time round, got the job

other than this, not sure what else u can do..

Originally Posted by Unregistered

could try send HR or if u have interviewer's email an email to ask how u can improve? but chances of them replying isnt high since they dont even send rejection email.

maybe meantime try get some work experience and then apply again next year, and i guess think abt how to ans the interview questions since u already know what they will ask... my first interview for a patent attorney position i failed too, I thought I did well then, but maybe i didnt answer the questions as well as i would like to.. but i already know what kind of questions they will ask and what they are looking for, so 2nd time round, got the job

other than this, not sure what else u can do..

Thanks for ur reply.

Is it ok to ask the HR where I did wrong? I did ask once before and she told me that it's the job fit. The interviewers think that I do not fit the job.

After u know the kind of interview questions that may be asked, how do u prepare for them? Think for a good answer on ur own or ask ur friends for help?