PhD Interview Research Presentation: The Most Important Part of Your Interview!

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Most people underestimate how important a PhD Interview Research Presentation is for a PhD interview! It actually is the first impression you make to the interview panel and most clear decisions of acceptance or rejection are made in this round. So it's crucial to get this right!

In this video I edit a client's PhD interview presentation. I highlight what a strong PhD interview must include and the most common mistakes students make in Phd Interview research presentations.

00:00:00 – Introduction
00:00:26 – Title is too long and unfocused
00:01:02 – Missing scientific depth, statistics, and references
00:01:36 – No clear research introduction or hypothesis statement
00:02:21 – Not explaining the significance of the research
00:03:05 – Plain text slides with no visuals or diagrams
00:03:45 – Key terms not defined or introduced clearly
00:04:20 – Missing research objectives and project purpose
00:05:33 – Listing methods without rationale or context
00:06:00 – No link between hypothesis, methods, and results
00:07:10 – Results not explained or contextualized
00:08:06 – Overstating conclusions without evidence
00:10:08 – How to connect methods to results effectively
00:10:38 – Missed opportunity to showcase skills and motivation
00:12:33 – Lack of data structure and clear results
00:13:05 – No statistics or clarity in result interpretation
00:14:06 – No connection to future research or PhD direction
00:15:18 – Final summary and takeaway tips


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