@gamerEMdoc I have a question regarding how to "gauge a virtual interview". How are we supposed know if we interviewed well?
My experience varies depending on the program. Virtual is difficult because many of the body language, inflections in voice, eye contact etc.. is reduced. My experience has ranged from programs discussing my work/leadership experience to the "tell me about a difficult situation you encountered and how did you manage it?" type questions. The interviews where it felt like the programs were reading questions from a list, seemed so sterile. In contrast to the programs that asked about my application, or interests/hobbies which felt more personal. It might be difficult, to answer, but how are we supposed to know if an interview went well?
To be completely honest with you, I literally have no idea, how a program is able to decipher from a zoom interview, how to differentiate applicant A from B. Unless, of course an interviewee is just completely a robot personality, or wasn't prepared for the interview, or showed lukewarm interest. It's starting to seem like these interviews, now 6 weeks into it, maybe the burnout is there from a program standpoint, perhaps realizing that the Zoom thing isn't as useful as was initially anticipated..