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Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
PhD interview

Hi everyone, just looking for some advice please! I have an interview via Skype next Thursday for a potential PhD in the social sciences.
Does anyone have any advice? I have no idea what to expect!
gpt
They already know your credentials, background, and goals. 

What they're looking for here is ease of command. Be easy to talk to, friendly, respectful. Be able to talk easily (but passionately!) about your topic. Practice the 'elevator pitch' of your work.

They're interviewing people that they're going to be hanging out with for the next 5+ years. Show them you're that person. 

I knew a guy who made it to the interview round at the top Anthro departments in the country. This was a dude who, while *incredibly* accomplished, was also condescending and patronizing. He bombed ALL of his interviews. Don't be that guy.