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I interviewed an eighth grade student named Jorden Johnson, who currently attends Paul Robeson/Malcolm X Academy, located in Detroit. My reason behind choosing Jorden for this interview is simply because of the requirement to interview a student, which I am very glad he ended up being my interviewee. When I spoke to Jorden in regards to the interview, he did not sound very interested in the interview. However, I convinced him that this is simply just an interview to see what eight graders think…

Introduction The semi structured interview was conducted with the clear goal of obtaining information on my proposed PhD research landscape. Unlike the open ended interview, the approach in semi structured interview was less narrative. Questions for this interview was direct with less elaborate narration. I approached the interviewee over email and discussed about the proposed interview. I explained to him the purpose of the interview and gave him an outline of the topics on which the interview…

-An interview is a meeting between two people that has a definite purpose and is accepted by both individuals (Kadushin & Kadushin, 2013). An interview can involve both verbal and nonverbal communication between individuals where they share ideas or feelings (Kadushin & Kadushin, 2013). An interview has a goal or purpose for conducting verbal and nonverbal communication. The interview should have structure when discussing specific content or a clear direction for where the interview will lead…

Corporation [BBC], 2014). Enhanced interrogations have been used for a long time. They have been around for thousands of years, but the United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) began using enhanced interrogation techniques around the year 1950 (McCoy, 2006). The techniques used in these interrogations became especially prominent in the years of the Cold War and the Vietnam War which would be between the years of 1954 to 1975 (McCoy, 2006). In the early 50s, the CIA began brainstorming…

There are three frameworks that Hallowell talks about in the selection step, all that help a leader select the right people. The first is a structured interview, “The Hallowell Self-Report Job-Fit Scale.” This scale is taken a couple of days before the interview to allow for deeper conversation and clarification during the interview. The second, framework, is “Find the flow” to matching a person and task together to create flow. Csikszentmihalyi, who has studied the concept of flow extensively,…

The difficult task about this assignment was to find a social worker that would allow me an opportunity to walk in their shoes. Conducting this interview in my opinion was a two head sword, for me it gave insight into a career path defines dignity and respect of the elderly and for the social worker it gave an opportunity for her to share in her shoes. I was relaxed in this interview because I wanted to learn without interrupting with my own experience of shadowing other social workers. I know…

An Interview of Your Choice For this interview I used my husband, Benjamin Tamate Toimoana, as my client. Before starting the interview, I compiled a list of questions that I could ask for general purposes to get more information about my client. I also made sure to review the ethics code of The American Counseling Association for 2014, and I was able to make sure that everything I did with this interview was ethical. The questions that I used in my interview I found in my own opinion to…

3.5 Semi-Structured Interviews An interview is basically a verbal conversation between two people with the aim of collecting relevant data for the purpose of research. According to McNamara (1999), interviews are particularly useful for acquiring the story behind a participant’s experiences while the interviewer can pursue in depth information around the topic. Besides, there are underlying assumptions that that the non-verbal acts are more real and basic while the verbal acts are epiphenomenal…

1) Discuss your level of preparations for this mock interview—what you did, or perhaps what you could have done, to prepare better? STEPS TAKEN TO PREPARE FOR THE INTERVIEW: Reviewing the questions and Dressing for success: I briefly reviewed all my interview questions. I created a list about all my accomplishments on my previous job, my strengths, and my weaknesses. Before doing the final mock interview I practice answering questions. I made sure that I dress appropriately for my mock interview…

interviews do not have to be intimidating. Being a strong candidate is shown in the way you present yourself. Preparation builds confidence and takes back that feeling of control. While you cannot predict everything that may happen, by using these techniques you can greatly increase your…