Personal Narrative: My Interview With An Electrical Engineer

When I was first asked to do this interview assignment, I was very concerned as to who I would be interviewing. I did not want to interview any random Engineer because it would not be pertinent to my future career. The few people I would be able to interview that were family friends, were not Electrical Engineers. I knew of a Civil, Chemical, and Mechanical Engineer, none of which I found to fit my assignment. I wanted to specifically interview an Electrical Engineer because they would be able to give me better insight on my desired career. When I began the looking for an Electrical Engineer to interview, I began to think of ways to find one. I considered looking up a few local Electrical Engineering firms in the area on the internet and contacting them or searching through the yellow pages to find one. Before I began to do this, I decided to ask my older siblings if they knew of any I could possibly interview. Luckily, one of my older sisters knew of one I could contact and ask for the brief interview. I received his contact information on a Saturday night, so I decided to contact him Sunday after I finished work. When I requested the interview from the Electrical Engineer, he was more than willing to be interviewed. When he accepted the request I was in relief because he saved me a lot of time. …show more content…
Before the interview took place, I considered a few possible ways to make the necessary notes during the course of the interview. When I reviewed my options, I concluded that taking no notes was my best option. I decided the best way to keep track of his responses was to record the entire interview from start to finish. When I made the initial phone call to conduct the interview, he Hassan (the Electrical Engineer) asked if he could postpone the interview for about ten minutes. This was because he wanted to finish his task so he would not be occupied during the