Interview Essay

was trying to set the interviews with the experts I chose. I could not find a phone number for Janet Ranganathan or Holly Loveland and I emailed them. I thought this was not going to work then but they both answered back in a couple of days. In the case of Janet, we have to do a phone call and although I had great feedback, I had the feeling that I did not have enough time to ask her all the questions. I did ask…

Commentary on the interviews and focus groups (challenges, what worked well, keeping on track etc) “Qualitative interviewing appears a very significant tool with which to understand central features of our conversational world” (Brinkmann, 2013, p.4). As a former reporter of printing media, I used to do the interview as frequently as daily. I conducted the interviews with different background of people such as artists, actors and actress, writers, professors and businessmen. I have been done…

In the second interview, I picked an Asian male whose parents were born in the United States. During the interview, I followed the same study guide and adding different questions that related to the topics I had on my guide. I started the interview by asking some general questions about his background. I followed my question guide and ask him those questions. He is a fourth year college student and is working at an insurance office. He is Taiwanese American. He has one younger sister and two…

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. The night before the interview I checked…

My Critique After looking back on my community interview, there were a couple of things I noticed. One thing was that I did a pretty good job using attending and SOLER skills. I kept eye contact for the majority of the interview, I kept my body open, and I refrained from creating barriers between myself and the interviewee. These are all things I have been working hard on, and am happy to see some improvements. Another thing was that I tried to use some reflective listening and summaries. At…

While some job interviewers pursue a impartially unusual style to interview questions, numerous job interviews include a discussion of communal interview questions and responses. These are opportunities to sell yourself to an ideal company to enhance your chance of a successful future. Here are common interview questions, along with an ideal way to answer them: 1. "Tell me something about yourself." Talk about why you accepted certain jobs and explain why you resigned. Also, include why you…

Informational Interview Summary “An Informational Interview (also known as an Informational conversation) is a meeting in which a potential job seeker seeks advice on their career, the industry, and the corporate culture of a potential future workplace” (Wikipedia) As part of my ALS class I was assigned to find a person that has experience in a job/career that I might be interested in having in the future. For my informational interview I choose to interview my cousin Vlad Spector, Vlad…

I decided to conduct my interview on a fellow coworker named Haley Smith. Haley and I worked together at a local restaurant called, Steak n’ shake in Orange Park, Florida. I decided she would make a great candidate for the tattoo interview, because she is always very open and friendly. I have known Haley for 4 months, and have developed a semi amicable friendship with her. Haley is a twenty-four year old college student, whom is working on attaining an associate’s degree by the end of this year.…

Interviews are conducted to gather information from and about a person, and usually revolve around a particular context. Vogue Australia’s Zara Wong, in her interview with actress Alycia Debnam-Carey, strives to expose her bubbly personality and talent to a new audience. She describes the actress as “star bright”, and that her “sharp intelligence” is setting “her apart” from other celebrities. She notes that it is what’s “propelling her success in Hollywood”, rather than her “young and…

The interviewee that I have for my interview regarding motivation is twenty-one-year-old Yamia Denny. Although her birth name is Yamia, she prefers to be called Mia. She is single, never married and does not have any children. Mia is of African American descent and resides in the Overbrook neighborhood of West Philadelphia. Currently, she works in the gift shop at The Franklin Institute on some weekdays but mostly during the weekends. During her days off from work she attends classes at The…