Structured interview

“ I was thinking, if they want to know about your personality, this is a little bit of an impersonal way. Wouldn’t they want to meet me in person?”(Ditson) Kelly Ditson, a waitress and single mother, was on the hunt for a new, better-paying job. What should have been a quick process quickly became Ditson spending hours on a single application. She found herself staying up past 2am filling out applications, only being able to complete four before she was too tired to continue. Summary In…

Writer: Jessica Morris Category: Interview Title: Jon Foreman ‘My place in the world is to be honest’ Body: There is not much to say about singer/songwriter Jon Foreman that hasn’t already been said. His fans adore him, lyrists wish they could pen the poetry he writes, and whether it is friend or member of the press, general consensus is that Foreman is a genuinely good guy. So where do you start when interviewing a man who has fronted Grammy award winning band Switchfoot for 18 years? By asking…

Business Interview and Report I assignment I chose Port of Churchill as this company was of most interest for me personally. Luckily Mr. Ken Wong (our Business Outreach Instructor) invited Jeff McEachern (Executive Director of Churchill Gateway Development Corporation) for our Business Outreach class and I had an opportunity to get introduced, make a proper impression and ask for the interview. Below could be seen contact details of the company and the person I got in touch with for the…

Nancy Morton. Right now she is 54 and was born in Allendale, New Jersey in 1962. The reason I chose to interview her was she was willing to share her experiences with me and was more convenient at the time when I was looking for someone to interview. After Nancy graduated from her undergraduate school with a degree in mechanical engineering, she applied for several job interviews, and the interview with General Electric, or GE, went particularly well and got the job. She arrived in Cincinnati…

techniques to a successful interview. Although proper interviews require participation from each of the two parties, it is fair to say a majority of the responsibility lies in the hands of the interviewer. Individual interviewers have their own unique skill set, and those who are proficient are able to adapt to various types of interviewees. Larry King and Tom Arnold are well known public figures who displayed their uniqueness as they each performed information-gathering interviews with Dax…

Interview advice that can improve your job prospects Have you found your dream job? Have you been called in for an interview? Are you wondering what to do next? Then look no further that this guide. The entire interview experience is generally stressful from beginning to end, with it generally unravelling even the most experienced job seekers application. By its nature alone the job interview is gruelling and demanding, but by taking the right steps you can keep such elements under control and…

What you should know about Video Interviews Face-to-face interviews have long been the immediate form of communication between applicants and potential employers. However, these are not always possible, nor are they always practical. This is especially true of applicants who are not local or of businesses with a difficult time scheduling interviews. In many instances, employers turn towards phone interviews instead. This is a common practice for an initial meeting with an applicant or when it…

thought of the speech we wrote together for Model UN. According to Myron, I stayed on top of things and kept our paper in order, which shows my organizational skills. Myron thinks my family, friends, and grades are most important to me. After my interview with Myron, I have now learned the perspective of me from the eyes of a teenage…

The interview that was selected for this project was from a 60 minutes episode in which Pam Oliver interviewed Victor Cruz, CC Sabathia and the main interviewee the sports executive for Jay-Z ‘s Roc Nation Sports Shawn Costner, also known as Pecas, who is an avid sneaker collector. Pecas has over 1500 pairs of sneakers that consist of autographed, rare releases, customs, and multiple pairs of his favorite sneakers. In this interview Pam used multiple technics to make him feel comfortable and…

For the interview group project, I chose to interview a Dental hygienist, Dentist, Dental Assistant and office administrator that works for the Union. When I asked them if they could participant in my interview I informed them that I would like to voice record them and if that would be okay with them. The Dental Assistant was a little hesitant at first because she said she was nervous, I told her I didn’t have to record her if that was the problem. I made sure to ask them if they wanted to have…