When assigned with the task to interview someone, I knew that I wanted to make the most out of it and do an interview that would be practical and I could benefit from outside of the assignment. Immediately I though of one of my dads best friend, Karl, who’s profession is investment banker, the exact profession I hope to have one day. When I reached out to Karl he was more than happy to sit down with me, however he offered to set me up with “the man who runs things around here”, his boss Bill who was both the senior advisor and founder of the firm. I jumped right on the opportunity and arranged a meeting with over spring break. He responded by offering to take Karl, my dad, and myself to his country club and I could conduct the interview over a round of golf.
The four of us took to Knickerbocker country club in Teaneck, New Jersey. I prepped for the interview with a bunch of generic questions with the hope they would lead in to detailed discussions about the field. I started by asking him a bunch of basic questions like what interested him in stocks and did he always want to work in the field of finance. He seemed very comfortable in the environment, answering most of my questions with unique stories that lead to conversations about the topic. I remember one in particular when I asked him where he went to college, he told me Yale and proceeded to tell me that “Yale wasn’t like it is now” as he attended Yale in the late 70’s. The most notable observation I made was that he was very comfortable in the environment we were in; he spoke easy, using a lot of hand gestures in his responses. From my perspective, I also felt very comfortable in the environment we were in which I viewed as strength. As a summer job I caddy a...
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...onal communicator is making the most of my preparation. By being as ready as I can with both intriguing questions and an extensive knowledge about the topic, I will be able to maximize the potential of my interview and get the greatest amount of information. During the interview, I can let the questions and conversation develop more. If I ask some general questions and have some powerful follow-up questions, I will be able to get in to deeper conversations about than I would have just by asking a general question and dragging on some points about it. All in all, this was a great experience for me as I got to learn a lot from my interview. I was able to un cover both my skills and weaknesses as an interviewer and build upon them for my next interview. Additionally, I gained some great connections that could further help me on my path to success sometime down the road.
the decency to tell people, who took time out of their busy schedules, what his interview as pertaining
Unlike my first interview, we were able to schedule a ‘face-to-face’ meeting to provide answers to my questions. After we met, he led me to
interviewee development. I chose to interview one of my fraternity brothers, who work in higher
Interviews are very popular among most individuals especially researchers and scholars as they attempt to obtain information and data from an interviewee. However, there are many factors that influence the interview and which determines its success or failure. Often, the interviewer takes charge of the situation, and they have the sole responsibility of asking the questions while the interviewee provides an explanation or an answer to the question asked. As a result, an interview can be defined as a consultation or a discussion in person through which information and data are exchanged regarding a particular phenomenon event with the intention of establishing the interviewee’s position. It is easy to tell the mood and success of the interview
As I sat down with Jordan Fisher, on April 30th, we looked out the window to a gloomy, rainy day. It was wet and nasty day, but Jordan agreed to sit down with me to discuss his position as an HR officer. Jordan started with the Federal Government, 30 years ago at the age of 20. Now 50 Jordan is looking forward to retiring with his wife, stating “I enjoy it here, I really do—but I can’t wait to retire.” While Jordan plans to work for one more year before retiring, the knowledge and experience that he has gained from the position will never leave him. Jordan has been a very successful H.R. official because he has integrity, used effective communication and proper documentation.
The employment interview has been the key element used for determining a candidates’ worthiness in filling an open position. Organizations rely on employment interviews as a way to predict the future job performance and work-related personality traits of interviewees. Over the years validity of the employment interview has been under scrutiny, so it is no wonder that is has been the topic of many research papers. The definition of the employment interview is “a personally interactive process of one or more people asking questions orally to another person and evaluating the answers for the purpose of determining the qualifications of that person in order to make employment decisions” (Levashina, Hartwell, Morgeson, and Campion 2013, p. 243).
For that, I interviewed my boss, Karen. I see her almost every work day but there were still many things I wanted to ask her about. I knew that she had been married to a man before she met her wife, and that she still had his last name even after separating and remarrying. I also knew that her father was a Methodist minister and performed her marriage ceremony back when he could’ve gotten in a lot of hot water for doing so. I knew that she was adopted, too. But the rest of her life, the in-between moments, were still a mystery to me. So, I really enjoyed that interview. As you can tell from the transcription, we laughed a lot and got along well. I think she felt comfortable and she told me later that she had enjoyed talking with me. I also came more prepared and with more questions. It was hard to do my initial research on my student interviewee because there wasn’t a lot of prior information that I could find about her. With Karen, I not only had my own prior information, but she is also easily found on the internet. A lot of that has to do with her age and the businesses she has been involved
I have interviewed my Father through email over a week period, he was very helpful to me and
Finding the right person to do my interview was difficult. I wanted to interview someone who are passionate in their field. The person that I found was Lawrence Cariaga. He is a dear friend of mind and motivated me to never give up on my dreams and keep shooting for what you believe in. He is a passionate in his work duty and tries his best to help those are in need.
I have taken an interview of the Human Resources Manager Mr. John Smith of a respected University. I asked him to come for a coffee at Starbucks coffee shop. He did not refuse me and came at time. First, I shared my course content and whatever I knew about course and career. I started with explaining many things regarding human resource management, as he is the most competent Human Resources Manager in my eyes. I started by describing about what our College is teaching about Human Resource Management.
Interviews can be conducted in several different ways. There are positive and negative things an interviewer can do during the interview verbally, as well as non-verbally. In the video “An Overview of Investigative Interviewing” an older lady is interviewed as a victim, pertaining to a crime where she was thrown to the ground and robbed of her purse. This paper will reflect on the verbal and non-verbal usage the interviewer used, the specific interview technique style used, and an evaluation based on the seven steps he took during the interview process.
When we were first given this assignment I had not put much consideration into it. I thought we were to ask a couple of questions, it would all work itself out and I would be done. But this was not the case. The thought and reflection put into interview questions really surprised me. There was far more factors other than the questions you were asking, because you were also dealing with people, people who are giving you there free time, their attention and opening themselves up to you a stranger, so there were far more responsibilities then what were initially at hand.
A manager plays a pivotal role in steering the success and failure of the organization. As a budding manager, I wanted to get an insight about the daily activities of a manager and learn about their ‘typical day’. Therefore, an interview was scheduled, where the manager shared her views and gave invaluable advice on becoming an effective manager. This helped me in integrating the management concepts taught in the class and its implications in the real world.
I realized that I was looking directly at Michael Vincent, my interviewer almost the whole time. Nathan Copey also pointed out the fact that I did not just read my answers, but went in more detail to explain them. Nathan said,
There are many ways a detective can plan for an interview or an interrogation but I have found some simple ways to get ready as well as get the information you will need to help you solve the case. Now an interview is considered to be an art and considered to be a conversation between a law enforcement officer and a person who has or is thought to have knowledge of a crime (class.ctuonline.edu. n.d.) Unfortunately, an interrogation is a little different than an interview. It’s a conversation between a law enforcement officer and a person who is suspected of committing a crime or of assisting others in committing a crime (class.ctuonline.edu. n.d.). Therefore, a detective must first understand what type of case he/she is dealing with and who