There are many different influences that can effect the direction in which an interview is going. While interviewing Tai Mendellhall for an oral history project, an obvious influence was the location of the interview. It was decided that the interview would be held in his office. Analyzing the interview, a connection could be made as to why all of the questions we asked always had a work related answer. Being that Tai was in his office he was very calm, but he could have been comfortable to the point that he allowed his work stress to merge into what he was saying. By allowing the negative energy to grow, Tai manifested on the trials and tribulations he felt as oppose to the good things that went on. Tai made several negative generalizations …show more content…
The fact that we were college students greatly impacted the topics we found interest in. Once the topic of college came up, my partner and I were able think of questions that was concrete in answer but flexible to add into the story. Being college students—interested in potentially going to graduate school—greatly influenced the topic of the interview. If we, the interviewers, would have been adults who had careers in parks and recreations the topic would have been swayed more to environmental issues. When he first started talking about his college career he was very detailed but focused strictly on statistics. When Tai started brining up a few of his personal stories about graduate school, we were able to think of more questions due to curiosity. Being that Tai is a professor, our interest in the subject of school made us, students, more relatable to him. He stated in the beginning of his interview that he wasn’t ready for college and had many unanswered questions. Unconsciously, he could 've been trying to prepare us—the interviewers—by thoroughly answering questions he would’ve wanted answered about graduate
Interviewing requires a lot of careful planning and decision making to improve the likelihood of desirable results. There are many factors that significantly influence the direction of an interview. People conducting interviews must be cognoscente of their actions as to not contaminate the interview. “An Overview of Investigative Interviewing” (1998) is a film that depicts British Police officers conducting an interview with a victim of crime. Immediately at the start of the film, the audience can see several decisions to improve the interview. The interview appears to be taking place in a quiet and secluded office. The interviewee and the officer are seated close and parallel to each other. This setting is beneficial as it removes
In my interview Shayna Bennett, I asked her questions that were pertinent to the issue at hand. All of my questions were directed towards how she and her faculty handled this situation as well as the different methods that were used to pinpoint the issue. The reason I chose to do an interview is because I wanted to get a first-hand experience as to how one should handle children with behavioral issues because of a domestic abuse problem. The answers that were given seemed pretty
The two types of questions that I asked were open and closed questions. Open questions are broad in the nature and basically unstructured. Some examples of open questions that I asked are, “How do you respond to conflict?” and “What is your favorite part about Student Affairs?” Closed questions are structured and restricted and they often include several possible answers from which to choose. A couple of closed questions I asked Lacey were “How long have you been Director of Student Involvement?” and “What is the average salary in your career field?” I wanted to ask open and closed questions because I am able to receive a more detail and efficient response from the interviewee. Asking Lacey open and closed questions was beneficial because Lacey provided detailed answers with examples from her personal experiences. One thing that I could had improved on is ask more closed questions instead of open questions. Even though Lacey provided detailed answers, she gave oververbalized answers for a couple of my questions. Oververbalized answers is when you receive an answer that contains too much or more information than you asked for. By creating my interviewing questions and having an agenda, allowed me to take advantage of all opportunities that present themselves during an interview. I received so much information that helped shaped my view about Student Involvement
interviewee development. I chose to interview one of my fraternity brothers, who work in higher
I must admit I began the interview with a few preconceived notions about my interviewee but as with any interview, if you pay particular attention to the person’s verbal and non-verbal cues it can give you tremendous insight as to who someone is at heart. Additionally, the medium in which an interview is conducted can greatly influence how the answers are interpreted. The interviewer needs to understand how to interpret what is being said and how it’s being said regardless of the medium. Interviews can also tell you a lot by what the person doesn 't say by interpreting the silence or noticing if the person strays off topic. Furthermore, interviews can give insight into the interviewer as well
...t that he didn’t encourage Josh enough and started to blame himself. If Josh could see that everything will get better in the future, maybe not immediately but there will be people who loved him no matter what, then he would still be here with us. He was such a loving, caring and genuine guy. Tom hopes Josh is in a better place now. He carefully reminded me, “If you see a gay person or anyone being treated with disrespect or unfairly, you should stand up for what I believe in and protect that person unconditionally, maybe you can save a life.” Lastly, I ended my interview with questions regarding myself. I asked him how he thought I should behave or act in order to befriend and respect another homosexual person. He replied with a bit of sarcasm: “All you have to do is be yourself. Don’t pretend to like us “gay people” because we can sense whether you fake it or not.”
For this assignment I interviewed three constituencies all from Bridgewater State University (BSU). For my constituencies I decided to open a dialogue with a support staff, administrator, and student in an attempt to get a holistic view of the institution both structurally and opinion wise. Before arranging times to meet with each individual I made sure I had clear, concise questions prepared. Each of the Interviewees was asked the same five questions: (1) Can you tell me a bit more about your role/work/studies at Bridgewater State University? (2) What background/ training/skills did you need to be qualified for your current role? (3) What do you enjoy most about your position/studies? (4) Are there things that make BSU special or unique? (5) what would you like to see change for the better in relation to your role on campus? All of
Throughout this investigation I will analyse two transcripts, these are: a job interview and a court room interview. The job interview was part of the, well know, television show ‘The Apprentice’ in a large office. During the show Ruth Badger is being interviewed by Claude (a business partner of Lord A. Sugar). Whereas, during the court room interview the setting seems to be in a localised court room, around a month after the incident. Mr Neill has seemingly caused a problem and been taken to court to find out the final verdict. Both events capture examinations occurring between two people one usually with more power than another. Within the job interview transcript, it clearly shows how interviews contain an authoritative figure; also, generally, many interviews in everyday life occur to be able to find out whether the company thinks the candidate is the correct person for the job. Unlike the interview case, where Claude is finding out if Ruth is suitable for the job, the court room case shows a formal and civilised attitude, wantin...
As an interviewer I presented myself as warm and professional. From the very opening statement, my goal was to build
In speaking with two different campus principal’s about the interview process I found that the strategies and questioning used reflected not only the position which was being applied for but the nature in which the campus culture was
The ethnographic interview was quite different from anything I have ever done due to the fact that I have never done it before. Going into the interview I became a little hesitant and nervous and a little judgmental about the interviewee. To point out, when going into an interview it is always nerve-wracking because the interviewer has to be aware of the differences that lie ahead and trying to overstep boundaries. My experiences as an interviewer were worrisome because I have never been in such a position. I have always been an interviewee instead of being an interviewer. Being an interviewer is difficult because I’m going into the process blind. The position of being an interviewer gives me a looking glass feel on how the interview process develops.
Choosing to interview Professor Mueller gave me no grief. I chose to interview my psychology professor because I am a psychology major, and I was curious to know what process he went through to become a psychology professor. Asking Professor Mueller in person if I could interview him was no big deal, and emailing him to set up a time was painless. After being in class with Professor Mueller for two weeks I felt no intimidation because even during class he openly answers all questions. Prior to the interview, I anticipated how to introduce myself to my professor and inquire questions about the major. Not wanting to be underprepared for the interview, I composed a list of questions for the interview.
1) How do you see the study of Canadian history being of benefit to your life and to your career goals?
In the video by EBS Trust (1998), the interviewer did several things that were positive in nature, helping in the interview process. At the start of the interview, the interviewer started the interview in a positive way by talking with the lady and explaining to her that she can take a break at any point in the interview and can call anyone she feels she needs to (EBS Trust, 1998, 2:06). By doing this It helped to put the lady at ease and set the interview in a positive direction by removing any apprehension about the interview (Maze, 2017). The interviewer shows that he is listening and is interested in what the lady is saying by nodding his head, the use of confirming paraphrases, and by paraphrasing back to the lady what she is saying (EBS Trust, 1998, 12:30, 12:45). By doing this the interviewer makes the lady feel comfortable telling the interviewer what occurred because she feels he cares. At 13:28 in the video by EBS Trust (1998) the interviewer picked up on a non-verbal cue that the lady being interviewed was starting to feel overwhelmed. The interviewer stepped in to give the lady a break from telling what happened by paraphrasing what she had
Understanding the prospect to attend college was a great opportunity, nevertheless there were many factors to be considered; my age, attending college online and not in the traditional the classroom and finally understanding how a degree would benefit my career at this point in my life.