I went to the hallways of Capilano University to find a worthy participant for my Liberal Studies 200 class assignment to interview a stranger about a Capilano University related topic. My focus group, team Adequate, and myself decided on student life at CAP as the main focus point. This being my first academic interview I was timid on the scene feeling like a wallflower stuck to the side of the gymnasium wall waiting to ask the handsome boy to dance. Finally catching a nerve I went up to a compassionate enough looking student to ask if she could partake in a 15 minute interview. Perhaps I found it difficult to get the nerve to talk to someone is because everyone is walking purpose to get to their next class, has headphones in or I just didn …show more content…
I expected this interview to be far more interesting for a couple reasons, firstly they can hear what I have to say, and secondly the interview subject was actually willing to partake in my interview. Although I had assumptions about how this interview go I still continually expect the unexpected, one can not judge how face-to-face conversation can go.
Before I dove straight into the interview I firstly explained a little bit about myself and why I needed to know about the student life at Capilano even though I was not part of the Student Union. I could see that she was feeling a little uncomfortable about the whole situation and most likely wanted to check the newest post on her mobile device so I tried to make her feel more comfortable by giving a sense of formality. I then asked her a few questions to break the ice, such as, name, degree, and so-on. Answering these questions with fantastic punctuality I figured this was going to be a breeze until I asked my first question, How are you finding University? It went downhill from there with a ordinary, good. To my realization that this question was quite tough to
What surprised me the most was the how easy it was to conduct the interview. It’s not as scary asking someone else questions rather than answering them. My confidence got the best of me, I had written my questions ahead of time, but I hadn’t really practiced saying them out loud as a consequence of this decision Miller didn’t understand what a couple my questions meant. Also, I found it was easy to maintain eye contact but, the most difficult thing I found was it was hard jolting down her answers as I went along because her questions were so abrupt. Next time I conduct an interview I will become very familiar with all my questions so I can establish a better
The first interview I scheduled was with the Assistant Village Manager, Ms. Jablonski. We had a phone conversation that made it seem like she did not have time for the conversation. She had my questions ahead of time and was able to prepare. She mentioned that she was busy and only had twenty-five minutes to talk and said she would not have any other time to speak to me. I felt rushed and pressured into picking the most important questions from my list. The fact that it was a phone conversation made it even more difficult because I barely had time to prepare to take notes and that put a damper on the excitement I had for the interview. It made me feel like she didn’t have time for me or, even more so,
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
Before the activity started I made some question that were related with the culture of the person and that would lead me to know many things about the culture of the person. Before, the interview started I felt so happy that my friend from Nigeria accepted to have an interview with me even though he looked like if he was doing homework. I could appreciate desire of willingness. So I started the interview asking open questions like how is the
This was my first time ever interviewing a professor. I had interviewed students before, but it was never as intimidating as interviewing a professor. I thought that the professor would in a way rush through the interview, but I was wrong. My professor listened and made sure that all my questions were answered, and after the interview, I felt that there is more than just students to go to when help is needed professors are always there too. I do not regret giving the interview, for it was a new experience and I found it very helpful. I was personally evaluated by a professor. It felt good to know that there are certain things I need to work on in order to be more successful. I wasn 't let down at all I took the evaluations as advice, and I love good advice. I now feel that I could go up to any professor and not worry about the feeling of being intimidated. This interview showed me how much the professors care for my overall well-being both inside and outside of college. I learned that professors know a lot and they also have a lot of advice to give. I was also told to make sure that I plan things out before hand instead of just adjusting to them as they came up. I was surprised when the professor told me to make sure that I know how a lot of things work in college, and that I shouldn’t wait until my senior year to learn new things, for that 's the mistake he made. With good explanation,
I sat with Regina and asked her several questions that I thought were significant in the process of this interview assignment. Regina demeanor was that of a juvenile delinquent being question about a crime. I new this was not a way to get close to her nor establish a bond of trust that would be necessary for her to open up to me. So I decided to play a game that required her trust, this proved to be a icebreaker as she started to open up slowly as I started the questions.
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.
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
The introduction to Yaswantie’s interview could have gone more smoothly. I jumped right into the interview after asking her how she was. I could have explained that I would be asking her a few questions about her college experience and I could have also explained to her that if she ever felt uncomfortable with a question, she didn’t have to answer it. She would have probably felt more comfortable during the interview. However, when I interviewed Basmatie, I made sure to mention what I was interested in learning about and that she didn’t have to answer any questions that made her feel comfortable.
Today i am going to talk about one of the most influential person in my life, about the person that inspires me to enter into this kinesiology major, his name is kenneth Canche’. He is the head coach for the San Ysidro high school baseball and the leader of the PE teachers in school. And there is no way to argue why is he on charge. As i said, coach Canche is a PE teacher with a masters degree in physical education, and a masters degree in chemistry. And he has been involved in the physical education programs for more than 18 years. As coach canche argued in the interview, “in all my years coaching, i have had just one bad team, and it was 5 years ago. It is the worst feeling ever because i am
I interviewed my good friend Nayab at the Undergraduate Student Government Office, here at Hunter College. Nayab suffers from hypothyroidism. It should be noted that I have a mild case myself, so I am very familiar with her complaints and experiences. She felt comfortable being interviewed with two of our friends in the room, but I was worried it would influence her responses to my questions, making the atmosphere less personal and intimate. Despite my apprehension, she answered rather openly and did not seem uncomfortable at any point. Because we were in a public area, we had a couple interruptions, such as having to change rooms and being asked questions about other student’s whereabouts, but once again this did not seem to affect Nayab very much.
I reach her and politely ask “Can I interview you for class?” She responds with a nod and a kind smile. Her smile makes me feel more at home to start interviewing about her college life. Before, telling you what I learnt about Ms. Jones, here are some quick facts about her life. Her name is Emerylne Jones (exciting, I know). Also, she was birthed on March 26th but you cannot know the year because it is not polite to ask for a woman’s age. Also, she has a foreign accent. To know about her college experience I need to know what college she attended. Ms. Jones attended Southern University and A&M College which is historically known as a
I paraphrased at the very end of our conversation, and there was a lot of information the teachers shared. I should have broken down the paraphrasing to make sure everything is accurate. Also, in my last interview, I used words such as “so” and “um”. I have noticed myself doing it again during the interview, even though I was trying to avoid using those words. During the session, the use of language that was used to speak to the teachers showed a success. I was very proactive in asking questions and clarifying answers to make sure I receive accurate and relevant information. I also focused on perception checking, which is an important step in problem identification and it helps build rapport with the teachers. I have noticed that Mrs. V felt more comfortable with me because I didn’t judge her about her decision to keep the student in the back and avoiding contact with him. Although, I did not typically agree with her method, I tried to be understanding. She has a lot of students and it becomes very stressful when one student exhibits such disturbing behaviors in class. Perception check shows that you are concerned about the person, and consider their thoughts and/or
When the interview started we actually got along great. We were both very comfortable and because we had met each other the day before the sense of familiarity was still there. But I think the biggest thing that made my interview get along so smoothly was because I had changed my interview strategy from informal questions, to improvised on the spot active participation. I made her feel more like it was us having a normal conversation then an interviewer/interviewee dynamic. She understood all my questions and would initially answer in a short answer till I asked her more about it, getting her to open up. The gist of her answers were all I could have predicted, because my questions had been proven before by scientists, exercise had a very positive emotional and mental effect on her, she was more relaxed and focused and her confidence and self-esteem improved . But one answer surprised me. When I asked her when she felt stressed because of exams other time specific stressors did you exercise? she said no, although she felt less stress when exercising she did not work out when being stressed in those specific time stressors because she felt she didn’t have time to do them. Which seems counter intuitive but makes sense because she is under a time stress that she could wait out and not a lingering
However, I was amazed to see all the positive feedback I received. The interviewer said that I did really well. Only when the observer Akash Tatikonda said that;