Yes YEs YES I have conducted research interviews, yet I must first admit how poorly they were. As my title states, "Interviewing should have a manual for beginners." That statement simple means, conducting an interview is as simple as some try to make. My first interview I conducted went horribly. I knew nothing about the topic I was asking question about, and I concluded that the interviewer should be able to keep the interviewee interested. After my first interview had failed, I decided to try another one because I was so certain that once I did my research, I would obtain better questions, and I could inquire a lot more. Little did I know that a conversation could take your interview even further. During my third interview, I decided to take my research process a step further, and come up with question that could motivate a conversation. I found that having conversation talk that is relative to the topic relaxes the interviewer and makes the process seemingly smooth.
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I think it is important to be prepared for the interviews, having researched the topic and carefully ask questions. When I think back on being interviewed, I remember it being a bit hard to answer the questions when the other person did not know what they wanted to ask. Being the interviewer, I recall there were times when I was not prepared for a session and it just went all wrong. The interviewee had no idea what I was trying to ask and then I had to reschedule.
ReplyDeleteI really like how you explained your final interview and how you conducted it. Having conversation with the person makes it flow way much more. So being prepared to ask questions making it sound like a conversation and having understanding of the topic is also important.