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How to Conduct an Interview Talking nice to nice people to learn nice things….

“So… like, an interview is just, you know, ing somebody some questions, amirite?” You are not right. An actual interview is a free-wheeling, organic conversation guided by careful preparation, impromptu decision making, and diligent follow-up. “So…. What you’re saying is that women don’t like it when men steal their French fries or condescendingly explain things? Hmm… are you sure?”

Broadly speaking, a good interview consists of three components– pre- planning, conversation, and post- interview. Pre-planning involves background research, making an appointment, and writing questions. Pre-planning involves background research, making an appointment, and writing questions. The conversation consists of the interview itself, which evolves depending on the subject’s responses. The conversation consists of the interview itself, which evolves depending on the subject’s responses. The post-interview consists of summarizing your notes, checking your quotes, and thanking your subject. The post-interview consists of summarizing your notes, checking your quotes, and thanking your subject. “THANK YOU FOR THIS INTERVIEW!!! I PREPARED A HAND- WRITTEN THANK-YOU NOTE!”

Before you interview a person, you need to prepare it. 1. Choose a setting with little distraction. Often, they may feel more comfortable at their own places of work or homes. 2. Explain the purpose of the interview. 3. Explain the format of the interview. Explain the type of interview you are conducting and its nature. 4. Indicate how long the interview usually takes. 5. Tell them how to get in touch with you later if they want to. 6. Ask them if they have any questions before you both get started with the interview. 7. Don’ t count on your memory to recall their answers. Ask for permission to record the interview or bring along someone to take notes. “Would you have preferred we do this interview at your office? Sorry that I picked you up in a van with no windows or license plates.”

There are several types of interviews. 1.Informal, conversational interview - no predetermined questions are asked, in order to remain as open and adaptable as possible to the interviewee’s nature and priorities; during the interview, the interviewer “goes with the flow.” 2.General interview guide approach - the guide approach is intended to ensure that the same general areas of information are collected from each interviewee; this provides more focus than the conversational approach, but still allows a degree of freedom and adaptability in getting information from the interviewee. 3.Standardized, open-ended interview - here, the same open-ended questions are asked to all interviewees (an open-ended question is where respondents are free to choose how to answer the question, (i.e., they don’t select “yes” or “no” or provide a numeric rating, etc.); this approach facilitates faster interviews that can be more easily analyzed and compared.

The most important part of the pre- interview process is planning your questions. There are several types: 1. Behaviors - about what a person has done or is doing 2. Opinions/values - about what a person thinks about a topic 3. Feelings - note that respondents sometimes respond with “I think“ so be careful to note that you’re looking for feelings 4. Knowledge - to get facts about a topic 5. Sensory - about what people have seen, touched, heard, tasted or smelled 6. Background/demographics - standard background questions, such as age, education, etc. “All right, so sensory question: What have you seen, what have you touched, what have you heard, tasted, and smelled?”

You’ll want to consider the sequence of questions: 1. Get the respondents involved in the interview as soon as possible. 2. Before asking about controversial matters (such as feelings and conclusions), first ask about some facts. With this approach, respondents can more easily engage in the interview before warming up to more personal matters. 3. Intersperse fact-based questions throughout the interview to avoid long lists of fact-based questions, which tends to leave respondents disengaged. 4. Ask questions about the present before questions about the past or future. It’s usually easier for them to talk about the present and then work into the past or future. 5. The last questions might be to allow respondents to provide any other information they prefer to add and their impressions of the interview. “So… I’m going to ask you some controversial questions about why you ruined my life, but first I’ll ask some fact-based questions. Have you always been a hairless, noseless rodent-person living on the back of someone’s head?”

Wording your questions is also a skill 1. Wording should be open-ended. Respondents should be able to choose their own terms when answering questions. 2. Questions should be as neutral as possible. Avoid wording that might influence answers, e.g., evocative, judgmental wording. 3. Questions should be asked one at a time. 4. Questions should be worded clearly. This includes knowing any terms particular to the program or the respondents’ culture. 5. Be careful asking “why” questions. This type of question infers a cause-effect relationship that may not truly exist. These questions may also cause respondents to feel defensive, e.g., that they have to justify their response, which may inhibit their responses to this and future questions.

There are several strategies you should employ while conducting the interview. 1. Verify the tape recorder (if used) is working. 2. Ask one question at a time. 3. Attempt to remain as neutral as possible. Act as if “you’ve heard it all before.” 4. Encourage responses with occasional nods of the head, “uh huh,” etc. 5. Provide transition between major topics, e.g., “we’ve been talking about (some topic) and now I’d like to move on to (another topic).” 6. Don’t lose control of the interview. This can occur when respondents stray to another topic, take so long to answer a question that times begins to run out, or even begin asking questions to the interviewer. Pro tip: Don’t make this face when interviewing someone.

Afterwards, you’ll want to summarize your experience. 1. Verify if the tape recorder, if used, worked throughout the interview. 2. Make any notes on your written notes, e.g., to clarify any scratchings, ensure pages are numbered, fill out any notes that don’t make senses, etc. 3. Write down any observations made during the interview. For example, where did the interview occur and when, was the respondent particularly nervous at any time? Were there any surprises during the interview? Did the tape recorder break? 4. Send the Interviewee a thank you note, hand- written if possible. “Dear Principal Loggins, Thank you for letting me interview you. I’m sorry I spent the whole time crying uncontrollably and yelling obscenities into my ex-boyfriend’s voic . It’s really not your fault he’s a soulless Lie-spigot. Please expel him.”

A good interview can refocus your thinking, reconfigure your pre- conceptions, and broaden your worldview…

…while a poor interview can end in a violent hostage crisis. “TELL ME WHO LEFT THE CAP OFF THE TOOTHPASTE, OR MR. HOPPY GETS IT!!!!!”

The End! Nailed the interview. Then stole 15 laptops.