From my experience of interviewing people, I learned the
importance of not just asking good questions, but also being a good listener. For
my first couple of interviews, I prepared a list of questions in advance that I
would ask. However, as I keep interviewing different people, I noticed that I
could get a more personalized story by listening carefully and asking the
question “why”. Instead of asking various questions on different topics, I
started to ask more of “why” to allow the person to speak more in depth and talk
about specific details. Pulling out a personal story from a person, even from a
close friend, is difficult and not all interviews have been successful. However, I enjoyed every interview that I had
so far because I could learn something that I have never knew about the person.
My next step is to think how I can make people open and comfortable talking to
me in an interview. From my experience of interviewing people, I learned the
importance of not just asking good questions, but also being a good listener. For
my first couple of interviews, I prepared a list of questions in advance that I
would ask. However, as I keep interviewing different people, I noticed that I
could get a more personalized story by listening carefully and asking the
question “why”. Instead of asking various questions on different topics, I
started to ask more of “why” to allow the person to speak more in depth and talk
about specific details. Pulling out a personal story from a person, even from a
close friend, is difficult and not all interviews have been successful. However, I enjoyed every interview that I had
so far because I could learn something that I have never knew about the person.
My next step is to think how I can make people open and comfortable talking to
me in an interview.
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