Week 5 lectorial- Interview

From week 5’s lectorial we studied the “Interview is an art”. It consists of several parts in an interview. For example, an interviewer should ask open-ended questions instead of close-ended questions with the aim of letting interviewee has more idea to talk about. If an interviewer keep asking close-ended question, it may give interviewee a sense of ending the talk as soon as possible. Furthermore, it is important to think about the place to have an interview because other elements such as light, sound and background will directly influence the quality of an interview. As an interviewer, a lot of things I need to pay attention. For example, I should ask myself some why questions before the interview. It will give me a clear structure and how to conduct the interview. During the interview, eye contact is another important aspect. Eye contact will give interviewee a sense of acknowledge and feel comfortable. I should also accept the opinion of idea held by the interview, stand as a flexible person. When the interviewee move to something, match the theme of the interview, I will pay more attention on this point and have a in-depth talk. Overall, as a interviewer, I need to pay attention on external elements and internal elements at the same time and try to be flexible to have a good talk with the interviewee.