Interviewing and having thorough interviews was not necessarily my focal point when it came to high school, and during my first semester in college. The few interviews i did have, i made them more short, precise and to the point instead of having long and detailed converstations with the interviewee. Now at the time, i didn't find anything wrong making the interview a step by step simplified process in which the interviewee felt relaxed and non threatened by my questions. Yet time and time again i found that body language, and especially direct eye to eye contact; which last for more than 6.7 consecutive seconds would will make or break any interview.
Since coming to State, i've had give or take 2.5 interviews, the .5 would be classified as me beinging and interviewee. Questions, and the form in which questions are presented do have an impact on the interviewee, i can speak from eperience. Having interview my Ethnicity in public space teacher, i found making small talk, or just even making sure you dont sound aggressive or to passive will set the tone for the interview. The confidence an interviewer has when directing and managing a interview should not deferr from the ordinary conversation one has with his or her toothbrush. (weird example, but interviewing starts with the capacity of the interviewer to actually communicate)
Now of course i have no full proof system, and if there were, i'd buy it , but the book does present quite painfully easy systematic approach to making an interview run as smoothly as a well oiled clock.
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Interesting comparisons you make to interviews Chevshenko. Yes, like you I definitely believe eye contact and body language can make or break an interview. They way you act and the way you focus and act during your interview is very important to yourself and for the person you are interviewing. It is very important to let the person that you are interviewing know that you are there for the same reason they are and that you are there for your own self interest and also to learn. To do this I think that it is important to be prepared with questions for the person that you are interviewing and also during the interview I think it is important to maintain eye contact and to sit up straight instead of slouching on your seat. For me I think a good way to think of a research interview was too imagine myself in a job interview. It helped me focus on the way I should act when communicating to the person.
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