Assignment:
The purpose of this assignment is to provide you with a practical exercise in information gathering interview skills. You should locate a person (not a friend, family member, or direct supervisor) who currently holds approximately the same job and title that you hope to hold in five years or one that you find interesting. Schedule a fifteen to twenty minute interview with this person. You are the interviewer; this is NOT a fake job interview, it is a practical information-seeking interview in which you should find out everything possible to help prepare for that position. ( This can be anything, Related to Business. Sales Manager Etc.)
Here is a list of just a few of the questions that might be asked. You should prepare a list of questions yourself using suggestions from the text:
- Exactly what does your job entail?
- What are the educational requirements for the position?
- What do you like the most (or least) about the job?
- What future changes do you see in this field?
These questions are only a beginning. You will certainly want to develop others so that you have a full sense of the demands and responsibilities of the position held by the interviewee and the nature of their field.
After the interview has occurred, write a minimum 4-page paper in which you discuss the nature of the position and the person interviewed, list the questions you prepared for the interview, give a brief analysis of the interview itself, and discuss your strengths and weaknesses as an interviewer.
Please use book if needed. - Reference
Adler, R., Elmhorst, J., & Lucas, K. (2013). Communicating at work: Principles and practices for business and the professions (11th ed.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill.