When I think of the word interview I think of it as a series of questions asked from one person to another to seek information. In my previous assessment we were asked to interview a fellow peer, on their personal experience of QIBT so far this year. We were not given any question, but made to think of our own. As we were interviewing our peer another peer was marking us on our overall ability to interview. This piece of reflective writing will be an explanation of what I thought my personal strengths and weaknesses were throughout my interview. Through reflecting on my previous interview I was able to pull apart both positives and negatives aspects of my interview allowing myself time to look into the effects that the negative points had on my overall interviewing skills, and how I can better those weaknesses for future interviewing opportunities. The main points that I believe I completed well were as follows; my understanding of how to use an array of open-ended questions, also my ability to create a welcoming environment through establishing rapport immediately. From the start of my interview I made it my personal goal to create a professional environment that allow Mary Doe to feel safe and able to talk openly, when responding to my questions about QIBT. A personal factor that I made sure I did correctly was arriving to the assessment dressed appropriately. This allows a professional theme to be set from the start of the interview. I started the interview off well by introducing myself, and the purpose of this interview. This allows her and letting her know clearly that nothing that is spoken today leaves this room, and I followed that with making sure she understood this and if she had any concerns prior or ... ... middle of paper ... ...Doe feel uncomfortable. My overall interaction throughout the interview I felt was positive. I allowed myself to follow what we previously learnt in class about body language to positively effect my interviewing. This was seen to be mirrored by Mary Doe as she remained calm with positive body language throughout the whole interview even when we went into depth with some questions she remained calm and open to responding. This would not be possible if the environment that I created for the interview was built on negative interaction, as her and myself would be closed off to the idea of opening up and answering any questions. Through effective body language I was able to facilitate effective communication. As body language plays an important roll in effective communication. This skill sets an overall tone for the whole interview. “Panamerican health organization”
Interviewing is a procedure which recounts to a controlled situation in which one person asks a chain of questions to another person, relating to a specific field (Sommers-Flanagan and Sommers-Flanagan, 2008, p. 18). Interviewing skills are pivotal in making an interview more effective, as it is an overall judgement of candidate’s capabilities (Interviewing skills, 2002, p. 8). The process of Interviewing is divided into five phases i.e. Introduction, opening, body, closing, and termination (Sommers-Flanagan and Sommers-Flanagan, 2008, p. 144). According to Sommers-Flanagan and Sommers-Flanagan (2008, p. 145-154), introduction also named “initiation”, is the initial phase in which the interviewer explains his role, confidentiality policy, rules and regulations, and the purpose of the meeting. Also a person is put at ease and a short informal talk, develops a therapeutical relationship. Then the opening commences with the first question which is more about the person’s current concern (Sommers-Flanagan and Sommers-Flanagan, 2008, p. 154-160). The body or “exploration” phase is the main section of interview as major information regarding the ...
Trevithick, (2005, p144-145) argue that interview preparation is essential in order to identify the needs and / or expectations of all parties involved. Prior to the interview I was given a scenario which described in detail the background of a service user, Michelle, and the issues that needed to be addressed. Michele’s girlfriend, Charlie had suffered a stroke and was recovering ...
As an interviewer I presented myself as warm and professional. From the very opening statement, my goal was to build
The stark juxtaposition between my first and my second SP interview really demonstrates the progress that I have made with my professional communication throughout the year. The first SP interview really caught me off guard, as I had never spoken to someone in such formal context as we did with Benny (i.e. getting a story from a patient). I did not really know how to speak to him, how sensitive I would have to be about certain topics, and most importantly I was scared of the conversation becoming dry and having awkward silence. Due to this, I had a list of questions ready to ask in my head. In hindsight, this was not a good idea, since I ended up just trying to check boxes I pre-determined, rather than actually listening to what Benny was saying. This resulted in me asking were close-ended question that did not
Since this is my first informational interview, I was struggling to maintain the conversation flow. In the 45-minute interview, there were several times where I had no idea how to respond her answer. I tried hard to keep the conversation flowing by asking any other random questions that came into my mind. I realized that I have to improve this weakness by having more experience for interviewing someone and being more focus of what he or she is talking about.
The famous quote “practice makes you perfect” was exactly how I felt during my mock interview assignment. It was a good exercise to practice and improve my interview skills, because I was able to monitor my actions during this process. My normal practice to prepare for an interview is by answering some usual interview questions in front of the mirror. This exercise was different, because I could give several attempts and review all my responses. This helped me identify my strengths and weaknesses and develop strategies to enhance my communication skills and confidence. The following answers reflects the summary of my reviews of the mock interview:
Silence is the best key feature while interviewing a person because while once silence your listening. Both listening and silence are equally important it intertwines together because without each other there is no connection between the interviewer and interviewee. Not only was silence and listening important the interview but also allowing the interviewee to formulate a sentence without interruptions. In reality, interrupting is rude and impolite because the conversation is not about the interviewee no more it is about the interviewer that starts interjecting their own opinions and project their own behavior onto others. Moreover, it was imperative not to interject my viewpoints while the interviewee speaks. For the most part, being too silent was a downfall I probably could have elaborated more on my questions. Ultimately, over analyzing the questions can become robotic likewise pushing the interviewee to limit can backfire.The best option was to let the interviewee express their thoughts and opinion. The ethnographic interview is a reflection on how the people around you share similarities and
Interviews are very popular among most individuals especially researchers and scholars as they attempt to obtain information and data from an interviewee. However, there are many factors that influence the interview and which determines its success or failure. Often, the interviewer takes charge of the situation, and they have the sole responsibility of asking the questions while the interviewee provides an explanation or an answer to the question asked. As a result, an interview can be defined as a consultation or a discussion in person through which information and data are exchanged regarding a particular phenomenon event with the intention of establishing the interviewee’s position. It is easy to tell the mood and success of the interview
...verall throughout the interviewing process my two strengths where retaining appropriate eye contact and using correct body posture and my communication limitation was the ability to express empathy. Through research we now understand the importance and effectiveness of applying verbal and non-verbal communication techniques correctly. When eye contact, body posture and empathy are expressed correctly, positive outcomes are evident, strengthening the client-nurse relationship. Next time, it would be beneficial to partake in an interview with a member of the cohort that you haven’t previously worked, as in a clinical setting you are not likely to know the person. Also it would be beneficial to record the role play, so the interviewer can watch themselves and possibly notice other strengths/limitations that they might do subconsciously, eg. Fidgeting or wandering eyes.
The interviewee and I both felt very comfortable, I didn’t sense much distress until I got to the controversial topics, which is great. Both parties should be comfortable when it comes to an interview. Also, although I did wait long periods before talking sometimes and I also cut her off once, I do feel like I did get a decent amount of information from her. I also asked open-ended questions too. I actually didn’t ask any leading questions in this interview which is why I got such lengthy answers from her but I did compound some questions which I wouldn 't do next time because the trend seems to be that she would respond to the last question I asked instead of acknowledging everything I said. Another thing I feel that I did well was listening. I did not talk very much, she did the talking for about ¾ of the interview which is
...th the patient I kept thinking that if this were my mother how would I want the nurse to treat her. I tried to behave in the way I would expect a nurse to treat me. I had preconceived notions before meeting the patient and they were all laid to rest almost immediately, honestly I was nervous. But once I started it began to feel comfortable and the interview just flowed naturally.
When we were first given this assignment I had not put much consideration into it. I thought we were to ask a couple of questions, it would all work itself out and I would be done. But this was not the case. The thought and reflection put into interview questions really surprised me. There was far more factors other than the questions you were asking, because you were also dealing with people, people who are giving you there free time, their attention and opening themselves up to you a stranger, so there were far more responsibilities then what were initially at hand.
Overall I feel I preformed most of the skills well considering I interview caregivers of sexual assault survivors daily. The tone of voice exercise was one I feel I did extremely well. With my current job, I learned early on that tone of voice is very important. As
Nathan also commented that I was really good at articulating the responses to the questions. Therefore I was amazed by the comments I received from the interviewer and the observers. I felt like I could have been even better if I overcame my
Most people find that going to a job interview can be one of the most stressful events in a person’s life. For some, a job interview is vital to one’s future, therefore the outcome of the interview can be of great importance to that person’s life. However, with a few helpful steps, a job interview can be quite simple. In order to succeed at a job interview you need to: conduct research on the employer and the job opportunity, review common interview questions and prepare responses, dress for success, arrive on time for the interview and be prepared, ask questions, make good first impressions, and thank your interviewer(s) in person and by email or postal mail.