Interviewing

 

Interviews come in all shapes, sizes

• Long, formal
• Quick phone
• Walkaround
• On-the-fly chat
• Backgrounder

Interview pros and cons

In-person interviews

Advantages

• Best way to build rapport
• Physical surroundings can provide useful data
• People take you more seriously when you are in front of them

Disadvantages

• Wastes time traveling and waiting
• Distractions can interrupt interview
• If you are uncomfortable,  it becomes obvious

Phone interviews

Advantages

• Fast and efficient
• Less intimidating
  Cell phones allow interviews to take place anywhere at any time

Disadvantages

• Impersonal
• Difficult (and sometimes illegal) to record
• More likely to mishear or misquote someone