Interviews

There are two major parts of interviewing,asking and listening.
In the asking aspect of interviewing, you will encounter two kinds of question, closed and open.
1) Closed questions are similar to questions on an interview, they are often single phrased answers. Asking too many closed questions can lead to an akward conversation consisting of only closed questions.
Some examples are:
- How many years of school have you had?
- Do you rent your apartment?
-Do you own a car?
2) Open questions are questions that have no single answer and can engage in a lengthy conversation that can lead to personal information astray of the question originally asked.
Some examples are:
-Tell me more about the time when ...
- How would you describe yourself to others?
-Describe a typical day in your life.

The listening aspect of interviews involves having the ability to change the directions of your questions. You need to be able to read the persons body language and follow-up with questions that will contiune them to talk and not shut down.

These are two important parts that lead to a successful interview.

March 25, 2010

     After reading the Bowling interview, I got a really good sense of what goes on inside of the leagues. You learn that each league has a different approach, some do it for fun while others are very competitive. Also that some league members are friendly and open while others give you a "just go away" look and are reserved. The bowling interview also showed the difference between the men and women teams, the men teams tend to be more competitive while the women teams seem to be there for the fun of it.

This paper also went into detail about the staff at  the bowling alley, it told how the owner and his family bought the alley after theirs got shut down and that besides one woman and two teenage workers, it was a family run business.

     All in all, it gave me a better sense of how I should apply the same technique to Hair's To You, I should not only talk to the customers but the staff as well and get everyones point of view. Also get the atmosphere on a particular night, like Monday nights at the bowling alley were the most packed.

Group Presentation

     Our group is presenting on good and bad fonts and colors which we are focusing onto websites, resumes/essays and others. Each member of the group is going to specifically focus on one of the websites, essays and so on. Together we are going to put all of our information on a powerpoint and take turns presenting.

Mid.Term

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