Your next assignment is to conduct an interview with someone currently working in the career field you plan to enter. If you are uncertain about the career you plan to pursue, this is a good opportunity to seek more information.
This interview will consist of two parts. First, you will ask questions related to writing. How often and in what ways does the subject use writing at work? Which formats (reports, proposals, e-mails, etc.) does the interviewee use regularly? What courses might be recommended in preparation for a career in the field?
Next, you are to ask the interviewee about his career in general. What does he like about his job? What does he not like? Does he see what he does as a job, career, or calling? What advice would he give to someone considering entering the field?
Your interview should consist of approximately fifteen to twenty well-developed questions. Be sure to ask open-ended questions and don’t be afraid to follow up with unprepared questions. You are aiming for an interview that feels more like a conversation than a scripted set of questions.
Submit a complete transcript of your interview, with each person who is speaking clearly delineated. Your interview should have background information about your interviewee, either within the body of the interview or in an introductory paragraph. This might include where he grew up, where he went to school, what positions he has held within the field, or anything else you believe to be pertinent.
You will be graded on the format of the interview (how readable is it?), how well you convey the personality of the interviewee, the quality of your questions, the completeness of the conversation (does it follow a logical progression and have a beginning, middle and end?), and your ability to respond to what has been said.
SEE ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE IF YOU ARE HAVING TROUBLE LOCATING SOMEONE TO INTERVIEW!
DUE Monday, October 15 (50 points)
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Here are some examples of interviews:
This first example is an interview from Salon with Jonathan Kozol, author of the groundbreaking book, Savage Inequalities, about the deplorable conditions in our nation's public schools. It is a good example of the basic question/answer style.
http://dir.salon.com/story/mwt/feature/2005/09/22/kozol/index0.html
The next example is written in a narrative style. This interview is with Sacha Baron Cohen; you may know him as Borat. Rolling Stone claims this is the only interview of Cohen out of character.
http://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstory/sacha_baron_cohen_the_real_borat_finally_speaks
This interview will consist of two parts. First, you will ask questions related to writing. How often and in what ways does the subject use writing at work? Which formats (reports, proposals, e-mails, etc.) does the interviewee use regularly? What courses might be recommended in preparation for a career in the field?
Next, you are to ask the interviewee about his career in general. What does he like about his job? What does he not like? Does he see what he does as a job, career, or calling? What advice would he give to someone considering entering the field?
Your interview should consist of approximately fifteen to twenty well-developed questions. Be sure to ask open-ended questions and don’t be afraid to follow up with unprepared questions. You are aiming for an interview that feels more like a conversation than a scripted set of questions.
Submit a complete transcript of your interview, with each person who is speaking clearly delineated. Your interview should have background information about your interviewee, either within the body of the interview or in an introductory paragraph. This might include where he grew up, where he went to school, what positions he has held within the field, or anything else you believe to be pertinent.
You will be graded on the format of the interview (how readable is it?), how well you convey the personality of the interviewee, the quality of your questions, the completeness of the conversation (does it follow a logical progression and have a beginning, middle and end?), and your ability to respond to what has been said.
SEE ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE IF YOU ARE HAVING TROUBLE LOCATING SOMEONE TO INTERVIEW!
DUE Monday, October 15 (50 points)
______________________________________
Here are some examples of interviews:
This first example is an interview from Salon with Jonathan Kozol, author of the groundbreaking book, Savage Inequalities, about the deplorable conditions in our nation's public schools. It is a good example of the basic question/answer style.
http://dir.salon.com/story/mwt/feature/2005/09/22/kozol/index0.html
The next example is written in a narrative style. This interview is with Sacha Baron Cohen; you may know him as Borat. Rolling Stone claims this is the only interview of Cohen out of character.
http://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstory/sacha_baron_cohen_the_real_borat_finally_speaks
