Interview Best Practices

An interview is a...

• Conversation

• a formal, rigid thing with right and wrong answers

• an essay

• a time to be really goofy

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

The skills required for an interview include (choose all that apply)

• Listening

• Reflecting on what you hear

• Asking follow up questions

• Eye Contact

• Body language

Your primary job as an interviewer is to...

• talk as much as possible

• listen and ask follow up questions

• eat

• talk, talk, talk

Silence might feel a little awkward if you ask a question and the person is waiting to respond. What will you do?

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

How can you show that you're listening?

• Nod your head

• Active eye contact

• Body language

• Ask thoughtful follow up questions

• Don't interrupt

A good question is...

• can be answered with a yes or a no

• Open-ended

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1