How/Where Was Your Interview Conducted?

I am now going to look at five types of interview and approaches that can be taken for different reasons;

When taking notes it would only be a small portion of my screen to make it harder for anyone else to see and I would try to sit in a corner so people could not easily see my screen and what I was writing. The interviews were done with a semi-structured format in a secluded room without other people for the privacy of the person I was interviewing. Each interview was recorded on my tablet with an app which I later used to transcribe on my computer. During the transcription process I put headphones in my room when no one was home so only I would know who said what. All of the data that I collected was stored in my computer that required a password to gain access in order to protect the data from tampering or breaching confidentiality.

The interview process is something we have all gone through in order to get any job. It may not be our dream job but it is a job and we all have to do this process in order to even be able to start working. In Katy Piotrowski’s article “Preparing for the Job Interview: Know Thyself,” she explains everything that you need to know and not know when going to a job interview. Graduating college and having a Bachelor’s degree of Science in Nursing is what I look forward to doing in the next two years. I will be discussing myself applying for a position in the nursing department. Being the right candidate for this RN nursing position in hospice care requires a lot of hard work and dedication, and that is why I am a good candidate for this position.

My interview was with Thomas Travers, a “Technical Specialist” that lives in Wharton, New Jersey and worked at Tiffany and Co. for 18 years.

When I first found out about this assignment I was a little anxious because I didn 't know whom I would interview or how my request would be received. As I consider my options I thought it would be best to interview someone that could offer me some insight as to what it is like to be an elementary or junior high school counselor, which are the two age groups that I would most like to work with. With this in mind, I decided to interview one of my son 's past guidance counselors. This is a woman that I have admired since the first day that I met her. In talking with her I found her to be a very knowledgeable, caring, and open person. She has been in the helping profession for over twenty years and working as a guidance counselor since 1999.

2. Be objective. You should not jump to premature conclusions. Only record what you actually see or hear not what you think or feel. For example, the statement “The child cried “ is objective, but to say “ The child is sad “ is

Ms. Melissa Arena, RHIT, CHC, HIM Manager and Corporate Compliance Officer at St. Ann’s Community in Rochester, NY, was interviewed on December 7, 2015. The interview started with asking Ms. Arena if she could talk a little bit about herself and what her position is. She continued to say that her current position was her second career, she was a mortgage loan processor back in the 80’s and 90’s. Ms. Arena had gotten laid off from three separate mortgage companies before she realized she needed a different career and college career in order to be successful. Being a single mother of two early teenage girls, Ms. Arena was holding two part time jobs and doing the HIT program took her 5 years to complete as well as another year before she was able to feel comfortable to sit in for the exam. There was an interest in finding out how long she had been in her position and when asked, she stated that she was in Corporate Compliance Officer since 2011, as an HIM Manager since March of 2002 and by the SAC HIM Department since 2000 as a part time file clerk.

Nick: “A man named John Hinckley shot Reagan. He was off of his rocker and had an obsession with Jodie Foster who was close with Reagan. The shooting crippled one of the associates that was with him at the time. Reagan did not even realize he had been shot. After this shooting gun laws named after his associate, it is called the Brady Law.”

That point cannot be overemphasized. You want to have a log of who you spoke with, and you need to maintain a log of the date and time. Always keep a copy of the correspondence. Another benefit of this is that you do not forget the most pertinent information. Instead of keeping a written log, you can also video record the conversation so that they can be referred to later. Any time that you have been given a commitment for services, such as the quantity or the costs, get it in

Communicating information verbally by speaking face to face can be the best way of communicating as there is less chance of misunderstanding and non verbal actions such as body language or tone of voice can be interpreted. Sometimes it isn’t always practical to meet in person so telephone conversations would be a useful way to communicate. The range of

Interview: the advantage of face to face interviews is that the researcher can adapt the questions as necessary, clarify doubt and ensure that the responses are properly understood, by repeating or rephrasing the questions. The researcher can also pick up non-verbal clues from the respondent through the body language.

I choose an interview that discussed the up rise issue of police brutality, the interviewee former Baltimore Police officer Michael A. Wood Jr. spoke on addressing police misconduct and the importance of explaining to African American children the danger of simply being black. He expressed it as “parents are having to explain to their child that as a child you come with a different set of terms and conditions other than your non-black counterparts and if you violate those terms of conditions that can literally mean life or death as in the case of Tamir Rice”. He continues to express the strain black parents, especially of black sons, face having to protect their child from a country that is out to get him, “a country

Conducting interviews is fundamental as a case manager. In order to understand more about good interviewing, I decided to watch an interview about an addict mother conducted by Dr. Phil. While watching this interview, I made some notes on attitudes and characteristics that I considered important for good interviewing. The characteristics will be presented in the following paragraphs.

She was very excited as I explained the steps to her and as she made her very first video recording, she would scream; “Everyone come! Say something to Sarah, I am recording a video!” She was jubilant and would talk throughout the recording process, which also made that moment memorable since her voice overrode all others. When it was all done, everybody wanted a copy of it because it was hilarious having her voice in the background throughout the video. Seeing how happy she was to have learnt something new, I decided to stay longer and teach her several things including connecting via Skype. She was thrilled to get to communicate with her children and grandchildren on Skype from my laptop. By the time I was leaving, Grandma Sarah had known how to make videos using her phone and talk to others via

Q: How did process recordings and competencies help you develop your writing skills and at the same time show you the importance of documentation? Did you learn more about the problems that the client was experiencing? Did you use the problem solving method or the integrative model?