Arranging and Conducting Interviews

Talking to people on the job is a good way to get first-hand information about a specific career. While asking someone about their job may seem like a simple thing to do, there are some basic principles and guidelines an interviewer can follow in order to conduct a successful interview and get the information that you want from the interviewee.

Use the materials listed here to help you plan, arrange and conduct a successful interview:

Part 1: Arranging and Conducting Interviews

Part 2: Ideas for Questions for Interviews

Part 3: Assessing the Effectiveness of Your Interview Skills

If you want to see how well you did as an interviewer, you can give this form to the person you interviewed and ask them to comment. You may like to do this so that you can use it to improve your skills for the next time you do an interview.
 

After you have done the interview, review your question list and ask yourself:

• Did you get the information that you wanted from the interview?
• What things would you do differently next time you do an interview?