Interview Reflection

I wanted to pick questions that can open a discussion and say something about their character.  My first question was what motivates you to succeed? I asked this question because it shows me what their drive is in life. This tells me a lot about them because they tell me what they truly care about and their goals in life. The next question I asked was what's your favorite comedy movie? I like this question because aside from it being a one word answer it can make the person being interviewed more comfortable and can show a humorous side to them that I wouldn't see well in the interview. Humor is an important skill to have and it's important to understand their sense of humor. The last question I asked was what makes you cry? I asked this question last because it's very personal. You can go into a deeper level and build a stronger connection by asking this question. In the media the biases that the interview revolves around is shameful. Most news sources I believe to be very biased especially politically. Most interviews work to expose or humiliate politicians for their flaws to make them look bad. What surprised me about the assignment is that I learned a lot more about someone I already knew and I now look at them a different way.

I felt like I knew this person pretty well. Me and Wrye have been friends since sophomore year and we ran track together. I already knew this person and I relate with him on many different things. I felt like my first and last questions were good because they led to broader discussion and I was able to learn much about him from these questions. I didn't feel as though my second question was as strong because it was a very quick answer and didn't say much about him. I enjoyed interviewing and being interviewed, it's pretty fun to get to talk about yourself everyone once in a while, sometimes you can learn something about yourself from doing this.