Interview reflection
Looking back at the interview project, the University has a growing student population and it has a major impact on housing and for residential students. Overall, I could have improved on the preparation for the interview. I had all the questions that covered what I needed to cover, however I think I could have gone into more digging into what they are doing to improve the overall issue and how to better understand the person I was interviewing and their experience.
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I would also improve on the questions. I think more of them could have been more open ended and allowed her to give more of an answer than just yes or no. I could definitely have asked how this has impacted the person I interviewed directly. I think I could have added important points to identify afterwards.
If I wrote a story about this interview, I would focus on the affects of Liberty’s growth and how it affects commuter students. My main point would be to show how housing, parking, events, etc effects the commuter students and what it allows them to do.
Technology can mess up the interview process so I would be sure to prepare more just in case things that happen if my technology were to go down. For example, if my computer or phone were to die and thay I have a backup for it like a charger, etc. Overall, this project helped me understand that making a strong interview included long prepartion, not last minute scrambling, thoughtfully thinking out the questions and it making sense for the interviewee and that it directly corolates to them.
