informational interview stage 3

8/19/2019 Informational Interview Stage 3

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InterviewingCOMM 35860

Rekha SharmaSpring 2015

Stage 3 Informational Interview: In thi interview! we were to i"entif# a$%ine profeional in o%r &el" of interet an" interview them a$o%t

"i'erent ape(t of their )o$ an" what it entail*I (hoe to in(l%"e thi writing aignment $e(a%e it how m#

(apa$ilit# to %((ef%ll# interview an" gather information a$o%t anin"ivi"%al*

If I were to re+"o thi aignment over again! I wo%l" have reear(he"the $%ine a little more*


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Matt ,it-geral"

.%ine /rofeional Information Interview+ Stage 3

1* I interviewe" R#an Collin! who i the o(ial me"ia program

manager at khia /%$li( Relation in %"on! Ohio* I (hoe to

interview R#an $e(a%e of m# interet in the p%$li( relation

&el"* owever! m# interet eten" $e#on" p%$li( relation into

o(ial me"ia management! o I &g%re" omeone like R#an wo%l"

$e a perfe(t (an"i"ate*

2* he title of R#an Collin i 4o(ial me"ia program manager* he

interview took pla(e on Mar(h 5! 2015 at 11:00 a*m* in a

(onferen(e room at khia /%$li( Relation o7(e in %"on!

Ohio* hi i "i'erent than the previo% time I ha" ele(te" for

the interview* a(h horen wa %na$le to (on"%(t the interview

"%e to prior (ommitment! o he pae" me along to R#an

Collin* he interview late" approimatel# 9 min%te*3* ,or the opening te(hni;%e of the interview! I tho%ght that 4tate

the p%rpoe wa the $et (hoi(e in(e I am (on"%(ting thi

interview a part of a (o%rework re;%irement* .efore I opene"

the interview with R#an! I eta$lihe" rapport*9* ,or the (loing of the interview! I %e" a (learingho%e ;%etion

to allow R#an to a"" an# a""itional information that he "eeme"

ne(ear#* .efore I %e" the (learingho%e ;%etion! I "e(lare"

(ompletion of the interview $# tating 4Oka#! I think that (over

ever#thing* I (hoe to %e thee two (loing te(hni;%e $e(a%e


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the# ena$le" me to "etermine if I (overe" all the ne(ear#

topi( a well a ignal the en" of the interview*5* I kept tra(k of the information I wa re(eiving $# writing anwer

to the ;%etion I ha" printe" o%t on paper* I left eno%gh pa(e

$etween ;%etion to gather all information* One of the

(hallenge I fa(e" while writing R#an repone i that he

poke reall# fat an" it wa "i7(%lt to write "own a lot of what

he wa a#ing*6* he (omm%ni(ation $etween R#an an" I wa highl# e'e(tive*


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8* hing I learne" a$o%t interviewing prin(iple an" pra(ti(e:

• It ometime har" to take note $e(a%e repon"ent

peak rapi"l# an" it har" to re(or" in writing exactly

what wa ai"• >'e(tive pro$ing into anwer ometime re;%ire

%nprepare" e(on"ar# ;%etion

• lwa# $e prepare" to a"apt #o%r (he"%le of ;%etion?

#o% never know how an interviewee will repon"@* If I were to "o thi aignment over again! I wo%l" have $etter

reear(he" the agen(# to know how it f%n(tion*10* R#an ha worke" at khia for approimatel# two an" a half

#ear* e originall# tarte" o%t a an intern "%ring hi enior

#ear of (ollege at Aent State Bniverit#* ven tho%gh

R#an en)o# hi (areer! he feel that hi (ollege (o%rework "i"

not %7(ientl# prepare him for the p%$li( relation in"%tr#* e

tol" me that he $ai(all# ta%ght himelf ever#thing he nee"e" to

know to work at khia* t#pi(al "a# on the )o$ in(l%"e

managing m%ltiple (lient a well a intern! an" repon"ing to

email* R#an en)o# working at khia $e(a%e he feel that hi


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(o+worker are more of hi $et frien" an" famil#! an" the

(omm%ni(ation #tem i ver# open* he har"et thing a$o%t

working in the p%$li( relation &el"! a((or"ing to R#an! i

$alan(ing work life with ever#thing ele* here i alo lot of

writing an" pro)e(t managing to $e "one* Something I fo%n" ver#

intereting i that p%$li( relation profeional ometime work

10+12 ho%r "a#! with overtime an" weeken" work in(l%"e"@


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Cop# of &nal ;%etion

• ow long have #o% worke" for thi (ompan#D

• ow long have #o% worke" in thi in"%tr#D

• ave #o% previo%l# worke" an#where $efore khiaDo


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I remove" thi ;%etion $e(a%e R#an

anwere" it when I ake" him a$o%t how long

he worke" at khia* e wa originall# an intern*

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