Download Interviewing: A Form of Oral Communication for Various Purposes and more Study notes Communication in PDF only on Docsity! Com week and Forensic showcase Interviewing What do you usually think of when you hear the word interview? When is an interview used? -job --getting a job, review of performance- exiting a job -research -journalists -recap an experience -to find information -sales-deciding on a provider -talent/beauty contest - to get into a school, program- scholarship - to learn about someone/a job you are interested in -dating- eharmoney.com Definition: “a form of oral communication involving two parties at least one of whom has a preconceived and serious purpose and both of whom speak and listen from time to time.” P. 449 Interviewing is a type of impromptu speaking. Aspects: 1. oral communication- nuances of face to face oral communication that are different from any other form --nonverbal communication 2. Two parties- may be more than one, interviewing, but the emphasis is one person or group is talking with one person or group 3. Preconceived and serious purpose- it can be fun, but that is not the goal or objective- not just social -but goals change for every interview- criteria and questions match your goal -Spouse verses Roommate. 4. both speak and listen –reciprocal- trade off. You are never in a single role- you are both the interviewer and the interviewee. In a job interview, you have every right to ask a question of the interviewer.(clarifying questions) Although usually the interviewee does 70% of the talking and interviewer does 30% of the talking. We spent a whole chapter on listening- what did you retain? How is listening important to an interview?- write it. (pseudo listening can get you in trouble-answer wrong question, stagehogging will not impress either role, etc) what about Paraphrasing? Ethics- important to be your self- but your best self. Never lie, or pretend. If you pretend to be someone else, you probably will not fit the job, even if you get it. -Be genuine- people can often tell when you are faking. Fit: sometimes a company is not right for you. When you do not get a job, it doesn’t mean that you are a failure, that they were somehow rejecting you as a person, or that you are necessarily not qualified, it just wasn’t the perfect fit. The question is do you match the organization? Think about what kind of organization you would want to work for and belong to. What motivates you? What skills do you have? -look at an organization’s goals and values What have you all learned from being interview? Dos and Don’t s What can we recall from our chapter on nonverbal communication that may help us in interviewing? -power -time -proxemics -eye contact -touch (handshake) -cultural differences
