Succesful interview techniques

Preparing your interview.

• Prepare your questions (related to the 5w's
• Don't ask close questions
• Stay quiet whilst they are answering (use non verbal gestures to show them you are listening)
• Positive gestures and body language (smile)
• Listen to what they are saying
• Use follow up questions to show them that you were listening

Questions about their biggest achievement.

Intro - "Hi, this is Ella reporting for BBC school report ad I am joined here today by ... who is going to be talking to us about ..."

1. What was the biggest achievement you have had?
2. When did you achieve this and how?
3. Why did you achieve this?
4. How old were you when you achieved this?

Questions about worst accident.

1. What is the worst accident you have had?
2. Where was this?
3. When was this?
4. Why did this happen?
5. How old were you when this happened?

What went well?
When I was interviewing I stayed quiet throughout. I also used follow up questions to show I was listening. I also remembered most of the questions i needed to ask. When I was being interviewed I tried to answer in full sentences.

How can i improve?

I can improve interviewing people by remembering all of the the questions i need to ask them. When people are interviewing me I need to improve by answering in longer sentences.