A very challenging interview - Competitive Intelligence2024-03-28T21:53:08Zhttp://competitiveintelligence.ning.com/forum/topics/a-very-challenging-interview?commentId=2036441%3AComment%3A19268&feed=yes&xn_auth=noWell my favorite interview st…tag:competitiveintelligence.ning.com,2009-04-22:2036441:Comment:196882009-04-22T16:56:55.550ZArthur Weisshttp://competitiveintelligence.ning.com/profile/ArthurWeiss
Well my favorite interview story was when i was given some crucial information and instead of just pretending nothing had been said, i tried to investigate further - alerting my interviewee on what he'd just said. It wasn't confidential, but it gave a clue to the whole project. Unfortunately i never got more detail or explanation from that interviewee but the unguarded comment led to several new avenues that i'd not considered. It just took a lot more work than if i'd kept quiet and pretended…
Well my favorite interview story was when i was given some crucial information and instead of just pretending nothing had been said, i tried to investigate further - alerting my interviewee on what he'd just said. It wasn't confidential, but it gave a clue to the whole project. Unfortunately i never got more detail or explanation from that interviewee but the unguarded comment led to several new avenues that i'd not considered. It just took a lot more work than if i'd kept quiet and pretended that nothing significant had been said. Besides the fact that Billy B…tag:competitiveintelligence.ning.com,2009-04-14:2036441:Comment:193762009-04-14T13:05:06.742ZMelanie Winghttp://competitiveintelligence.ning.com/profile/MelanieWing
Besides the fact that Billy Bob is truly the definition of a jerk...what I found interesting about this interview was that Jian Ghomeshi did not take any of the comments personally and did not appear to judge. I think the hardest thing about interviewing is not taking rejection or difficult interviews personally and allowing yourself to move on to the next question or conversation without there being some residual impact to your self esteem which then snowballs into more bad interviews. One…
Besides the fact that Billy Bob is truly the definition of a jerk...what I found interesting about this interview was that Jian Ghomeshi did not take any of the comments personally and did not appear to judge. I think the hardest thing about interviewing is not taking rejection or difficult interviews personally and allowing yourself to move on to the next question or conversation without there being some residual impact to your self esteem which then snowballs into more bad interviews. One person once to told me to remember that "I have the right to be here and say what I have to say and ask the questions I need to ask" and to speak with authority without being arrogant. Tough to do sometimes. Thanks for sharing this Ali. Jian Ghomeshi is actually a m…tag:competitiveintelligence.ning.com,2009-04-10:2036441:Comment:192682009-04-10T15:41:17.441ZEric Garlandhttp://competitiveintelligence.ning.com/profile/EricGarland
Jian Ghomeshi is actually a model here for anybody doing collection. Note how he keeps asking probing questions and constantly evolving his approach, even with a comically hostile interviewee. Open-ended questions, holding to a theme, and not taking the bait to descend into childish behavior. Smooth stuff.
Jian Ghomeshi is actually a model here for anybody doing collection. Note how he keeps asking probing questions and constantly evolving his approach, even with a comically hostile interviewee. Open-ended questions, holding to a theme, and not taking the bait to descend into childish behavior. Smooth stuff.