Interview Plan

AMAYA PETERSEN
COMM1010
MR. HASLAM
SEPTEMBER 14TH, 2017

DRESS
The interview will take place inside of my household, so I plan on wearing casual
clothing to keep things as laid back as possible. My plan is to wear a pair of blue jeans,
a light grey sweater and my jesus sandals. This is to not draw any attention to my
clothing and keep the focus on the interview.

OPENING
Hello, thank you for giving me the opportunity to interview you. I plan on giving a firm
handshake and to keep a loud/affirmative voice. Also, I want to keep my smiley
personality up to seem excited for the interview.

ORIENTATION
I am very interested and want to follow the pathway that you are currently doing, so I will
be asking you a series of questions to help go in depth with your job field.

The focus of my questions is how your job currently benefits you and how I can
personally get there. This interview will only take up to 30 minutes so I will only ask you
about 15 questions.

At the end, I will give you a quick evaluation form to fill out about my performance during
the interview.

I also would like to ask you if it is okay that I record this interview to ensure that I get the
information 100% correct.

Do you have any questions before we begin?

BODY
Related to the company:
Can you tell me about the day-to-day responsibilities of this job?​ (Primary, Open)
How would you describe a typical day in the office?​ (Primary, Open)
● What is the work week like? ​(Secondary, Open)
● Is overtime expected or offered?​ (Secondary, Closed)

Is there any training required for this job? If so, what?​ (Primary, Open)
● Any special schooling needed?​ (Secondary, Closed)

Related to personal opinion:

What do you think are the most important qualities for someone to excel in this role?
(Primary, Open)
● Did you start with these qualities or did you have to learn them? ​(Secondary,
Open)

What are your expectations at the job? ​(Primary, Open)

● Have they changed over time? ​(Secondary, Closed)

What do you like best about working for the University of Utah? ​(Primary, Open)
● Why?​ (Secondary, Open)

How long does one have to work for the University before getting the benefits of a
discounted education at the college? ​(Primary, Open)
● Did you pursue that?​ (Secondary, Closed)
● Would you recommend it?​ (Secondary, Closed)
● Why?​ (Secondary, Open)

Clearinghouse question:
Is there anything that I have not asked you that you think I should know? ​(Primary,
Bipolar)

CLOSING
1. If you do not mind, could you feel out an evaluation survey to help me better
myself as an interviewer? It will in no way affect my grade.
2. The last thing I need from you is a photo for evidence that this interview took
place.
3. Thank you for taking time out of your day to let me have this experience.
4. (​Handshake) ​Goodbye!