The Questions

Once you have set the stage for the interview with an appropriate opening, you need to develop the organizational plan for the body of the interview using questions and answers. The interviewer sets up the structure of the interview by identifying the purpose of the interview and how it will proceed. A response is solicited from the interviewee, which then prompts reactions from the interviewer, and it just keeps building from there. To have the most effective and most successful interview possible, whether you’re the interviewer or interviewee, you need to consider question type, impact, and sequence.