HOW TO MAKE AN INTERVIEW’S RAGA CIPTA PRAKASIH

QUESTIONNAIRE
WHAT IS A PROPER INTERVIEW?

To properly prepare for an interview, you need to

understand the different components employers may use to
judge your qualifications, such as a job interview or an
interview questionnaire.

By reviewing common components of interview questionnaires

and why they’re essential, you can go into your interview
feeling confident and undeterred.
WHAT ARE INTERVIEW QUESTIONNAIRES?

Interview questionnaires are interview sheets

containing a list of pre-prepared questions.
HOW DO I WRITE BETTER INTERVIEW
QUESTIONS?
Ask about the Ask “forward” Ask open-ended
person’s actions questions questions

Ask pointed Ask short

Ask dumb questions and questions and then
questions light-hearted follow up
questions.
ASK ABOUT THE PERSON'S ACTIONS
“It depends on the person, but
usually I ask them about their
specific habits and practices,”
says Jeff Goins.
• “I'm less interested in what
they would write in a book
and more interested in how
they try to apply the ideals
they write or speak about.”
Jeff is trying to get under a
person's rhetoric to see the
routines they've cultivated to
be successful.
• If you can get people to
describe their actions rather
than their beliefs about
themselves, you'll see a
clearer picture of them, one
unmarred by slogans.
ASK “FORWARD” QUESTIONS
“Never ask, ‘What keeps you up at night?' Ask ‘What's going to keep
you up tonight after this interview?'” says Porter.

“The ‘What's the best part of the next thing you're doing?' question
will engage your subject's current, forward-looking energy.

You get a more excited interviewee, who wants to tell you what she or
he is into.”

Asking about a future position or prospect lets your interviewee know

you're interested in more than what they've accomplished in the past.
ASK OPEN-ENDED QUESTIONS
Morgan's goal is to get athletes and coaches talking, so he
avoids closed questions that only require a short answer.
• “I try to ask open-ended questions that can't be answered with a simple ‘yes' or
‘no,'” he says.
• “I also ask people to explain to me certain aspects. Such as, ‘describe how this team
came together this season.'”
• “I also say ‘how' a lot. For example, ‘How was your first-ever varsity start at
quarterback?'”

What a cool idea: to get them talking, just write the word
“HOW” in bold letters at the top of your list of questions.
• Every time you look at it, ask, “How?”
• “How do you do that? How do you feel about that? How did it go?”
• Asking “how” opens the conversation to learning and process.
ASK DUMB QUESTIONS
“Dumb questions are my favorite,” says Marissa Villa. “Today, I asked someone, ‘Um, what
does that mean?' when he used an abbreviation. You can't be afraid to ask dumb questions.”
If you're confused, don't move along to the next question. Ask for clarification, even if you
think you sound stupid.
You don't want to finish your interview and then realize you don't know what you're talking
about because you were confused during the interview.
“It also strokes people's egos when you tell them they're the expert and you want to learn
from them,” says Marissa.
Again, in a conversation, you don't fire off a series of questions without stopping.

Your goal is to understand the person better, so don't be afraid to ask for an explanation
when you need it.
ASK POINTED QUESTIONS AND LIGHT-
HEARTED QUESTIONS
When you prepare, go beyond common interview questions and try to
mix up the tone of your questions.

Don't be afraid of the tough questions, but also allow for less serious
questions as well.

“I try to ask a few pointed questions that contrarians might ask,” says
Jeff. It's always good to poke a little, as long as you don't go too far.

“And throw in the occasional light-hearted question for fun,” he says.

Consider what parts of your interviewee's story or experiences will most

resonate.
ASK SHORT QUESTIONS AND THEN
FOLLOW UP
Don't try to pack all your questions into one super-mega question. “Instead
of asking a long-winded question,” says Morgan, “split it up into two
parts. Follow-up questions can be key.”

In an interview, shorten your initial question to allow for more follow-up

questions.

Not only are shorter related easier to process for your interviewee, but
they also ensure you get answers for all parts of the question instead of
limiting your interview process when the person only answers one part.
Today, we're going to come up with
a lot of questions.
Fifty questions, actually.
Then we're actually going ask
someone a few of them. Sound fun?

PRACTICE
PRACTICE TO BECOME A JOURNALIST
You're almost
First, let's come up Next, imagine that obsessed with them
with a person to informant is your because at least half
interview hero. of good journalism is
curiosity.

Then, start When you get to

brainstorming fifty, pick out your You Are Ready!
questions. favorite five.