Interview Report And Self Assessment - 1032 Words

Interview Report and Self-Assessment I interviewed Shawn Grimes (Mr. Shawn), the Executive Director of Digital Harbor Foundation. DHF offers after school programs that let students all the way from elementary to high school explore and develop technologies. The interview went well. I was calm and confidant, partly because I have known the interviewee for a couple of years, but also because I practiced asking questions beforehand. Looking back at the interview, one of my weaknesses was that I sometime spoke little fast. It seems like when I get too excited I speak little faster than my normal pace. Usually in interviews, especially if I am the one that is being interviewed, I take few seconds to think and respond. However, when I†¦show more content†¦My other strengths in the interview were recognizing timeliness of the questions and transitioning to different topics when it was needed. I was also able to ask questions that unfolded wide rage of experiences Mr. Shawn faces as an Executive Director. For example, in a â€Å"professional world†, people, especially investors expect their clients/partners to dress up in a suit and tie and have short hair that fits the â€Å"professional look†. However, Mr. Shawn prefers dressing little differently, and his choice of hairstyle is not something a typical professional would wear. He explained, because of his spiky hair and a t-shirt with jean cl othing, sometime people expects him to act â€Å"dumber† and â€Å"uneducated†, he added, once a investor asked him if he was a pirate. It shows that even when people do not know others, they tend to have perceived ideas just by looking at them. While Mr. Shawn did not say anything, his choice of clothing and a hairstyle gave certain ideas to people around him. By conducting this interview, I learned a lot about the work people at Digital Harbor Foundation do. Although I participated in the program for two years, before the interview, I only knew what the students do in the program. However, after the interview, I also learned about the work staffs do, as well as the (communication) problems they face. Mr. Shawn emphasized that most of