Part 1
When revisiting my initial interview I was happy to see how every question I had has been answered by this class. The initial interview was good not great. Bob provided me with great advice, however I wish I was easier to talk to and maintained a flowing conversation. Bob was very sincere and I really enjoyed rereading his interpretation of a entrepreneur.
Part 2
I avoided recording this interview to make sure Bob felt comfortable. I wanted to encourage open conversation and make it feel more personal and less like an assignment.
Question One: What was one time you failed?
Answer: One of the many times I failed was when I understaffed to cut costs. When I did this many of my clients were upset by the long wait times. This I had to change immediately.
Question Two: What was the way that you dealt with failure?
Answer: I am a very head on person. I attack things when I fail. Therefore, whenever I messed up my new focus was learning from that mistake and saying to myself that that will never happen again. Honestly, I really do not take failure to heavily.
Question three: How did you enjoy running your own company?
Answer: I loved it. Not every man is his own boss. I was never one that enjoyed being told what to do so having my own company was a dream come true. I mean yes it is hard, however it is also extremely rewarding and very exciting.
Part 3
This interview was exactly what I wanted to see out of myself. I aspired to having a real talk with this entrepreneur now that I know more about the process, and that is exactly what we did. Bob was impressed by my questions and said after every one "that is a great question". Bob was a great guy to interview and I figure that we are friends now. This class has definitely better prepared me for the interview process.
Hey Hunter,
ReplyDeleteGreat post its interesting how you see how you've grown your skill of interviewing by reflecting on your older post. I also felt more confident but like you said my entrepreneur prefers to be off camera. Good questions as well they were a little vague but that fine for an open interview its just good to get a little more percise to get really good information in an interview. Check out my blog at http://mrdreaces.blogspot.com/2016/04/google-gold.html
Hi Hunter,
ReplyDeleteI think its awesome how the interview was exactly what you wanted to see out of yourself. It seems like you learned a lot from interviewing this entrepreneur so I hope you're able to use that knowledge towards your venture. I think not recording a video really does make the entrepreneur more comfortable because cameras tend to make people nervous and afraid to act as naturally as possible. Overall, good job not he assignment and good luck with your venture.
Hi Hunter,
ReplyDeleteBased on reading your interview, I can see that you have made progress from the first interview. In the interview that I have conducted, I learn that the most important thing is the importance of failure. The reason being that with out failure one would never grow up. Great job on the interview. Here is the link to my interview, http://jzent3003.blogspot.com/2016/04/very-short-interview-part-2.html, check it out if you have time.