Good interviews

In depth questions: Ask more complicated questions, for example you could ask them If they wanted to work in the field that they are now when they were younger.These kinds of questions will make the person you are interviewing think more about the question and give a more in depth answer.

In this Interview John Harwood asked Obama complicated questions complicated questions such as "How did it feel to be there with the former presidents today and what can you learn from them, especially the current President Bush whom you criticized so strongly in the campaign?" instead of simple questions


Ideas of what you want to talk about: you should have at least some idea of what you want to talk about before you start your interview even if you do not have scripted questions, because it will help your questions stay organized, which will make the interview flow better.

The interview uses this skill because its theme was Obamas inauguration, which at the time was soon to come, and Harwood asked Obama questions about how it feels to be the next president.


customized interviews: your interview questions should depend on who you are interviewing, because that way you can get information from them that will help you get to know them better.

You can tell that Harwoods interview questions were made for Obama because they are focused on things that Obama would be thinking about, or have strong opinions about


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