Interview Question Types
Open - Questions that don't have a yes or no answer. Ask who, what, when, where,
why, and how typically lead to open questions What have you been doing lately?
Where have traveled in the last five years and why?
Closed - These questions are limited to mono syllable answers. Closed questions sometimes come across as hostile or threatening, In documentaries a closed question can stop the interview with the subject leaving.
Do you like Hot Dogs? Are you a football fan?
Should the government create jobs and cancel unfair trade agreements? Did you finish your work before your boss fired you for always being late?
Leading - Questions like these imply intent and can involve logical entrapment. The examples below involve a confession or a refusal to answer, depending on the subject's emotional state. The interviewer must research the subject and any event involved. Sometimes the interviewee will reveal more than he intended to.
When did you stop beating your wife?
Did you think about your son when you killed your wife?
Hypothetical - These ask someone to imagine a situation or choice that has not occurred or may never occur and to describe how they would respond. The answer will reveal the character and mentality of the subject.
If your sibling needed a kidney would you donate one of yours
If you knew a criminal or a friend had information that could save hundreds of lives, would you use torture to get that information from him?
Double Barrel - These ask two or more questions in combination. The subject might
answer the question he wants and ignore the others. Being interviewed always puts
stress on the one being interviewed. These questions shot at the subject might also pull
a confession from a criminal.
Self-Assessment Questions - ask people to offer judgements or evaluations of themselves and their conduct. Political candidates get this kind of questions all the time.
Why should you be elected President of the United States?
When you chose medical research as a career, did you ever think you would regret not becoming an actor?
If you could time travel, what age would you be and why then?
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