Ask Sensitive Interview Questions With Care

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Ask Sensitive Interview Questions With Care

60 min

Prepare sensitive interview questions and build a plan for dealing with evasive sources.

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Prepare sensitive interview questions and build a plan for dealing with evasive sources to get useful information.

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What you'll do

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01 Create Sensitive Interview Questions Create a list of sensitive interview questions
02 Plan Question Sequencing and Follow-ups Develop a plan for question sequencing and follow-ups
03 Develop Strategies for Evasive Sources and Fact Checks Identify strategies for dealing with evasive sources and fact checks
04 Develop Techniques for Pulling Useful Detail Develop techniques for pulling useful detail from limited time

Use this when

You have an interview with a source who has been evasive in the past and you need help preparing sensitive questions.

You'll need

  • Topic
  • Source
  • Key Issues
  • Challenges
  • Goals
  • Follow-up Questions
  • Time Limit
  • Format
  • Requirements
  • Resources
  • Fact-Checking
  • Tone

Fill these in the prompt workspace.

You'll get

  • You'll get:
  • A list of sensitive interview questions
  • A plan for question sequencing and follow-ups
  • Strategies for dealing with evasive sources and fact checks
  • Techniques for pulling useful detail from limited time.

By the end of this playbook

You will have:

  • You'll get:
  • A list of sensitive interview questions
  • A plan for question sequencing and follow-ups
  • Strategies for dealing with evasive sources and fact checks
  • Techniques for pulling useful detail from limited time.

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