Friday, March 9, 2012

Elements of a good interview

Interview of Sneaker collector (Mark):

Q: Why sneakers?
A: "I always loved sneakers since I was young but i never had the money to buy them so when I got the money I bought all the ones that I wanted."

Q: What type of sneakers do you like?
A: "I mostly like Jays (Air Jordans) but sometimes I'll buy some nike dunks."

Q: How does it feel to be apart of a sneaker community
A: " I love it man, it is a lot of fun to be a part of it."

Q: What do Sneakers mean to you?
A: " Sneakers to me are valuable, They are also a easy way for me to make money by buying and reselling
them for double the price."

Q: How did you get into sneakers
A: "When I was younger I always saw this one kid at my school with new shoes all the time and I wanted to be just like him."

Q: How many pairs do you have
A: "I have about 20 pair, I would have more if i did sell a lot of them."

Q:What about sneakers do you like
A: "I like how sneakers bring out your style"

Q: Define a sneakerhead
A: "A sneakerhead is a person that is addicted to sneakers."

Q: What is your favorite sneaker?
A: "Definitely the concord elevens"

Q: Describe your sneaker collection
A: "Heat, which basically means its worth a lot"
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Interview of the sneaker store owner (Joey):

Q:Why sneakers
A:"I've Just always like sneakers"

Q:How does it feel to own a sneaker store?
A: "It's great, i love that i get to be around what i love all day"

Q: How does it feel to be apart of the sneaker community?
A: "It feels great, i love that my store is a place wear people come to get their sneakers."

Q:What do sneakers mean to you?
A: "To me sneakers are priceless, they are apart of me like a finger. The same way you cant detatch my finger
from me is the same way you can't detatch me from my sneakers."

Q: Is it easy to own a sneaker store?
A: "Well if it is easy everybody would own one."

Q: How many pair do you have?
A: "Maybe about 300, i know some people sell their sneakers but i could never do that i guess that is why i have so many."

Q:What is it about sneakers do you like?
A: "I like that sneakers can be a perfect asset to an outfit."

Q:Define a sneakerhead?
A: " In my opinion a sneakerhead is a person that is dedicated to get their hands on any shoe that they like."

Q:What is you favorite sneaker?
A: "I dont have one i love my sneakers the same."

The interviews went great. I sat down with both interviewees profesionally and both interviews went smooth.
I think that next time i could do better at making the interview more like a conversation instead of reading the the questions one by one. I think that i  did a good job at recording the interviews also.

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