Blog 14: Interview 3 Preparation

1.  Who do you plan to interview?  What is this person's area of expertise?
     - I plan to interview my mentor, I know that it should be a third person but if anybody is going to help me with my EQ it will be him and not somebody with a fancy job title. My mentor is a master in app development.
2.  Verify that you have called your interviewee to schedule an interview.  What is the date and time of the interview? 
January 23rd 4 o'clock
3.  Phrase an open-ended question that will help you find research resources that would help to answer the EQ.
    - What is the best app development practice to entice users and inspire word of mouth.
4.  Phrase an open-ended question that will help you think about other useful activities you might do to help you answer the EQ (IC2, possible experts to talk to, etc).
     - What is the best way to break down what app developers do, into management level English in effort to convince possible investors to invest in a product.
5.  Phrase two open-ended questions that help you to understand your interviewee's perspective on an aspect of your EQ. 
   - How can a sprouting developer best learn how to network with larger and more prominent developers in effort to expand on possible business enterprises?
   - How do you design an application to cater to specific audiences?

Blog 7 - Second Interview Preparation

- From what my mentor has told me it sounds like he had plenty of potential that went unused and could've been a big name in the computer industry.

1.  Who is your mentor and where do they work?  If their workplace does not reflect their expertise, what makes them an expert?

My mentor is Brian Dlugos and he works at LA County Internal Services Department. The ISD is exactly what is sounds like, anything and everything the county needs will be sourced from there rather than private companies.

2.  What five questions will you ask them about their background? 

      - What influenced you to follow the career path that you did?

      - If you had the chance to go back and change your career path, would you? And what path would you take?

      -Was there a time when you wanted to give up on what you do? How did you deal with it?

      - How long did it take you to get to your position? What were some of the struggles along the way?

      - Could you use your skills for a slightly different job and would you take that path if you had the time?