Elite interviewing is a specialised branch of qualitative research that focuses on engaging individuals who wield significant influence, possess specialised expertise, or hold critical decision-making ...

My friend Abigail sent her resume to a recruiter in response to a job ad, and she got a call back. She and the recruiter had a nice talk. The recruiter invited Abigail to a face-to-face interview ...

Interviews and focus groups are essential tools of qualitative research. This guide shows students and early-career researchers how to prepare for and conduct interviews and focus groups. This book ...

Inc.com columnist Alison Green answers questions about workplace and management issues–everything from how to deal with a micromanaging boss to how to talk to someone on your team about body odor. A ...

You’ve written your résumé and, miraculously, gotten a job interview. But your nerves set in as you wonder how you’ll perform in that encounter, what the interviewer will ask you, and how you’ll ...

A behind-the-scenes blog about research methods at Pew Research Center. For our latest findings, visit pewresearch.org. Pew Research Center sometimes employs cognitive interviewing to help improve ...

Motivational Interviewing (MI) is a client‐centred, directive counselling method designed to strengthen personal motivation and commitment to a specific goal by eliciting and exploring an individual’s ...

Preparing for an interview feels a lot like dating. In each case, two people that don’t know each other well plan to meet and decide if they want to spend more time together. According to a study of 2 ...

Most of us have had periods of our lives when we did not make the healthiest choices. Maybe you needed to lose weight, or your cholesterol was too high. Maybe you went through a stressful period when ...