Interview Research Paper

Interviews are one of the most spellbinding methods to get to know someone face-to-face. They can ultimately inspire the interviewer and others to learn more or to follow the footsteps of the interviewee. For my interview, I‘ve met a relative who has always been great to me from when I was little, and that person is my grandfather. There are three justifications on why I chose my grandfather, who is such a fascinating individual, to interview.

One reason why I’ve selected to interview my grandfather is that he was an excellent salesperson. According to my grandad himself, he told me in his interview that he was able to persuade people to trade and make profit off his stock of hardware back when he was young in Libya. His work ethics and persuasive techniques touch my heart because in the mere future, I would hope to become an entrepreneur and convince people to buy my idea and services. Being a salesperson requires someone to be fluent in language and communication skills. Two highly indispensable traits for survivability in this world.
The fact that my grandfather worked as an espionage for the Ethiopian government to go spy on the Djibouti government intrigue me to interview him.
As stated by my grandad himself, “I saw myself as a diplomat working for the Ethiopian government. In the past, and currently today, Ethiopia and Djibouti had never had good relations. So, in retaliation of one another’s hatred, both governments sent out spies to monitor each others activities such as militarily, economically or politically. I was one of the diplomats who were sent by the Ethiopian government to monitor the Djibouti government.” The art of snooping or spying on other governments interests me, due to the fact that I love watching movies that have similar genres to
this.

The final reason on what makes my grandfather a choice for the interview is that he was always determined to pursue his goals. My father once told me that he would constantly do whatever it would take to reach a goal, while getting rid of any possible drawbacks that could affect his intentions. Because I enjoy seeing someone, who is a close relative, follow their desires, it motivates me to follow my goals as well.

My grandfather is a person being worth interviewed because of three reasons. He’s good at selling ideas, he has been a spy in the past and he would never give up, without a fight, when pursuing his goal. It has definitely been a honour to interview him and I would encourage others to know about him.