Sometimes you have to ask the question as if it's going to be your last question - as if it's going to be the last time you talk to that person.
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You're trying to find new ideas in people. I always think to myself, what question I am least comfortable asking the person? And then I make sure I ask it early in the interview.
If you want to get to know somebody you don't ask other people: 'How is she?' You talk to the person herself. And then you don't ask about facts like 'date of birth' or 'profession of parents.' but you talk about essential questions and themes in life.
If somebody's not prepared to answer the question, you can keep asking.
When I see someone for the first time in a while, and they ask, 'How have you been?' or 'What have you been up to?', it's politeness but a bit of a conversation stopper.
I don't tend to question things that much. If it feels right, I go for it.
People ask me if I live each day like it's my last, and I don't. I live each day like it's my first, and I can't wait for the next one.
The thing is, often press people ask questions that are so personal that even your nearest and dearest wouldn't ask them.
Sometimes we question things that we have done in our lives but how many times do we question what we haven't done in someone else's.
It's not good to be in a situation where people don't want to direct you or don't want to question something.
Most people ask me questions based on a previous interview. That's not an interview. It's like they're just saying my quotes back to me.
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