How to write an Interview Article?
We have often seen that when it comes to professional writing, people get a bit worried. Professional writing requires a lot of things to be kept in mind, along with following the proper format and using the sentences that sound professionally correct. One of such problems people encounter includes writing an interview article. No doubt, writing an interview article is problematic and challenging thing to repossess the information to the public but it can be made easy. Therefore, today we will talk about how to write an interview article.
What is an Interview Article? An interview article means an article written about interview queries, questions, situations and attitude or behavior of applicants. Furthermore, different steps through which an interview article can be written easily
Or to put it even simply, we can say it is a piece of information written to cover everything related to an interview.
First Step: Select a Perspective
An interview can be written easily by following three perspectives that are discussed below.
- Literal Perspective
- Hybrid Perspective
- Narrative Perspective
Do not get perplexed from the above terms because we will separately discuss each and every point mentioned above with the help of examples.
Literal Way of Writing an Interview Article
In this perspective, answers and questions are written by following a literal way. Literal way does not mean something written literary. In this style, one can use italic, bold format and letters like Q for questions and A for answers. For better understanding below is an example.
For example
Q- Alice, do you like your job?
A- Yes, I like being a receptionist.
Q- Sarah, are you satisfied with the work?
A- Yes, I am quite satisfied.
Hybrid Way of Writing an Interview Article
In this type, leave the question by amalgamating it with narrative statement or direct quotes.
For example
Alice is contented from her job: I like being a receptionist
Narrative Way of Writing an Interview Article
This is slightly different than the other two mentioned before and this style requires the applicant to be represented as third person.
For example
I ask Alice about her job and she tells me she like being receptionist.
The first perspective is suitable for personal interview, whereas, the last one is appropriate for an article where interview part means to gather more information about a certain topic.
Second Step: Rephrase the Answers
Do you know what conversation means?: It is all about unspoken words, half or incomplete sentences and gradual changes in topic. To make an interview interesting and attractive, you have to rephrase or change the sentences or words. However, it does not mean to change the meaning of sentence so be careful while doing this. Sentence should convey the same meaning even changing in words and arrangement. Furthermore, make it eye-catching so reader cannot lose his/her curiosity and interest while reading that.
Third Step: Make It Simple and Attractive
To make a writing look attractive it’s important not only to use attractive sentences that keep a reader excited, but also make sure to put in headings that makes them interested. Because, we usually put a heading in the start of writing a piece, and that is the first thing a person will read. So first things first, the heading must be made interesting. Therefore, make your article simple and appealing. Now query is how someone can make an interview article an attractive one? It is very simple
- Give interview title on the top
- Streamers
- Use pictures or images to make it more significant and striking
Furthermore, article should be ended by giving it a proper closure. It convey good image and writing as well. Do you have more points to share regarding writing of an interview article?
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