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Observations on your interview techniques
By your standards, though generally fine in themselves, you would have failed in some areas and with some, if not startling, certainly bemusing and unforeseen results.
Newton, beyond all debate, was a great thinker. He created much of what we recognise today as the ground rules for logical thought.
He was also according to the likes of Charles II and other brilliant contemporaries, almost totally unaware of the passing of time and rarely remembered appointments, even with his King.
Charles tells us, he arrived at the great fellow's house at a prearranged time for dinner. The housekeeper announced the King's arrival and served the dinner. Charles waited for a while before eating his meal. After some time Charles then finished off Newton's as well. When Newton finally arrived, he spied the empty plates and asked, `Sire have we already eaten?'
There have been many anecdotes of such absent minded professors throughout time. Indeed many of our greatest and most inspiring revelations arrive from that other world beyond the conscious mind.
There is another side to everything and your subject, as presented, lacked one vital element. It is essential to capture and hold the attention of the interviewee. You need to be full of enthusiasm and empathy for your projects. It is as every `bit' important to inspire and captivate others, as it is for them to waken to all the possibilities that you are presenting to them. You are after all, most often, the first point of sale.
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