Self-Reflection—Your Assessment and Professional Interviewing Skills
When developing any new skill set, it is important to obtain a baseline measure of your current competence. To do so, you will spend time reflecting on your present skills in assessment, which could include needs assessments, community assessments, and personal assessments to name a few. You also will self-assess your professional interviewing skills. When you engage in a professional interview, you are eliciting information from a person, which in essence, is conducting a level of assessment. The skills used in professional interviewing incorporate reflective listening, establishing rapport, and asking open-ended questions. These also are some of the basic skills necessary in motivational interviewing. In this Discussion, you will reflect on your current assessment and professional interviewing skills and identify areas of strength and areas in which you need further development. At the end of this course, you will have an opportunity to reassess your skills to see how far you have come and which areas you should continue working on after this course has ended.
Post an explanation of your existing assessment and professional interviewing skills. In your explanation, be sure to address areas of strengths and areas in which you need further development.
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Reflecting on my existing assessment and professional interviewing skills reveals both strengths and areas for further development. One of my key strengths lies in reflective listening, a skill that allows me to engage deeply with interviewees by understanding their verbal and nonverbal cues. This ability enhances my interactions, enabling me to respond thoughtfully and empathetically. Reflective listening is vital in establishing rapport, a critical component of effective interviews. Building rapport helps create a comfortable and trusting environment, which allows the interviewee to feel more open and willing to share information. According to Knight (2014), rapport is essential in interviews as it facilitates the flow of information and promotes honest and detailed responses from participants. My ability to connect quickly with interviewees, cultivated through extensive experience in professional settings, has proven effective in ensuring that the interview process is smooth and productive… Please click on the Icon below to purchase the full answer at only $10
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