Second Interview Questions

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The purpose of the second interview is justify your mentor as an expert in the field.  Thus, you will be asking at least 5 questions about their background and/or the background of the organization or company where they work.

1.  Who is your mentor and where do they work?

Ryan Nicholas, he works out of his house creating his own surfboard shapes.

2.  What five questions will ask them about their background?

What was your first Job in the industry of surfing?

How old were you when you first started surfing?

Did you ever live around the ocean?

Do you have any other family members with this interest that you are aware of?

What other skills have you acquired over the years that you feel have helped you to excel in surfboard shaping?

Blog 4: Interview Preparation

1.  Who do you plan to interview?  Why?

I plan on interviewing my mentor Ryan. I want to interview Ryan because I have a lot of questions about why he did things a certain way when he shaped my previous surfboard. I want to be able to understand his thinking when he shaped my board because every part of that board has been put there for a reason.

2.  You have to ask 5 questions.  What additional questions do you plan to ask?

Additional questions include:


How did you get into shaping surfboards?

How long did it take for you to get comfortable with glassing your own boards? How many boards did you have to trash before you got it right?

Why do you surf?

What interests you the most about surfing? Why?

What don't you like about surfboard shaping? Why?

What don't you like about surfing? Why?

What is the difference and functions of each of the different surfboard tails?

How is a softer rail shape different from a harder rail shape?

How does the angle in which you set the fins in your surfboard effect the boards overall performance?