How to become an Interviewer
Interviewers assist market researchers to collect information by speaking with people face-to-face or over the telephone and recording (on questionnaires or in reports) the answers or details given by interviewees about the market research subject.
Personal requirements for an Interviewer
- Pleasant and friendly manner
- Enjoy talking to people
- Curious nature
- High level of motivation
- Able to work as part of a team.
Duties & Tasks of an Interviewer
Interviewers may perform the following tasks:
- Contact people and conduct surveys or provide self-completion questionnaires
- Record answers to survey questions
- Record the distribution of documents
- Collect questionnaires and return documents to supervisors
- Perform computer-assisted personal or telephone interviewing
- Interview people at random in crowds or on the street
- Code responses or check their consistency.
Working conditions for an Interviewer
Interviewers may have to work in the evenings or on weekends. They may work in a call centre.
Specializations
Interviewer
Interviewers assist market researchers to collect information by speaking with people face-to-face or over the telephone and recording (on questionnaires or in reports) the answers or details given by interviewees about the market research subject.
