Directions:  Interview 2 relatives or adults who are over 21 years of age and have 
interesting jobs.  Use
your own notebook paper as an answer sheet.  Write your name at the top of your answer sheet.
•  Ask the following questions. 
•  Write down the answers to the interview questions.  
•  Do not ask the person being interviewed to write down their answers!
•  Do not ask how much money the person earns.  This is not polite.  You can usually tell how much they 
earn from their lifestyle.
Write down the following for each person interviewed:
1.  Person’s name.
2.  Place of employment.
3.  Job title. 
4.  Work (or home) phone number. 
5.  The teacher reserves the right to contact the person 
to make sure you did the interview.
Interview Questions:
1.  You have an interesting job.  Please describe 3 
  work duties or activities that you do each day.  
2.   What 3 things do you enjoy about your job?
3.  What education, training, and experience is needed to 
get hired into this job?  
4.  What is the starting pay for a worker in this job?
5.  How has technology changed this job?
6.   What changes do you see for this job in the future? 
7.  What 3 things does it take to succeed in this job?
8.  What 3 things causes stress in this job?
9.  How did you get hired into this job?
10.  What advice would you give to a student who is 
  thinking about this job as a future career?
11.  "Thank you for taking time to answer my questions!"	
Extra Credit
Interview two 
additional workers  for a total of
four interviews!	
Investigating Jobs: Winter Break Interviews
U.S. Work World
CAREER mini-lesson
College & Career Publishing. Permission to use with usworkworld.com subscription.