interviewer

question

Request for information

• probeThorough examination or tool
• follow-upSubsequent action on something
• clarifyMake something understandable

rapport · listening · open-ended · prompting · paraphrase · silence · body-language · note-taking · preparation · pacing

reporter

One who gathers news

• anchorSecures ships to seabed
• correspondentJournalist covering distant events
• editorOne who revises text

newsroom · press · media · broadcast · scoop · headline · byline · columnist · exclusive · feature

assessor

One who estimates value

• feedbackReturned response data
• criteriaStandards for judgment
• ratingAssigned evaluative score

assessment · competency · objectivity · professionalism · rapport · judgment · bias · rubric · scoring · benchmarking

recruiter

One who finds candidates

• candidatePerson seeking selection
• applicantOne who formally requests
• resumeCareer summary document

screening · position · employment · talent · recruitment · vacancy · job · offer · qualifications · experience

detective

Professional crime investigator

• policeCivil law enforcement
• suspectBelieve to be likely
• confessionAdmission of wrongdoing

custody · grilling · questioning · cross-examination · testimony · witness · interrogation · coercion · alibi · investigation

survey

Systematic data collection

• respondentOne who gives answers
• questionnaireFormal inquiry form
• studyDeliberate learning effort

data · participant · methodology · sample · demographic · qualitative · quantitative · focus-group · ethnography · fieldwork

• interviewsscreening call, applicant, hiring manager, recruiter, thank-you note
• talkerstalker, chatterbox, motormouth, motor-mouth, loudmouth
• interrogatorsinterrogator, questioner, cross-examiner, inquisitor, debriefer
• communicatorsspeaker, explainer, orator, presenter, announcer
• media peoplejournalists, journalist, reporters, reporter, editors
• TV peoplenews anchor, newscaster, presenter, reporter, talk show host