Methodology-first · Interview Research
A planned report on interview formats and question themes from attributable, dated sources. Anecdotes are not presented as prevalence data.
Research questions
- Which interview formats are reported by the sampled sources?
- Which competency themes recur?
- How do formats differ by role or industry?
- What evidence supports a trend claim?
- What changed between collection periods?
Method
- Define the source population and collection period.
- Separate first-party employer guidance from third-party commentary.
- Code question themes using a stable taxonomy.
- Avoid treating anecdotes as prevalence estimates.
- Publish the source list and coding limitations alongside findings.
Expected outputs
- Source matrix
- Question taxonomy
- Format comparison
- Trend notes
- Citations
Publication rule
No findings, sample sizes, percentages or compensation figures are implied by this methodology page. A published result requires an actual source set, dated observations and a disclosed limitations section.