Editing Interview (section)

== Interviewer bias ==
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The relationship between the interviewer and interviewee in research settings can have both positive and negative consequences.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|last=Watson, Lucas|title=Qualitative research design : an interactive approach|year=2018|isbn=978-1-68469-560-7|location=New Orleans|oclc=1124999541}}</ref> Their relationship can bring deeper understanding of the information being collected, however this creates a risk that the interviewer will be unable to be unbiased in their collection and interpretation of information.<ref name=":0" /> 1 in 3 candidates experiences bias in an interview.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Malik |first=Fatima |date=May 12, 2025 |title=Job Interview Statistics - Career Pro |url=https://careerpro.ae/interview-statistics/ |url-status=live |access-date=May 15, 2025 |website=Career Pro}}</ref> Bias or [[discrimination]] can be created from the interviewer's perception of the interviewee, or the interviewee's perception of the interviewer.<ref name=":0" /> Additionally,  a researcher can bring biases to the table based on the researcher's mental state, their preparedness for conducting the research, and the researcher conducting inappropriate interviews.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Chenail|first=Ronald|date=2011-01-01|title=Interviewing the Investigator: Strategies for Addressing Instrumentation and Researcher Bias Concerns in Qualitative Research|url=https://nsuworks.nova.edu/tqr/vol16/iss1/16|journal=The Qualitative Report|volume=16|issue=1|pages=255–262|issn=1052-0147}}</ref> Interviewers can use various practices known in [[qualitative research]] to mitigate interviewer bias. These practices include [[subjectivity]], [[Objectivity (science)|objectivity]], and [[Reflexivity (social theory)|reflexivity]]. Each of these practices allows the interviewer, or researcher, the opportunity to use their bias to enhance their work by gaining a deeper understanding of the problem they are studying.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Roulston|first1=Kathryn|last2=Shelton|first2=Stephanie Anne|date=2015-02-17|title=Reconceptualizing Bias in Teaching Qualitative Research Methods|journal=Qualitative Inquiry|language=en-US|volume=21|issue=4|pages=332–342|doi=10.1177/1077800414563803|s2cid=143839439|issn=1077-8004}}</ref>