Name: Erin Kim Age: Early Thirties
Hometown: San Francisco
Date and Location: At a cafe in the Grand Central Station on Feburary 14th
Q: May I ask your occupation?
A: I am a consultant working for Towers Perrin. It’s specialized in Human Resources, and my specialty is executive compensation.
Q: How long have you been working?
A: I’ve been working for this company for almost eight years now, and I started working in New York office, but I had a great opportunity to work in the office in Korea. I did like, 4 years working in Korea and 4 years in New York.
Q: Wow, I think that’s a pretty interesting career. Where do you live now?
A: I live in New York City, the town of Battery Park City.
Q: Battery Park City? It’s not, you know, not a familiar neighborhood for me. Why did you choose to live there?
A: Battery Park City wasn’t actually the area I was familiar with, either. But when I moved back to New York, this time around I have family now and I have 2-year-old son. I was looking for a neighborhood within New York City, which was more family friendly. And one of my colleague said Battery Park City is very residential and family friendly area. I’ve been living there for 8 months, and I actually agree.
Q: Would you recommend the area to other people with family and kids?
A: Definitely. There are 3 parks right along the river, a lot of outdoor playgrounds, different age groups, a lot of yards, trees, lots of classroom-type learning activities. So, highly recommended.
Q: It sounds like really good neighborhood. I’d like to visit there some time. Now I know that you’re married and you have a son. Do you have any plan tonight? Today is Valentine’s Day.
A: You know, it’s always difficult to plan something with a little boy. We actually thought about going to a family type of restaurant. However, it’s snowy today and very slippery outside, so it might be a little dangerous to go out with a kid. Well, probably we would decide to stay home.
Q: But still, you probably have some expectation today from your husband. Is he the type of guy to plan a secret event for you and to surprise you?
A: He is. He likes to send flowers to my office without any notice, and I am always very happy about that. But today, I told him not to send any flowers.
Q: Why is that?
A: Well, you know. It’s Valentine’s day, and it must be very expensive.
Q: That’s too cynical. Ok, what was the most memorable and the greatest event he’s ever planned?
A: That was the first Christmas we spent together. It was actually 2 months after we first met. He planned entire Christmas for both of us, which was really wonderful. First he took me to the one of the fanciest restaurants in New York, in which we had a great view. He also presented me a very memorable gift that I’ll never forget. He actually didn’t give me at that time. After the restaurant, we went for ice skating. And then, he dropped me off at home, and before I got off, he said I needed to help him to lift something from the trunk. When I opened up the trunk, there were balloons flying out of the trunk. And there was one last balloon that was stuck in the trunk with a gift attached to it. And I got a very nice Tiffany necklace.
Q: Wow, how sweet. He must be a very sweet guy.
A: He is a very sweet guy.
Q: Well, I think now you have to go, right? It was very nice talking. Thank you for your time today.
A: No problem. Thank you.
2 comments:
Wow, I wish my interviewee had been so voluble:P Good questions. I like the way your interview flew...
It is an interesting introduction at the beginning. You respect your interviewee as a working mother. Then moved to Battery city, valentine's and a romantic relationship with her husband. I don't know if you plan in this order before the interview. You are getting in so closed to the interviewee at the end. It makes this interview successful.
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