The shelter that we volunteer for has asked for help with their winter newsletter. One of the things they want me to do is...well... interview ourselves.
If you were going to interview someone who volunteers at an animal shelter 5 hours away what kind of questions would you ask them? Please try to ask serious questions so that I can use some of them when I send her the article.
1. Can't go wrong with asking yourself Who, What , Where, Why and When
as in Who are you? What do you do when you aren't volunteering? Where do you live? Why are you a volunteer and how long have you been doing so? When did you start volunteering?
Not sure how long the interview is but here are some suggestions off the top of my head -
1. How did you come to volunteer at an animal shelter?
2. What is your favorite/least favorite aspect of the job.
3. What do you think could be done to raise awareness of abandoned or sheltered animals in your community?
4. What was the most exotic pet your shelter (or you) have ever dealt with while at work?
5. Have you ever considered expanding your volunteer work into a career in veterinary medicine?
Newsletters are generally pretty short, so to make space for good long answers it might be good to keep the questions sort of general at the beginning and more focused on the individual closer to the middle and end. It might also be good to have a profile of the interviewee preceding the interview.
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