Carefully, examine Kathy Blandford’s office. Use STROBE to confirm, reverse, or negate what you have learned during your interview with her. List anything you found out about Ms. Blandford from observing her office that you did not know from the interview. Kathy Blandford is a Client Analyst in the Training Unit.

What will be an ideal response?

A. Observations about her office are:

(1) She has a clean, uncluttered office. It is neat, very simple, and almost stark.
(2) The office is cheerful, with a mirror to make it appear larger and a large sailing print on the wall.
(3) The Shiroma computer is turned on with the Client Project Information prototype on the screen.
(4) There is no bookcase and no file cabinet.
(5) The Project Summary Report for the Training Unit is on her desk.
(6) A table is available for meetings.

B. The office confirms the interview:

(1) She provides complete direct answers.
(2) She does not ramble or avoid the question.
(3) She knows her material well. She mentions the Project Summary Report for the Training Unit, which is found on her desk.
(4) She mentions that she has meetings with key personnel, confirmed by her use of the table in her cubicle.
C. Things that the office shows that didn’t surface during the interview are:

(1) Her passion for sailing. The interview was “down to business.”
(2) That she knows how to use the Shiroma computer very proficiently.