Research Interview Experience

If I'm going to be quite honest, I have little to no experience conducting research interviews. Surprisingly, in my entire college career so far I have only been confronted with the task of research interviewing once. It was during my very first semester of college, which was about four years ago. I was tasked with writing an auto-ethnography, which is similar to an autobiography, but it involves looking in to the author's experiences in connection with a wider cultural, political, or social significance. At the time I was a manager at a fast food restaurant, so I chose to write about the culture of a fast food worker. I did research interviews with other fast food workers from crew members to management to gather the information I needed for my assignment. What went well was that I was able to effectively gather information and opinions that lent to a more insightful and credible paper. I also phrased certain questions in a way that would provide me with particular information that I desired to have as content in my paper. Although the research interviews went pretty well, I would just say that I wish I would've been more organized. Had I done a better job organizing and recording my materials I think it would have made the assignment much easier. Since I don't have much experience with research interviews, I don't have much advice to give. At this point, the only advice I would really give is to be organized! Plan for your interview  and approach your interview in a logical step-by-step manner, have open ears and an open mind, and make sure to organize your materials and information. ORGANIZE ORGANIZE ORGANIZE!