Capstone #3: Interview

“Come on dad I’m ready.” “You take so long to get ready.” “I’m ready” my dad says. “Finally.” I knew I was going to interview my dad when we had to do an interview. I was thinking of doing my grandpa also but I didn’t. We start our interview. It is going well. When we are done I look at the camera. The video already stopped. “How did it stop with no one touching it.” I watched the video. It only went up to 7 minutes and 18 seconds. I thought it would be longer. It turns out I didn’t have enough storage on my phone. I was so mad, My face was red. I started deleting a lot of things on my phone. Pictures and apps. I wanted to do it again but it was to late and I had to go to bed.  I had to do the interview the next day during my site visit. For the first 7 tries we couldn’t get passed question number two because my dad didn’t like his answers. We finally did it! We were supposed to have 10 to 12 questions. I had 20. It was because there was so much to ask and I could annoy my dad. The other kids had interviews that weren’t with there relative so they couldn’t annoy them.

My final interview questions are:

  1. When you first started working at Ba-Tampte at age 13, did you know that you would be working at Ba-Tampte full time when you got older?
  2. What did you major in college? Did you chose this major knowing that you would work for Ba-Tampte?
  3. What do you like most about working at Ba-Tampte? What do you like least?
  4. The company started with pickle stands and pushcarts on the streets of Manhattan’s Lower East Side. Why was that location selected and how did it make it a popular pickle?
  5. Where did the first cucumbers Ba-Tampte use come from? Has that changed over the years?
  6. What type of cucumber does Ba-Tampte use? Why?
  7. How do kosher pickles and non-pickles compare?
  8. How do the Ba-Tampte pickles sold today compare with the Ba-Tampte pickles sold over the years?
  9. Have the recipes ever changed?
  10. What are the most important decisions that have helped with Ba-Tampte’s success over the years?
  11. Which U.S. regions and/or states sell the most Ba-Tampte pickles? Why do you think so?
  12. What is your best selling pickle in New York and why do you think so?
  13. Are Ba-Tampte pickles sold in other parts of NY beside Manhattan and the boroughs?
  14. Which states export the most cucumbers to the Ba-Tampte factory?
  15. Does where a cucumber was grown affect its taste?
  16. How does the process of making half-sour pickles compare to garlic dill pickles?
  17. How are Ba-Tampte pickles advertised?
  18. If you weren’t in the pickle business, what job would you like to be doing right now? (I was really surprised by his answer.)
  19. Do you hope that one of your children will take over Ba-Tampte? Why or why not?
  20. My main inquiry question is ” How does geography affect the success of Ba-Tampte?” Is there any other information that you think is important to consider in order to answer that question?

I had a great time at my interview!

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  1. What were your questions? Include them in your post. What interesting ideas did your dad share? Tell us! 🙂

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