Blog 18: Fourth Interview Questions

1. What would you consider to be a key factor in determining a “successful” yearbook staff?
2. How do yearbooks win Pacemakers/other yearbook awards?
3. How do schools sell enough yearbooks for the yearbook to be considered a commercial success?
4. Which kinds of Editors-in-Chief have you found to be the most successful, and why? (Charismatic, stern, etc.)
5. What methods of staff training do you find to be most effective?
6. What would you consider to be the most difficult aspect of managing any staff/group of people?
7. How would one organize a large staff in the most efficient way possible?
8. What is the importance of staff morale?
9. Would you consider morale to be more important than productivity? Why or why not?
10. How would maintaining a shared vision with the staff benefit the outcome of the book?
11. How does a hierarchical structure benefit a group’s organization, in general?
12. What role does the editor staff play in keeping a staff organized and in check?
13. What yearbook staffs from recent years strike you as having been successful? Why?
14. What one aspect of the Editor-in-Chief’s duties is the most important? Why?
15. How should an Editor-in-Chief go about dealing with a staff that lacks motivation?
16. What is the best way to deal with conflict among the staff?
17. How best can one lay the groundwork for future staffs?
18. How best can an Editor-in-Chief manage deadlines and ensure a timely submission?
19. Is it possible to properly balance staff morale and the success of a yearbook?
20. Ultimately, which would you consider more important: a successful yearbook or a happy staff?