Don Rabon, CFE

Duplicitous duality

What happens when a CFE’s friend falls into fraud? This veteran interviewing expert grapples with the duality of a young Jekyll and Hyde who became a fraudster, next an informant and finally back into deep deception.

Written By: Don Rabon, CFE


Shakespeare Enhances & Shortens the Learning Process

Don Rabon discusses how an effective interviewer must be able to not only understand the dynamics of an interviewee's immediate situation but gain insight into that person's life. Then, the interviewer must use the information to guide the interview. Understanding the dynamics and gaining insight are paramount to the interview's successful conclusion as a "communication event."

Written By: Don Rabon, CFE


Mark Antony's Persuasive Strategy in Shakespeare's Julius Caesar

This article explores the linguistic, persuasive process found in Mark Antony's famous speech in Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar."

Written By: Don Rabon, CFE


Subject won't talk? Use these techniques

This column examines what examiners can do when interview subjects just do not want to talk - when their answers are short and not to the point."

Written By: Don Rabon, CFE


Should we record the interview?

To record or not record? That's the controversial question many of my colleagues are asking about interviewing. It's the subject of a well-intended and spirited debate. But I think that recording interviews is a concept whose time has come.

Written By: Don Rabon, CFE


Interviewing pitfalls

Common interviewing pitfalls fraud examiners face, along with solutions.

Written By: Don Rabon, CFE, George R. Young, Ph.D., CFE, CPA


The Process of Deception: Interviewing, Part Two

Determining deception in an interview requires the fraud examiner’s abilities to detect subtle change, limit disbelief in the subject, and suppress emotional responses.

Written By: Don Rabon, CFE


Interviewing: Achieving Rapport (Part One)

By identifying a subject's dominant mode of expression -- visual, auditory, or sensation (and when he or she deviates from it) you can mirror the subject and begin to achieve rapport.

Written By: Don Rabon, CFE


Interviewing, Detecting Deception, Persuasion, and Discourse Analysis

Practitioners provide insight into issues that arise during admission-seeking interviews, such as anxiety, interview recording, and interviewer's remorse.

Written By: Don Rabon, CFE


Interviewing Generation Y

This column highlights key characteristics of Generation Y individuals and the difficulty that these characteristics pose when conducting admission-seeking interviews.

Written By: Don Rabon, CFE


 

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