Currlculum Vltae and Prevlous Knowledge of Interviewees - Its Interest for Conducting Biographical Interviews. The conduct of biographical interviews usually neglects the importance of precise knowledge of people before interviewing them. This paper suggests that personal names play a decisive role in the building of personal identities and trajectories, and examines the methodological consequences of such a statement. It shows to what extent the use of curriculum vitae and of any biographical information is an appropriate device to prepare and conduct the interviews. As a customized interviewing guide, biographical knowledge is presented as a means of eliciting an interviewee's key life periods.