Challenges and benefits of interviewing an international student (or an US student)

Trang Phung, Joseph Albers

Challenges

1) Be on time for the interview.

2) Be confident while interviewing other people, ask questions clearly so interviewee can understand.

3) May not understand everything that the interviewee said because of different accent.

4) Might misunderstood what the interviewee said (different cultures have different way to express the meanings of different things).

5) Make the interviewee feel comfortable during the interview so that they can give more helpful information to the interview.
6) Make sure that you ask all the questions that you needed and get the information that you needed.

Benefits:

1) Have a better understanding about the interviewee's country (culture, tradition, people, food).

2) Understand about the culture differences.

3) Learn/pick up some words in the interviewee's languages during the interview.

4) For international students, interviewing US students is helpful for their speaking and listening skills.

5) Have the homework done.

6) Make more friends.

Outline

1.      Introduction:

            There are many challenges and benefits of interviewing international students or US students.

2.      Body:

Challenges

1) Make the interviewee feel comfortable during the interview so that they can give more helpful information to the interview.

2) May not understand everything that the interviewee said because of different accent.

3) Might misunderstood what the interviewee said (different cultures have different way to express the meanings of different things).

4) Finish interviewing on time (45 minutes).

5) make sure that you ask all the questions that you needed and get the information that you needed.

6) Be confident while interviewing other people, ask questions clearly so interviewee can understand.

Benefits:

1) Have a better understanding about the interviewee's country (culture, tradition, food).

2) Understand about the culture differences.

3) Learn/pick up some words in the interviewee's languages during the interview.

4) For international students, interviewing US students is helpful for their speaking and listening skills.

5) Have the homework done.

6) Make more friends.

3. Conclusion:

We can overcome all the challenges and get all the benefits while interviewing international students and US students if we are prepared.

Essay

            Have you ever interviewed an international student or have you ever been interviewed by a person from different country? If you have done that before, you might already know the challenges and benefits of interviewing the people from other countries. If you have not done that before, there are many challenges you have to overcome during the interview and there are also many benefits you can get after interviewing.

            First of all, there are many challenges that you have to overcome during the interview so that you should be prepared! Be on time for the interview is one of the most important factors, no matter if you are the interviewee or the interviewer. If you are an interviewer, you may want to come five or ten minutes ahead of time. Moreover, being an interviewer means that you have to be confident while talking the interviewee. You have to ask questions clearly so interviewee can understand your questions. During the interview, you might not understand what the interviewee said. Do not afraid to ask them to repeat again. If they did not give you as much information as you need, ask them more questions.

            Each culture has different ways to express the meanings of the words. When interviewing a person from a different nation, you might misunderstand the interviewee because of their different way of expression. Try to ask them questions until you can understand everything is a better way than keep the misunderstood stuck in your mind. Furthermore, you have to make the interviewee feel comfortable so he can give you more helpful information. Ask some questions about him during the interview instead of keep rushing and asking the questions on your lists. At the end of the interview, you still have to make sure that you have asked all the questions that you needed and get all the answers.

            Secondly, there are also many benefits that you can get after the interview with student from different country. One of the best benefits is that you can understand more about the interviewee’s country, especially the tradition, the people, the food, and the cultures. After that, you can figure out the differences between your culture and his culture. If you have a chance to come visit his country, you are then prepared because the interviewee just gave you all the information that you needed. While interviewing, you can pick up some words in the interviewee’s language or you can ask him to teach you some.

            As an international student, I have to agree that interviewing an US student benefits me a lot. I can improve and develop my speaking and listening skills while interviewing. Furthermore, after the interview, you are now having another helpful friend. Lastly, finishing the interview also means you are done with your homework.

            In conclusion, there are many challenges and benefits of interviewing an international student or an US student. If you prepared, you will overcome the challenges easily and get the best benefits from the interview.

EVALUATION:
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