Psy 305 Week 7 Individual Assignment
Individual Assignment: Interview Report
Cross-Cultural Realities at Work (individual interview report)
In this individual assignment, you are required to interview someone who is different from you (see criteria below) so that you may learn from the interviewee and be able to adequately reflect on the questions for analysis as given below. Please make yourself aware of questions for interview and for analysis before conducting the interview.
This interview is designed for students who are learning about diversity.
Preparation
Find someone who meets all three criteria: at least 7 years older or younger than you are; doing work that you may not imagine yourself doing; and culturally distinctly different from you.
Conducting the Interview
Your goal is to get the person talking. Listen for what is said, what is implied, and what is not said. Try not to insert your opinions and experience. Use the sample interview questions as below; please feel free to add your own.
Start the interview by explaining who you are and why you are interviewing him or her. Thank the person sincerely for giving you his or her time and thoughts. Be sensitive throughout the interview regarding whether the person wants to continue.
Sample Interview Questions
Start with questions that are easy and comfortable to answer.
1. What kind of work do you do?
2. How long have you been doing it?
3. Can you describe a typical workday?
Then move to questions that require more thought and rapport with the interviewer.
1. Why did you end up doing this work? What kind of person often does this sort of work? (And would you consider yourself typical?)
2. What do you like about this work?
3. What is difficult about this work?
4. How do [customers, others in the company, etc.] treat you? What do they think about the job you do? [Adapt this question to fit your particular interview—try to get at how the person thinks he or she is treated based on his or her work.]
5. How does being a [fill in the blank with a
Cross-Cultural Realities at Work (individual interview report)
In this individual assignment, you are required to interview someone who is different from you (see criteria below) so that you may learn from the interviewee and be able to adequately reflect on the questions for analysis as given below. Please make yourself aware of questions for interview and for analysis before conducting the interview.
This interview is designed for students who are learning about diversity.
Preparation
Find someone who meets all three criteria: at least 7 years older or younger than you are; doing work that you may not imagine yourself doing; and culturally distinctly different from you.
Conducting the Interview
Your goal is to get the person talking. Listen for what is said, what is implied, and what is not said. Try not to insert your opinions and experience. Use the sample interview questions as below; please feel free to add your own.
Start the interview by explaining who you are and why you are interviewing him or her. Thank the person sincerely for giving you his or her time and thoughts. Be sensitive throughout the interview regarding whether the person wants to continue.
Sample Interview Questions
Start with questions that are easy and comfortable to answer.
1. What kind of work do you do?
2. How long have you been doing it?
3. Can you describe a typical workday?
Then move to questions that require more thought and rapport with the interviewer.
1. Why did you end up doing this work? What kind of person often does this sort of work? (And would you consider yourself typical?)
2. What do you like about this work?
3. What is difficult about this work?
4. How do [customers, others in the company, etc.] treat you? What do they think about the job you do? [Adapt this question to fit your particular interview—try to get at how the person thinks he or she is treated based on his or her work.]
5. How does being a [fill in the blank with a