What kind of work do you do

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Individual Assignment: Interview ReportCross-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 reflecton the questions for analysis as given below. Please make yourself aware of questions forinterview and for analysis before conducting the interview.This interview is designed for students who are learning about diversity.PreparationFind 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; andCulturally distinctly different from you.Conducting the InterviewYour goal is to get the person talking. Listen for what is said, what is implied, and what is notsaid. Try not to insert your opinions and experience. Use the sample interview questions asbelow; please feel free to add your own.Start the interview by explaining who you are and why you are interviewing him or her. Thankthe person sincerely for giving you his or her time and thoughts. Be sensitive throughout theinterview regarding whether the person wants to continue.Sample Interview QuestionsStart 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 thejob you do? [Adapt this question to fit your particular interview—try to get at how theperson thinks he or she is treated based on his or her work.]5. How does being a [fill in the blank with a salient cultural category: man, older person,African-American, 20-something, etc.] play into the work you do?6. Has this work changed the way you think about yourself and about the world?7. What are some cultural values that are important to you? [It can be family, work, orinterpersonal.] Do you think these are similar to or different from mainstream Americanculture? Please explain your ideas.8. What do you like best about American culture? What do you like least? [Even if theperson is American, he or she will have an opinion about this question that gives yousome insight about how he or she views things from his or her perspective.]Thank him or her again.Analysis of Your Interview and Writing Your ReportThink about your interview, the person, and his or her work. Please consider these questions asyou write your report for this assignment. Make sure to present a well thought response based onyour interview and these questions.1. First, state who the interviewee is and how does he or she meet the three criteria (all threeshould be met).2. What aspects of this person’s work determine or indicate his or her status relative toothers?3. What are some of the connections between this person’s work experience and gender,race, age, and/or ethnicity, etc.?4. What kinds of attitudes, values, and behaviors does this person’s work culture encourage?5. What attitudes and values held by this person are similar to your own, and which aredifferent?6. From this interview, what can give us insight into communicating across cultures oracross work cultures?Rubric (professor has the discretion to award points as deemed reasonable)Complete, well thought-out responses to the questions posed for analysis of interview,arguments and support well-presented, no significant errors. All criteria met for choice ofinterviewee – 40/40Good, but only one question or part is not reflective, substantive, complete, or clearenough. All criteria met for choice of interviewee – 34/40Quite good, but a few questions or parts are not reflective, substantive, complete, or clearOR a criteria for choice of interviewee is not met- 26/40Limited responses, criteria not met, but interview and analysis are conducted adequately–18/40Poor in every way – 5-10/40For grammatical and spelling errors, student may lose additional points.

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