University of Nebraska at Omaha Management Essay

This assignment talks about interviewing an international student, executive, businessperson, or faculty member regarding his/her experiences in the United States. You should select someone to interview who is from a different culture from your own — and is not a spouse or relative. S/he should have arrived in the United States within the past 10 years. Focus specifically on expatriate issues such as cultural challenges faced in the U.S. (e.g. cultural and day-to-day challenges), unexpected differences (e.g. the interviewee’s stereotypes of the U.S. not being upheld), the experience of culture shock, and methods used to facilitate adjustment to the new culture. You should do some research on the interviewee’s home country and culture and compare it to the U.S. when analyzing the results of your interview.