Comparing my 1st and 2nd Interviews

My both interviewee were Americans, I did feel comfortable in both of the interviews. However, I feel that I did a lot better on the second interview than the first. The reason behind that is because I was a little nervous; I did not know how exactly the interview should go because I have never interviewed anyone in my life. There was a big change between the first and the second interview. In the first interview I stock with the question sheet, I did not ask other questions than what I had. I ended the interview in a very formal way which was not really good. I should have done it differently, kind of breaking the ice “in the end.” As they say if you do not make mistakes you will not learn. I took advantage from my first interview and I listened to it again and again. I wrote down the things that I should not do and the things I should do. Some of the things that I noticed in my interview that I did not break the ice; I started out with the first question! Besides that, I did not get deep with the questions; I was good with hearing the answer and moving to another question. In my second interview I prepared very well to what I am going to ask and how should I respond. I am really happy with how I did in my both interview because I learned in one of them and I corrected myself in the second. I like the whole idea of interviewing people. It helps me to practice my English with native speakers and also to get to know my classmates and make some friends. The hard part of the interview was writing down the script especially when the interview takes me 30 minutes or so. The other tough thing that I faced is the country report. I did not know how exactly I should write it although I am trying my best to collect enough information about the United States and try to add more from my experience living in it. Overall, I am glad with what I did and I hope to do better on my third interview.