List the topics that you would want to address. We recommend you read closely all nine chapters from your textbook before you finalize your topic list.

  • Identify two expatriates you would like to interview (ideally from two different organizations). Decide on a general direction and time needed (a reasonable length would be half an hour to an hour long; you may go longer if they have the time).
  • Establish contact and gain permission for interview. We expect most interviews to be face-to-face. In exceptional cases, we will consider allowing interview in other formats.
  • List the topics that you would want to address. We recommend you read closely all nine chapters from your textbook before you finalize your topic list.
  • Compose questions to address each of the topics you have chosen. Structure a general interview plan (e.g., the order of questions) before commencing the interviews and use it consistently in both interviews. At the interview: you may ask your interviewee’s permission to be recorded—that will help you be more relaxed and natural during the conversation. Alternatively, assign some of the team members to take notes, while one main person at the time conducts the interview—you may want to change roles during the interview.