Analysts who speak very poor English
This is going to get me a lot of hate but I don't understand how some of these foreign analysts get jobs in Investment Banks (and graduate from some of the best schools in the country too)
Not shitting on all foreign analysts. Some of them are very competent and speak great English. Some of the best analysts I have worked with have been foreigners.
But some of them don't understand basic words and instructions. EG. Change xyz to another color, add a legend, kill the last 4 transactions from this page, add a decimal etc. They manage to misunderstand the most basic instructions.
I don't understand how these people also get into the best schools in the country? How did they even understand SAT prompts or university assignments with their vocabulary? It really is a mystery to me...
I know they're not stupid people. I'm sure they're bright, but the language barrier is so significant I don't understand how these people got into amazing schools and crushed interviews.
I've noticed this at my target school and in group projects as well. It tends to be the Asians (Chinese/Indians) that suffer the worst from this. Thick accents, blatantly incorrect syntax/grammar, attempts to use fancy SAT vocab but doesn't fit or match the tone/logic of the rest of the sentence/paragraph, can't present in front of the class without stuttering , choking (forgetting their lines), and shitting their pants. Really makes me wonder how they get 1590 SAT's, get into top schools, and pass interviews. A lot of them r diversity hires tho (women) so that could explain it.
Note to address the snowflakes: I'm Asian myself (born and raised in the west) so I'm not being racist, just factual observations.
EDIT: Also, I've conversed with some of these people/fellow classmates in their native language (Chinese) and they're not a whole lot smarter in their first language either. So the argument that they have to think in their mother tongue first and then struggle to translate into English or smth along those lines doesn't apply either.
Indians and their flex of vocabulary are very difficult to understand.
I find the Chinese fall under two ends of the spectrum, either imitate American English very well or the weird butchered bumpy Asian accent with super weird pronunciation.
I know its pretty common for the wealthy chinese to pretty much have their applications done for them. Know one and she basically had her essays written for her by a company that hires t20 undergrads to write their topics
Bro, your original post is full of grammar mistakes. Who the f*** are you to criticize an international for their English if you don’t even dominate your own mother language?
Go look for a hobby!
As an immigrant myself, I can see where the OP is coming from but instead of debunking some of the generalized stereotypes everyone is mentioning, I am going to offer some solutions that my supervisors and direct reports have implemented to combat the language barriers-1) Understand where the analyst is struggling and opt for written communication, even though you may prefer to verbally communicate feedback. For instance, my VP always writes up all the actionable feedback in the form of an email/comments/teams/slack message so all instructions are clear and explicit- making it much easier for the analyst to follow and mark tasks and for the supervisor to audit, 2) Spend some extra 1-on-1 time with the analyst to get more familiar with their speaking style, jargon, accent, etc. which may make it easier for you to understand them and for them to comprehend your accent, words, etc. this may sound very redundant but personal dialogues go a long way in building deeper relationships and boosting morale and productivity, what's there to lose?, 3) Also realize that they too struggle to communicate with you (and their peers) which means they probably avoid asking questions and follow-ups and conceal information from you that they may struggle in simpler words to share with you (they may be overstaffed, struggling with a task, overcoming a personal problem) so make sure you give them space and opportunity to respond in their preferred means of communication (teams/slack/email/verbal), and 4) Give it time but these changes will help them as well as you in becoming a better, well-liked, and respected, manager. I don't think you need to sympathize or be more lenient to them, it's just important for you to make sure you make it a comfortable workplace for them to excel in. If none of these work, try other methods but it could also be true that the analyst might just be lazy or unproductive but don't carry these preconceived notions and apply them to every international student or worker in the US.