The interviewer mic has a shorter cord and the interviewer mic cord is very long. Both of mine worked fine, others seem to have problems. 4 stars because this is a cheap microphone kit that will break even with rough handling. ATTENTION! You CANNOT use this or any other 3.5mm mic with an iPhone/iPad with a Lightning to 3.5mm adapter - this is not the fault of the device, none of the Lightning adapters I've used could find provides microphone jacks - speakers /headphones only. Tested 5 or 6 of these including several from Apple. No it bueno.