職場(chǎng)英語(yǔ)·面試(一)

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面試是求職過(guò)程中的一道門(mén)檻,可以說(shuō)是相當(dāng)重要的。面試中的問(wèn)題常常會(huì)讓人摸不清頭腦,下面就介紹一些常見(jiàn)的面試問(wèn)題。
    Why are you interested in our company?
    你對(duì)我公司的哪方面感興趣。
    What kinds of positions do you want?
    你想要一個(gè)什么樣的職位。
    What interests you the most about this job?
    這份工作吸引你的是什么呢?
    Why do you think you are qualified for this position?
    你認(rèn)為自己有何優(yōu)勢(shì)能爭(zhēng)取到這份工作?
    六個(gè)經(jīng)典的英語(yǔ)面試問(wèn)題
    "work experience" is the type of work you've done in the past. If you haven't started working yet you can say "Right now I'm still a student." or "I'm a recent grad and Ihaven't started working yet." In the second sentence, "recent grad" is short for "recent graduate" and means that you have just finished school.
    請(qǐng)告訴我你過(guò)去的工作經(jīng)驗(yàn),工作經(jīng)驗(yàn)就是你過(guò)去所做的工作。如果尚未開(kāi)始工作,就可以回答“Right now I'm still a student.”(現(xiàn)在我還是個(gè)學(xué)生。)或者說(shuō)“I'm a recent grad and I haven't started working yet.”(我剛剛畢業(yè),還沒(méi)有開(kāi)始工作。)“recent grad”是“recent graduate”的縮寫(xiě),意思是剛剛畢業(yè)。
    Second One: What's your greatest weakness?
    This is a popular question that western employers like to ask to make candidates nervous! In fact, they ask this to know how you respond to a difficult question. You shouldn't answer by telling your greatest weakness since you might not get the job! Instead, you can tell them something that isn't directly related to the job position.
    你大的缺點(diǎn)是什么?西方老板特別愛(ài)問(wèn)這個(gè)問(wèn)題,讓面試者感到很緊張。事實(shí)上,他問(wèn)這個(gè)問(wèn)題是看你對(duì)棘手問(wèn)題的反應(yīng)。你沒(méi)必要如實(shí)回答你的弱點(diǎn),因?yàn)槟怯锌赡茏屇愕貌坏竭@份工作。相反,你可以告訴他們一些與工作不直接相關(guān)的事情。
    Third One: Why do you feel you are qualified for this job?
    This question is a good opportunity to brag a little bit. You should talk about some extra skills you have that maybe wasn't included in your resume, or talk about your greatest strength in more detail.
    你為什么覺(jué)得自己勝任這份工作?這時(shí)候你要充分發(fā)揮你的“自夸”本領(lǐng)。你可以講述一些簡(jiǎn)歷資料里面沒(méi)有包括的技能;或者是再詳細(xì)強(qiáng)調(diào)一下你的特長(zhǎng)。
    Fourth One: What kind of salary did you have in mind?
    Salary is how much money you earn, usually per year. When asked this, it's best to answer with a salary range or approximation and not an exact figure. This shows that you are familiar with the industry if you know what the approximate salary should be.
    你期望的薪水是多少?“salary”就是你賺多少錢(qián),通常是年收入?;卮疬@個(gè)問(wèn)題時(shí),好說(shuō)出一個(gè)大致范圍,而不是一個(gè)確切的數(shù)字。如果你能說(shuō)出這個(gè)工資范圍,那就說(shuō)明你對(duì)此行業(yè)非常了解。
    Fifth One: If hired, when could you start work?
    When answering this it's best not to say you can start right away. This might make you seem very desperate for a job. A safe answer would be "I can start at the beginning of next month."
    如果雇傭的話(huà),你什么時(shí)候開(kāi)始工作?回答這個(gè)問(wèn)題時(shí)。一定要注意!不要說(shuō)我馬上可以工作。那會(huì)讓對(duì)方認(rèn)為你非常迫切地需要這份工作。一個(gè)非常保險(xiǎn)的回答可以是“I can start at the beginning of next month.”(我下月初可以開(kāi)始上班。)
    Sixth One: What kind of work does the posi-tion involve?
    You can ask this to clarify exactly what kind of work you'll be doing.
    這個(gè)職位包括哪些工作?通過(guò)問(wèn)這句話(huà),你可以清楚地了解到你的工作內(nèi)容。
    大凡找工作的人,都有對(duì)面試的擔(dān)心,而英語(yǔ)面試令人頭痛。面試氣氛總是緊張的,一緊張就容易出錯(cuò),中文“臺(tái)詞”都會(huì)結(jié)巴,何況英語(yǔ)!
    可俗話(huà)說(shuō),養(yǎng)兵千日,用兵一時(shí),學(xué)了那么多年英語(yǔ),好歹有些積累,總不能栽在這上面。那么,如何過(guò)好英語(yǔ)面試這一關(guān)呢?
    外企英語(yǔ)面試啥樣子?
    各外企的英語(yǔ)面試形式各異,但基本流程是差不多的。
    第一輪面試一般由公司人力資源部的人員擔(dān)任考官,他們會(huì)從你的個(gè)人簡(jiǎn)歷出發(fā),詢(xún)問(wèn)一些有關(guān)個(gè)人的問(wèn)題,比如請(qǐng)你用英語(yǔ)做一個(gè)自我介紹。有些公司,也會(huì)有一部分英語(yǔ)筆試,如雅芳公司,其筆試中包含一個(gè)中英互譯的項(xiàng)目,主要考查應(yīng)聘者基本的語(yǔ)言運(yùn)用能力。
    第二輪面試則由部門(mén)主管經(jīng)理出面,這時(shí)候,有關(guān)業(yè)務(wù)方面的問(wèn)題成了面試的重點(diǎn),所以英語(yǔ)面試也從個(gè)人情況轉(zhuǎn)向了專(zhuān)業(yè)領(lǐng)域。比如應(yīng)聘市場(chǎng)部,則應(yīng)聘者通常會(huì)被要求談一談以往成功的一個(gè)案例,或者自身的業(yè)務(wù)強(qiáng)項(xiàng)等。
    如果前面一路綠燈大亮,那么,后一輪面試就要和bigboss———公司的總裁面對(duì)面了。外企的總裁一般是老外,當(dāng)然面試就變成全英語(yǔ)的了??偛迷?xún)問(wèn)的問(wèn)題一般會(huì)和公司的精神、企業(yè)文化有關(guān)。一位曾任職默沙東制藥的小姐說(shuō),她在參加的默沙東后一輪面試時(shí),默沙東老總看到她是學(xué)新聞出身的,便要求她談?wù)剬?duì)中國(guó)新聞媒體的看法,因?yàn)槟硸|制藥一直對(duì)新聞媒體有其比較獨(dú)特的態(tài)度。通過(guò)這樣比較宏觀(guān)的問(wèn)題,招聘方想要發(fā)現(xiàn)的是,應(yīng)聘者的理念是否與公司的文化精神相契合。
    如何應(yīng)對(duì)英語(yǔ)面試
    英語(yǔ)從小開(kāi)始學(xué),可學(xué)了10來(lái)年,有的人還是“啞巴英語(yǔ)”。到了要找飯碗的緊要關(guān)頭,則對(duì)一些“成功英語(yǔ)面試培訓(xùn)”饑不擇食。其實(shí),冰凍三尺,非一日之寒,速成是不可能的,只能在平時(shí)積累的基礎(chǔ)上,注意一些細(xì)節(jié),運(yùn)用一些技巧,給自己加上幾個(gè)成功的籌碼。
    首先,平時(shí)要注意訓(xùn)練聽(tīng)力,至少要聽(tīng)得懂考官的問(wèn)題,如果考官一個(gè)問(wèn)題出來(lái),你卻聽(tīng)得云里霧里,然后來(lái)兩三個(gè)“Pardon”,那現(xiàn)場(chǎng)氣氛定會(huì)急轉(zhuǎn)直下。說(shuō)話(huà)要流利,思維要連貫,層次要清晰,不要夾雜中文,可以用“well”、“however”這樣的過(guò)渡詞來(lái)給自己停頓和思考,同時(shí),也使得自己的表述顯得口語(yǔ)化一些。
    其次,發(fā)音要標(biāo)準(zhǔn)。在與外國(guó)boss面談的過(guò)程中,發(fā)音的正確清晰與否是為重要的。不要因?yàn)楹ε路刚Z(yǔ)法錯(cuò)誤而不敢說(shuō),大多數(shù)時(shí)候一些細(xì)小的語(yǔ)法錯(cuò)誤并不影響交際的進(jìn)行,老外們也不會(huì)特別在意。如果要說(shuō)某個(gè)詞卻一時(shí)想不起來(lái),那就換種說(shuō)法,盡量避免卡殼,卡殼會(huì)導(dǎo)致冷場(chǎng)??傊还茉趺礃樱家孕艥M(mǎn)滿(mǎn)地,把英文說(shuō)得讓人聽(tīng)上去像那么回事。
    ■先期準(zhǔn)備
    主要是個(gè)人情況和業(yè)務(wù)方面。專(zhuān)業(yè)英語(yǔ)的準(zhǔn)備要充足,有時(shí)會(huì)被要求用英語(yǔ)解釋一個(gè)專(zhuān)業(yè)術(shù)語(yǔ)或解答一個(gè)技術(shù)問(wèn)題。還可去公司的英文網(wǎng)站了解一下企業(yè)文化,這在與bigboss面談的中會(huì)有幫助的。
    ■臨場(chǎng)發(fā)揮
    英語(yǔ)面試中,準(zhǔn)備好的英語(yǔ)只能讓你流利幾分鐘,其它的都是些出其不意的問(wèn)題。比如應(yīng)聘銷(xiāo)售職務(wù),會(huì)被問(wèn)到“如果要推銷(xiāo)月球上的一塊土地,你會(huì)用什么理由說(shuō)服客戶(hù)?”
    有時(shí)候真不知怎么回答好時(shí),也別冷場(chǎng),盡量顯示你的機(jī)智靈活。一位在微軟任職的先生說(shuō),他英語(yǔ)面試時(shí),老外問(wèn)他郁悶的事情(most frustrated experiences)是什么,他說(shuō)郁悶的事情就是被老外問(wèn)到郁悶的事情是什么,老外聽(tīng)了哈哈一笑,OK了。