英语面试常见问题的最佳答案.docx

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英语面试常见问题的最佳答案

1.Nameofcompany,positiontitleanddescription,datesofemployment.

A£ºInterviewersexpectacandidateforemploymenttobeabletoreviewtheirworkhistoryindetail.Bepreparedtotelltheinterviewerthenamesofthecompaniesyouworkedfor,yourjobtitle,yourstartingandendingdatesofemployment,howmuchyouearnedandwhatyourjobentailed.

You'dbesurprisedhowmanyjobapplicantsfumblewhenaskedaboutprioremployment.Don'tbeoneofthem!

Refreshyourmemorypriortotheinterviewbyreviewingyourresume,so,youcanspeakaboutyourpriorworkhistoryindetailandaccurately.

Ifyoudon'thavearesume,makesurewhatyoutelltheinterviewermatcheswhatyoufilledoutonyourjobapplication.Thebestwaytoprepareistodownloadasamplejobapplicationaheadoftime.Completethesampleapplicationandbringitwithyouwhenyouareapplyingforemployment.Thiswayyouwillbeabletocopytheinformationratherthanhavingtorememberdatesandotheremploymentinformation.

2.Whatwereyourexpectationsforthejobandtowhatextentweretheymet?

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Inmanycases,interviewerswillwanttoknowwhatyouexpectedfromyourlastjobwhenyouwerehired,so,bebepreparedtoanswertheinterviewquestion"Whatwereyourexpectationsforthejobandtowhatextentweretheymet?

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Thereisn'tarightorwronganswertothisquestion.Thebestwaytorespondistodiscusswhatyouexpectedwhenyoutookthejobandgiveexamplesofhowthepositionworkedoutforyou.Ifthejobwasn'texactlywhatyouexpected,it'sfinetomentionthat.However,youshouldfocusonthejobitself,notthecompany,yourboss,oryourco-workers（iftheywereaproblem）.Dobecarefulhowyouansweranddon'tfocustoomuchonthenegative.Instead,addressthehighlightsofthejob.

Whenresponding,bespecific.Preparesomeexamplestosharewiththeinterviewerinadvance.Forexample,ifyourjobinvolvedcreatingwebapplicationsusingColdFusion,discussthespecificprogramsyoudevelopedandtheresponsibilitiesyouweregiven.Ifyouwereprovidedtrainingandopportunitiesforprofessionaldevelopmenttohelpyouachieveyourgoals,mentionthat,aswell.

3.Whatwereyourstartingandfinallevelsofcompensation?

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Interviewersexpectacandidateforemploymenttobeabletoprovidethedetailsoftheircompensationhistory.Bepreparedtotelltheinterviewerhowmuchyouearnedateachofyourpriorpositions.

Makesurethatwhatyoutelltheinterviewermatcheswhatyoulistedonyourjobapplication.Refreshyourmemorypriortotheinterviewbyreviewingyourcompensationhistory,so,youcanspeakindetailandaccurately.Don'texaggerateorinflateyourearnings.Manyemployerswillcheckreferencesandconfirmyoursalaryhistorypriortomakingajoboffer.Adiscrepancybetweenwhatyoureportedandwhattheemployersayscouldknockyououtofcontentionforthejob.

Thebestwaytoprepareistodownloadasamplejobapplicationaheadoftime.Completethesampleapplicationandreviewitpriortotheinterview.

4.Whatwereyourresponsibilities?

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Whenyouareaskedquestionsrelatedtoyourcurrentorpreviouspositions,it'simportanttobespecificandtobepositiveaboutwhatyoudidinyourpreviousposition（s）.

Thebestwaytorespondistodescribeyourresponsibilitiesindetailandtoconnectthemtothejobyouareinterviewingfor.Trytotieyourresponsibilitiesinwiththoselistedinthejobdescriptionforthenewposition.Thatway,theemployerwillseethatyouhavethequalificationsnecessarytodothejob.Focusmostonyourresponsibilitiesthataredirectlyrelatedtothenewjob'srequirements.

It'salsoimportanttobehonest.Don'tembellishyourjob,becauseyoudon'tknowwhothehiringmanagerwillbecheckingwithwhentheycheckyourreferences.

5.Whatmajorchallengesandproblemsdidyouface?

Howdidyouhandlethem?

Whenaskedthejobinterviewquestion"Howdidyouhandleachallenge?

"besuretoincludespecificexamplesofhowyouhandledaparticulardifficultsituation.Discusshowyouresearchedtheissueandcontributedtofindingasolution.Examplesofgoodresponsesinclude:

Duringadifficultfinancialperiod,Iwasabletosatisfactorilynegotiaterepaymentscheduleswithmultiplevendors.

Whenthesoftwaredevelopmentofournewproductstalled,Icoordinatedtheteamwhichmanagedtogettheschedulebackontrack.Wewereabletosuccessfullytroubleshoottheissuesandsolvetheproblems,withinaveryshortperiodoftime.

Along-termclientwasabouttotaketheirbusinesstoacompetitor.Imetwiththecustomerandwasabletochangehowwehandledtheaccountonaday-to-daybasis,inordertokeepthebusiness.

6.Whatdidyoulikeordislikeaboutyourpreviousjob?

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Whenyou'reaskedwhatdon'tlikeaboutyourpreviousjob,don'tbetoonegative.Thereasonisthatyoudon'twanttheinterviewertothinkthatyou'llspeaknegativelyaboutthenewjoborthecompanywhenyou'rereadytomoveon,ifyougetthisjob.Rather,itmakessensetotalkaboutyourselfandwhatyou'relookingforinanewrole.

SampleAnswer

IenjoyedthepeopleIworkedwith.ItwasafriendlyandfunatmosphereandIactuallyenjoyedgoingintoworkeachmorning.Ifelttheleadershipteamwasgreataswell.Theyknewalloftheiremployeesonafirstnamebasisandtriedtomakethosepersonalconnections.Ialsoenjoyedthatfactthattheofficetiredtodocommunityoutreachwithlocalorganizations.

OneofthereasonsIamleavingisthatIfeltIwasnotchallengedenoughatthejob.Asafreshfaceintheworkingworld,thecompanyoffersagreatopportunityforagoodentrylevelposition,however,afterbeingthereforsomanyyears,IfeltIwasnotabletoreachmyfullpotentialbecauseofthelackofchallengeandtherewasnoroomforadvancementinthecompany.WhileIdidenjoyworkingthereandappreciatetheskillsIdevelopedwhilewiththecompany,Ifeelmyskillsetcanbebetterutilizedelsewhere,wheremycapabilitiesaremorerecognizedandthereistheopportunityforgrowth.

7.Whichwasmost/leastrewarding?

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Thisinterviewquestioncanbetricky.Youwanttomakesurethatthethingsyousayareleastrewardingaren'tresponsibilitiesthataregoingtobeamajorpartofthejobyouareinterviewingfor.Forexample,ifthelastjobyouhadinvolvedextensivecustomerservicetelephoneworkthatyouhated,andifbeingonthephonedoingsomethingsimilarisevenaminorpartofthenewjob,don'tmentionit.Instead,focusonthethetasksthatweremostrewardingandhighlightthose.

Wheninterviewing,alwaysbecognizantofthejobyouareinterviewingforandtailoryourresponseaccordingly.Trytoaccentuatethepositive,regardlessofwhatquestionyouhavebeenasked,becauseyoudon'twanttobeconstruedassomeonewhoisnegativeaboutwork,ingeneral.

8.Whatwasthebiggestaccomplishment/failureinthisposition?

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Yourpotentialemployerwillwanttoknowwhatyouaccomplished,andwhatyoudidn't,inyourcurrentorlastposition.

Thebestwaytorespondistogiveanexampleofsomethingyouaccomplishedthatisdirectlyrelatedtothejobyouareinterviewingfor.Reviewyourresumeandreviewthejobposting.Findthebestmatchandusethattoshowhowwhatyouaccomplishedwillbebeneficialtothecompanyyouareinterviewingwith.

Ifyouwroteatargetedcoverletterwhenapplyingforthejobusetheinformationyouincludedtocreateyourresponse.Forexample,ifyouareinterviewingforajobataschoolwhereyouwillneedtomanagestudentregistration,explaintotheinterviewerhowyouregisteredstudentsforcourses,designedandmanagedregistrationsoftware,andsolvedcustomerproblems.

Ifyoudidn'tfailatanything,sayso.Ifyoucanthinkofanexample,besurethatit'saminoroneandturnitintoapositive.Forexample,ifyouwereworkingonaprojectthatwasbehinddeadline,explaintotheinterviewerhowyouadjustedtheworkloadandthetimelinetogetbackontrackandaheadofschedule.

9.Questionsaboutyoursupervisorsandco-workers.

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JobInterviewQuestionsAboutCo-WorkersandSupervisorsandSampleAnswers

Forthemostpart,thefollowingquestionsmaybeaskedtodetermineifyouareateamplayer.Takeafewseconds,whenaskedadifficultquestion,beforeyouanswer.Aninterviewerisnotexpectingyoutohaveareadyanswer.However,theBoyScoutMotto-BePrepared--certainlyapplieshereaswell.

Tellmeaboutatimewhenyouhadtodealwithaco-workerwhowasn'tdoinghis/herfairshareofthework.Whatdidyoudoandwhatwastheoutcome?

IworkedcloselywithAnnwho,forthemostpart,alwayscarriedherfairshareoftheworkload.Duringastressfultime,workingonaprojectwithadeadline,IrealizedAnn'scontributionstotheprojectwerealmostminimal.Imadethedecisiontowaituntilaftertheprojecttospeakwithher.I'mgladIdid,becauseIlearnedshe'dbeengoingthroughaverytoughtimeinherpersonallifeandsheappreciatedmywillingnesstogotheextramilesotheprojectwascompletedontime.Asaresult,ourabilitytoworkwelltogethersignificantlyincreased.

Givemeanexampleofatimewhenyoutookthetimetoshareaco-worker'sorsupervisor'sachievementswithother?

Atmymostrecentposition,oneofmyco-workers,Dan,didanoutstandingjobofcalminganiratecustomer,solvingthecustomer'sproblemandcompletingasale.Whenourbossaskedmehowthingsweregoing,ItoldhimeverythingwasgoingfineandthatDanhadjustcompletedcalminganiratecustomerandclosingasale.Itwasawin-win-win-forourboss,Danandthecustomer.

Tellmeaboutatimethatyoudidn'tworkwellwithasupervisor.Wha