外企英文面试试题interviewtips附思路答案Word格式文档下载.docx

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Doyourhomeworkbeforeyougotoanyinterview.Whetherit’sbeingtheVPofmarketing

orthemailroomclerk,youshouldknowaboutthecompanyorbusinessyou’regoingto

workfor.Hasthiscompanybeeninthenewslately?

Whoarethepeopleinthecompanyyoushouldknowabout?

Dothebackgroundwork.Itwillmakeyoustandoutassomeonewhocomesprepared,andisgenuinelyinterestedinthecompanyandthejob.

4.WhydoyouwanttoworkatXCompany?

Thisshouldbedirectlyrelatedtothelastquestion.Anyresearchyou’vedoneonthe

companyshouldhaveledyoutotheconclusionthatyou’dwanttoworkthere.Afterall,

you’reattheinterview,right?

Putsomethoughtintothisanswerbeforeyouhaveyourinterview,mentionyourcareergoals,andhighlightforward-thinkinggoalsandcareerplans.

5.Whatrelevantexperiencedoyouhave?

Hopefullyifyou’reapplyingforthispositionyouhavebagsofrelatedexperience,andifthat’sthecaseyoushouldmentionitall.Butifyou’reswitchingcareersortrying

somethingalittledifferent,yourexperiencemayinitiallynotlooklikeit’smatchingup.

That’swhenyouneedalittlehonestcreativitytomatchtheexperiencesrequiredwiththeonesyouhave.Peopleskillsarepeopleskillsafterall,youjustneedtoshowhowcustomerserviceskillscanapplytointernalmanagementpositions,andsoon.

6.Ifyourpreviousco-workerswerehere,whatwouldtheysayaboutyou?

Ok,thisisnotthetimeforfulldisclosure.Ifsomepeoplefromyourpastaregoingtosayyou’reaboringA-hole,youdon’tneedtobringthatup.Staypositive,always,andmaybehaveafewspecificquotesinmind.“They’dsayIwasahardworker”orevenbetter“John

DoehasalwayssaidIwasthemostreliable,creativeproblem-solverhe’devermet.”

7.Haveyoudoneanythingtofurtheryourexperience?

Thiscouldincludeanythingfromnightclassestohobbiesandsports.Ifit’srelated,it’s

worthmentioning.Obviouslyanythingtodowithfurthereducationisgreat,butmaybeyou’respendingtimeonahomeimprovementprojecttoworkonskillssuchasself-sufficiency,timemanagementandmotivation.

8.Whereelsehaveyouapplied?

Thisisagoodwaytohintthatyou’reindemand,withoutsoundinglikeyou’rewhoring

yourselfallovertown.So,behonestandmentionafewothercompanys.Butdon’tgointo

detail.Thefactthatyou’reseriouslylookingandkeepingyouroptionsopeniswhattheinterviewerisdrivingat.

9.Howareyouwhenyou’reworkingunderpressure?

Onceagain,thereareafewwaystoanswerthisbuttheyshouldallbepositive.Youmayworkwellunderpressure,youmaythriveunderpressure,andyoumayactuallyPREFERworkingunderpressure.Ifyousayyoucrumblelikeagedbluecheese,thisisnotgoingtohelpyougetyourfootinthedoor.

10.Whatmotivatesyoutodoagoodjob?

Theanswertothisoneisnotmoney,evenifitis.Youshouldbemotivatedbylife’snoble

pursuits.Youwantrecognitionforajobwelldone.Youwanttobecomebetteratyourjob.Youwanttohelpothersorbealeaderinyourfield.

11.What’syourgreateststrength?

Thisisyourchancetoshine.You’rebeingaskedtoexplainwhyyouareagreatemployee,sodon’tholdbackandstaydostaypositive.Youcouldbesomeonewhothrivesunderpressure,agreatmotivator,anamazingproblemsolverorsomeonewithextraordinaryattentiontodetail.Ifyourgreateststrength,however,istodrinkanyoneunderthetableorgetatopscoreonMarioKart,keepittoyourself.Theinterviewer'

slookingforwork-relatedstrengths.

12.What’syourbiggestweakness?

Ifyou’recompletelyhonest,youmaybekickingyourselfinthebutt.Ifyousayyoudon’t

haveone,you’reobviouslylying.Thisisahorriblequestionandonethatpoliticianshavebecomemastersatanswering.Theysaythingslike“I’mperhapstoocommittedtomy

workanddon’tspendenoughtimewithmyfamily.”Oh,there’safireableoffense.I’ve

evenheard“IthinkI’mtoogoodatmyjob,itcanoftenmakepeoplejealous.”Please,let’s

keepourfeetontheground.Ifyou’reaskedthisquestion,giveasmall,work-relatedflawthatyou’reworkinghardtoimprove.Example:

“I’vebeentoldIoccasionallyfocuson

detailsandmissthebiggerpicture,soI’vebeenspendingtimelayingoutthecomplete

projecteverydaytoseemyoverallprogress.”

13.Let’stalkaboutsalary.Whatareyoulookingfor?

Runforcover!

Thisisonetrickygametoplayinaninterview.Evenifyouknowthesalaryrangeforthejob,ifyouanswerfirstyou’realreadyshowingallyourcards.Youwantas

muchaspossible,theemployerwantsyouforaslittleasyou’rewillingtotake.Beforeyou

apply,takealookatforagoodideaofwhatsomeonewithyourspecificexperienceshouldbepaid.Youmaywanttosay,“well,that’ssomethingI’vethoughtlong

andhardaboutandIthinksomeonewithmyexperienceshouldgetbetweenX&

Y.”Or,

youcouldbeslyandsay,“rightnow,I’mmoreinterestedintalkingmoreaboutwhatthe

positioncanoffermycareer.”Thatcouldatleastbuyyoualittletimetoscopeoutthesituation.Butifyoudohaveaspecificfigureinmindandyouareconfidentthatyoucangetit,I’dsaygoforit.Ihaveonmanyoccasions,andeverytimeIgotveryclosetothatfigure（bothbelowandsometimesabove）.

14.Areyougoodatworkinginateam?

YES.It’stheonlyanswer.Howcananyonefunctioninsideanorganizationiftheyarealoner?

Youmaywanttomentionwhatpartyouliketoplayinateamthough;

it’sagreat

chancetoexplainthatyou’reanaturalleader.

15.Tellmeasuggestionyouhavemadethatwasimplemented.

It’simportantheretofocusontheword“implemented.”There’snothingwrongwith

havingathousandgreatideas,butiftheonlyplacetheyliveisonyournotepad,what’sthe

point?

Betterstill,youneedagoodending.Ifyourpreviouscompanytookyouradviceandendedupgoingbankrupt,that’snotsuchagreatexampleeither.Bepreparedwithastoryaboutanideaofyoursthatwastakenfromideatoimplementation,andconsideredsuccessful.

16.Hasanythingeverirritatedyouaboutpeopleyou’veworkedwith?

Ofcourse,youhavealistaslongasyourarm.Butyoucan’tsaythat,itshowsyouas

beingnegativeanddifficulttoworkwith.Thebestwaytoanswerthisoneistothinkforawhileandthensaysomethinglike“I’vealwaysgotonjustfinewithmyco-workers

actually.”

Usethisquestionasachancetoshowthatyouareateamplayer:

“TheonlypeopleIhave

troublewitharethosewhoaren’tteamplayers,whojustdon’tperform,whocomplain

constantly,andwhofailtorespondtoanyeffortstomotivatethem.”Theintervieweris

expectingaresponsefocusedonpersonalityandpersonaldislikes.Surpriseherbydeliveringananswerthatreflectscompanyvalues

17.Isthereanyoneyoujustcouldnotworkwith?

No.Well,unlessyou’retalkingaboutmurderers,racists,rapists,thievesorotherdastardlycharacters,youcanworkwithanyone.Otherwiseyoucouldbeflaggedassomeonewho’s

pickyanddifficultifyousay,“Ican’tworkwithanyonewho’saBronco’sfan.Sorry.”

18.Tellmeaboutanyissuesyou’vehadwithapreviousboss.

Arrgh!

Ifyoufallforthisoneyoushouldn’tbehiredanyway.Theintervieweristestingyoutoseeifyou’llspeakbadlyaboutyourprevioussupervisor.Simplyanswerthisquestionwithextemetact,diplomacyandifnecessary,abigfatlossofmemory.Inshort,you’ve

neverhadanyissues.

Note:

Theanswerto18iscompletelywrong.Iamadirectoratamajormediacompany’s

interactivedivision.OurcompanyisexpandingandIamalmostinaconstantstateofhiring.Iaskavariationofthisquestionineverysingleinterviewandifacandidatehasneverhadoneissueordisagreementwithanyone,（Istatedavariation:

Iaskifithashappenedwithanyoneintheworkplace）Ipegthemasaliarandrejectthemimmediately.

Iwentwellwithmypreviouboss.Ifthereisaconflict,Iwillbeopenmindandtalkaboutfacts.Oncedecisionismade,Iexecuteitwell.

19.Wouldyouratherworkformoneyorjobsatisfaction?

It’snotaveryfairquestionisit?

We’dalllovetogetpaidaTrump-likesalarydoingajobwelovebutthat’srareindeed.It’sfinetosaymoneyisimportant,butrememberthat

NOTHINGismoreimportanttoyouthanthejob.Otherwise,you’rejustsomeonelooking

forabiggerpaycheck.

20.Wouldyouratherbelikedorfeared?

Ihavebeenaskedthisalot,invariousincarnations.ThefirsttimeIjustdrewablankandsaid,“Idon’tknow.”Thatwentoverbadly,butitwasrightatthestartofmycareerwhenIhadlittletonoexperience.SincethenI’verealizedthatmygenuineansweris“Neither,

I’dratherberespected.”Youdon’twanttobefearedbecausefearisnowaytomotivateateam.Youmaygotthe