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工作面试的100道问题英文版

100PotentialInterviewQuestions

ByThadPeterson,MonsterStaffWriter

Whilethereareasmanydifferentpossibleinterviewquestionsasthereareinterviewers,italwayshelpstobereadyforanything.Sowe'vepreparedalistof100potentialinterviewquestions.Willyoufacethemall?

Wepraynointerviewerwouldbethatcruel.Willyoufaceafew?

Probably.Willyoubewell-servedbybeingreadyevenifyou'renotaskedtheseexactquestions?

Absolutely.

BasicInterviewQuestions:

1.Tellmeaboutyourself.

2.Whatareyourstrengths?

3.Whatareyourweaknesses?

4.Whydoyouwantthisjob?

5.Wherewouldyouliketobeinyourcareerfiveyearsfromnow?

6.What'syouridealcompany?

7.Whatattractedyoutothiscompany?

8.Whyshouldwehireyou?

9.Whatdidyoulikeleastaboutyourlastjob?

10.Whenwereyoumostsatisfiedinyourjob?

11.Whatcanyoudoforusthatothercandidatescan't?

12.Whatweretheresponsibilitiesofyourlastposition?

13.Whyareyouleavingyourpresentjob?

14.Whatdoyouknowaboutthisindustry?

15.Whatdoyouknowaboutourcompany?

16.Areyouwillingtorelocate?

17.Doyouhaveanyquestionsforme?

BehavioralInterviewQuestions:

1.Whatwasthelastprojectyouheadedup,andwhatwasits

outcome?

2.Givemeanexampleofatimethatyoufeltyouwentaboveand

beyondthecallofdutyatwork.

3.Canyoudescribeatimewhenyourworkwascriticized?

4.Haveyoueverbeenonateamwheresomeonewasnotpullingtheir

ownweight?

Howdidyouhandleit?

5.Tellmeaboutatimewhenyouhadtogivesomeonedifficult

feedback.Howdidyouhandleit?

6.Whatisyourgreatestfailure,andwhatdidyoulearnfromit?

7.Whatirritatesyouaboutotherpeople,andhowdoyoudealwith

it?

8.IfIwereyoursupervisorandaskedyoutodosomethingthatyou

disagreedwith,whatwouldyoudo?

9.Whatwasthemostdifficultperiodinyourlife,andhowdidyou

dealwithit?

10.Givemeanexampleofatimeyoudidsomethingwrong.Howdid

youhandleit?

11.Whatirritatesyouaboutotherpeople,andhowdoyoudealwith

it?

12.Tellmeaboutatimewhereyouhadtodealwithconflictonthe

job.

13.Ifyouwereatabusinesslunchandyouorderedararesteakand

theybroughtittoyouwelldone,whatwouldyoudo?

14.Ifyoufoundoutyourcompanywasdoingsomethingagainstthe

law,likefraud,whatwouldyoudo?

15.Whatassignmentwastoodifficultforyou,andhowdidyouresolve

theissue?

16.What'sthemostdifficultdecisionyou'vemadeinthelasttwo

yearsandhowdidyoucometothatdecision?

17.Describehowyouwouldhandleasituationifyouwererequired

tofinishmultipletasksbytheendoftheday,andtherewasnoconceivablewaythatyoucouldfinishthem.

SalaryQuestions:

1.Whatsalaryareyouseeking?

2.What'syoursalaryhistory?

3.IfIweretogiveyouthissalaryyourequestedbutletyouwrite

yourjobdescriptionforthenextyear,whatwoulditsay?

CareerDevelopmentQuestions:

1.Whatareyoulookingforintermsofcareerdevelopment?

2.Howdoyouwanttoimproveyourselfinthenextyear?

3.Whatkindofgoalswouldyouhaveinmindifyougotthisjob?

4.IfIweretoaskyourlastsupervisortoprovideyouadditional

trainingorexposure,whatwouldshesuggest?

GettingStartedQuestions:

1.Howwouldyougoaboutestablishingyourcredibilityquicklywith

theteam?

2.Howlongwillittakeforyoutomakeasignificantcontribution?

3.Whatdoyouseeyourselfdoingwithinthefirst30daysofthis

job?

4.Ifselectedforthisposition,canyoudescribeyourstrategy

forthefirst90days?

MoreAboutYou:

1.Howwouldyoudescribeyourworkstyle?

2.Whatwouldbeyouridealworkingenvironment?

3.Whatdoyoulookforintermsofculture--structuredor

entrepreneurial?

4.Giveexamplesofideasyou'vehadorimplemented.

5.Whattechniquesandtoolsdoyouusetokeepyourself

organized?

6.Ifyouhadtochooseone,wouldyouconsideryourselfa

big-picturepersonoradetail-orientedperson?

7.Tellmeaboutyourproudestachievement.

8.Whowasyourfavoritemanagerandwhy?

9.Whatdoyouthinkofyourpreviousboss?

10.Wasthereapersoninyourcareerwhoreallymadeadifference?

11.Whatkindofpersonalitydoyouworkbestwithandwhy?

12.Whatareyoumostproudof?

13.Whatdoyouliketodo?

14.Whatareyourlifelongdreams?

15.Whatdoyouultimatelywanttobecome?

16.Whatisyourpersonalmissionstatement?

17.Whatarethreepositivethingsyourlastbosswouldsayabout

you?

18.Whatnegativethingwouldyourlastbosssayaboutyou?

19.Whatthreecharactertraitswouldyourfriendsusetodescribe

you?

20.Whatarethreepositivecharactertraitsyoudon'thave?

21.Ifyouwereinterviewingsomeoneforthisposition,whattraits

wouldyoulookfor?

22.Listfivewordsthatdescribeyourcharacter.

23.Whohasimpactedyoumostinyourcareerandhow?

24.Whatisyourgreatestfear?

25.Whatisyourbiggestregretandwhy?

26.What'sthemostimportantthingyoulearnedinschool?

27.Whydidyouchooseyourmajor?

28.Whatwillyoumissaboutyourpresent/lastjob?

29.Whatisyourgreatestachievementoutsideofwork?

30.Whatarethequalitiesofagoodleader?

Abadleader?

31.Doyouthinkaleadershouldbefearedorliked?

32.Howdoyoufeelabouttakingnoforananswer?

33.Howwouldyoufeelaboutworkingforsomeonewhoknowslessthan

you?

34.HowdoyouthinkIrateasaninterviewer?

35.Tellmeonethingaboutyourselfyouwouldn'twantmetoknow.

36.Tellmethedifferencebetweengoodandexceptional.

37.Whatkindofcardoyoudrive?

38.There'snorightorwronganswer,butifyoucouldbeanywhere

intheworldrightnow,wherewouldyoube?

39.What'sthelastbookyouread?

40.Whatmagazinesdoyousubscribeto?

41.What'sthebestmovieyou'veseeninthelastyear?

42.Whatwouldyoudoifyouwonthelottery?

43.Whoareyourheroes?

44.Whatdoyouliketodoforfun?

45.Whatdoyoudoinyoursparetime?

46.Whatisyourfavoritememoryfromchildhood?

BrainteaserQuestions:

1.Howmanytimesdoaclock'shandsoverlapinaday?

2.Howwouldyouweighaplanewithoutscales?

3.Tellme10waystouseapencilotherthanwriting.

4.Sellmethispencil.

5.Ifyouwereananimal,whichonewouldyouwanttobe?

6.Whyistherefuzzonatennisball?

7.Ifyoucouldchooseonesuperheropower,whatwoulditbeand

why?

8.IfyoucouldgetridofanyoneoftheUSstates,whichonewould

yougetridofandwhy?

9.Withyoureyesclosed,tellmestep-by-stephowtotiemyshoes.

SixKeyInterviewAnswersEmployersNeedtoHear

ByPeterVogt,MonsterSeniorContributingWriter

Duringthetypicaljobinterview,you'llbepepperedwithmanyinterviewquestions.Butdoyoureallyunderstandwhattheinterviewerneedstoknow?

"Most[candidates]havenoideawhyarecruiterasksaparticularquestion,"saysBradKarsh,aformerrecruitingprofessionalforadvertisinggiantLeoBurnettandcurrentpresidentofcareerconsultingfirmJobBound."Theytendtothinkit'sacompetitiontooutwittheinterviewer."

Therealityisthatemployershaveneitherthetimenorinclinationtoplaygameswithyou,especiallywhenhiring.Yourinterviewerisnot

tryingtooutguessyou--he'stryingtoassessyouranswerstosixkeyquestions:

DoYouHavetheSkillstoDotheJob?

AccordingtoKarsh,theemployermustfirstdeterminewhetheryouhavethenecessaryhardskillsfortheposition,e.g.,theprogrammingknowledgeforadatabaseadministrationjoborthewritingchopstobeanewspaperreporter."Byreallyprobingintowhatthecandidatehasdoneinthepast,aninterviewercantapintohardskills."

Buttheinterviewerisalsolookingforkeysoftskillsyou'llneedtosucceedinthejobandorganization,suchastheabilitytoworkwellonteamsor"therequisitecommonsensetofigurethingsoutwithsomebasictraining,"saysTereseCoreyBlanck,directorofstudentdevelopmentatinternshipcompanyStudentExperienceandapartnerinCollegetoCareer,aconsultingfirm.

DoYouFit?

"Everyorganization'sfirstthoughtisaboutfitandpotentiallyfitinacertaindepartment,"CoreyBlancksays.Thatmeanstheintervieweristryingtopinpointnotonlywhetheryoumatchupwellwithboththecompany'sanddepartment'sactivitiesbutalsowhetheryou'llcomplementthetalentsofyourpotentialcoworkers.

DoYouUnderstandtheCompanyandItsPurpose?

Iftheorganizationfitswellwithyourcareeraspirations,you'llnaturallybemotivatedtodogoodworkthere--andstaymorethanamonthortwo,CoreyBlanckreasons."Idon'twantsomeonetotakethepositionbecauseit'sajobanditfitstheirskills,"shesays."Iwantthemtobeexcitedaboutourmissionandwhatwedo."

HowDoYouStackUpAgainsttheCompetition?

You'rebeingevaluatedinrelationtoothercandidatesforthejob.Inotherwords,thistestisgradedonacurve.Sotheinterviewerwillconstantlybecomparingyourperformancewiththatoftheothercandidates'.

DoYouHavetheRightMind-SetfortheJobandCompany?

"I'malwayslookingforsomeonewhohasacan-dotypeofattitude,"CoreyBlanckexplains."Iwantsomeonewhowantstobechallengedandisinternallymotivatedtodowell.

CoreyBlanckpointsoutthatanemployercan'ttrainforthisessentialtrait."Butyoucanhireforit,"shesays."Andifyoudon't,you'llendupwithalower-performingemployee."

DoYouWanttheJob?

Mostemployersknowbetterthantobelieveeveryonetheyinterviewactuallywantsthepositionbeingoffered.Theyunderstandsomecandidatesareexploringtheiroptions,whileothersareusingani