50个英语面试的经典问题和答案.docx

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50个英语面试的经典问题和答案

Reviewthesetypicalinterviewquestionsandthinkabouthowyouwouldanswerthem.Readthequestionslisted;youwillalsofindsomestrategysuggestionswithit.

1.Tellmeaboutyourself:

Themostoftenaskedquestionininterviews.Youneedtohaveashortstatementpreparedinyourmind.Becarefulthatitdoesnotsoundrehearsed.Limitittowork-relateditemsunlessinstructedotherwise.Talkaboutthingsyouhavedoneandjobsyouhaveheldthatrelatetothepositionyouareinterviewingfor.Startwiththeitemfarthestbackandworkuptothepresent.

2.Whydidyouleaveyourlastjob?

Staypositiveregardlessofthecircumstances.Neverrefertoamajorproblemwithmanagementandneverspeakillofsupervisors,co-workersortheorganization.Ifyoudo,youwillbetheonelookingbad.Keepsmilingandtalkaboutleavingforapositivereasonsuchasanopportunity,achancetodosomethingspecialorotherforward-lookingreasons.

3.Whatexperiencedoyouhaveinthisfield?

Speakaboutspecificsthatrelatetothepositionyouareapplyingfor.Ifyoudonothavespecificexperience,getascloseasyoucan.

4.Doyouconsideryourselfsuccessful?

Youshouldalwaysansweryesandbrieflyexplainwhy.Agoodexplanationisthatyouhavesetgoals,andyouhavemetsomeandareontracktoachievetheothers.

5.Whatdoco-workerssayaboutyou?

Bepreparedwithaquoteortwofromco-workers.Eitheraspecificstatementoraparaphrasewillwork.JillClark,aco-workeratSmithCompany,alwayssaidIwasthehardestworkersshehadeverknown.ItisaspowerfulasJillhavingsaiditattheinterviewherself.

6.Whatdoyouknowaboutthisorganization?

Thisquestionisonereasontodosomeresearchontheorganizationbeforetheinterview.Findoutwheretheyhavebeenandwheretheyaregoing.Whatarethecurrentissuesandwhoarethemajorplayers?

7.Whathaveyoudonetoimproveyourknowledgeinthelastyear?

Trytoincludeimprovementactivitiesthatrelatetothejob.Awidevarietyofactivitiescanbementionedaspositiveself-improvement.Havesomegoodoneshandytomention.

8.Areyouapplyingforotherjobs?

Behonestbutdonotspendalotoftimeinthisarea.Keepthefocusonthisjobandwhatyoucandoforthisorganization.Anythingelseisadistraction.

9.Whydoyouwanttoworkforthisorganization?

Thismaytakesomethoughtandcertainly,shouldbebasedontheresearchyouhavedoneontheorganization.Sincerityisextremelyimportanthereandwilleasilybesensed.Relateittoyourlong-termcareergoals.

10.Doyouknowanyonewhoworksforus?

Beawareofthepolicyonrelativesworkingfortheorganization.Thiscanaffectyouranswereventhoughtheyaskedaboutfriendsnotrelatives.Becarefultomentionafriendonlyiftheyarewellthoughtof.

11.Whatkindofsalarydoyouneed?

Aloadedquestion.Anastylittlegamethatyouwillprobablyloseifyouanswerfirst.So,donotanswerit.Instead,saysomethinglike,That'satoughquestion.Canyoutellmetherangeforthisposition?

Inmostcases,theinterviewer,takenoffguard,willtellyou.Ifnot,saythatitcandependonthedetailsofthejob.Thengiveawiderange.

12.Areyouateamplayer?

Youare,ofcourse,ateamplayer.Besuretohaveexamplesready.Specificsthatshowyouoftenperformforthegoodoftheteamratherthanforyourselfaregoodevidenceofyourteamattitude.Donotbrag,justsayitinamatter-of-facttone.Thisisakeypoint.

13.Howlongwouldyouexpecttoworkforusifhired?

Specificsherearenotgood.Somethinglikethisshouldwork:

I'dlikeittobealongtime.OraslongaswebothfeelI'mdoingagoodjob.

14.Haveyoueverhadtofireanyone?

Howdidyoufeelaboutthat?

Thisisserious.Donotmakelightofitorinanywayseemlikeyouliketofirepeople.Atthesametime,youwilldoitwhenitistherightthingtodo.Whenitcomestotheorganizationversustheindividualwhohascreatedaharmfulsituation,youwillprotecttheorganization.Rememberfiringisnotthesameaslayofforreductioninforce.

15.Whatisyourphilosophytowardswork?

Theinterviewerisnotlookingforalongorflowerydissertationhere.Doyouhavestrongfeelingsthatthejobgetsdone?

Yes.That'sthetypeofanswerthatworksbesthere.Shortandpositive,showingabenefittotheorganization.

16.Ifyouhadenoughmoneytoretirerightnow,wouldyou?

Answeryesifyouwould.Butsinceyouneedtowork,thisisthetypeofworkyouprefer.Donotsayyesifyoudonotmeanit.

17.Haveyoueverbeenaskedtoleaveaposition?

Ifyouhavenot,sayno.Ifyouhave,behonest,briefandavoidsayingnegativethingsaboutthepeopleororganizationinvolved.

18.Explainhowyouwouldbeanassettothisorganization.

Youshouldbeanxiousforthisquestion.Itgivesyouachancetohighlightyourbestpointsastheyrelatetothepositionbeingdiscussed.Givealittleadvancethoughttothisrelationship.

19.Whyshouldwehireyou?

Pointouthowyourassetsmeetwhattheorganizationneeds.Donotmentionanyothercandidatestomakeacomparison.

20.Tellmeaboutasuggestionyouhavemade.

Haveagoodoneready.Besureanduseasuggestionthatwasacceptedandwasthenconsideredsuccessful.Onerelatedtothetypeofworkappliedforisarealplus.

21.Whatirritatesyouaboutco-workers?

Thisisatrapquestion.Thinkrealhardbutfailtocomeupwithanythingthatirritatesyou.Ashortstatementthatyouseemtogetalongwithfolksisgreat.

22.Whatisyourgreateststrength?

Numerousanswersaregood,juststaypositive.Afewgoodexamples:

Yourabilitytoprioritize,Yourproblem-solvingskills,Yourabilitytoworkunderpressure,Yourabilitytofocusonprojects,Yourprofessionalexpertise,Yourleadershipskills,Yourpositiveattitude.

23.Tellmeaboutyourdreamjob.

Stayawayfromaspecificjob.Youcannotwin.Ifyousaythejobyouarecontendingforisit,youstraincredibility.Ifyousayanotherjobisit,youplantthesuspicionthatyouwillbedissatisfiedwiththispositionifhired.Thebestistostaygeneticandsaysomethinglike:

AjobwhereIlovethework,likethepeople,cancontributeandcan'twaittogettowork.

24.Whydoyouthinkyouwoulddowellatthisjob?

Giveseveralreasonsandincludeskills,experienceandinterest.

25.Whatareyoulookingforinajob?

Seeanswer#23.

26.Whatkindofpersonwouldyourefusetoworkwith?

Donotbetrivial.Itwouldtakedisloyaltytotheorganization,violenceorlawbreakingtogetyoutoobject.Minorobjectionswilllabelyouasawhiner.

27.Whatismoreimportanttoyou:

themoneyorthework?

Moneyisalwaysimportant,buttheworkisthemostimportant.Thereisnobetteranswer.

28.Whatwouldyourprevioussupervisorsayyourstrongestpointis?

Therearenumerousgoodpossibilities:

Loyalty,Energy,Positiveattitude,Leadership,Teamplayer,Expertise,Initiative,Patience,Hardwork,Creativity,Problemsolver.

29.Tellmeaboutaproblemyouhadwithasupervisor.

Biggesttrapofall.Thisisatesttoseeifyouwillspeakillofyourboss.Ifyoufallforitandtellaboutaproblemwithaformerboss,youmaywellbelowtheinterviewrightthere.Staypositiveanddevelopapoormemoryaboutanytroublewithasupervisor.

30.Whathasdisappointedyouaboutajob?

Don'tgettrivialornegative.Safeareasarefewbutcaninclude:

Notenoughofachallenge.YouwerelaidoffinareductionCompanydidnotwinacontract,whichwouldhavegivenyoumoreresponsibility.

31.Tellmeaboutyourabilitytoworkunderpressure.

Youmaysaythatyouthriveundercertaintypesofpressure.Giveanexamplethatrelatestothetypeofpositionappliedfor.

32.Doyourskillsmatchthisjoboranotherjobmoreclosely?

Probablythisone.Donotgivefueltothesuspicionthatyoumaywantanotherjobmorethanthisone.

33.Whatmotivatesyoutodoyourbestonthejob?

Thisisapersonaltraitthatonlyyoucansay,butgoodexamplesare:

Challenge,Achievement,Recognition.

34.Areyouwillingtoworkovertime?

Nights?

Weekends?

Thisisuptoyou.Betotallyhonest.

35.Howwouldyouknowyouweresuccessfulonthisjob?

Severalwaysaregoodmeasures:

Yousethighstandardsforyourselfandmeetthem.Youroutcomesareasuccess.Yourbosstellyouthatyouaresuccessful.

36.Wouldyoubewillingtorelocateifrequired?

Youshouldbeclearonthiswithyourfamilypriortotheinterviewifyouthinkthereisachanceitmaycomeup.Donotsayyesjusttogetthejobiftherealanswerisno.Thiscancreatealotofproblemslateroninyourcareer.Behonestatthispointandsaveyourselffuturegrief.

37.Areyouwillingtoputtheinterestsoftheorganizationaheadofyourown?

Thisisastraightloyaltyanddedicationquestion.Donotworryaboutthedeepethicalandphilosophicalimplications.Justsayyes.

38.Describeyourmanagementstyle.

Trytoavoidlabels.Someofthemorecommonlabels,likeprogressive,salesmanorconsensus,canhaveseveralmeaningsordescriptionsdependingonwhichmanagementexpertyoulistento.Thesituationalstyleissafe,becauseitsaysyouwillmanageaccordingtothesituation,insteadofonesizefitsall.

39.Whathaveyoulearnedfrommistakesonthejob?

Hereyouhavetocomeupwithsomethingoryoustraincredibility.Makeitsmall,wellintentionedmistakewithapositivelessonlearned.Anexamplewouldbeworkingtoofaraheadofcolleaguesonaprojectandthusthrowingcoordinationoff.

40.Doyouhaveanyblindspots?

Trickquestion.Ifyouknowaboutblindspots,theyarenolongerblindspots.Donotrevealanypersonalareasofconcernhere.Letthemdotheirowndiscoveryonyourbadpoints.