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50个英文面试常见问题及答案

50个英文面试常见问题及答案

50MONINTERVIEWQUESTIONSANDANSWERS

Reviewthesetypicalinterviewquestionsandthinkabouthowyouwould

answerthem.Readthequestionslisted;youwillalsofindsome

strategysuggestionswithit.

1.Tellmeaboutyourself:

Themostoftenaskedquestionininterviews.Youneedtohaveashort

statementpreparedinyourmind.Becarefulthatitdoesnotsound

rehearsed.Limitittowork-relateditemsunlessinstructedotherwise.

Talkaboutthingsyouhavedoneandjobsyouhaveheldthatrelateto

thepositionyouareinterviewingfor.Startwiththeitemfarthest

backandworkuptothepresent.

2.Whydidyouleaveyourlastjob?

Staypositiveregardlessofthecircumstances.Neverrefertoamajor

problemwithmanagementandneverspeakillofsupervisors,co-workers

ortheorganization.Ifyoudo,youwillbetheonelookingbad.Keep

smilingandtalkaboutleavingforapositivereasonsuchasan

opportunity,achancetodosomethingspecialorotherforward-looking

reasons.

3.Whatexperiencedoyouhaveinthisfield?

Speakaboutspecificsthatrelatetothepositionyouareapplyingfor.

Ifyoudonothavespecificexperience,getascloseasyoucan.

4.Doyouconsideryourselfsuessful?

Youshouldalwaysansweryesandbrieflyexplainwhy.Agood

explanationisthatyouhavesetgoals,andyouhavemetsomeandare

ontracktoachievetheothers.

5.Whatdoco-workerssayaboutyou?

Bepreparedwithaquoteortwofromco-workers.Eitheraspecific

statementoraparaphrasewillwork.JillClark,aco-workeratSmith

Company,alwayssaidIwasthehardestworkersshehadeverknown.It

isaspowerfulasJillhavingsaiditattheinterviewherself.

6.Whatdoyouknowaboutthisorganization?

Thisquestionisonereasontodosomeresearchontheorganization

beforetheinterview.Findoutwheretheyhavebeenandwheretheyare

going.Whatarethecurrentissuesandwhoarethemajorplayers?

7.Whathaveyoudonetoimproveyourknowledgeinthelastyear?

Trytoincludeimprovementactivitiesthatrelatetothejob.Awide

varietyofactivitiescanbementionedaspositiveself-improvement.

Havesomegoodoneshandytomention.

8.Areyouapplyingforotherjobs?

Behonestbutdonotspendalotoftimeinthisarea.Keepthefocus

onthisjobandwhatyoucandoforthisorganization.Anythingelseis

adistraction.

9.Whydoyouwanttoworkforthisorganization?

Thismaytakesomethoughtandcertainly,shouldbebasedonthe

researchyouhavedoneontheorganization.Sincerityisextremely

importanthereandwilleasilybesensed.Relateittoyourlong-term

careergoals.

10.Doyouknowanyonewhoworksforus?

Beawareofthepolicyonrelativesworkingfortheorganization.This

canaffectyouranswereventhoughtheyaskedaboutfriendsnot

relatives.Becarefultomentionafriendonlyiftheyarewellthought

of.

11.Whatkindofsalarydoyouneed?

Aloadedquestion.Anastylittlegamethatyouwillprobablyloseif

youanswerfirst.So,donotanswerit.Instead,saysomethinglike,

That\satoughquestion.Canyoumetherangeforthisposition?

Inmostcases,theinterviewer,takenoffguard,willyou.Ifnot,

saythatitcandependonthedetailsofthejob.Thengiveawide

range.

12.Areyouateamplayer?

Youare,ofcourse,ateamplayer.Besuretohaveexamplesready.

Specificsthatshowyouoftenperformforthegoodoftheteamrather

thanforyourselfaregoodevidenceofyourteamattitude.Donotbrag,

justsayitinamatter-of-facttone.Thisisakeypoint.

13.Howlongwouldyouexpecttoworkforusifhired?

Specificsherearenotgood.Somethinglikethisshouldwork:

I\dlike

ittobealongtime.OrAslongaswebothfeelI\mdoingagoodjob.

14.Haveyoueverhadtofireanyone?

Howdidyoufeelaboutthat?

Thisisserious.Donotmakelightofitorinanywayseemlikeyou

liketofirepeople.Atthesametime,youwilldoitwhenitisthe

rightthingtodo.Whenitestotheorganizationversusthe

individualwhohascreatedaharmfulsituation,youwillprotectthe

organization.Rememberfiringisnotthesameaslayofforreductionin

force.

15.Whatisyourphilosophytowardswork?

Theinterviewerisnotlookingforalongorflowerydissertationhere.

Doyouhavestrongfeelingsthatthejobgetsdone?

Yes.That\sthe

typeofanswerthatworksbesthere.Shortandpositive,showinga

benefittotheorganization.

16.Ifyouhadenoughmoneytoretirerightnow,wouldyou?

Answeryesifyouwould.Butsinceyouneedtowork,thisisthetype

ofworkyouprefer.Donotsayyesifyoudonotmeanit.

17.Haveyoueverbeenaskedtoleaveaposition?

Ifyouhavenot,sayno.Ifyouhave,behonest,briefandavoidsaying

negativethingsaboutthepeopleororganizationinvolved.

18.Explainhowyouwouldbeanassettothisorganization

Youshouldbeanxiousforthisquestion.Itgivesyouachanceto

highlightyourbestpointsastheyrelatetothepositionbeing

discussed.Givealittleadvancethoughttothisrelationship.

19.Whyshouldwehireyou?

pointouthowyourassetsmeetwhattheorganizationneeds.Donot

mentionanyothercandidatestomakeaparison.

20.Tellmeaboutasuggestionyouhavemade

Haveagoodoneready.Besureanduseasuggestionthatwasaepted

andwasthenconsideredsuessful.Onerelatedtothetypeofwork

appliedforisarealplus.

21.Whatirritatesyouaboutco-workers?

Thisisatrapquestion.Thinkrealhardbutfailtoeupwith

anythingthatirritatesyou.Ashortstatementthatyouseemtoget

alongwithfolksisgreat.

22.Whatisyourgreateststrength?

Numerousanswersaregood,juststaypositive.Afewgoodexamples:

Yourabilitytoprioritize,Yourproblem-solvingskills,Yourability

toworkunderpressure,Yourabilitytofocusonprojects,Your

professionalexpertise,Yourleadershipskills,Yourpositiveattitude

23.Tellmeaboutyourdreamjob.

Stayawayfromaspecificjob.Youcannotwin.Ifyousaythejobyou

arecontendingforisit,youstraincredibility.Ifyousayanother

jobisit,youplantthesuspicionthatyouwillbedissatisfiedwith

thispositionifhired.Thebestistostaygeicandsaysomething

like:

AjobwhereIlovethework,likethepeople,cancontributeand

can\twaittogettowork.

24.Whydoyouthinkyouwoulddowellatthisjob?

Giveseveralreasonsandincludeskills,experienceandinterest.

25.Whatareyoulookingforinajob?

Seeanswer#23

26.Whatkindofpersonwouldyourefusetoworkwith?

Donotbetrivial.Itwouldtakedisloyaltytotheorganization,

violenceorlawbreakingtogetyoutoobject.Minorobjectionswill

labelyouasawhiner.

27.Whatismoreimportanttoyou:

themoneyorthework?

Moneyisalwaysimportant,buttheworkisthemostimportant.Thereis

nobetteranswer.

28.Whatwouldyourprevioussupervisorsayyourstrongestpointis?

Therearenumerousgoodpossibilities:

Loyalty,Energy,positiveattitude,Leadership,Teamplayer,Expertise,

Initiative,patience,Hardwork,Creativity,problemsolver

29.Tellmeaboutaproblemyouhadwithasupervisor

Biggesttrapofall.Thisisatesttoseeifyouwillspeakillof

yourboss.Ifyoufallforitandaboutaproblemwithaformer

boss,youmaywellbelowtheinterviewrightthere.Staypositiveand

developapoormemoryaboutanytroublewithasupervisor.

30.Whathasdisappointedyouaboutajob?

Don\tgettrivialornegative.Safeareasarefewbutcaninclude:

Notenoughofachallenge.YouwerelaidoffinareductionCompanydid

notwinacontract,whichwouldhavegivenyoumoreresponsibility.

31.Tellmeaboutyourabilitytoworkunderpressure.

Youmaysaythatyouthriveundercertaintypesofpressure.Givean

examplethatrelatestothetypeofpositionappliedfor.

32.Doyourskillsmatchthisjoboranotherjobmoreclosely?

probablythisone.Donotgivefueltothesuspicionthatyoumaywant

anotherjobmorethanthisone.

33.Whatmotivatesyoutodoyourbestonthejob?

Thisisapersonaltraitthatonlyyoucansay,butgoodexamplesare:

Challenge,Achievement,Recognition

34.Areyouwillingtoworkovertime?

Nights?

Weekends?

Thisisuptoyou.Betotallyhonest.

35.Howwouldyouknowyouweresuessfulonthisjob?

Severalwaysaregoodmeasures:

Yousethighstandardsforyourselfandmeetthem.Youroutesarea

suess.Yourbossyouthatyouaresuessful

36.Wouldyoubewillingtorelocateifrequired?

Youshouldbeclearonthiswithyourfamilypriortotheinterviewif

youthinkthereisachanceitmayeup.Donotsayyesjusttoget

thejobiftherealanswerisno.Thiscancreatealotofproblems

lateroninyourcareer.Behonestatthispointandsaveyourself

futuregrief.

37.Areyouwillingtoputtheinterestsoftheorganizationaheadofyourown?

Thisisastraightloyaltyanddedicationquestion.Donotworryabout

thedeepethicalandphilosophicalimplications.Justsayyes.

38.Describeyourmanagementstyle.

Trytoavoidlabels.Someofthemoremonlabels,likeprogressive,

salesmanorconsensus,canhaveseveralmeaningsordescriptions

dependingonwhichmanagementexpertyoulistento.Thesituational

styleissafe,becauseitsaysyouwillmanageaordingtothe

situation,insteadofonesizefitsall.

39.Whathaveyoulearnedfrommistakesonthejob?

Hereyouhavetoeupwithsomethingoryoustraincredibility.Make

itsmall,wellintentionedmistakewithapositivelessonlearned.An

examplewouldbeworkingtoofaraheadofcolleaguesonaprojectand

thusthrowingcoordinationoff.

40.Doyouhaveanyblindspots?

Trickquestion.Ifyoukno