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外企英文面试试题interviewtips附思路答案
外企英文面试试题interviewtips附思路答案
1.So,tellmealittleaboutyourself.
Youdon’tneedtoexplaineverythingfrombirthtopresentday.Relevantfactsabouteducation,yourcareerandyourcurrentlifesituationarefine.
2.Whyareyoulooking(orwhydidyouleaveyoulastjob)?
Thisshouldbeastraightforwardquestiontoanswer,butitcantripyouup.Presumablyyouarelookingforanewjob(oranyjob)becauseyouwanttoadvanceyourcareerandgetapositionthatallowsyoutogrowasapersonandanemployee.It’snotagoodideato
mentionmoneyhere,itcanmakeyousoundmercenary.Andifyouareintheunfortunatesituationofhavingbeendownsized,staypositiveandbeasbriefaspossibleaboutit.Ifyouwerefired,you’llneedagoodexplanation.Butonceagain,staypositive.
3.Tellmewhatyouknowaboutthiscompany.
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.
Note:
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