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英语面试材料

BasicInterviewQuestionsI  

1.Tellmealittleaboutyourself.

Youshouldtakethisopportunitytoshowyourcommunicationskillsbyspeakingclearlyandconciselyinanorganizedmanner.Becausethereisnorightorwronganswerforthisquestion,itisimportanttoappearfriendly.

ShortAnswers

"IattendedMITwhereImajoredinElectricalEngineering.Myhobbiesincludebasketball,readingnovels,andhiking."

"IgrewupinKoreaandstudiedaccounting.IworkedatanaccountingfirmfortwoyearsandIenjoybicyclingandjogging."

"I’maneasygoingpersonthatworkswellwitheveryone.IenjoybeingarounddifferenttypesofpeopleandIliketoalwayschallengemyselftoimproveateverythingIdo."

"I’mahardworkerandIliketotakeonavarietyofchallenges.Ilikepets,andinmysparetime,Iliketorelaxandreadthenewspaper."

"I’vealwayslikedbeingbalanced.WhenIwork,Iwanttoworkhard.Andoutsideofwork,Iliketoengageinmypersonalactivitiessuchasgolfingandfishing."

LongAnswer

"IwenttotheUniversityofWashingtonandmajoredinEnglishLiterature.IwenttograduateschoolbecauseIreallyenjoyedlearning.Afterwards,IstartedmycareeratBoeingasawebcontenteditor.I’vebeentherefor3yearsnow.Althoughmyemphasisisinwriting,Ilikenumbers.Ithinksolvinglogicproblemsandriddlesarequitefun.Ialsoenjoyjogging,reading,andwatchingmovies."

Thereisnorightorwronganswerforthisquestion.Mostimportantthingyoushouldrememberishowyoudeliverthemessage.Theexampleaboveshowsashortanswertellingalittlebitabouttheperson.Theanswerwentfromeducationtocareer,andthentopersonalinterestsallinasmoothflow.

2.Whatareyourstrengths?

Thisisapopularinterviewquestion.Theywanttoknowwhatyouthinkofyourself.Althoughthisisageneralquestion,thereisawrongandrightanswer.Thewronganswerisagenericanswersayingyouareorganizedandfriendly.Althoughitwillnothurtyouduringtheinterview,itwillcertainlynothelpyoueither.Answerthisquestionbasedonthetypeofjobyouareapplyingfor.

ShortAnswers

"Ibelievemystrongesttraitismyattentiontodetail.Thistraithashelpedmetremendouslyinthisfieldofwork."

"I'vealwaysbeenagreatteamplayer.I'mgoodatkeepingateamtogetherandproducingqualityworkinateamenvironment."

"Afterhavingworkedforacoupleofyears,Irealizedmystrengthisaccomplishingalargeamountofworkwithinashortperiodoftime.Igetthingsdoneontimeandmymanageralwaysappreciatedit."

"Mystrongesttraitisincustomerservice.Ilistenandpaycloseattentiontomycustomer'sneedsandImakesuretheyaremorethansatisfied."

LongAnswers

Let'ssayIaminterviewingforamanagementposition.Youshouldmentiontraitsthatareimportantformanagers.

"AcouplestrengthsIhaveareplanningandexecution,andworkingwithpeople.I'vealwaysbeenverygoodatplanninganddetailingallthesteps.Evenincollege,Iwouldspendtimeorganizingmyweekandplanningastrategytotackleeachclassorassignment.Executingaplanhasalwayscomeeasyformeaswell.Ibelieveit'sduetoproperplanning.IalsoworkwithpeopleverywellinawaywhereIusethestrengthsofeachindividualinateamtoproducethebestresults.Becauseofmyeasygoingpersonality,I'vebeentoldbymydirectsthatit'seasytoapproachme."

Ifyouareapplyingforanaccountingposition,youshouldmentionstrongtraitsanaccountantshouldhaveandclaimthemtobeyours.

"I'mverydetailoriented,goodatmanagingtime,andveryhonest.Ialwaysincorporatemanagingtimeandbeingdetailedtogether.BynatureI'vebeendetailoriented,andthatresultedintakingtoomuchtimeonaparticulartask.Afterincorporatingtimemanagementintothemix,Ifoundthatmyworkandefficiencyincreaseddramatically.Iplanbetterandproducehigherqualityworkinatimeconstraintenvironment.Finally,I'maveryhonestperson.WhenIwasworkingasavaletattendantduringcollege,aladygavemeatwentydollarbilltopayforthethreedollarfee.Shealmostdroveoffthelot,butIstoppedherandsaidhereisyourchange.Myco-workerssaidIshouldhaveconsideredthechangeastip,butIknowwhatIdidwashonestandright.Youcanfoolotherpeople,butyoucan'tfoolyourself.That'swhatIbelieve."

Thesecondexamplecanseemalittlewordy.Butthepowerofanexampleisgreaterthananygreatwordsyoucanstringtogether.Everyonecanclaimtheyarehonest,butwithanexample,itismuchmorebelievable.

3.Whatareyourweaknesses?

Forthisanswer,youshoulddisplayaweaknessthatcanbeseenasastrength.Therearemanytypesofanswersthatwillwork.Someanswerswillbegoodanswersforcertainjobs,whilethesameanswerwillbeabadanswerforadifferentjob.Selectananswerthatwillworkforthepositionyouareapplyingfor.Hereareafewexamples.

ShortAnswers

"Thismightbebad,butincollegeIfoundthatIprocrastinatedalot.Irealizedthisproblem,andI'mworkingonitbyfinishingmyworkaheadofschedule."

"Ifeelmyweaknessisnotbeingdetailorientedenough.I'mapersonthatwantstoaccomplishasmuchaspossible.IrealizedthishurtsthequalityandI'mcurrentlyworkingonfindingabalancebetweenquantityandquality."

"IfeelmyEnglishabilityismyweakesttrait.Iknowthisisonlyatemporaryproblem.I'mdefinitelystudyinghardtocommunicatemoreeffectively."

"TheweakesttraitIstruggledwithwasnotaskingforhelp.Ialwaystrytosolvemyownproblemsinsteadofaskingaco-workerwhomightknowtheanswer.ThiswouldsavememoretimeandIwouldbemoreefficient.I'mworkingonknowingwhenitwouldbebeneficialtoaskforhelp."

LongAnswers

"Ithinkmyweakesttraitismyimpatience.WheneverIworkinateamandamemberisnotperforminguptomyexpectations,Icangetimpatientandannoyed.Iunderstandiftheyareworkinghardandtheirportionisdifficult,butsometimesapersoncan'tdotheassignmentduetoincompetenceorlaziness.AwhilebackIwouldgetfrustratedandstartcomplaining,butIrealizedthatIcanhelpoutbyexplainingthingstosomepeopleandencouraginglazypeoplebyremindingthemofdeadlines.Iknowit'sbadtobeimpatient,butI'mdefinitelyworkingonit."

"I'mtoodetailoriented.IneverwanttoleaveanythingoutandIwanteverythingtobeperfect.Thisisbadbecauseitslowsdownmywork.Initially,Itriedtoworkfastertocompensate,butthatonlymademesloppy.SoIdecidedtoputmoreemphasisonpriorityandplanning.Bydoingso,I'mhopingthatIcanmaketheproperdecisionsonwhattoworkonandwhattointentionallyleaveout."

Bothoftheseexamplesshowananswerthatisacceptable.Althoughbeingimpatientisnotgood,itshowsthatyouareaquicklearnerandthatyoulikeefficiency.Theseconddisplaysapersonthatisdetailoriented,whichcanbeseenasagoodtrait.Finally,bothanswersidentifytheweaknessandshowtheactionsofcorrectingit.

4.Whatareyourshorttermgoals?

Thisquestionprimarilydependsonwhereyouareinyourcareer.Apersonwith5yearsofexperiencewillhavedifferentshorttermgoalsthanapersonwithnoworkexperience.I'llgiveanexampleforbothscenarios.Butfirst,herearesomeshortanswers.

ShortAnswers

"MyshorttermgoalistofindapositionwhereIcanusetheknowledgeandstrengthsthatIhave.IwanttopartakeinthegrowthandsuccessofthecompanyIworkfor."

"I'velearnedthebasicsofmarketingduringmyfirsttwoyears.Iwanttotakethenextstepbytakingonchallengingprojects.Myshorttermgoalistogrowasamarketinganalyst."

"Asaprogrammanager,it'simportanttounderstandallareasoftheproject.AlthoughIhavethetechnicalabilitiestobesuccessfulinmyjob,Iwanttolearndifferentsoftwareapplicationsthatmighthelpinworkefficiency."

"Mygoalistoalwaysperformatanexceptionallevel.ButashorttermgoalIhavesetformyselfistoimplementaprocessthatincreasesworkefficiency."

LongAnswers

"MyshorttermgoalistolearneverythingIcanaboutmarketing.IwanttofindapositionwhereIcancontributewhatI'velearnedthrougheducationandtogainreallifeexperience.Ibelievethenextcoupleofyearswillbeveryimportanttomeandmyimmediategoalistolearnandbecomeskilledinallaspectsofmarketing."

"Myshorttermgoalistogetintoamanagementposition.Thelastfiveyearsofmycareer,I'veconcentratedonlearningandacquiringalltheskillsneededtoperformexcellentwork.Recently,I'vetakenmoreresponsibilitiesinmanagementbecauseIeventuallywanttobecomeasalesmanager.I'mexcitedaboutthelastfewassignmentsIcompletedbecauseitinvolvedworkingwithvendorsandpartnerswhilemanagingasmallgroupofworkers.SoIhopetobeinamanagementpositionwithinayearortwoandIfeelI'mdoingadiligentjobbyvolunteeringforextraworktogainmoreexperience."

Thefirstexampleisapersonstraightoutofschool.Learningisagoodshorttermgoaltohavebecauseitshowsthatyouwillbetryinghardinyourjob.Thesecondexampleismoredetailedbecausethatpersonhasseveralyearsofexperience.Anybodycansaytheywantamanagementposition,butthiscandidateistakingitastepfurtherbyshowingthestepsheistakingtoachievetheshorttermgoal.Thus,itbecomesastrongeranswer.

5.Whatareyourlongtermgoals?

Thisquestionisaskedtoseehowseriousacandidateisabouthisorhercareer.Somepeoplemightnotknowtheirlongtermgoals,andsomepeoplemighthavelongtermgoalsofbecomingrichandretiringea