英语面试常见的31个问题和答案.docx

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英语面试常见的31个问题和答案

英语面试常见的31个问题和答案

中外HR们手中的问题其实是差不多的，思维模式大同小异。

这31个问题，也经常出现在中国HR的问题单里，或许他们最先的`起源就是微软、GOOGLE等公司的HR们。

有人说：

“全球化实际上就是美国化“，这下你明白了吧?

读者们可以收藏了，熟读这些题目，去什么外企都不怕了。

Wouldn'titbegreatifyouknewexactlywhatahiringmanagerwouldbeaskingyouinyournextinterview?

Whileweunfortunatelycan'treadminds,we'llgiveyouthenextbestthing:

alistofthe31mostmonlyaskedinterviewquestionsandanswers.

Whilewedon'tremendhavingacannedresponseforeveryinterviewquestion（infact,pleasedon't）,wedoremendspendingsometimegettingfortablewithwhatyoumightbeasked,whathiringmanagersarereallylookingforinyourresponses,andwhatittakestoshowthatyou'retherightmanorwomanforthejob.

Considerthisyourinterviewstudyguide.

1.Canyou___mealittleaboutyourself?

Thisquestionseemssimple,somanypeoplefailtoprepareforit,butit'scrucial.Here'sthedeal:

Don'tgiveyourpleteemployment（orpersonal）history.Insteadgiveapitch—onethat’sconciseandpellingandthatshowsexactlywhyyou’retherightfitforthejob.Startoffwiththe2-3specificaomplishmentsorexperiencesthatyoumostwanttheinterviewertoknowabout,thenwrapuptalkingabouthowthatpriorexperiencehaspositionedyouforthisspecificrole.

2.Howdidyouhearabouttheposition?

Anotherseeminglyinnocuousinterviewquestion,thisisactuallyaperfectopportunitytostandoutandshowyourpassionforandconnectiontothepany.Forexample,ifyoufoundoutaboutthegigthroughafriendorprofessionalcontact,namedropthatperson,thensharewhyyouweresoexcitedaboutit.Ifyoudiscoveredthepanythroughaneventorarticle,sharethat.Evenifyoufoundthelistingthrougharandomjobboard,sharewhat,specifically,caughtyoureyeabouttherole.

3.Whatdoyouknowaboutthepany?

Anycandidatecanreadandregurgitatethepany’s“About”page.So,wheninterviewersaskthis,theyaren'tnecessarilytryingtogaugewhetheryouunderstandthemission—theywanttoknowwhetheryoucareaboutit.Startwithonelinethatshowsyouunderstandthepany'sgoals,usingacouplekeywordsandphrasesfromthewebsite,butthengoontomakeitpersonal.Say,“I’mpersonallydrawntothismissionbecause…”or“Ireallybelieveinthisapproachbecause…”andshareapersonalexampleortwo.

4.Whydoyouwantthisjob?

Again,panieswanttohirepeoplewhoarepassionateaboutthejob,soyoushouldhaveagreatansweraboutwhyyouwanttheposition.（Andifyoudon't?

Youprobablyshouldapplyelsewhere.）First,identifyacoupleofkeyfactorsthatmaketheroleagreatfitforyou（e.g.,“IlovecustomersupportbecauseIlovetheconstanthumaninteractionandthesatisfactionthatesfromhelpingsomeonesolveaproblem"）,thensharewhyyoulovethepany（e.g.,“I’vealwaysbeenpassionateabouteducation,andIthinkyouguysaredoinggreatthings,soIwanttobeapartofit”）.

5.Whyshouldwehireyou?

Thisinterviewquestionseemsforward（nottomentionintimidating!

）,butifyou'reaskedit,you'reinluck:

There'snobettersetupforyoutosellyourselfandyourskillstothehiringmanager.Yourjobhereistocraftananswerthatcoversthreethings:

thatyoucannotonlydothework,youcandelivergreatresults;thatyou'llreallyfitinwiththeteamandculture;andthatyou'dbeabetterhirethananyoftheothercandidates.

6.Whatareyourgreatestprofessionalstrengths?

Whenansweringthisquestion,interviewcoachPamelaSkillingsremendsbeingaurate（shareyourtruestrengths,notthoseyouthinktheinterviewerwantstohear）;relevant（chooseyourstrengthsthataremosttargetedtothisparticularposition）;andspecific（forexample,insteadof“peopleskills,”choose“persuasivemunication”or“relationshipbuilding”）.Then,followupwithanexampleofhowyou'vedemonstratedthesetraitsinaprofessionalsetting.

7.Whatdoyouconsidertobeyourweaknesses?

Whatyourinterviewerisreallytryingtodowiththisquestion—beyondidentifyinganymajorredflags—istogaugeyourself-awarenessandhonesty.So,“Ican'tmeetadeadlinetosavemylife”isnotanoption—butneitheris“Nothing!

I'mperfect!

”Strikeabalancebythinkingofsomethingthatyoustrugglewithbutthatyou’reworkingtoimprove.Forexample,maybeyou’veneverbeenstrongatpublicspeaking,butyou'verecentlyvolunteeredtorunmeetingstohelpyoubemorefortablewhenaddressingacrowd.

8.Whatisyourgreatestprofessionalachievement?

Nothingsays“hireme”betterthanatrackrecordofachievingamazingresultsinpastjobs,sodon'tbeshywhenansweringthisinterviewquestion!

AgreatwaytodosoisbyusingtheS-T-A-Rmethod:

Setupthesituationandthetaskthatyouwererequiredtopletetoprovidetheinterviewerwithbackgroundcontext（e.g.,“Inmylastjobasajunioranalyst,itwasmyroletomanagetheinvoicingprocess”）,butspendthebulkofyourtimedescribingwhatyouactuallydid（theaction）andwhatyouachieved（theresult）.Forexample,“Inonemonth,Istreamlinedtheprocess,whichsavedmygroup10man-hourseachmonthandreducederrorsoninvoicesby25%.”

9.Tellmeaboutachallengeorconflictyou'vefacedatwork,andhowyoudealtwithit.

Inaskingthisinterviewquestion,“yourinterviewerwantstogetasenseofhowyouwillrespondtoconflict.Anyonecanseemniceandpleasantinajobinterview,butwhatwillhappenifyou’rehiredandGladysinCompliancestartsgettinginyourface?

”saysSkillings.Again,you'llwanttousetheS-T-A-Rmethod,beingsuretofocusonhowyouhandledthesituationprofessionallyandproductively,andideallyclosingwithahappyending,likehowyoucametoaresolutionorpromise.

10.Wheredoyouseeyourselfinfiveyears?

Ifaskedthisquestion,behonestandspecificaboutyourfuturegoals,butconsiderthis:

Ahiringmanagerwantstoknowa）ifyou'vesetrealisticexpectationsforyourcareer,b）ifyouhaveambition（a.k.a.,thisinterviewisn'tthefirsttimeyou'reconsideringthequestion）,andc）ifthepositionalignswithyourgoalsandgrowth.Yourbestbetistothinkrealisticallyaboutwherethispositioncouldtakeyouandansweralongthoselines.Andifthepositionisn’tnecessarilyaone-waytickettoyouraspirations?

It’sOKtosaythatyou’renotquitesurewhatthefutureholds,butthatyouseethisexperienceplayinganimportantroleinhelpingyoumakethatdecision.

11.What'syourdreamjob?

Alongsimilarlines,theinterviewerwantstouncoverwhetherthispositionisreallyinlinewithyourultimatecareergoals.While“anNBAstar”mightgetyouafewlaughs,abetterbetistotalkaboutyourgoalsandambitions—andwhythisjobwillgetyouclosertothem.

12.Whatotherpaniesareyouinterviewingwith?

Companiesaskthisforanumberofreasons,fromwantingtoseewhatthepetitionisforyoutosniffingoutwhetheryou'reseriousabouttheindustry.“Oftenthebestapproachistomentionthatyouareexploringanumberofothersimilaroptionsinthepany'sindustry,”saysjobsearchexpertAlisonDoyle.“Itcanbehelpfultomentionthatamoncharacteristicofallthejobsyouareapplyingtoistheopportunitytoapplysomecriticalabilitiesandskillsthatyoupossess.Forexample,youmightsay'IamapplyingforseveralpositionswithITconsultingfirmswhereIcananalyzeclientneedsandtranslatethemtodevelopmentteamsinordertofindsolutionstotechnologyproblems.'”

13.Whyareyouleavingyourcurrentjob?

Thisisatoughie,butoneyoucanbesureyou'llbeasked.Definitelykeepthingspositive—youhavenothingtogainbybeingnegativeaboutyourpastemployers.Instead,framethingsinawaythatshowsthatyou'reeagertotakeonnewopportunitiesandthattheroleyou’reinterviewingforisabetterfitforyouthanyourcurrentorlastposition.Forexample,“I’dreallylovetobepartofproductdevelopmentfrombeginningtoend,andIknowI’dhavethatopportunityhere.”Andifyouwereletgo?

Keepitsimple:

“Unfortunately,Iwasletgo,”isatotallyOKanswer.

14.Whywereyoufired?

OK,ifyougettheadmittedlymuchtougherfollow-upquestionastowhyyouwereletgo（andthetruthisn'texactlypretty）,yourbestbetistobehonest（thejob-seekingworldissmall,afterall）.Butitdoesn'thavetobeadeal-breaker.Sharehowyou’vegrownandhowyouapproachyourjobandlifenowasaresult.Ifyoucanpositionthelearningexperienceasanadvantageforthisnextjob,evenbetter.

15.Whatareyoulookingforinanewposition?

Hint:

Ideallythesamethingsthatthispositionhastooffer.Bespecific.

16.Whattypeofworkenvironmentdoyouprefer?

Hint:

Ideallyonethat'ssimilartotheenvironmentofthepanyyou'reapplyingto.Bespecific.

17.What'syourmanagementstyle?

Thebestmanagersarestrongbutflexible,andthat'sexactlywhatyouwanttoshowoffinyouranswer.（Thinksomethinglike,“Whileeverysituationandeveryteammemberrequiresabitofadifferentstrategy,Itendtoapproachmyemployeerelationshipsasacoach...”）Then,shareacoupleofyourbestmanagerialmoments,likewhenyougrewyourteamfromfiveto15orcoachedanunderperformingemployeetobeethepany'stopsalesperson.

18.What'satimeyouexercisedleadership?

Dependingonwhat'smoreimportantforthetherole,you'llwanttochooseanexamplethatshowcasesyourprojectmanagementskills（spearheadingaprojectfromendtoend,jugglingmultiplemovingparts）oronethatshowsyourabilitytoconfidentlyandeffectivelyrallyateam.Andremember:

“Thebeststoriesincludeenoughdetailtobebelievableandmemorable,”saysSkillings.“Showhowyouwerealeader