史上最全的英语面试问答及技巧.docx

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史上最全的英语面试问答及技巧

Jobinterviewsarealwaysstressful-evenforjobseekerswhohavegoneoncountlessinterviews.Thebestwaytoreducethestressistobeprepared.Takethetimetoreviewthe"standard"interviewquestionsyouwillmostlikelybeasked.Alsoreviewsampleanswerstothesetypicalinterviewquestions.

Thentakethetimetoresearchthecompany.Thatwayyou'llbereadywithknowledgeableanswersforthejobinterviewquestionsthatspecificallyrelatetothecompanyyouareinterviewingwith.

InterviewQuestions:

WorkHistory

1、Nameofcompany,positiontitleanddescription,datesofemployment

Interviewersexpectacandidateforemploymenttobeabletoreviewtheirworkhistoryindetail.Bepreparedtotelltheinterviewerthenamesofthecompaniesyouworkedfor,yourjobtitle,yourstartingandendingdatesofemployment,howmuchyouearnedandwhatyourjobentailed.

You'dbesurprisedhowmanyjobapplicantsfumblewhenaskedaboutprioremployment.Don'tbeoneofthem!

Refreshyourmemorypriortotheinterviewbyreviewingyourresume,so,youcanspeakaboutyourpriorworkhistoryindetailandaccurately.

Ifyoudon'thavearesume,makesurewhatyoutelltheinterviewermatcheswhatyoufilledoutonyourjobapplication.Thebestwaytoprepareistodownloadasamplejobapplicationaheadoftime.Completethesampleapplicationandbringitwithyouwhenyouareapplyingforemployment.Thiswayyouwillbeabletocopytheinformationratherthanhavingtorememberdatesandotheremploymentinformation.

2、Whatwereyourexpectationsforthejobandtowhatextentweretheymet?

Inmanycases,interviewerswillwanttoknowwhatyouexpectedfromyourlastjobwhenyouwerehired,so,bebepreparedtoanswertheinterviewquestion"Whatwereyourexpectationsforthejobandtowhatextentweretheymet?

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Thereisn'tarightorwronganswertothisquestion.Thebestwaytorespondistodiscusswhatyouexpectedwhenyoutookthejobandgiveexamplesofhowthepositionworkedoutforyou.Ifthejobwasn'texactlywhatyouexpected,it'sfinetomentionthat.However,youshouldfocusonthejobitself,notthecompany,yourboss,oryourco-workers（iftheywereaproblem）.Dobecarefulhowyouansweranddon'tfocustoomuchonthenegative.Instead,addressthehighlightsofthejob.

Whenresponding,bespecific.Preparesomeexamplestosharewiththeinterviewerinadvance.Forexample,ifyourjobinvolvedcreatingwebapplicationsusingColdFusion,discussthespecificprogramsyoudevelopedandtheresponsibilitiesyouweregiven.Ifyouwereprovidedtrainingandopportunitiesforprofessionaldevelopmenttohelpyouachieveyourgoals,mentionthat,aswell.

Whatwereyourstartingandfinallevelsofcompensation?

Interviewersexpectacandidateforemploymenttobeabletoprovidethedetailsoftheircompensationhistory.Bepreparedtotelltheinterviewerhowmuchyouearnedateachofyourpriorpositions.

Makesurethatwhatyoutelltheinterviewermatcheswhatyoulistedonyourjobapplication.Refreshyourmemorypriortotheinterviewbyreviewingyourcompensationhistory,so,youcanspeakindetailandaccurately.Don'texaggerateorinflateyourearnings.Manyemployerswillcheckreferencesandconfirmyoursalaryhistorypriortomakingajoboffer.Adiscrepancybetweenwhatyoureportedandwhattheemployersayscouldknockyououtofcontentionforthejob.

Thebestwaytoprepareistodownloadasamplejobapplicationaheadoftime.Completethesampleapplicationandreviewitpriortotheinterview.

Whatwereyourresponsibilities

Whenyouareaskedquestionsrelatedtoyourcurrentorpreviouspositions,it'simportanttobespecificandtobepositiveaboutwhatyoudidinyourpreviousposition（s）.

Thebestwaytorespondistodescribeyourresponsibilitiesindetailandtoconnectthemtothejobyouareinterviewingfor.Trytotieyourresponsibilitiesinwiththoselistedinthejobdescriptionforthenewposition.Thatway,theemployerwillseethatyouhavethequalificationsnecessarytodothejob.Focusmostonyourresponsibilitiesthataredirectlyrelatedtothenewjob'srequirements.

It'salsoimportanttobehonest.Don'tembellishyourjob,becauseyoudon'tknowwhothehiringmanagerwillbecheckingwithwhentheycheckyourreferences.

Whatmajorchallengesandproblemsdidyouface?

Howdidyouhandlethem?

Whenaskedthejobinterviewquestion"Howdidyouhandleachallenge?

"besuretoincludespecificexamplesofhowyouhandledaparticulardifficultsituation.Discusshowyouresearchedtheissueandcontributedtofindingasolution.Examplesofgoodresponsesinclude:

∙Duringadifficultfinancialperiod,Iwasabletosatisfactorilynegotiaterepaymentscheduleswithmultiplevendors.

∙Whenthesoftwaredevelopmentofournewproductstalled,Icoordinatedtheteamwhichmanagedtogettheschedulebackontrack.Wewereabletosuccessfullytroubleshoottheissuesandsolvetheproblems,withinaveryshortperiodoftime.

∙Along-termclientwasabouttotaketheirbusinesstoacompetitor.Imetwiththecustomerandwasabletochangehowwehandledtheaccountonaday-to-daybasis,inordertokeepthebusiness.

Whathaveyoulearnedfromyourmistakes?

Whenaskedthejobinterviewquestion"Whathaveyoulearnedfromyourmistakes?

"besuretogiveexamplesthatturnanegative（amistake）intoapostive.

Examplesofgoodresponsesinclude:

∙IthinkoneofthemostimportantthingsI'velearnedispersistence.Nottogiveuptoosoon,becausethesolutionisprobablyrightinfrontofme.

∙Ihavelearnedtogiveeverypersonasecondchance,becausefirstimpressionscanoftenbemisleading.

∙Iusedtothinkthattherewasonebestsolutiontoaproblem,butI'velearnedthatthatkindofthinkinglimitsthepossibilityofgreatsuccess.

Whatdidyoulikeordislikeaboutyourpreviousjob?

Whenyou'reaskedwhatdon'tlikeaboutyourpreviousjob,don'tbetoonegative.Thereasonisthatyoudon'twanttheinterviewertothinkthatyou'llspeaknegativelyaboutthenewjoborthecompanywhenyou'rereadytomoveon,ifyougetthisjob.Rather,itmakessensetotalkaboutyourselfandwhatyou'relookingforinanewrole.

SampleAnswer

IenjoyedthepeopleIworkedwith.ItwasafriendlyandfunatmosphereandIactuallyenjoyedgoingintoworkeachmorning.Ifelttheleadershipteamwasgreataswell.Theyknewalloftheiremployeesonafirstnamebasisandtriedtomakethosepersonalconnections.Ialsoenjoyedthatfactthattheofficetiredtodocommunityoutreachwithlocalorganizations.

OneofthereasonsIamleavingisthatIfeltIwasnotchallengedenoughatthejob.Asafreshfaceintheworkingworld,thecompanyoffersagreatopportunityforagoodentrylevelposition,however,afterbeingthereforsomanyyears,IfeltIwasnotabletoreachmyfullpotentialbecauseofthelackofchallengeandtherewasnoroomforadvancementinthecompany.WhileIdidenjoyworkingthereandappreciatetheskillsIdevelopedwhilewiththecompany,Ifeelmyskillsetcanbebetterutilizedelsewhere,wheremycapabilitiesaremorerecognizedandthereistheopportunityforgrowth.

Whichwasmost/leastrewarding?

Thisinterviewquestioncanbetricky.Youwanttomakesurethatthethingsyousayareleastrewardingaren'tresponsibilitiesthataregoingtobeamajorpartofthejobyouareinterviewingfor.Forexample,ifthelastjobyouhadinvolvedextensivecustomerservicetelephoneworkthatyouhated,andifbeingonthephonedoingsomethingsimilarisevenaminorpartofthenewjob,don'tmentionit.Instead,focusonthethetasksthatweremostrewardingandhighlightthose.

Wheninterviewing,alwaysbecognizantofthejobyouareinterviewingforandtailoryourresponseaccordingly.Trytoaccentuatethepositive,regardlessofwhatquestionyouhavebeenasked,becauseyoudon'twanttobeconstruedassomeonewhoisnegativeaboutwork,ingeneral.

Whatwasthebiggestaccomplishment/failureinthisposition?

Yourpotentialemployerwillwanttoknowwhatyouaccomplished,andwhatyoudidn't,inyourcurrentorlastposition.

Thebestwaytorespondistogiveanexampleofsomethingyouaccomplishedthatisdirectlyrelatedtothejobyouareinterviewingfor.Reviewyourresumeandreviewthejobposting.Findthebestmatchandusethattoshowhowwhatyouaccomplishedwillbebeneficialtothecompanyyouareinterviewingwith.

Ifyouwroteatargetedcoverletterwhenapplyingforthejobusetheinformationyouincludedtocreateyourresponse.Forexample,ifyouareinterviewingforajobataschoolwhereyouwillneedtomanagestudentregistration,explaintotheinterviewerhowyouregisteredstudentsforcourses,designedandmanagedregistrationsoftware,andsolvedcustomerproblems.

Ifyoudidn'tfailatanything,sayso.Ifyoucanthinkofanexample,besurethatit'saminoroneandturnitintoapositive.Forexample,ifyouwereworkingonaprojectthatwasbehinddeadline,explaintotheinterviewerhowyouadjustedtheworkloadandthetimelinetogetbackontrackandaheadofschedule.

Questionsaboutyoursupervisorsandco-workers.

JobInterviewQuestionsAboutCo-WorkersandSupervisorsandSampleAnswers

Forthemostpart,thefollowingquestionsmaybeaskedtodetermineifyouareateamplayer.Takeafewseconds,whenaskedadifficultquestion,beforeyouanswer.Aninterviewerisnotexpectingyoutohaveareadyanswer.However,theBoyScoutMotto-BePrepared--certainlyapplieshereaswell.

Tellmeaboutatimewhenyouhadtodealwithaco-workerwhowasn'tdoinghis/herfairshareofthework.Whatdid