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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