如何用英文谈自己的缺点.docx

1、如何用英文谈自己的缺点 如何用英文谈自己的缺点 Worldwide Panel LLC, a small market-research firm, is getting flooded with resumes for four vacancies in sales and information technology. 小型市场研究公司Worldwide Panel LLC准备招聘4名销售和IT技术人员，结果收到了大量简历。 However, officials expect to reject numerous applicants after asking them: What is

2、your greatest weakness? Candidates often respond with something that is not a weakness, say Christopher Morrow, senior vice president of the Calabasas, Calif., concern. It is a deal breaker. 不过，招聘人员预计，在向应聘者发问“你最大的缺点是什么？”之后，会有很多人被淘汰。Worldwide高级副总裁莫罗(Christopher Morrow)说，对这个问题，应聘者的回答往往并非缺点，他们因此过不了关。 T

3、he weakness question represents the most common and most stressful one posed during interviews. Yet in todays weak job market, the wrong answer weakens your chances of winning employment. “缺点”问题是求职面试中最常见也最让人头痛的一个问题。而在眼下就业市场疲软的情况下，不恰当的回答将降低你赢得工作的机会。 Some people offer replies they mistakenly assume th

4、at bosses love, such as I am a perfectionist. That response will be used against you because you appear incapable of delegating, warns Joshua Ehrlich, dean of a masters program in executive coaching sponsored by BeamPines Inc., a New York coaching firm and Middlesex University in London. 一些应聘者会给出误以为

5、老板会喜欢的答案，比如，“我的缺点是过于追求完美”。对此埃里奇(Joshua Ehrlich)提醒说，这个回答会对你求职不利，因为它显得你似乎没有能力授权给他人。埃里奇是一个由纽约职业培训机构BeamPines Inc.和伦敦米德塞克斯大学(Middlesex University)合办的经理人硕士班培训项目的负责人。 A careful game plan could help you cope with the shortcoming query in a way that highlights your fit for a desired position. Job seekers wh

6、o field the question well demonstrate that they can take initiative and improve themselves, Mr. Morrow says. 为对付这个问题，可事先精心设计好一个答案，以凸显你适合所申请的这个职位。莫罗说，出色回答这个问题的求职者表现出他们能够“主动行动，改善自己”。 The key? Thorough preparation. Career specialists suggest you take stock of your weaknesses, focusing on job-related on

7、es that wont impede your ability to perform your duties. Tony Santora, an executive vice president for Right Management, a major outplacement firm in Philadelphia, says an information-technology manager flubbed a 2007 interview by choosing a personal foible as his reply: My true weakness is that I a

8、m a terrible cook. 关键在哪里？那就是充分的准备。职场专家建议，你可以整理一下自己的缺点，挑出其中跟工作有关、但又不会妨碍你行使工作职责的方面。费城大型职业介绍机构Right Management执行副总裁桑特拉(Tony Santora)说，2007年一位IT经理在参加面试时，在有关缺点的问题上败下阵来：他的回答居然是，“我真正的缺点是，我的烹饪技术很糟糕。” Rehearse your responses aloud, role play with a friend or videotape yourselfbut dont memorize your words. As

9、 you review the video, look for aspects you would like to change so you can continue to get better as you practice, says Peggy Klaus, a leadership coach in Berkeley, Calif. 大声朗读答案，可以找朋友或自己用录像来一番角色扮演。不过，不要背诵自己的答案。加州管理培训师克劳斯(Peggy Klaus)说，回头看录像的时候，找出你觉得可以改善的地方，这样在练习时可以做得更好。 The IT manager changed his

10、tune after practice sessions with fellow job seekers and a counselor in Cincinnati for Right Management. He instead said he worked such long hours that he found it difficult to stay current with world events. So, he spent 30 minutes every evening catching up at home. 那位IT经理在辛辛那提和其他求职者及咨询师一起参加Right M

11、anagement的训练课程后改变了思路。他后来的回答是，由于每天长时间忙于工作，他发现自己很难及时了解世界大事。因此，他每天晚上在家花30分钟恶补这方面的信息。 When the manager pursued an opportunity at a global drug maker, his revamped response really resonated with the interviewer, says Mr. Santora. The manufacturer hired the man. 桑特拉说，当他后来在一家全球性制药企业求职时，他的回答让面试官很有共鸣。这家公司最后雇

12、用了他。 Its equally important that you consider an employers corporate culture. While being interviewed by a start-up, you could say, My weakness is I get bored by routine, says Ben Dattner, a New York industrial psychologist. 考虑目标公司的企业文化也同样重要。纽约心理学家达特纳(Ben Dattner)说，如果到一家初创公司面试，你可以说，”我的缺点是容易对日常的循规蹈矩感到

13、厌烦”。 Last month, an aspiring executive director of a nonprofit group in suburban San Francisco nearly jeopardized his selection because his reply to a variation of the weakness question ignored one of its core values, according to Ms. Klaus, a board member there. Near the end of his interview, she w

14、ondered whether he might have problems with any aspects of the job. No, I am confident I could do it all, the prospect declared. 克劳斯说，上个月，旧金山郊区一家非营利组织的一名热情的执行董事差一点儿毁掉他的机会，原因是他在回答一个变相的弱点问题时忽视了这家机构的一项核心价值。克劳斯是这家机构的董事。面试快结束时，克劳斯想知道他对那个职位的各个方面是否还有什么问题。“没问题，我想我都能解决，”这位求职者回答到。 His flip comment dismayed Ms

15、. Klaus, because she felt he lacked awareness of his weaknesses. She says his response raised doubts among board members that he would be able to take critical feedback, an attribute the organization values highly. 他这么轻率的回答让克劳斯有点失望，因为她感觉他对自己的缺点缺乏认识。她说，他的回答让董事们怀疑他是否能听取批评性意见，而这家机构对这一点非常看重。 Because the

16、 man was well-qualified, the board gave him a second interviewand demanded a fuller explanation of his weak spots. He said he had been unprepared for that question and nervous about coming out with a big fatal flaw, then described his tendency to make decisions too fast during workplace crises. Boar

17、d members doubts disappeared, and they picked him for the nonprofits top job. 但因为这位申请人其他条件很好，董事会给了他第二次面试机会，并要求他对自己的缺点作更充分的说明。他说，他第一次面试时“对那个问题毫无准备，担心会说出什么大的致命缺陷，”随后，他向面试官提到自己在工作遇到危急关头时，往往会过于仓促地做出决策。董事会的担心消除了，最后安排他担任了这家非营利机构的负责工作。 Ideally, your reply also should exclude the word weakness and cover you

18、r corrective steps. Dubbing your greatest fault a window of opportunity signals your improvement efforts should benefit the workplace, says Oscar Adler, a retired Maidenform Brands sales executive and author of the book, Sell Yourself in Any Interview. For instance, he suggests, a salesman might not

19、e that he sold more after strengthening his facility with numbers. 理想的情况是，你在回答中应尽量避免使用“缺点”这样的词，同时还可以提到改正措施。Maidenform Brands销售主管、在面试中推销自己(Sell Yourself in Any Interview)一书的作者阿德勒(Oscar Adler)说，将你最大的缺点转化为“机会之窗”，表明你的改善措施将使工作受益。比如他建议说，销售人员可以说，在强化数学能力后，销售业绩上升了。 When an interviewer pops this nerve-wrackin

20、g query, your body language counts as well. The wrong nonverbal cues undercut your credibility. Certain candidates hunch over, glance furtively around the room or wring their sweaty palms. They sort of look like theyre being asked a question they cant handle, says Mr. Adler. 当面试官突然提出这样的刁钻问题时，你的身体语言也

21、能反映一些问题。不当的肢体语言会削弱你的可信度。某些求职者会蜷缩身体，茫然地瞟着房间四周，或是扭动出汗的手掌。阿德勒说，他们看起来就有点像遇到了他们没法对付的问题。 Maintaining eye contact, regular breathing and a broad smile impress employers that youre prepared for the weakness question, says psychotherapist Pat Pearson, author of Stop Self-Sabotage! 心理学家皮尔森(Pat Pearson)说，保持视线接

22、触、正常呼吸和明朗的微笑可以让雇主觉得“你对有关弱点的问题有所准备”。皮尔森着有停止自我摧毁(Stop Self-Sabotage!)一书。 For the same reason, you seem thoughtful if you pause before responding. But dont wait too long. If youre going to take a minute, Mr. Morrow cautions, Ive just identified your weakness. 同理，如果你回答问题前稍作停顿会让你看起来深思熟虑。不过不要时间过长。莫罗警告说，如果

23、你的停顿时间长达一分钟，那我已经能发现你的弱点了。 1、护士面试自我介绍各位评委老师好，谢谢给我这次锻炼学习的机会，我很高兴在这里介绍我自己我叫XXX，XX年出生，是XXX学校应届毕业生，大专学历，X年正规化的教育，使我掌握了扎实的理论工底，一年多的监床实习让我有较熟练的实际操作能力，小时候曾经有较长一段时间身体不好，使我更能理解与体会人在生病的时候，医护人员的爱心与耐心对于病人生与心的关爱与早日康出院的重要性，更能领悟白医天使的深刻内涵与神圣，再加上我的性格很随和，待人真诚，更坚守了我想用实际行动履行救死扶伤职责的信心，我现在最希望的就是各位领导能给我这个机会，让我也能有机会在该院的医护事业

24、上添砖加瓦。2、为什么会选择这个职业对于护士这份职业，我从小就很向往，因为小时候身体不好，教育在医院里好多护士姐姐都很和蔼可亲，我受到了很好的照顾，我更能理解与体会人在生病的时候，医护人员的爱心与耐心对于病人生与心的关爱与早日康出院的重要性，更能领悟白医天使的深刻内涵与神圣，所以我一直梦想着做一名护士。我在贵院实习有大概一年的时间，学会了严谨、踏实的对待工作并以细心、爱心、耐心、责任心对待患者。得到患者和同伴的的认同那是最大的欣慰。加上我学的也是护理专业，在这个工作岗位上我也更能学已致用，有坚实的理论基础为指导，更能让我热爱的工作岗位上发挥出更高的水平，更好的为病人服务。所以我对自己做好这份工

25、作充满信心。3、你是怎么看待这个职业的?在我看来，护士并不是单纯的简单工作，更是一份神圣的职责，他们需要付出比其他人更多的爱心，更多的理解与包容，他们对待每一位病人更要像对待家人一样，让他们感到家的温暖与亲切，我相信我有这个能力和信心胜任这份工作，也请各位领导能给我这个机会，我会用实际行动证实给你们看的。 经济危机后，裁员浪潮是”一波未平，一波又起”。而近日人力资源与社会保障部又发布消息，上半年全国有300万应届毕业生仍未就业。如此悲观的就业形势下，求职者如何在白热化的竞争中拔得头筹呢？在最新一期的英国心理月刊中，职业规划师瑞贝卡芬瑟姆传授了6招最能打动考官的面试技巧。 1、反复调研。首先要从

26、各个渠道收集该公司的信息。或浏览他们的网页，或阅读有关的各类报道，对其企业文化、经营哲学、财务状况等做到心中有数，并知晓该公司最近有何热点话题。其次还要争取对面试官姓甚名谁、在公司的职位和角色有所了解。如果面试当天你能熟练地称呼考官，并恰当地透露你对公司的了解和看法，想必会给面试官留下深刻的印象。 2、恰当着装。穿职业装就万无一失吗？No。不妨先了解他们的企业文化。不要背着背包去面试，可以考虑提一个公文包，公文包中再多备几份简历，并带好笔和记事本。这样，你就会既显得亲近，又不失职业风范。 3、准时到达。面试当天早点动身。若去早了，还可以浏览一下你之前做过的笔记，做一做深呼吸等等。千万不要迟到，

27、也不要匆匆忙忙冲进面试房间。否则，人家对你的评价就是-计划性很差。 4、准备答案。以下问题在面试中常会遇到，你不妨提前备好答案：你怎么自己介绍？为什么对这个职位感兴趣？你的职业目标是什么？你的优点和缺点是什么？为什么你觉得自己能胜任这个工作？以前的同事是如何评价你的？为什么要辞去上一份的工作？ 5、运用肢体。握手要坚实有力，手掌不要带汗；要流露出对对方办公环境的欣赏；坐直并保持目光接触，面试官讲话时要点头或说”嗯”以表示认同；始终微笑；不要打断面试官；回答问题时面部表情要生动并富有激情；面试最后可以问面试官几个问题，比如：能否介绍一下每天的工作内容？此番面试之后贵公司有何安排？ 6、利用材料。前不久，有新闻报道女大学生给面试官呈上漂亮的写真集，这种做法虽不可取，但一本能代表你以往业绩的作品集，能让你的能力显得有根有据。最后，面试结束之后，别忘了给面试官发一封电子邮件，以致谢意。