外企面试问题及答案.docx

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外企面试问题及答案

1.So,tellmealittleaboutyourself.

Youdon’tneedtoexplaineverythingfrombirthtopresentday.Relevantfactsabouteducation,yourcareerandyourcurrentlifesituationarefine.

2.Whyareyoulooking（orwhydidyouleaveyoulastjob）?

Thisshouldbeastraightforwardquestiontoanswer,butitcantripyouup.Presumablyyouarelookingforanewjob（oranyjob）becauseyouwanttoadvanceyourcareerandgetapositionthatallowsyoutogrowasapersonandanemployee.It’snotagoodideatomentionmoneyhere,itcanmakeyousoundmercenary.Andifyouareintheunfortunatesituationofhavingbeendownsized,staypositiveandbea***riefaspos***leaboutit.Ifyouwerefired,you’llneedagoodexplanation.Butonceagain,staypositive.

3.Tellmewhatyouknowaboutthiscompany.

Doyourhomeworkbeforeyougotoanyinterview.Whetherit’***eingtheVPofmarketingorthemailroomclerk,youshouldknowaboutthecompanyorbusinessyou’regoingtoworkfor.Hasthiscompanybeeninthenewslately?

Whoarethepeopleinthecompanyyoushouldknowabout?

Dothebackgroundwork,itwillmakeyoustandoutassomeonewhocomesprepared,andisgenuinelyinterestedinthecompanyandthejob.

4.WhydoyouwanttoworkatXCompany?

Thisshouldbedirectlyrelatedtothelastquestion.Anyresearchyou’vedoneonthecompanyshouldhaveledyoutotheconclusionthatyou’dwanttoworkthere.Afterall,you’reattheinterview,right?

Putsomethoughtintothisanswerbeforeyouhaveyourinterview,mentionyourcareergoalsandhighlightforward-thinkinggoalsandcareerplans.

5.Whatrelevantexperiencedoyouhave?

Hopefullyifyou’reapplyingforthispositionyouhavebagsofrelatedexperience,andifthat’sthecaseyoushouldmentionitall.Butifyou’reswitchingcareersortryingsomethingalittledifferent,yourexperiencemayinitiallynotlooklikeit’smatchingup.That’swhenyouneedalittlehonestcreativitytomatchtheexperiencesrequiredwiththeonesyouhave.Peopleskillsarepeopleskillsafterall,youjustneedtoshowhowcustomerserviceskillscanapplytointernalmanagementpositions,andsoon.

6.Ifyourpreviousco-workerswerehere,whatwouldtheysayaboutyou?

Ok,thisisnotthetimeforfulldisclosure.Ifsomepeoplefromyourpastaregoingtosayyou’reaboringA-hole,youdon’tneedtobringthatup.Staypositive,always,andmaybehaveafewspecificquotesinmind.“They’dsayIwasahardworker”orevenbetter“JohnDoehasalwayssaidIwasthemostreliable,creativeproblem-solverhe’devermet.”

7.Haveyoudoneanythingtofurtheryourexperience?

Thiscouldincludeanythingfromnightclassestohobbiesandsports.Ifit’srelated,it’sworthmentioning.Obviouslyanythingtodowithfurthereducationisgreat,butmaybeyou’respendingtimeonahomeimprovementprojecttoworkonskillssuchasself-sufficiency,timemanagementandmotivation.

8.Whereelsehaveyouapplied?

Thisisagoodwaytohintthatyou’reindemand,withoutsoundinglikeyou’rewhoringyourselfallovertown.So,behonestandmentionafewothercompanie***utdon’tgointodetail.Thefactthatyou’reseriouslylookingandkeepingyouroptionsopeniswhattheinterviewerisdrivingat.

9.Howareyouwhenyou’reworkingunderpressure?

Onceagain,thereareafewwaystoanswerthi***uttheyshouldallbepositive.Youmayworkwellunderpressure,youmaythriveunderpressure,andyoumayactuallyPREFERworkingunderpressure.Ifyousayyoucrumblelikeagedbluecheese,thisisnotgoingtohelpyougetyourfootinthedoor.

10.Whatmotivatesyoutodoagoodjob?

Theanswertothisoneisnotmoney,evenifitis.Youshouldbemotivatedbylife’snoblepursuits.Youwantrecognitionforajobwelldone.Youwanttobecomebetteratyourjob.Youwanttohelpothersorbealeaderinyourfield.

11.What’syourgreateststrength?

Thisisyourchancetoshine.You’rebeingaskedtoexplainwhyyouareagreatemployee,sodon’tholdbackandstaydostaypositive.Youcouldbesomeonewhothrivesunderpressure,agreatmotivator,anamazingproblemsolverorsomeonewithextraordinaryattentiontodetail.Ifyourgreateststrength,however,istodrinkanyoneunderthetableorgetatopscoreonMarioKart,keepittoyourself.Theinterviewerislookingforwork-relatedstrengths.

12.What’syourbiggestweakness?

Ifyou’recompletelyhonest,youmaybekickingyourselfinthebutt.Ifyousayyoudon’thaveone,you’reobviouslylying.Thisisahorriblequestionandonethatpoliticianshavebecomemastersatanswering.Theysaythingslike“I’mperhapstoocommittedtomyworkanddon’tspendenoughtimewithmyfamily.”Oh,there’safireableoffense.I’veevenheard“IthinkI’mtoogoodatmyjob,itcanoftenmakepeoplejealous.”Please,let’skeepourfeetontheground.Ifyou’reaskedthisquestion,giveasmall,work-relatedflawthatyou’reworkinghardtoimprove.Example:

“I’vebeentoldIoccasionallyfocusondetailsandmissthebiggerpicture,soI’vebeenspendingtimelayingoutthecompleteprojecteverydaytoseemyoverallprogress.”

13.Let’stalkaboutsalary.Whatareyoulookingfor?

Runforcover!

Thisisonetrickygametoplayinaninterview.Evenifyouknowthesalaryrangeforthejob,ifyouanswerfirstyou’realreadyshowingallyourcards.Youwantasmuchaspos***le,theemployerwantsyouforaslittleasyou’rewillingtotake.Beforeyouapply,takealookatforagoodideaofwhatsomeonewithyourspecificexperienceshouldbepaid.Youmaywanttosay,“well,that’ssomethingI’vethoughtlongandhardaboutandIthinksomeonewithmyexperienceshouldgetbetweenX&Y.”Or,youcouldbeslyandsay,“rightnow,I’mmoreinterestedintalkingmoreaboutwhatthepositioncanoffermycareer.”Thatcouldatleastbuyyoualittletimetoscopeoutthesituation.Butifyoudohaveaspecificfigureinmindandyouareconfidentthatyoucangetit,I’dsaygoforit.Ihaveonmanyoccasions,andeverytimeIgotveryclosetothatfigure（bothbelowandsometimesabove）.

14.Areyougoodatworkinginateam?

UnlessyouhavetheI.Q.ofahouseplant,you’llalwaysanswerYEStothisone.It’stheonlyanswer.Howcananyonefunctioninsideanorganizationiftheyarealoner?

Youmaywanttomentionwhatpartyouliketoplayinateamthough;it’sagreatchancetoexplainthatyou’reanaturalleader.

15.Tellmeasuggestionyouhavemadethatwasimplemented.

It’simportantheretofocusontheword“implemented.”There’snothingwrongwithhavingathousandgreatideas,butiftheonlyplacetheyliveisonyournotepadwhat’sthepoint?

Betterstill,youneedagoodending.Ifyourpreviouscompanytookyouradviceandendedupgoingbankrupt,that’snotsuchagreatexampleeither.Bepreparedwithastoryaboutanideaofyoursthatwastakenfromideatoimplementation,andconsideredsuccessful.

16.Hasanythingeverirritatedyouaboutpeopleyou’veworkedwith?

Ofcourse,youhavealistaslongasyourarm.Butyoucan’tsaythat,itshowsyoua***eingnegativeanddifficulttoworkwith.Thebestwaytoanswerthisoneistothinkforawhileandthensaysomethinglike“I’vealwaysgotonjustfinewithmyco-workersactually.”

Usethisquestionasachancetoshowthatyouareateamplayer:

“TheonlypeopleIhavetroublewitharethosewhoaren’tteamplayers,whojustdon’tperform,whocomplainconstantly,andwhofailtorespondtoanyeffortstomotivatethem.”Theinterviewerisexpectingaresponsefocusedonpersonalityandpersonaldislikes.Surpriseherbydeliveringananswerthatreflectscompanyvalues

17.Isthereanyoneyoujustcouldnotworkwith?

No.Well,unlessyou’retalkingaboutmurderers,racists,rapists,thievesorotherdastardlycharacters,youcanworkwithanyone.Otherwiseyoucouldbeflaggedassomeonewho’spickyanddifficultifyousay,“Ican’tworkwithanyonewho’saBronco’sfan.Sorry.”

18.Tellmeaboutanyissuesyou’vehadwithapreviousboss.

Arrgh!

Ifyoufallforthisoneyoushouldn’tbehiredanyway.Theintervieweristestingyoutoseeifyou’llspeakbadlyaboutyourprevioussupervisor.Simplyanswerthisquestionwithextemetact,diplomacyandifnecessary,abigfatlossofmemory.Inshort,you’veneverhadanyissues.

Theanswerto18iscompletelywrong.Iamadirectoratamajormediacompany’sinteractivedivision.OurcompanyisexpandingandIamalmostinaconstantstateofhiring.Iaskavariationofthisquestionineverysingleinterviewandifacandidatehasneverhadoneissueordisagreementwithanyone,（Istatedavariation:

Iaskifithashappenedwithanyoneintheworkplace）Ipegthemasaliarandrejectthemimmediately.

Iwentwellwithmypreviousboss.Ifthereisanconflict,Iwillbeopenmindandtalkaboutfacts.oncedecisionismade,Iexecuteitwell.

19.Wouldyouratherworkformoneyorjobsatisfaction?

It’snotaveryfairquestionisit?

We’dalllovetogetpaidaTrump-likesalarydoingajobwelovebutthat’srareindeed.It’sfinetosaymoneyisimportant,butrememberthatNOTHINGismoreimportanttoyouthanthejob.Otherwise,you’rejustsomeonelookingforabiggerpaycheck.

20.Wouldyouratherbelikedorfeared?

Ihavebeenaskedthisalot,invariousincarnations.ThefirsttimeIjustdrewablankandsaid,“Idon’tknow.”Thatwentoverbadly,butitwasrightatthestartofmycareerwhenIhadlittletonoexperience.SincethenI’verealizedthatmygenuineansweris“Neither,I’dratherberespected.”Youdon’twanttobefearedbecausefearisnowaytomotivateateam.Youmaygotthejobdonebutatwhatcost?

Similarly,ifyou’reeveryon