五十条面试常见问题及推荐回答英文.docx

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五十条面试常见问题及推荐回答英文

五十条面试常见问题及推荐回答（英文）

1.tellmeaboutyourself

coverfourareasinyourlife:

yourearlyyears,education,workexperience,andyourcurrentsituation.keepyourcompleteanswertoabout2minutes;don'trambleorelaborate.thisisyour2-minuteself-introductionandyouwillbeveryaccomplishedatgivingitbythetimeyouareinjobinterviews.becausethisquestionusuallycomesearlyintheinterview,youwillgainconfidencebyknowingyoucanansweritwell.

2.whatcanyouofferusthatothercandidatescan't?

ifthisquestionisaskedearlyintheinterview,youmightrespondbydiscussinggenerallyhowyourskillsandexperiencewouldbenefitthecompany.togetmorespecific,youwillneedtoknowsomethingaboutthejobsituationtheyhaveinmindandthatsubjectisnotusuallydiscusseduntiltheendoftheinterview.resistthetemptationtoframeananswerbasedonyourassumptionsabouttheposition.ifthequestionisaskedaftertheinterviewerhasdescribedtheposition,onlythencanyourelateanyofyouraccomplishmentstotheproblemsofyourprospectiveemployer.thisisanopportunetimetodiscussyourproblem-solvingabilities.

3.whatareyourstrengths?

youshouldbeabletolist3or4ofyourkeystrengthsthatarerelevanttotheirneeds,basedontheresearchandotherdatayouhavegatheredabouttheircompany.

4.howsuccessfulhaveyoubeensofar?

bepreparedtodefinesuccessforyourselfandthenrespond.trytochooseaccomplishmentsthatrelatetothecompany'sneedsandvalues.

5.whatareyourlimitations?

respondwithastrengthwhich,ifoverdone,canbeadetrimentandbecomeaweakness.forexample,youmight.say,"mydesiretogetthejobdonesometimescausesmetobeoverzealousanddemandingofmyorganization.butiamawareofthisproblemandbelievethatihaveitundercontrol."ordealwithyourneedforfurthertraininginsomeaspectofyourprofession.donotclaimtobefaultless,butlimityouranswertoonespecificissue.

6.howmuchareyouworth?

trytodelayansweringthisuntilyouhavelearnedmoreaboutthejobandcanestimate,basedonpreviousresearch,thesalaryrangethiscompanyendorsesforsimilarpositions.ifyoufeelobligedtoanswer,youmightreplyinthisway."youareawareofwhatihavebeenearningatajax,andiwouldhopethatcomingtoacmewouldbeaprogressivestep.perhaps,wecangointothisquestioninmoredepthwhenhaveabetterideaofwhatthejobresponsibilitiesandscopewouldbe."

7.whatareyourambitionsforthefuture?

indicateyourdesiretoconcentrateondoingtheimmediatejobwell-andyourconfidencethatthefuturewillthenbepromising.youdonotwanttoconveythatyouhavenodesiretoprogress,butyouneedtoavoidstatementsthatareunrealistic,orthatmightthreatenpresentincumbents.

8.whatdoyouknowaboutourcompany?

you'vedoneyourhomework,andhavestudiedallthatispubliclyavailableaboutacmeandarethusawareofmanypublishedfacts.however,youmightstatethatyouwouldliketoknowmore;thenbepreparedtoaskintelligentquestions.avoidarecitationofthefacts,incorporatepersonalremarksandspecificquestionstofacilitatealivelyexchangeofinformation.

9.whyareyouseekingapositionwithourcompany?

indicatethatfromyourstudyofthecompany,manyoftheactivitiesandproblemsarethesortthatwouldgiveyouachancetocontributetothecompanythroughyourexperienceandskills.ifyouhonestlycan,expressyouradmirationforthecompanyandwhatitisthatappealstoyou.

10.whatqualificationsdoyouhavethatyoufeelwouldmakeyousuccessfulhere?

ifthisquestionisaskedafteryouhavesufficientinformationabouttheposition,talkabouttwoorthreeofyourmajorskills（supportedbyaccomplishments）whichyoubelievewillbeusefulintheposition.ifthequestionisaskedearliertalkabouttwoorthreeofyourmajorskillsandrelatethemtotheextentthatyoucantothecompany.gaugetheamountofdetailforthisandotheranswersbythetimeframesetbytheinterviewerforyourmeetingandbyhisorhersignalsastohowmuchinformationisenough.

11.whatthingsaremostimportanttoyouinajob?

useinformationdevelopedinyourknowledgeofthecompanyandrelateittotheposition,ifyouknowthedetailsoftheposition.ifnot,useacorporate"answer:

"tobechallenged,""partoftheteam,"etc.

12.howwouldyoudescribeyourpersonality?

mentiononly2or3ofyourmostusefultraits.rememberthattheintervieweristryingtodetermineyour"fit"inthecompany.yourabilitytoaccuratelyidentifytheircorporatevalueswillenableyoutoframeyourresponseappropriately

13.howlongwouldittakeyoutomakeameaningfulcontributiontoourfirm?

berealisticandspeakintermsof6monthstoayear.again,thetimingofthequestionisimportant.doyouknowenoughaboutthespecificpositiontogiveacogentresponse?

（ifit'sanew,undefinedjob,even6monthstoayearmaybeoverlyoptimistic.）

14.don'tyoufeelyoumightbeover-qualifiedortooexperiencedforthepositionwehaveinmind?

mostofthetimethisquestionreallymeans:

iamafraidyouarewillingtotakethisjobbecauseyouneedajobandyouwillleaveassoonasyougetabetterjoboffer.youranswermustaddressthisconcern.example:

"youcouldberight,buthavingtakenavoluntaryearlyretirementfromxyzcompany,iaminthefortunatepositionofbeingabletodowhatgivesmethegreatestsatisfaction;andwhatienjoydoingmostis-（describethecontentsofthejob）.theadditionaladvantagetoyouifyouhiremeisthatextraqualificationandexperiencewillbeavailableforyoutousewhennecessary."

15.whatisyourmanagementstyle?

nodoubtyoudefinedyourmanagementstyleaspartofyourassessmentandhavetalkedaboutitwithyourconsultant.youmightwanttotalkabouthowyousetgoalsandthengetyourpeopleinvolvedinthem.also,describethetechniquesthatyouliketousetobringoutthebestinpeople,usingthemostappropriatestyletofitthesituation.yourresearchmayhavegivenyouasenseofwhetherthecompanybelievesinahighlyparticipativestyle,orismoreauthoritarianinitsapproach.ifyoudon'tknowthecompany'sstyle,keepyouranswer"soft"andsituational.

16.describeasituationinwhichyouhadadifficultmanagementproblemandhowyousolvedit.

relateoneofyouraccomplishments,whichhadtodowiththiskindofsituation.dependingontheorganization'scultureandneeds,highlightconflictmanagement,teambuilding,orstaffing.

17.asamanager,whatdoyoulookforwhenyouhirepeople?

theirskills,initiative,adaptability-whethertheirchemistryfitswiththatoftheorganization."respondinginthiswaymirrorstheinterviewer'sneedtodeterminewhatyoucando,willdo,andhowyoufitintotheirorganization.

18.asamanager,haveyoueverhadtofireanyone?

ifso,whatwerethecircumstancesandhowdidyouhandleit?

ifyouhave,answerinbriefthatyouhaveindeedhadexperiencewiththisproblemandthatitworkedouttothebenefitofboththeindividualandtheorganization.youfollowedthecompany'sdisciplinaryprocedurescarefullybeforeproceedingtotermination.（thecompanymaybeconcernedaboutdiscriminationandlegalissues.）don'tgointothedetailsunlesstheinterviewerasksformoreinformation.ifyouhaveneverfiredanyone,sayso,buttalkabouthowyouwouldutilizeprogressivedisciplinebeforeresortingtoterminationtoprotectthecompany'sbestinterests.

19.whatdoyouseeasthemostdifficulttaskinbeingamanager?

youranswermightaddressgettingthingsdonethroughothers;gettingthingsplannedanddoneontime;withinthebudget;orothermanagementissues.sincebudgetmanagementisavaluabletransferableskill,youmightwishtoworkyourabilitiesinthisareaintothediscussionifappropriate.beguidedbytheinterviewer'si-speakstyleandtheneedsandcultureoftheorganizationindeterminingwhattostressinyouranswer.

20.describesomesituationsinwhichyou'veworkedunderpressureormetdeadlines.

refertoyouraccomplishments.discussoneortwoinwhichyouwereespeciallyeffectiveinmeetingdeadlinesordealingwithhigh-pressuresituations.

21.tellmeaboutaworksituationthatirritatedyou.

talkaboutthistypeofsituationintermsoftheskillsyouusedtomanageandimproveit.avoiddescribingaworksituationyouknowexistsinyourtargetcompanyunlessyouwanttoemphasizethatyoucanimproveoreliminateitstressyourabilityto''staycool"underpressure.

22.tellmeaboutanobjectiveinyourlastjobwhichyoufailedtomeetandwhy.

thisquestionassumesthatyoufailedtomeetsomeofyourobjectives.ifyoucanhonestlystatethatyoumetallyourestablishedobjectives,sayso.iftherewasanobjective,whichyouwereunabletomeetforlegitimatereasons,discussitwithanexplanationoftheobstaclesoverwhichyouhadnocontrol.evenbetter,discussanobjectivewhichyou"renegotiated"whenyourealizeditcouldnotbemetbecauseofobstaclesbeyondyourcontrol.

23.wouldyoudescribeafewsituationsinwhichyourworkwascriticized?

describeonlyone,andtellhowyouhavecorrectedorplantocorrecttheissue.donotgointodetail.iftheinterviewerwantsmoredetailletthemaskforit.

24.whathaveyoulearnedfromyourmistakes?

discussoneortwosituationswhereyousuccessfullytransformedamistakeorerrorinjudgmentintoalearningexperience.emphasizethepositiveresult,withtheerrorasthelearningcatalyst.

25.whatimportanttrendsdoyouseecominginourin