五十条面试常见问题及推荐回答.docx

五十条面试常见问题及推荐回答.docx

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五十条面试常见问题及推荐回答

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?

ostofthetimethisquestionreallymeans:

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.Whatimportanttrendsdoyouseecominginourindustry?

Choosetwoorthreeimportantdevelopmentstodiscuss.This