外企500强面试必备.docx

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外企500强面试必备

1.Tellmeaboutyourself

IcurrentlyworkasasecretarytotheGeneralManagerinthesalesofficeofaJapanesetelecommunicationscompany.Sincehedoesn'tspeakJapanese,mymainfunctionistoactasliaisonbetweenhimandeightJapanesestaffmembers.Inadditiontogeneralofficeduties,Ialsoperformaccounting,includingpayrolls.MybossfrequentlytravelsandIeffectivelymanagetheofficeduringhisabsence.I'maself-starterandhefullytrustsmyabilitytoworkwithouthissupervisionandhevaluesmyjudgmentinavarietyofcontexts.

2.Whataresomeofyourstrengths?

Mybiggeststrengthistenacity.AllmypastemployersandbusinessassociateshavesaidIamtenacious\tə-ˈnā-shəs\.IhavetoseeaprojectthroughtothefinishnomatterwhatchallengesIencounteralongtheway.Ialwaysgivewhateverittakestocompletetojob.

3.Whataresomeofyourweaknesses?

Itendtobeaperfectionist.WhiledoingthemarketingresearchIjustmentioned,Iwentabitoverboard.Iresearchedover200articlesandmyreportwasover100pages.Itwasbeyondthescopeofafour-unitclass!

4.Howdoyouthinkafriendorprofessorwhoknowsyouwellwoulddescribeyou?

TheywouldsayI'maself-starter,highlymotivated,energeticandgoal-oriented,butalsocooperativeandateamplayer.Ihavegoodcommunicationskillsandgetalongwellwithotherpeople.

5.Areyouaggressive?

Yes,aggressiveenoughtodothejob.I'vealwaysworkedinpurelysalespositions,sobeingaggressivehasbeennecessarytoachievingmygoalsandthecompany'sgoals.Ofcourse,itdoesn'tmeanthatIbelievetheendjustifiesthemeans.Ibelieveinfairplayaswell.

6.Areyoucompetitive?

Yes,Ibelievecompetitivenessisarequiredtraittoexcel,especiallyinsales,andIthriveoncompetition.Themorecompetitivetheenvironment,themorefueledmycompetitivespiritis.Ialwaysstrivetobethebestsalesmanintheregion,butthatdoesn'tmeanthatItrytogetaheadatanycost.Ithinkcompetingwithmyselforchallengingmyselfcontinuouslyiswhatreallydrivesme.

7.Areyoucreative?

I'mverycreativewhenitcomestoproblem-solving.Forexample,atmycurrentwork,wealmostlostourbestemployeewhenherhusbandrelocatedtoTaichung.Wedidn'twanttohergo,soIcameupwithaplantohaveherworkfromhernewlocation;inotherwords,telecommutingfromTaichung.Ourcompanyhadneverhadatelecommuter,andIhadtobeverytactfulaboutsellingmyideatothepresident.Iworkedoutplansandcalculatedcostsandbenefits,includinghowmuchtrainingcostwewillbesavingbykeepingher.Ipresentedtheplanwithcost-benefitanalysistothepresident.Itwasapproved.Itworkedverywell,sonowwehaveafewmoretelecommuters.

8.Areyouaninnovativeperson?

Ibelieveso.AlthoughIhave'tinventedanentirelynewproductoranythingofthatscale,myideaswereincorporatedintoanumberofproductswhenIwasonadesignteamatABCCorporation.Theyresultedinenhancedfeaturesaswellassavingdevelopmentcostandtime.

9.Areyouaself-starter?

Yes,Iam.Manypeoplewaitfortheworktobegiven.Mycurrentbossisveryreceptivetonewbusinessideasandcreativewaystodevelopbusiness,soIwroteupaproposaltoshowuphowtogetintoanewlineofbusiness.Shelikedtheideaandtoldmetocomeupwithspecificplanstoimplementthenewbusiness.SoIdidanditwassuccessfullyimplementedbyourunit.

10.Canyouactonyourowninitiative?

WhenIstartedworkingonmycurrentjob,everyprocesswaspaper-based,andwehanded50applicationsaday.IsuggestedtomybosstomaketheprocesselectronicandpaperlessbyscanningallourformsintoPDFandmakingthemavailableonline.

Clientscandownloadandprintouttheforms.Nowourprocessis50%paperlessandmuchmoreefficient,andourclientsareveryhappywithit.Oncee-signaturebecomesavailable,theclientswillbeabletosubmittheformsonlineandourprocesswillbe100%paperless.

11.Whatmotivatesyou?

Whatmotivatesmeisseeingaclearpathtoadvancementatacompanyinanexcitingandgrowingfield.That’swhyIhaveappliedforthispositionwithyourcompany.EverythingIhavereadaboutChiltonBros.showsyouarepoisedforsustainedandpotentiallyphenomenalgrowth.Iwanttobeapartofthat,andIwanttoknowthatImadeasignificantcontributionandwillberewardedonthemeritofthatcontribution.Oneofthebestscenarioswouldbeasituationinwhichomeormoreofmyideaswasimplementedandshowedupinthebottomline-nowthatwouldbeexciting!

12.Areyouateamplayer?

I'mverymuchateamplayer.Ibelievestronglyinpositivereinforcement,formyselfasanemployeeandforthosewhomIsupervise.IworkbestwhereIhavetheopportunitytoreceivefromandprovidefeedbacktoothers.Iamnotaloner,Ilikesharingtheloadandthecreditforajobwell-done.IthinkthekeythingisthatI'mapositivepresenceinaworksituation,particularlyunderpressure,andIthinkthathasabeneficialeffectonthosearoundmeandultimatelythecompanyitself.

13.Doyoupreferworkingasamemberofateamorwouldyouratherworkalone?

Ilikeboth,dependingonthesituation.Thesuccessofanorganizationrequiresorchestratingthetalentsandeffortsofmanypeople.Tocompletealmostanyproject,itisessentialtoworkasateam.Ihavecompletedmanyteamprojectssuccessfullythroughmycareer.Whileteamworkisveryimportant,Icanworkjustaswellalone.Ihavedoneanumberofresearchprojectsbymyselfthatrequiredlaser-likefocus.

14.Howdoyougetalongwithotherpeople?

Ialwaysgotalongwellwithmyco-workersineveryjobIhad.Havinggoodworkingrelationshipswithyourco-workersisamustforgettingtheworkdone.Sure,sometimestherearepeoplewhoaremoredifficulttogetalongwith,Butweallhavetolearnhowtoworkwithoneanothertoachieveourcommongoal.Whetheryoulikeitornot,youspendmostofyourwakinghourswithyourco-workers,soyoumightaswellmakeitpleasant.

15.Doyouliketoworkwithpeople?

Yes,Iloveworkingwithpeople.WhenIworkedinaboutique,Imetanddealtwithallkindsofpeopleeveryday.Itwasexciting.EveryoneisdifferentandIwasexcitedtogivesuggestionsandfindthebestclothesforeachcustomer.Itwassatisfyingtoseethecustomersleavingthestore,contentwithmychoice.Iwouldnotbeinterestedinajobthatdoesnotgivemeachancetointeractwithpeople.

16.Doyouconsideryourselfanaturalleader?

Ithinkmynatureistolead.Inmostsituations,itseemstoevolvethatIamtheonewhoislookedtototakecharge.AndIfeelcomfortableinthatrole.

17.Whatissuccesstoyou?

Whataboutfailure?

Successtomeismeeting,andasoftenaspossible,evenexceedingmypotential.Itisbeingasuccessfulandethicalleaderofpeople,andultimatelyIhopeit’srisingtothepositionwherethesuccessoffailureofacompanysitsonmyshoulders-inotherwords,onedayIhopeandaimtobeaCEO.That'swithinmypotential,Ibelieve,andIwon’tbesatisfieduntilIreachthatpositionandthenexcceedtheexpectationsofthosewhoelevatedmetothatpost.

18.Howdoyoumeasureyourownsuccess?

HowmuchsatisfactionIgetfromdoingthejobandhowmuchIcontributetothesuccessoftheorganizationIworkfor.Idon'tthinksuccesscanbemeasuredbytheamountofmoneyyoumake,

asIhavemetanumberofwealthypeoplewhoaren'tsatisfied.

19.Whathasbeenyourbiggestdisappointmentonthejob?

IstillrememberthedisappointmentthatIhadabouteightyearsago.WhenIfirstparticipatedinbiddingforaclient'swork.Wewereoneofthelasttwobiddersthattheclientconsideredamongahandfulthatapplied,butwelostthejobtoourmaincompetitor.Ourprojectteamspentmanylatenightsworkingonthebid.Ourcompetitorhadanadvantagebecausetheyhadworkedwiththatclientbefore.ItwasanewclientforusandImustsayourcompetitorunderstoodtheneedsoftheclientbetter.Weweresodisappointedanddeterminedthatwewouldgetthisaccount,soweanalyzedwhatwentwrongandtheclient'smission,marketandneeds,aswellaslookedatwhatourcompetitordidright.Aboutsixmonthslater,wehadanotheropportunitytobidforthesameclient'sjob,andwegotit.Wewereveryproudofit.

20.WhydidyouchoosetoattendABCUniversity?

IchooseABCUniversitybecauseIbelievedithasthebestengineeringdepartmentinthecountry.I'mhappywithmydecision.IreceivedthebesteducationpossibleandI'mconfidentthatIhavetheknowledgeandskillsothatIcanreadilycontributetoyourengineeringdepartment.

21.Whydidyouchooseyourmajor?

IchooseEnglishasmymajorbecauseIalwayswantedtoworkininternationalbusinessandEnglishisthelanguageintheglobalmarketplace.Asoureconomybecomesincreasinglyglobal,IthinkEnglishisabasicskillthatisrequiredforalmostanyprofessional.ItookmanybusinessEnglishclassestopreparemyselfforthebusinessworld.

22.Doyoufeelyoumadetherightchoice?

Absolutely.Myeducationreallypreparedmeformycareerinthisfield.Unlikeuniversitieswherethefirsttwoyearsarespentongeneraleducation,wegotintohands-onpracticalcoursesrightaway.Wewereinthecomputerlabonourfirstdayatschoolandtherewasnoclassinwhichwedidn'tuseacomputer.SinceIhavesuchsolidcomputerknowledgeandexperience,Ifeelcomfortablewithanynewprogram.

23.Whichcollegeclassesdidyoulikethebest?

Why?

IlikeBusinessStrategybest.Actually,itwasthehardestlass,butitwasTHEbestclass.Ilearnedsomuchfromthisclassandtheprofessor.ShewasthetoughestprofessorIhaveev