如何应对面试中常见的问题？

1. How would you describe yourself?

1.你如何描述自己？

I consider myself hardworking / reliable / dependable / helpful / outgoing / organised / honest/ cooperative.

我认为我工作努力/值得信任/可靠/乐于助人/外向/有组织能力/诚实/有合作精神。

I’m a team-player / an experienced team-leader / a seasoned (experienced) professional / a dedicated worker.

我是一个有团队精神的人/经验丰富的团队领导/经验丰富的专业人士/敬业的工作者。

I’m good at  dealing with people / handling stress.

我善于与人打交道/能够顶住压力。

I pay attention to details.

我注重细节。

I understand my customers’ needs.

我了解客户的需求。

I learn quickly and take pride in my work.

我学得很快，并且为自己的工作感到自豪。

I love challenges and getting the job done.

我喜欢挑战，并且能把工作做好。

2. What kind of qualifications do you have?

你有哪些资格证书？

I graduated in IT from the University of London.

我毕业于伦敦大学。

I hold a master’s degree (MA) / a bachelor’s degree (BA) in Modern Languages from the University of New York.

我拥有纽约大学现代语言学士学位（MA）/学士学位（BA）。

I took a one year accounting training program at Oxford College.

我在牛津学院做了一年的会计培训。

I haven’t done any formal training for this job, but I have worked in similar positions and have ten years of experience in this field.

我没有接受过这项工作的正式培训，但我曾在类似岗位工作过，并有十年的工作经验。

3. Why did you leave your last job?

3.你上一份工作为什么离职？

I was laid off / made redundant, because the company relocated / downsized / needed to cut costs.

我被解雇/公司裁员，因为公司搬迁/缩减成本/削减成本的需要。

I resigned from my previous position, because I didn’t have enough room to grow with my employers.

我辞去我以前的职务，因为我和以前的雇主在一起，没有足够的空间成长。

I wanted to focus on finding a job that is nearer to home / that represents new challenges / where I can grow professionally / that helps me advance my career.

我想把重点放在找一份离家更近/代表新挑战/我能在职业生涯中有所成长/帮助我进步的工作上。

4. What do you do in your current role?

4.你现在的角色都做些什么？

I’m responsible for the day-to-day running of the business / for recording and conveying messages for the departments.

我负责业务的日常运作，负责记录和传达部门的信息。

I ensure that high standard of customer care is maintained.

我保证保持高标准的客户关怀。

I liaise with the Business Development and Business Services Units.

我负责联络业务发展和业务服务单位。

I deal with incoming calls and correspond with clients via e-mails.

我处理来电，并通过电子邮件与客户沟通。

I’m in charge of the high-priority accounts.

我负责享有高优先级的帐户。

5. What relevant experience do you have?

5.你有什么相关的经验？

I have worked as a Sales Representative for several years.

我做销售代表已经有好几年了。

I have good organizational skills as I have worked as an Event Organizer / Personal Assistant for the last six years.

我有很好的组织能力，过去六年我一直做活动组织者/个人助理。

I have great people skills: I’ve been working in Customer Service and been dealing with complaints for five years.

我有很好的人际关系技巧：我在客服部门工作了五年。

6. Why would you like to work for us?

6.你为什么愿意为我们工作？

I would like to put into practice what I learned at university.

我想把我在大学里学到的知识付诸实践。

I would like to make use of the experience I have gained in the past ten years.

我想充分利用我在过去十年中所取得的经验。

I believe that your company will allow me to grow both professionally and as a person.

我相信贵公司会让我在专业和个人方面得到成长。

I’ve always been interested in E-Commerce / Marketing / Computer Programming and your company excels (is one of the best) in this field.

我一直对电子商务/市场营销/计算机编程感兴趣，贵公司在这个领域是最好的（也是最好的）之一。

7. What are your weaknesses / negative traits?

7.你的有哪些缺点/不足?

I’m a perfectionist and I may be too hard on myself or my co-workers sometimes.

我是一个完美主义者，有时可能对自己或同事过于严厉。

I might need to learn to be more flexible when things are not going according to plan. This is something I’m working on at the moment.

当事情不按计划进行时，我可能需要学会更灵活些。这是我目前正在努力改善的事情。

I occasionally focus on details instead of looking at the bigger picture. I’m learning how to focus on the overall progress as well.

我偶尔关注细节，而不是看考虑更大的全局。我正在学习如何把注意力集中在全面的进步上。

8. When can you commence employment with us?

8.你什么时候可以开始在我们这里工作？

(When can you start work?)

（你什么时候可以开始工作？）

I will be available for work in January, next year.

明年一月我就可以开始工作了。

I can start immediately.

我可以马上开始。

I have to give three weeks’ notice to my current employer, so the earliest I can start is the first of February.

我必须提前三周通知我现在的雇主，所以我最早能在二月一日开始工作。

9. Do you have any questions?

9.你有什么问题吗？

What would be the first project I’d be working on if I was offered the job?

如果我得到这份工作，我将从事的第一个项目是什么？

Who would I report to? Who would I be working closely with?

我要向谁做工作汇报？我将和谁密切合作？

Are there any benefits your company offers its employees?

你们公司给员工提供什么福利？

When will I get an answer? How soon can I start?

我什么时候能得到答复？多久能开始工作？

I hope you have found the above examples useful. Now it’s time to memorize the ones that you like and use them when needed. You’ll sound much more fluent this way.

我希望你已经发现上面的例子对你有用。现在是时候记住你喜欢的例子，在需要的时候使用它们。这样你听起来会更流利。