Interview Question Answered Learning Guide 英语面试问答

www.eslpod.comEnglishasaSecondLanguagePodcastInterviewQuestionsAnswered–1“Tellmeaboutyourself.”ThesematerialsarecopyrightedbytheCenterforEducationalDevelopment(2006).Postingofthesematerialsonanotherwebsiteordistributingtheminanywayisprohibited.1SUMMARYOFTIPS:YourGoal:Toprovetotheinterviewerthatyouhavetheskillsandexperiencetobetheidealorperfectcandidateforthejob!Keeptheanswershortatabouttwominutes.!Focusonwork-relatedskillsandaccomplishments,notpersonalinformation.!Telltheinterviewerwhyyouthinkyourwork-relatedskillsandaccomplishmentswouldbeanassettothecompany.!Describeyoureducationorworkhistoryverybriefly.!Telltheintervieweraboutthingsyouhavedoneandjobsyouhavehadrelatedtothepositionyouareinterviewingfor.!Mentiononeortwopersonalcharacteristicsthathavehelpedyouaccomplishyourgoals,givingshortexamplestoillustrate.____________SAMPLEANSWERSSampleAnswer1:Ihavealwaysenjoyedworkingwithcomputers,soitwasaneasydecisiontomajorincomputerscienceatCaliforniaUniversitywithaplantoentertheITfield.Inschool,Iexcelledinmycomputer-relatedclassesandduringmycollegeyears,Ibecameparticularlyinterestedinsoftwaredevelopment,especiallysoftwarethatwouldhelpconsumers.That’swhyIappliedforandcompletedaone-yearinternshipwithLotadoeIndustries.AtLotadoe,Ilearnedhowtoformulatenewideasforsoftwareandhowtocommunicatethoseideaseffectivelytotherestofthedevelopmentteam.IamaveryfocusedpersonandItendtobeproduct-oriented.AtLotadoe,ImadesurethatwhateverprojectsIworkedon,Isawtocompletion.Forinstance,IworkedwithateamthatwasdevelopinganewversionofapieceofpopularsoftwarecalledRototype.Iaskedtobepartofeverystepofsoftwaredevelopmentandattheendoftheproject,Iwasgiventheresponsibilityofgettingfinaltechnicalapproval.ImadesurethatIfollowedthroughwiththerightdepartments,keepingmyteaminformedoftheprogress.ThisisthetypeofworkIenjoyandthat’swhyIappliedforapositionwithyourcompany.www.eslpod.comEnglishasaSecondLanguagePodcastInterviewQuestionsAnswered–1“Tellmeaboutyourself.”ThesematerialsarecopyrightedbytheCenterforEducationalDevelopment(2006).Postingofthesematerialsonanotherwebsiteordistributingtheminanywayisprohibited.2Yourcompanyisaleaderinsoftwaredevelopmentandisintheforefrontofnewideasinthefield.Ithinkthattheproductsyourcompanyhasdevelopedinthepastseveralyearshavebeenoutstandingandarethebestonthemarket.IwanttoworkinacompanywhereIcanbechallengedandwhereIcanmakeacontribution.Iwouldverymuchenjoyworkinginyourcompanytodevelopnewsoftwareandtoimproveexistingones.SampleAnswer2:Ihaveworkedsuccessfullyinsalesforover10years.Oneofmyfirstsalesjobswasincollege,whereImajoredinbusiness.Iworkedforthecollegenewspapersellingadvertisingspace,andasanextrovertwholikesinteractingwithpeople,Iwasverysuccessfulinthejob.Whatalsohelpedmesellmorethananyothersalespersonwasmypersistence.Iwaswillingtofollowupwithapotentialclientoverweeksandevenmonths,developingarelationshipwiththemuntiltheywerereadytomakeadealwithus.I’mcurrentlyworkingasasalesrepfortheMichmuneyCompany.Ihavebeentheirtopsalespersonforthepasttwoyears.Lastyear,Isoldover$3millionworthofproducts.Now,I’mreadyforanewchallenge.IwanttoworkinpublicrelationsbecauseitisanareawhereIcanusemycreativitytogetherwithmyknowledgeofadvertisingandsales.IhaveaprovenabilitytoworkwellwithpeopleandIcandevelopgoodlong-termrelationshipswithclients.IwanttoworkforyourcompanyinparticularbecauseyouworkprimarilywithInternet-basedcompanies,whichisanareathatisgrowingattherateof40%ayear.ThismakesyourcompanyaleaderintheindustryandI’dliketobepartofthat.____________GLOSSARYtomajorin–tostudysomethingasone’smainsubjectareainacollegeoruniversity*He’smajoringinbusinessandGermanbecausehewantstoworkforaninternationalbusinessbasedinBerlin.toenterafield–tobegintoworkinaspecificindustryorfield*Shewantstoenterthefieldofmedicineandistakingalotofbiologycoursesandvolunteeringatthehospital.www.eslpod.comEnglishasaSecondLanguagePodcastInterviewQuestionsAnswered–1“Tellmeaboutyourself.”ThesematerialsarecopyrightedbytheCenterforEducationalDevelopment(2006).Postingofthesematerialsonanotherwebsiteordistributingtheminanywayisprohibited.3toexcel–todoverywell;tobeverygood;toreceiveexcellentgrades*Sheexcelsinherforeignlanguagecoursesandherprofessorshaverecommendedthatshebecomeatranslator.internship–ashort-termpositionwithacompanythatallowsastudenttogetworkexperienceinhisorherchosenfield*Jacobdidsowellinhisinternshipthatthecompanyofferedhimajobwhenhegraduatedthefollowingyear.toformulate–tothinkofsomething;tocreatesomethingstepbystep*Manyorganizationsaretryingtoformulateaplantoreducepovertyindevelopingcountries.effectively–inawaythatachievesagoalquicklyandthoroughly,usingtheleastamountofresourcespossible*Ifwewanttomanagethisbusinessmoreeffectively,wehavetofindawaytoreduceourcosts.tobefocused–tobeconcentrated;withcleargoals;noteasilydistracted*Sheisveryfocusedonbecominganactress.She’salwaystakingactingclassesandgoingtothetheater.product-oriented–thinkingaboutproducts;focusedonproducts;beingmostconcernedabouttheresultsofthework*SometimesHenrygetssointerestedintheday-to-dayworkthatheforgetswhatwearetryingtocreate.Iwishheweremoreproduct-oriented.tosee(something)tocompletion–tomakesurethataprojectgetsfinished;tobeinvolvedinallstagesofaproject,fromstarttofinish*EventhoughAbdullahwasexcitedabouthispromotion,hewasdisappointedbecauseitmeantthathewouldn’tbeabletoseehisoldprojecttocompletion.tofollowthrough–tofinishwhatonehasstartedAftersendingmyresumetoacompany,Ialwaysfollowthroughbycallingtorequestaninterview.forefront–theleadingpositioninanindustryorfield*Hisideasareattheforefrontofcancerresearchandmanypeoplebelievehewillfindacuresoon.www.eslpod.comEnglishasaSecondLanguagePodcastInterviewQuestionsAnswered–1“Tellmeaboutyourself.”ThesematerialsarecopyrightedbytheCenterforEducationalDevelopment(2006).Postingofthesematerialsonanotherwebsiteordistributingtheminanywayisprohibited.4tobechallenged–tobepresentedwithdifficult,interestingtasksthatrequireusingone’sskillsandabilities*Idon’tlikeworkingasareceptionist.Iwanttobechallenged,butallIdoisanswerthephonesallday.contribution–somethingthatonedoesorgivestohelpaproject,organization,orsociety*Hereceivedanawardinhonorofhiscontributionstoworldpeace.extrovert–anoutgoingpersonwhoenjoysspendingtimewithotherpeople;notshy*Mysisterisanextrovertandisalwaysgoingoutwithherfriends,butIprefertospendmostofmytimealone.persistence–determination;willingnesstocontinuetryingtodosomethingevenwhenitisdifficult;nevergivingup*Thatauthor’spersistenceisamazing.Eventhough30publishershaverejectedhernovel,she’sstilltryingtofindapublisher.top–best;highest-ranking*Selectingthetopfivecandidatesforinterviewswasdifficult,becausetheyhadreceivedmorethan100applicationsfortheposition.creativity–abilitytothinkofnew,uniqueideas;abilitytocreatesomethingnew*Thecompanywantstohireagraphicdesignerwithalotofcreativitywhocanmakeitswebsitebetterthanitisnow.proven–tested;showntobetrue;havingevidencethatsomethingisreal*Accordingtothisarticle,itisaprovenfactthatpeopleloseweightwhentheyeatmorefruitsandvegetables.inparticular–especially;specifically;particularly*Ihopethatallofmyfriendscometotheparty,butinparticular,IhopethatJasoncomesbecauseIhaven’tseenhimformonths.www.eslpod.comEnglishasaSecondLanguagePodcastInterviewQuestionsAnswered–1“Tellmeaboutyourself.”ThesematerialsarecopyrightedbytheCenterforEducationalDevelopment(2006).Postingofthesematerialsonanotherwebsiteordistributingtheminanywayisprohibited.5COMPLETETRANSCRIPTESLPod.compresents"InterviewQuestionsAnswered,"episodeone.Hello,I'myourhost,Dr.JeffMcQuillan,comingtoyoufromtheCenterforEducationalDevelopmentinbeautifulLosAngeles,California.ThisseriesisdesignedtoteachyoutheEnglishyouneedtoknowtohaveasuccessfulinterview.ThequestionsfromthisseriesarethemostcommonquestionsaskedatUSbusinessinterviews.Eachepisodehastwoparts.First,wegiveyousomeimportanttipsonhowtoanswertheinterviewquestion.Second,weprovideyouwithtwosampleanswersthatusethesetipsinansweringthequestionandthatyoumighthearinatypicalbusinessinterview.Youwillheareachsampleanswerreadslowly,thenyouwillhearanexplanationofthevocabularyandexpressionsweusedintheanswers.Finally,you'llheartheanswersreadatanormalspeed.AlltheepisodescomewithawrittenLearningGuidethatcontainsallofthetipswediscuss,definitionsandsamplesentencesforeachofthevocabularywordsweuse,andacompletetranscriptoftheepisode.Let'sbeginwithquestionnumberone:"Tellmeaboutyourself?"Thequestion,"Tellmeaboutyourself,"isusuallythefirstquestionthatyouwillhearinabusinessinterview.Yourgoal,inansweringthisquestion,istoprovetotheinterviewer-toshowtheinterviewer-thatyouhavetheskillsandexperiencetobetheidealorperfectcandidateforthejob.Herearesometipsinansweringthisquestion:Keepyouranswershort,atabouttwominutes.Thepersoninterviewingyouwantsyoutogivethemanoverview-ageneralideaofyourskillsandqualifications.Youdon'twanttotalktoomuchonthisfirstquestion;two,maybethreeminutesisallyouwillreallyneed.Sinceyoucanexpectthatthisquestionwillbeaskedintheinterview,youshouldpreparesomethingthatyoucantelltheperson-thegeneralqualificationsthatyouhave-inthatshortamountoftime.Oursecondtipistofocusonwork-relatedskillsandaccomplishments,notpersonalinformation.Whentheinterviewerasksyoutotellhimorheraboutyourself,they'reinterestedinthingsthatarerelatedtothejob.Youmayhavesomepersonalaccomplishmentsorpersonalinformation,butwhatyouwanttowww.eslpod.comEnglishasaSecondLanguagePodcastInterviewQuestionsAnswered–1“Tellmeaboutyourself.”ThesematerialsarecopyrightedbytheCenterforEducationalDevelopment(2006).Postingofthesematerialsonanotherwebsiteordistributingtheminanywayisprohibited.6domostlyhereistotalkaboutwhyyouaregoodpersonforthejob.So,don'ttalkaboutyourfamily,oragoodvacationyouwenton,orsomethingthatyouhavedonethatisnotrelatedtothejobinsomeway.Ourthirdtipistotelltheinterviewerwhyyouthinkyourwork-relatedskillsandaccomplishmentswouldbeanassettothecompany.Anassetisapositivecontributiontothecompany.Youwanttotellthepersoninterviewingyounotjustwhatyourskillsare-thethingsthatyoucando,andthethingsthatyouhavedone-youraccomplishments-youalsowanttotellthemwhythesearerelated-whytheyareimportantforthecompany-whyyouwouldbeabletogivesomethingtothecompanyitdoesn'thaverightnowbecauseofyourskillsandaccomplishments.Fourth,youwanttodescribeyoureducationorworkhistoryverybriefly.Normally,ifyou'regoingonaninterview,youwouldtalkabout,verybriefly,whatyoustudiedincollege,forexample,whatdegreesyouhave.Doyouhaveabachelor'sdegree,doyouhaveamaster'sdegree,doyouhaveaPh.D.,adoctorate?Youwanttotellthemwhereyouwenttoschool,whatyoustudiedattheschool,andthenyouwanttosayalittlebitaboutcompaniesyou'veworkedwithorworkedforandwhatpositionsyouhavehadinthosecompanies.So,youwanttogivethemsomeinformationsotheyknow,ingeneral,whatyou'vebeendoingbeforeyoucametothisinterview.Youdon'tnormallywanttotalkaboutyourhighschoolorgradeschool;mostemployersarenotinterestedinthat,unlessyouonlygraduatedfromhighschool-thatyouhaven'tgonetocollegeyet-thenyoumightmentionyourhighschooldegree-yourhighschooldiploma.Fifth,youwanttotelltheintervieweraboutthingsyouhavedoneandjobsyouhavehadthatarerelatedtothepositionyouareinterviewingfor.Youwanttotellthemaboutyourskillsandaccomplishments,butyoualsowanttotelltheinterviewerorinterviewersaboutspecificthingsyouhavedone-specificjobsthatyouhavehadthataresomehowrelatedtothepositionthatyouareinterviewingfornow.Finally,youwanttomentionone,maybetwopersonalcharacteristicsthathavehelpedyouaccomplishyourgoals,andgiveashortexampletoillustrate.Wesaidearlierthatyoudon'twanttotalkaboutyourpersonallifeinthisquestion,butpersonalcharacteristicsarealittledifferent.Personalcharacteristicsarethingsthatyouhavethatwouldberelatedtothejob,thingssuchasbeingabletogetajobdoneontime,beingabletofocusandconcentrateyourattentiononthejob.www.eslpod.comEnglishasaSecondLanguagePodcastInterviewQuestionsAnswered–1“Tellmeaboutyourself.”ThesematerialsarecopyrightedbytheCenterforEducationalDevelopment(2006).Postingofthesematerialsonanotherwebsiteordistributingtheminanywayisprohibited.7Youmightsay,forexample,thatyouhavegoodattentiontodetail-youcanlookatallthelittlethingsinanissueoraprojectandmakesurethatyouaretakingcareofthem.Thatwouldbeapersonalcharacteristic,andthenyoucouldgiveanexampleofwhythatwasimportantinajobthatyou'vealreadydone.Youmaysay,"IhadaprojectwhereIhadmanydifferentpartsthatIhadtotakecareof,andIwasabletodothemall."Thatway,you'reshowingtheperson-you'retellingtheinterviewerhowyourpersonalcharacteristicswillbeabletohelpyoudoyourjobbetter.Aninterview,ingeneral,particularlyforUSbusinesses,issortoflikeanopportunitytosellyourself.Youhavetobeabletoshowtothepersonthatyouarethebestmanorwomanforthejob.Tosummarizethen:Inansweringthequestion,"Tellmeaboutyourself,"youwanttokeeptheanswershort,twotothreeminutes.Youwanttofocusonwork-relatedskillsandaccomplishments,notyourpersonalinformation.Youwanttotelltheinterviewerwhyyouthinkyourwork-relatedskillsandaccomplishmentswouldbeapositivethingforthecompany.Youwanttotalkaboutyoureducationandwhereyouworkedbeforeyoucametotheinterview.Youalsowanttotelltheinterviewerthekindsofjobsyouhavedone,andhowthey'rerelatedtothepositionyou'reinterviewingfor.Finally,youcanmentionsomepersonalcharacteristicsthatwouldbeimportantindoingthejobthatyouareinterviewingfor.Nowlet'slistentoourfirstsampleanswer.[Startofsampleanswer]Ihavealwaysenjoyedworkingwithcomputers,soitwasaneasydecisiontomajorincomputerscienceatCaliforniaUniversitywithaplantoentertheITfield.Inschool,Iexcelledinmycomputer-relatedclassesandduringmycollegeyears,Ibecameparticularlyinterestedinsoftwaredevelopment,especiallysoftwarethatwouldhelpconsumers.That’swhyIappliedforandcompletedaone-yearinternshipwithLotadoeIndustries.AtLotadoe,Ilearnedhowtoformulatenewideasforsoftwareandhowtocommunicatethoseideaseffectivelytotherestofthedevelopmentteam.IamaveryfocusedpersonandItendtobeproduct-oriented.AtLotadoe,ImadesurethatwhateverprojectsIworkedon,Isawtocompletion.Forinstance,IworkedwithateamthatwasdevelopinganewversionofapieceofpopularsoftwarecalledRototype.Iaskedtobepartofeverystepofsoftwarewww.eslpod.comEnglishasaSecondLanguagePodcastInterviewQuestionsAnswered–1“Tellmeaboutyourself.”ThesematerialsarecopyrightedbytheCenterforEducationalDevelopment(2006).Postingofthesematerialsonanotherwebsiteordistributingtheminanywayisprohibited.8developmentandattheendoftheproject,Iwasgiventheresponsibilityofgettingfinaltechnicalapproval.ImadesurethatIfollowedthroughwiththerightdepartments,keepingmyteaminformedoftheprogress.ThisisthetypeofworkIenjoyandthat’swhyIappliedforapositionwithyourcompany.Yourcompanyisaleaderinsoftwaredevelopmentandisintheforefrontofnewideasinthefield.Ithinkthattheproductsyourcompanyhasdevelopedinthepastseveralyearshavebeenoutstandingandarethebestonthemarket.IwanttoworkinacompanywhereIcanbechallengedandwhereIcanmakeacontribution.Iwouldverymuchenjoyworkinginyourcompanytodevelopnewsoftwareandtoimproveexistingones.[Endofsampleanswer]Thefirstsampleanswerbeginswiththepersontellingtheinterviewersomethingabouthereducationandwhatherplansareintermsofthearea,orthefield,thatshe'sinterestedin.Shesays,"Ihavealwaysenjoyedworkingwithcomputers,soitwasaneasydecisiontomajorincomputerscienceatCaliforniaUniversity."Tomajor,"major,"insomethingistostudysomethingattheuniversity.Whenyougetyourbachelor'sdegreefromafour-yearuniversity,youhaveaspecialization-somethingthatyouarestudying.Psychology,orcomputerscience,orbusiness-that'syourmajor.Andso,youcansayinyourinterview,"ImajoredinindustrialengineeringatBobSmithUniversity"-whatevertheuniversityisthatyoustudiedat-andthat'swhattheinterviewquestiondoeshere.Shebeginsbysayingwhatshemajoredinandwhereshestudied.Shesaidthatshehadplans"toentertheITfield."Toenterafield,"field,"meanstobeginworkinginaparticulararea-aparticularkindofjob.Itcouldbethemedicalfield;itcouldbetheinsurancefield.Whenyoufinishyourcollegeeducationoryourhighschooleducation,youoftenareinterestedinhavingaparticularkindofjob,andthat'swhatthisexpressionmeans,toenterintothe"blank"field,inthiscase,theITfield.ThenshetalksalittlebitaboutwhatshestudiedspecificallyatCaliforniaUniversity,andnoticealsothatshetellsuswhatshewasgoodat.Again,thisisimportantinaUSinterview,inparticular,tobeabletotellthepersonthingsthatyouaregoodat.Shesaysinhersampleanswer,"Inschool,Iexcelledinmycomputer-relatedclasses."Toexcel,"excel,"meanstodoverywellatsomething-tobeexcellentinsomething.It'sagoodverbtouseintalkingaboutyourwww.eslpod.comEnglishasaSecondLanguagePodcastInterviewQuestionsAnswered–1“Tellmeaboutyourself.”ThesematerialsarecopyrightedbytheCenterforEducationalDevelopment(2006).Postingofthesematerialsonanotherwebsiteordistributingtheminanywayisprohibited.9qualifications-whyyouaregoodforthejob."Iexcelledin,"andthenyoucantalkaboutwhatyouweregoodin.Inthisexample,shewasgoodin"computer-relatedclasses."WhenIwasincollege,Iexcelledinwatchingtelevisionandnotstudying.Thatdidnotgetmeanygoodjobshowever,sodon'ttalkaboutthat!Thepersongoesonandsaysthatduringhercollegeyears,shecame"interestedinsoftwaredevelopment,especiallysoftwarethatwouldhelpconsumers."Thepeoplethatbuythesoftwareareconsumers.Noticehere,she'sgivingalittlemorespecificinformationaboutwhysheisinterestedinthisparticularspecialization.Shesays,"That’swhyIappliedforandcompletedaone-yearinternshipatLotadoeIndustries."Manytimes,inAmericancolleges,peopleworkwhilethey'reincollege,oftenduringthesummertimebutsometimespart-timeduringtheirlasttwoyearsoroneoftheirlasttwoyearsinaninternship,"internship."Aninternshipiswhenyouworkforacompanyasatrainee-assomeonewhoislearninghowtodosomething.Theinternshipisalsoanexampleofanaccomplishment-somethingthatthepersondidthatshowsthattheyareabletooutandgetthingsdone."AtLotadoe"Industries,shesays,she"learnedhowtoformulatenewideasforsoftwareandhowtocommunicatethoseideaseffectivelytotherestofthedevelopmentteam."Shedoesn'tjusttellthepersonwheresheworkedinthisinternship,shesayswhatshedidand,inparticular,shegivesthemanexampleofanaccomplishmentatthatjob-thingsthatshelearnedatthatjob.Thethingthatshelearned,inpart,was"toformulatenewideas."Toformulate,"formulate,"meanstocomeupwith-tothinkof-toinventnewideas.So,shesaysshe"learnedhowtoformulatenewideasandhowtocommunicatethose"ortellthose"effectivelytotherestofthedevelopmentteam."Effectively,"effectively,"meansthesameasquicklyandthoroughly-todosomethingwiththemostamountofefficiency.Shegoesontosaythatsheis"averyfocusedperson"andtendstobe"product-oriented."Thesearetwopersonalcharacteristicsthatshehasthatarerelatedtothejob.Then,she'sgoingtotellushowsheusedthosepersonalcharacteristicsorwhythosepersonalcharacteristicswereimportantinthejobsthatshe'salreadydone.She'sstilltalkingaboutherone-yearinternshipatLotadoeIndustries.Shesays,"I'maveryfocusedperson."Tobefocused,"focused,"meanstohaveaveryclearideaaboutwhatyouaredoing-tohaveverygoodconcentrationonwhateveritisthatyouaredoing.That'sadefinitepositivewww.eslpod.comEnglishasaSecondLanguagePodcastInterviewQuestionsAnswered–1“Tellmeaboutyourself.”ThesematerialsarecopyrightedbytheCenterforEducationalDevelopment(2006).Postingofthesematerialsonanotherwebsiteordistributingtheminanywayisprohibited.10personalquality;"I'mveryfocused"-Icanignoreeverythingaroundmeanddomyjobeffectively.Shealsosaysthatshe's"product-oriented."Thisissomethingthatcompanieslikefromtheiremployees.Whatshemeansby"product-oriented"isthatsheisconcernedaboutther