1.how would you describe yourself?
sample excellent response:
my background to date has been centered around preparing myself to become the very best financial consultant i can become. let me tell you specifically how i've prepared myself. i am an undergraduate student in finance and accounting at _________ university. my past experiences has been in retail and higher education. both aspects have prepared me well for this career.
2.what specific goals, including those related to your occupation, have you established for your life?
sample excellent response:
i want to be working for an excellent company like yours in a job in which i am managing information. i plan to contribute my leadership, interpersonal, and technical skills. my long-range career goal is to be the best information systems technician i can for the company i work for.
3. how has your college experience prepared you for a business career?
sample excellent response:
i have prepared myself to transition into the work force through real-world experience involving travel abroad, internship, and entrepreneurial opportunities. while interning with a private organization in ecuador, i developed a 15-page marketing plan composed in spanish that recommended more effective ways the company could promote its services. i also traveled abroad on two other occasions in which i researched the indigenous culture of the mayan indians in todos santos, guatemala, and participate din a total language immersion program in costa rica. as you can see from my academic, extracurricular, and experiential background, i have unconditionally committed myself to success as a marketing professional.
4. please describe the ideal job for you following graduation.
sample excellent response (equates ideal job with job he's interviewing for):
my ideal job is one that incorporates both my education and practical work skills to be the best i can be. namely combining my education in finance with my working knowledge of customer service operations, entrepreneurial abilities, computer skills, and administrative skills. i want to utilize my analytical expertise to help people meet their financial goals. this is exactly why i am convinced that i would be a very valuable member of the merrill lynch team.
5. what influenced you to choose this career?
sample excellent response:
my past experiences have shown me that i enjoy facing and overcoming the challenge of making a sale. without a doubt, once i have practiced my presentation and prepared myself for objections, i feel very confident approaching people i don't know and convincing them that they need my product. lastly, i like sales because my potential for success is limited only by how much of myself i dedicate toward my goal. if any profession is founded on self-determinism, it surely must be sales.
6. at what point did you choose this career?
sample excellent response:
i knew that i wanted to pursue information systems technology about my sophomore year in college. it was then that i realized that my that my hobby (computers) was taking up most of my time. my favorite courses were it courses. i also realized that i was doing computer-oriented work-study that i enjoyed so much i would have done it for free.
7. what specific goals have you established for your career?
sample excellent response:
my goals include becoming a certified financial advisor so i can obtain a better working knowledge of financial research analysis, which would allow me contribute to my client base as a better financial consultant since i would have that extra insight into the companies they are seeking to invest in. also this is the foundation block to advancing my career to portfolio manager or even branch office manager.
8. what will it take to attain your goals, and what steps have you taken toward attaining them?
sample excellent response:
i've already done some research on other workers at merrill lynch to see how they achieved similar goals. i know that merrill lynch encourages the pursuit and will reimburse for tuition of a graduate degree. i plan on pursuing a mba to give me an even more extensive knowledge of business and financial analysis.
9. what do you think it takes to be successful in this career?
sample excellent response:
i believe successful salespeople put forth that extra effort that turns potential clients into first-time customers. salespeople who attend to the details by doing whatever it takes to win over a prospective customer distinguish themselves from the countless others who don't go to any extra effort. second, i think that if you label success as an attainable goal, you will never consistently remain successful. you can only succeed if you learn all there is to learn about your product, your competitors, and personal selling. since this learning process is continuous, it's an unattainable goal. with good reason, salespeople should not consider success an attainable ending point but an objective that will always linger slightly beyond their reach.
10. how do you determine or evaluate success? give me an example of one of your successful accomplishments.
sample excellent response:
last semester i was hired by by university's council for student activities. the group negotiates contracts of entertainers, sets up sound equipment, markets the entertainers to students, and generally decides what kind of programming should be done. when i got hired, i didn't know the first thing about how fill any of those responsibilities. i decided, however, that i wasn't going to fail. four months later, i have become the webmaster for the group. i also write our campus newsletter and created game night, a student competition of table games. that event yielded the biggest audience ever for a non-concert event.
面试官的常用圈套的面试技巧
陷阱手段一:诱导式陷阱
手段详解:面试官往往设定一个特定的背景条件,诱导对方做出错误的回答。
求职者错误表现:
比如面试官问:以你现在的水平,应该不难找到更好的公司吧?如果你做出肯定回答,那么就说明你脚踏两只船,如果你做出否定回答,又说明你缺少自信或能力有问题。
正确做法:
对这类陷阱,可以先用不可一概而论作为开头,然后回答:或许我能找到比贵公司更好的企业,但别的企业或许在人才培养方面不如贵公司重视,机会也不如贵公司多;或许我能找到更好的企业,但我认为珍惜每一次历练自己的机会才是最重要的。借此以其人之道还治其人之身。
陷阱手段二:测试式陷阱
手段详解:面试官会虚构一种情况,然后让求职者做出回答,考察求职者的应变能力。
求职者错误表现:比如面试官问今天参加面试的有近10位候选人,如何证明你是最优秀的?如果你一味地列举自己的优势,总会有求职者有你没有的优点,所以这样的回答是无意义的。
正确做法:
在被问到这样的问题时,可以从正面绕开,从侧面回答此类问题。比如你可以回答说:对于这一点,可能要因具体情况而论,比如贵公司现在所需要的是行政管理方面的人才,虽然前来应聘的都是这方面的人才,但我深信我在*%@¥%#的经历已经为我打下了扎实的基础,这也是我自认为比较突出的一点。这样的回答可以说比较圆滑,很难让对方抓住把柄,再度反击。
陷阱手段三:挑战式陷阱
手段详解:从求职者最薄弱的地方入手,比如从资历、学历、经验等面试者明显有欠缺的地方发问,很容易打乱求职者的阵脚。
求职者错误表现:
1.对于应届毕业生,面试官会问一些类似于你的相关工作经验比较少,你怎么看?的问题。如果你只作简单回答:不见得吧、我看未必或完全不是这么回事,那么也许你已经掉进陷阱了。
2.面试官提出令你尴尬的问题,比如说你的学习不优秀,你能胜任我们的工作吗?之类的问题时,有的求职者常会不由自主地摆出防御姿态,甚至狠狠反击对方。
正确做法:
对于挑战式的发问,千万不要直接否定,或者急于反击。可以试着以这样的说法未必全对、这样的看法值得探讨、这样的说法有一定的道理,但我恐怕不能完全接受为开场白,然后婉转地表达自己的不同意见。回答时需要注意:不要掩饰或回避事实,也不要太直截了当,而是用明谈缺点实论优点的方式巧妙地绕过去。
面试就好比是相亲,老板想找到合适的员工,员工也想找到一个能够赏识自己的老板,初次见面,双方都想把自己最好的一面呈现给对方,而表现出自己的优点、反应灵敏正确,并且展现给对方足够的自信,就会给对方留下很好的印象。如果说初次见面是一种展示机会,那么短短的展示和交流过程就更像是一场智力游戏,不仅要斗智斗勇,还要顺利避开一些语言陷阱。因为在面试过程中,面试官会设置种种语言陷阱,以探测你的智慧、性格、应变能力和心理承受能力。如果能成功的绕开这些陷阱,那你获得这份工作的机会将大大增加。
陷阱手段四:引君入瓮式陷阱
手段详解:这种陷阱是最难提防也是最具危险的,面试官会向你提出一个看似很普通的问题,并且让你发表自己的看法。而当你尽情发挥时,却早已经掉入面试官布好的陷阱。
求职者错误表现:假如你正要从一家公司跳槽去另一家公司。面试官问你:你们的老板是不是很难相处啊,要不然,你为什么跳槽?也许他的猜测正是你要跳槽的原因。如果你愤怒地抨击你的老板或者义愤填膺地控诉你所在的公司,那么你一定完了,因为这样不但暴露了你的不宽容,还暴露了你的狭隘。
正确做法:切记不要被面试官的问题和语气所迷惑,更不要顺着杆子往上爬。你可以在回答前给自己留几秒钟想清楚面试官到底要了解些什么,然后再做出正确的回答。尽量不要投入自己的个人感情,而是要客观地阐述事实,并且可以顺便借此向面试官表露出对自己未来发展所持的态度和决心,把话题转移到对自己有利的方向。
当前,大学生就业形势依然非常严峻,要想找到一份对口的工作比较困难,要想找到一份外企的工作,更是难上加难。现如今,企业特别是外企对于应聘者英语口语能力的要求越来越高,因此学好英语口语非常重要。英语口语面试是求职中很重要的一个环节。这使我今年2月凭借流畅的英语口语在一家外企应聘成功。”所以充分利用电话英语中一些英语口语,一定对求职时英语面试有很多的帮助,今天我们就来学习一些英语面试常用的口语对话。
what experience do you have for this kind of job?
你有过和这种工作相关的经历吗?
here is a copy of resume. please have a look.
这是我的简历,请您过目。
how long have you been at your present place of employment?
你目前的工作干了多久?
i have fifteen years experience in the education field.
我在教育领域有15年的工作经验。
i am looking for a job more suitable to my talents and that can satisfy my desire to be constantly challenged.
我正在寻找一份工作,不仅能够更多地发挥我的才能,而且又能满足自己不断寻求挑战的愿望。
what salary expectations do you have?
你期望的薪水是多少?
what kind of salary did you have in mind?
你想要的薪水是多少?
nothing less than six figures.
不少于六位数。
tell me about your educational background.
告诉我你的教育背景。
i graduated form harvard with honors.
我从哈佛大学毕业,成绩优异。
why do you feel youre qualified for this job?
为什么觉得自己适合这份工作?
ive worked in this profession for the past few years and im well-known in the industry.
相信许多大学生都会从外企白领张小姐身上,感受到英语口语在求职中的重要。笔者发现,在没有外教的客观条件下,用电话英语向外教学习求职英语口语成为不少大学生的首选。
下面来看看英语面试口语有哪些
q:what contribution did you make to your current (previous) organization?
(你对目前/从前的工作单位有何贡献?)
a: i have finished three new projects, and i am sure i can apply my experience to this position.
(我已经完成个新项目,我相信我能将我的经验用在这份工作上。)
q:what do you think you are worth to us?
(你怎么认为你对我们有价值呢?)
a:i feel i can make some positive contributions to yourpany in the future.
(我觉得我对贵公司能做些积极性的贡献。)
q:what make you think you would be a success in this position?
(你如何知道你能胜任这份工作?)
a:my graduate school trainingbined with my internship should qualify me for this particular job. i am sure i will be successful.
(我在研究所的训练,加上实习工作,使我适合这份工作。我相信我能成功。)
q:are you a multitasked individual?
(你是一位可以同时承担数项工作的人吗?)
q:do you work well under stress or pressure?
(你能承受工作上的压力吗?)
a:yes, i think so.
a:the trait is needed in my current(or previous) position and i know i can handle it well.
(这种特点就是我目前(先前)工作所需要的,我知道我能应付自如。)
电话英语面试常用句型:
1. lianfu company. may i help you?
这里是联富公司,请问找谁?
2. hello, this is david jones.
你好,这里是戴维琼斯百货公司。
3. hello, operator?get me 5732, please.
喂,总机吗?请接5732。
4. please put me through to the personnel department.
请给我接通人事部。
5. line engaged.
占线。
6. hold the line, please.
请等一等。
7. you are in connection. please go ahead.
接通了,请讲话。
8. personnel department mr. zhang speaking. what can i do for you?
这里是人事部,我是张先生,您有什么事?
9. wrong number.
打错了。
10. i'm interested in the job you advertised in yesterday's newspaper.
我想问一下你们登在昨天报纸上的招聘广告中的职位。
11. is it still vacant?
这个空缺还有吗?
12. do you still have that vacancy?
你们还有空缺职位吗?
13. i'm asking about your advertisement for a cashier in today's newspaper.
我想咨询一下你们在今天的报纸上招聘出纳员的广告。
14. hello, i'm calling in answer to your advertisement in yesterday's yang cheng evening news for an english telephone operator.
你好,我打电话来是想应聘你们昨天在《羊城晚报》登广告招聘的英语话务员一职。
15. i'm asking about your advertisement for a shop assistant in today's newspaper.
我打电话来想应聘你们在今天的报纸上广告招聘的商场售货员一职。
1. self-introduction(achievement, strength, weakness...)(70%)
根据研究数据,自我介绍在所有的行业被问到的次数都是最高的。这是在所有的问题中,唯一一个应聘者有着充分主动权的问题。应该怎么来回答这个问题呢?
大多数从网上搜到的指导都写得太随意。这里我先来引述一下robert.lock的建议:
“很多面试官认为这是一个很好的破冰问题,一种得到内在信息的途径,也给应聘者一些时间的限制。你怎么介绍?你介绍你最喜欢的人,天气或你的宠物鹦鹉?在面试前,想一下你如何回答这类开放式问题。实际的问题可能是“告诉我一些你简历上没有的信息。如果你缺乏准备,这个最初的问题将会使你手足无措。面试官要求你说一些事情,但是你要说什么并不确定。在数千个可供选择的主题中,你应选择对你最重要的话题来讲。”
2.why do you apply for this company/position?(60%) 类似的问题还有
(1)请说一下对商业银行业务的认识,以及为什么选择商业银行。(30%)
(2) why investment banking? how do you know about investment banking(20%)
3. 举一个领导团队的例子,来同时说明你对领导能力的理解(40%)
我一直很疑惑hr为什么问这个问题。但既然有人问,就要准备一下。先看一下领导力是怎么定义的。然后找几个案例,用topaq的结构阐述一下就可以了。
4. 在其他公司实习的收获?(35%)
5. work under pressure的经历(25%)
6. 团队合作中处理分歧的例子(20%)
7. 在困难条件下,成功决策/完成任务的例子(20%)
8. why should we hire you?(20%)类似的问题还可能是:
你能带给新的公司/团队什么?(20%)
9. 职业规划(30%)
10. 为什么选择现在的专业?(20%)
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