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一、英文面试技巧..........................................................................................................1

二、常见英文面试问题109道及答案.............................................................................7

三、面试中最常问的英文题目及应答策略...................................................................67

四、英语面试十三招....................................................................................................71

五、常见的英文的面试难题(中英文问及答)...............................................................168

六、最全的面试问题及建议答案................................................................................243

七、英语口语九百句..................................................................................................329

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一、英文面试技巧

如果你获得了第一轮英文面试（ThefirstroundEnglishinterview）

的机会，预示着你梦想的职位正向你招手，这轮面试的分量可想而知，

所以你应该确保在面试中发挥最佳状态。其实，英文交流无障碍的应

聘者为数不多，大多数人都处于有一定交流基础、但经验不足的水平，

以下介绍一些面试中的注意事项，希望帮助英文水平并不是特别出众

的你规避硬伤。

Self-introduction忌面面俱到

尽管最近有人认为面试时做自我介绍不流行了，但是准备一份正

常语速下3分钟长度的英文自我简介是必要的。首先，自我简介是自

我介绍的总纲，是保证你在面对任何问题时都能够应对自如的前提；

其次，有备无患嘛。

如果试图在短短几分钟内吸引面试官的注意力，你的简介当然要

是浓缩的精品。所以，前奏一般用一句话陈述自己的基本特征即可。

然后迅速进入正题，或选择自己最引以为傲的经历叙述，或介绍自己

的长处。切记，面试官一般会承接你的自我介绍发问，所以在做自我

介绍时最好不要提特别难于讲清楚的事情和比较抽象的概念，因为你

的英文水平只够应付普通会话，更何况身处高度紧张的面试氛围中，

哪里还能够应对自如。简介不需要面面俱到，因为在你曾经提交的资

料中，已有详细的介绍，所以力求在面试中突出重点。

PersonalStatement忌语速过快

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很多应聘者认为只要在外国面试官前把英文说“溜”即可，其他

的无所谓，于是语速狂飙。我们经常看到这种情形，在你口吐莲花之

后，满场静寂，老外目瞪口呆，因为他们没有听懂你赶火车似的中式

英文。其实，英文面试的第一目的是让国外主管了解你，甚至对你感

兴趣，最重要的是展示你的综合素质，绝非单单的语言能力，所以您

应该首先力求表达清晰。另外语速过快容易给人不自信、不稳重的错

觉。剑桥大学的一项调查显示，语速快一般体现具备两种不同特质的

人，一种是思维和语言反应能力强且协调的人，一种是处事急躁的人，

万一人家把你理解为第二种怎么办？

Threebe/Ibelieve简单直白最好

用简单直白的语言表现最具魅力的自我，才是中英文面试的至高

境界。习惯于堆砌华丽词藻的很多人恨不得在面试中用大气磅礴的英

文演讲征服面试官，其实又犯了舍本逐末的错误。不要不屑于用there

be句型，不要不屑于用第一人称，不要想着那些一辈子也用不上几

次的虚拟语气、倒装句和长词冗句，如果你能保证说英文如行云流水

那么你尽情用，但万一紧张得忘了词怎么办？万一面试官和你展开辩

论怎么办？用平实的语言直切正题是最讨巧的方式。

如果你凭实力进入了freetalk阶段，接下来要做的就是坦率的与

面试官讨论大到企业未来，小到穿着打扮的话题，当然坦率也要聪明。

那时候面试官有可能思维如野马，你很难把握他所关注的你身上的特

质，你也无法预知他会问你些什么，那么以上这几点仍然是唯一可遵

循的规律。

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如何在外企英语面试中脱颖而出？如何有效的运用英语在外企

英文面试中打动面试官？在外企口语面试中应该避免哪些内容？外

企面试看种什么样的英语证书？„„尼克英语介绍以下几点建议：

、流利而准确的英语表达能力将成为你的职场竞争力。

外企英语面试和雅思托福等出国考试不一样。前者是竞争型测试，

后者是通过型测试。也就是说，参加出国考试的通过人数没有名额限

制，你只要能力足够高，发挥得足够好，就能够pass。然而外企招聘

却是有名额限制的，只有优于他人的应聘者才可能在外企英文面试中

脱颖而出。

专业而熟练的职业技能结合流利的口语表达、清晰的英语思维、

地道的英语发音、准确而恰当的俚语运用、跨文化沟通技巧等将成为

你应聘外企的主要竞争力。外教WilliamHill先生告诉我们：“I

interviewedalotofcandidatesinShanghai,afewofwhichdidimpress

rpridattheirspokenEnglish

ouldn'tdecline

them.”

在多人竞争某一职位时，简单的“可以理解的”初级英语层次显

然不能够凸显个人实力。WilliamHill先生建议应聘者不妨关注一下自

己的英语表达和发音，中国式英语是应该避免的，多了解你即将应聘

的外企的国家文化，因为每个国家的文化不同会使面试过程的氛围也

不同。相对来讲美国企业的面试比较relaxing，有点像一般的聊天，

只不过聊的内容不是普通的“闲聊”。如果在外企英文面试中能准确

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地融入一些该国的俚语，则你的面试过程将会非常的愉快。

2、外企招聘时看重哪些英语证书？

如果外企的面试官是老外的话，那么国内的一些英语考试如CET4、

CET6、TEM4、TEM8等可能作用并不明显，除了老外不了解这些考试

外更多的在于这些考试并没有对考生的口语能力进行测试。关于这个

问题WilliamHill说：“Idon'tthinkcandidateswiththocertificatesare

uptopar,,

asisknown,CETandTEMdon'temtotestone'

whoownsanIELTSorTOEFLcertificatemaybepreferred.”可见雅思、

托福等出国英语证书可能在一定程度上增强应聘者的竞争力。

常见典型问题拆招：

3、关于介绍自己的：

这个问题可以说是大众问题了，通过这个问题，面试官一方面大

致把握一下你的英语水平，一方面找到和你交流的突破点，探寻本质，

打破沙锅是人力资源经理的一惯作风，因此回答这个问题时务必事实

求是，否则后面很可能无法自圆其说。不过这个问题其实也不复杂，

外教WilliamHill告诉我们说与其说这个是测试应聘者的问题，不如说

是应聘者卖弄自己英语的大好机会，Sodon'tmisstheboat！

你可以从以下几个方面突出自己：职业技能强项，该技能的深入

程度，该技能完成过的项目以及自己其他相关方面的深入研究和学习、

探索，注意突出个性。请不要在自己的姓名、年龄、毕业学校、兴趣

爱好等方面浪费时间，也不用再把你的简历背诵一遍，因为老外已经

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看过你的CV了。时间可以根据情况控制在2-3分钟的样子。注意外

企英语面试是口头表达的过程，建议在随后的互动过程中多多使用口

语化的表达，尽量让自己融入整个对话（Conversation），而不是在教

条式的背诵文章。

4、关于应聘动机的：

面试官想了解一下你的求职动机，看看你对公司是否有所了解。

显然这个功课是你来面试之前就应该做好的，所以千万别说开始面试

了还不知道这个公司是做什么的。请在回答这个问题的时候充满信心，

不要说是来试试的（youreallywannatakeatry?），如果能事先将公司

信息整理好并梳理一下和自己的职业技能相结合来介绍，则可谓

PerfectRespon。

5、关于你的弱点：

注意后面那句是客气的，千万别说No，也别说"Idon'tthinkIhave

anyweakness"。客观地评价一下自己确实存在但对工作并不重要的缺

点是一个不错的办法，当然别忘了要提一下你将采取什么样的办法来

克服或弥补自己的缺点。

6、关于你过去的工作：

面试官想通过你对过去的工作的看法，了解你对今后的工作态度。

如果你说你不喜欢你过去的工作，那么你将面临“既然不喜欢为什么

却会选择”这样的难题，最终结果是“缺乏判断力或者没有主见”。

事实上你既然做过以前的工作，那么应该多少还是比较喜欢的，不妨

谈谈过去的工作特点和你所负责的主要任务，但要突出过去的工作趋

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于平淡且失去挑战性，你可以在更艰巨的任务和岗位中发挥能力。同

时面试官极有可能问你以前的同事和上司的一些问题，切记不要把责

任归咎到别人身上。

7、关于你将来的打算：

这个问题对职场老手来说简直就是apieceofcake。简洁的几句

话表达出你希望在这个公司一直工作下去即可，同时要体现出你的上

进心，渴望与公司一起发展和进步，不断提升自己。

8、反问的机会：

“Nope,Ihavenone,thanks!”这样的回答就完全错了。抓住这个

机会，把事先准备好的问题和盘托出，多了解一些关于公司发展、职

位要求、员工培训、员工晋升、员工福利等方面的问题。

其实外企英语面试并没有什么特别之处，话题内容上也跳不出中

文面试的框框，无非是用英语来表达而已。在某些特定职位的招聘上，

可能外企更看重的是个人的职业能力而对英语表达要求甚低；或者在

某些特定的条件下没有太多的竞争者，应聘者不需要具备非常好的英

语听说能力就可拿到offer。但这些情况并不影响我们对自身竞争力

的提升，卓越的英语听说能力必将为你的职场生涯带来裨益。

一些可能用得上的俚语表达：

注意

1、uptopar达到标准。

2、Iwon'tletthecatoutofthebag.我会严守秘密。

3、getontheball开始（做事）

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4、apieceofcake形容非常容易

5、facethemusic勇于承担责任

二、常见英文面试问题109道及答案

ldyoudescribeyourlf?

Sampleexcellentrespon:Mybackgroundtodatehasbeen

centeredaroundpreparingmylftobecometheverybestfinancial

ellyouspecificallyhowI'veprepared

ndergraduatestudentinfinanceandaccountingat

_________experienceshasbeeninretailandhigher

pectshavepreparedmewellforthiscareer.

ecificgoals,includingthorelatedtoyouroccupation,

haveyouestablishedforyourlife?

Sampleexcellentrespon:Iwanttobeworkingforanexcellent

o

contributemyleadership,interpersonal,

long-rangecareergoalistobethebestinformationsystemstechnicianI

canforthecompanyIworkfor.

yourcollegeexperiencepreparedyouforabusiness

career?

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Sampleexcellentrespon:Ihavepreparedmylftotransitioninto

thetheworkforcethroughreal-worldexperienceinvolvingtravelabroad,

internship,nterningwitha

privateorganizationinEcuador,Idevelopeda15-pagemarketingplan

compodinSpanishthatrecommendedmoreeffectivewaysthe

raveledabroadontwoother

occasionsinwhichIrearchedtheindigenouscultureoftheMayan

IndiansinTodosSantos,Guatemala,andparticipatedinatotallanguage

anefrommyacademic,

extracurricular,andexperientialbackground,Ihaveunconditionally

committedmylftosuccessasamarketingprofessional.

describetheidealjobforyoufollowinggraduation.

Sampleexcellentrespon(equatesidealjobwithjobhe's

interviewingfor):Myidealjobisonethatincorporatesbothmy

combiningmyeducationinfinancewithmyworkingknowledgeof

customerrviceoperations,entrepreneurialabilities,computerskills,

outilizemyanalyticalexpertitohelp

exactlywhyIamconvincedthat

IwouldbeaveryvaluablememberoftheMerrillLynchteam.

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fluencedyoutochoothiscareer?

Sampleexcellentrespon:Mypastexperienceshaveshownme

thatIenjoyfacingandovercomingthechallengeofmakingasale.

Withoutadoubt,onceIhavepracticedmyprentationandprepared

mylfforobjections,IfeelveryconfidentapproachingpeopleIdon't

,Ilikesales

becaumypotentialforsuccessislimitedonlybyhowmuchofmylfI

rofessionisfoundedon

lf-determinism,itsurelymustbesales.

pointdidyouchoothiscareer?

Sampleexcellentrespon:IknewthatIwantedtopursue

wasthenthatIrealizedthatmythatmyhobby(computers)wastaking

ealized

thatIwasdoingcomputer-orientedwork-studythatIenjoyedsomuchI

wouldhavedoneitforfree.

ecificgoalshaveyouestablishedforyourcareer?

Sampleexcellentrespon:MygoalsincludebecomingaCertified

FinancialAdvisorsoIcanobtainabetterworkingknowledgeoffinancial

rearchanalysis,whichwouldallowmecontributetomyclientbaas

abetterfinancialconsultantsinceIwouldhavethatextrainsightintothe

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isisthefoundationblock

toadvancingmycareertoportfoliomanagerorevenbranchoffice

manager.

llittaketoattainyourgoals,andwhatstepshaveyou

takentowardattainingthem?

Sampleexcellentrespon:I'vealreadydonesomerearchon

otherworkersatMerrillLynchtoehowtheyachievedsimilargoals.I

knowthatMerrillLynchencouragesthepursuitandwillreimburfor

npursuingaMBAtogivemean

evenmoreextensiveknowledgeofbusinessandfinancialanalysis.

youthinkittakestobesuccessfulinthiscareer?

Sampleexcellentrespon:Ibelievesuccessfulsalespeopleput

forththatextraeffortthatturnspotentialclientsintofirst-time

eoplewhoattendtothedetailsbydoingwhateverit

takestowinoveraprospectivecustomerdistinguishthemlvesfrom

thecountlessotherswhodon',Ithink

thatifyoulabelsuccessasanattainablegoal,youwillneverconsistently

onlysucceedifyoulearnallthereistolearn

aboutyourproduct,yourcompetitors,his

learningprocessiscontinuous,it'od

reason,salespeopleshouldnotconsidersuccessanattainableending

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pointbutanobjectivethatwillalwayslingerslightlybeyondtheirreach.

oudetermineorevaluatesuccess?Givemean

exampleofoneofyoursuccessfulaccomplishments.

Sampleexcellentrespon:

LastmesterIwashiredbybyuniversity'sCouncilforStudent

upnegotiatescontractsofentertainers,tsupsound

equipment,marketstheentertainerstostudents,andgenerallydecides

othired,Ididn't

ed,

however,thatIwasn'nthslater,Ihavebecomethe

riteourcampusnewsletterand

createdGameNight,ent

yieldedthebiggestaudienceeverforanon-concertevent.

avethequalificationsandpersonalcharacteristics

necessaryforsuccessinyourchoncareer?

Sampleexcellentrespon:IbelieveIhaveacombinationof

,Ihaveastronginterest,

backedbyasolid,well-rounded,state-of-the-arteducation,especiallyin

sicingredient,backedbylove

oflearning,problem-solvingskills,well-roundedinterests,determination

tosucceedandexcel,strongcommunicationskills,andtheabilityto

workhard,arethemostimportantqualitiesthatwillhelpmesucceedin

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eed,youalsoneedanaturalcuriosityabouthow

systemswork--thekindofcuriosityIdemonstratedwhenIupgradedmy

logyisconstantlychanging,soyoumust

he

traitscombinetocreateasolidteammemberintheever-changingfield

vincedthatIposssthe

characteristicsandamreadytobeasuccessfulteammemberforyour

firm.

sbeenyourmostrewardingaccomplishment?

Sampleexcellentrespon:ArecentsatisfyingaccomplishmentI

wasnttooneofourbranchbanksthatwasnotoriousfornotgrowing

nchhadlogged$75,000innewloansinan

areputationasa"hiredgun"

whenitcametoloanproductionIwassuccessfulinthesolicitationand

bookingof$700,000inmyfirstsixmonthsatthebranch.

oulddoso,howwouldyouplanyourcollegecareer

differently?

Sampleexcellentrespon:Iwouldn'tI

havedonewasagreatlearningexperiencethatIwillcarryforward

throughouttherestofmylife.

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moreenergizedbyworkingwithdataorby

collaboratingwithotherindividuals?

Sampleexcellentrespon:Ilikethevalidityofinformationandalso

tthing

aboutworkinginagroupiscombiningthegreatmindsfromdifferent

perspectivesandcomingupwithsomethingextremelygreat,compared

withwhenyou'ametime,informationcan

generatevitalityintheprojectyou'erhowmany

headsyou'vegottogether,withoutinformation,youcan'tgoveryfar.

Theperfectsituationwouldbeacombinationofworkingwith

informationandpeople,andI'mconfidentofmyabilitiesinbothareas.

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ldyoudescribeyourlfintermsofyourabilityto

workasamemberofateam?

Sampleexcellentrespon:Ihavehadmanyopportunitiesinboth

re

asarowerwithmycollege'screwteamrvesasagoodexample.I

learnedagreatdealaboutteamworkwhilerowingbecauallthe

rowersintheboatmustactasone,whichmeantthatweincessantly

individualbasis,westillworkedtowardgroupgoalsthroughweightlifting

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rienceasamarketingrearchteamleader

alsohelpedmetolearntheroleof"teamplayer."Iviewedmyposition

edthateveryonein

thegrouphadequalopportunitytocontribute,maintainedexcellent

communicationamonggroupmembers,andcoordinatedtheirenergies

towardreachingourteam'sgoal.

tivatesyoutoputforthyougreatesteffort?

Sampleexcellentrespon:YouwouldthinkthatbecauIam

interestedinsales,onlyfinancialcompensationwouldmotivatemeto

ghmonetaryrewardsareimportanttome,Iamdrivento

ananything,Iwanttoberespectedbymy

rIam

consideredtobethebestcardetailerinmyhometownorthebest

columnistformycollegenewspaper,Iwanttoberecognizedasthebest.

heinvestmentourcompanywillmakeinhiringand

trainingyou,canyougiveusareasontohireyou?

Sampleexcellentrespon:IsincerelybelievethatI'mthebest

zethattherearemanyothercollegestudents

sobring

anadditionalqualitythatmakesmetheverybestpersonforthejob--

tgivingliprvicetoexcellence,but

egeandatmy

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previousjobs,IhaveconsistentlyreachedforbecomingtheverybestI

myleadershipawardsfrommycollege,andmy

managementpositionsaretheresultofposssingthequalitiesyou're

lookingforinanemployee.

oudescribeyourlfasgoal-driven?

Sampleexcellentrespon:Yes,andIdemonstratedmygoal

orientationaspresidentofthelocalJaycees,acommunityrvice

yproudofthefactthatItagoalofsigning50

newmembersbytheendoftheyear,andIaccomplishedthat.

bewhatyou'veaccomplishedtowardreachingarecent

goalforyourlf.

Sampleexcellentrespon:

Myfirstfewyearsinbankinghadmeonthefasttracktobranch

zedatsomepointalongthewaythatmytrue

passionwasinofferingfinancialadvicenotlimitedtocheckingaccounts

tthatpointthatImadethenecessaryarrangements

togobacktoschoolfull-timetopursuemygoal,whichIamjustaboutto

achieve.

ort-termgoalsandobjectiveshaveyouestablishedfor

yourlf?

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Sampleexcellentrespon:Myshort-termobjectivesareto

graduatefromtheProfessionalDevelopmentProgrambeforethe

tern,I

preparedaheadoftimebystudyingfortheSeries7andSeries64exams

thatconstituteamajorityofabeginningfinancialconsultant'stime.I'd

liketomakemakethecompanythathiresmewonderwhatiteverdid

withoutme.

describeyourlong-rangegoalsandobjectives?

Sampleexcellentrespon:Myprimaryobjectivesaretolearnas

muchaspossibleaboutyourcompany'sproductoffering,organizational

structure,andprofessionalsalestechniquessothatImaybecomethe

mostproductivememberofyoursalesteam.

youexpecttobedoinginfiveyears?

Sampleexcellentrespon:Althoughitishardtopredictthefuture,

IsincerelybelievethatIwillbecomeaverygoodfinancialconsultant.I

believethatmyabilitieswillallowmetoexceltothepointthatIcanek

otheropportunitiesasaportfoliomanager(thenextstep)andpossibly

mategoalcontinuestobe--andwillalwaysbe--to

bethebestatwhateverlevelIamworkingatwithinMerrillLynch's

corporatestructure.

youeyourlfdoingintenyears?

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Sampleexcellentrespon:TenyearsfromnowIemylfasa

ohave

developedawonderfulbondwithmyemployerIwillhaveprovenmylf

ahighlycompetentsystemsanalystandwillreprentmycompanyin

helpingothersfindsolutionstotheirinformation-systemsneedsina

professionalandtimelymanner.

ldyouevaluateyourabilitytodealwithconflict?

Sampleexcellentrespon:IbelieveIamquitegoodathandling

ginretailandintheresidencehallsrequiredthatImake

manyunpopulardecisionsattimes,whetheritwasterminatingan

hepersonin

conflictwithmewouldbeuptandsometimesphysicallyoutraged.I

wouldalwaysmakesurethatIfullyexplainedthesituation,thepolicies

behindmydecision,ybytheendof

theconversation,thepersoncouldetheothersideofthesituation.

ueverhaddifficultywithasupervisororinstructor?

Howdidyouresolvetheconflict?

Sampleexcellentrespon:Yes,IhadanincidentwithmySpanish

dinanessaythatshesaidwastoogoodtobemine.I

washonestwithher;ItoldherthatIhadanativespeakerreviewthe

essay,r,Ihadbrokenthe

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GoldenRuleofSpanishComposition--theessaymustnoteventouch

etoherthatIwascapableof

producinganessaythatexceededherexpectationsofanon-native

speaker,dan

A-minus.

u

successfulinresolvingit?

Sampleexcellentrespon:WhileworkingatK-mart,Iwasoneof

upon

arrivingatwork,Iwastoldthedistrictmanagerwascomingthenextday

otherpeoplewhoworkedin

rcouldliftheavyobjects,andone

ult,theelectronicsdepartmentwas

aboutfivehour梦见放烟花是什么征兆 sofworktimetogettheentiredepartmentinorder.

Thofivehourspasdaround,andtherewasstillasubstantialamount

thestoremanagerifIcouldstayandwork

that

becauoftheemploymentbudget,ced

withbringingtheentirestore'sratingdown,soIsuggestedacreative

staffingsolution,allowingmetoworktheextrahourswhiletemporarily

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reducingthehoursoftheothertwomembersofthedepartment.

Becauofthissolution,inamatterofhours,thedepartmentwasin

results?Theelectronics

departmentgotascoreof95outof100.

ousaythatyoucaneasilydealwithhigh-pressure

situations?

Sampleexcellentrespon:experienceasan

AdministrativeCoordinatorrequiredmetodealwithmanyrious

examplewaswhenIwascalledbyaResidentAssistanttodealwithan

uationrequiredthat

weigh

assignRAstocall

911,makesurethatEMScouldgetintothelockedbuilding,whileatthe

sametimeapplyingfirstaid,andensuringthattherestoftheresidents

adtomakesuretheprivacyoftheresident

allyprioritizedanddealtwitheachtaskby

atedresponsibilitytoRAsforthingsthattheywere

capableofhandlingbecauIcouldnotphysicallybeinmanyplacesat

eresidentwastakentothehospital,Iwasresponsiblefor

paperworkandfollowuptomakesurethestaffmembers,residents,and

theresident-in-needadjustedbackto"normal"hisisan

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extremeexamplenotfoundinthefinancialconsultingfield;however,it

showsjusthowwellIcandealwithextremepressure.

alityorattributedoyoufeelwillmostcontributeto

yourcareersuccess?

Sampleexcellentrespon:Mygreateststrengthismyflexibility.I

havelearnedthatworkconditionschangefromdaytodayand

throughouttheday,aswell,nomatterwhereIhaveworkedinthepast.I

alsohaverealizedthatcertainprojectsrequireindividualattentionand

rejustafewexamplesof

thechangesthathappeninthefinancialconsultingfield,asyouarewell

ibilitytoadapttothedifferentdemandsofthejobhas

allowedmetosurpassmysupervisor'xpectations.

rsonalweaknesshascaudyouthegreatestdifficulty

inschooloronthejob?

Sampleexcellentrespon(showshowherecognizedhisweakness

andworkedtoimprove):Mygreatestweaknesshadbeendelegation.I

wouldtakeituponmylftodomanysmallprojectsthroughoutmyshift

asamanagerthatcouldhavebeendonebyothersinanattemptto

improvemyworkers'ealizedthatIwasdoingmore

workthantheotherassistantmanagers,andtheywereachievingbetter

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results,lyrealizedthatifIassigned

eachpersonjustonesmallprojectatthebeginningoftheirshift,clearly

stateexpectationsfortheproject,andthenfollowupthateverything

wouldgetdone,andIcouldmanagemuchmoreefficientlyandactually

accomplishmuchmore.

reyourreasonsforlectingyourcollegeoruniversity?

Sampleexcellentrespon(tellshoweducationspecificallywill

benefittheemployer):Mycollegehasalwayshadareputationashaving

anexcellentaccountingdepartment,soIknewthatifIenrolledthere,I

so

ahighlyaccreditedschoolknownforsatisfyingemployerswiththe

preparationofitsgraduates--that'swhycompanieslikeyoursrecruitat

ooloffersan

excellentliberal-artsbackground,whichrearchshowquips

graduateswithnumerousqualities,suchasversatilityandstrong

y,havingvisitedthecampusbeforeenrolling,

my

fouryearsintheschool,Iparticipatedinmorethan35groupprojects,

whichtaughtmeinvaluableteamwork,communication,and

interpersonalskills.

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ouldchangeorimproveanythingaboutyourcollege,

whatwoulditbe?

Sampleexcellentrespon:Mymajordepartmenthadawonderful

internshipprogram,andIwasabletocompletethreevaluable

internshipswithmydepartment'herdepartmentsin

thebusinessschooldon'thaveinternshipprogramsthatareasstrongas

mydepartment's.I'dliketoeallthedepartmentshavestrong

internshipprogramssoallmyschool'sbusinessgradswouldhavethe

sameopportunitiesthatIhad.

ltheacademicprogramandcourworkyou'vetaken

benefityourcareer?

Sampleexcellentrespon(responisveryspecifictothejobheis

interviewingfor):Asyouwillnoteonmyresume,I'vetakennotonlythe

requiredcoreclassforthefinancefield,I'vealsogoneaboveand

edmajoredsinceI

knewthatthefinancialconsultingfieldrequiresmuchknowledgeof

vethatmy

successinbothareasofstudyhavespecificallypreparedmeforthisarea.

Butit'snotjusttakingtheclassinthetwoareasthatallowsmeto

edinSpanishtounderstandthe

growinghispanicclienteleintheCentralFloridaarea,whichasyouare

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ike,I

canelaborateonotheraspectsofmyeducationfurther.

ollegeclassorsubjectsdidyoulikebest?Why?

Sampleexcellentrespon:Myfavoriteclasshavebeentheones

pertainingtomymajor,lasshavelaidthe

vealsotaughtmeskills

thatIcanbringtomyemployer,rangingfromcommunicationskillsto

interactingwithothers.

thetypeofstudentforwhomconductingindependent

rearchhasbeenapositiveexperience?

Sampleexcellentrespon:Yes,ughlyenjoyedmy

niorrearchincollegewhilemanyothersinmyclassweremirable.

Iwasnevertiredoflearningmoreaboutmytopicandfoundit

exhilaratingtoberearchingsomethingthathadnotbeenstudied

before.

bethetypeofprofessorthathascreatedthemost

beneficiallearningexperienceforyou.

Sampleexcellentrespon:Myfavoriteprofessorsweretheones

whogavemehands-onlearningexperiencesthatIcanapplytomy

soncanmakeyoumemorizethequadraticequation,but

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someonewhocanshowyouhowtouit,andwhy,weretheprofessors

teacherswhorealizedthatsometimesthereismorethen

oneanswerandeveryonethinksdifferently.

hinkthatyourgradesareaindicationofyouracademic

achievement?

Sampleexcellentrespon:Ihavefocudmuchofmyenergyon

ndmyclassmates

whohaveearnedhighGPAs,butIalsofeelit'simportanttobe

tiontoworkexperience,Iparticipatedinsportsand

ctivitiestaughtmeleadership,

communication,mesmyheavyloadhasnot

allowedmetokeepupwithsomeofmystudies,butIhavelearnedan

ill

discoverifyoutalktomysupervisors,myabilitytoworkeffectivelyis

muchmorereflectiveofmyfuturepotentialthanismyGPA.

ansdoyouhaveforcontinuedstudy?Anadvanced

degree?

Sampleexcellentrespon:Iplantocontinuemyeducationforthe

echnology-relatedfield,keepinguptodate

uing

educationcanincludeon-the-jobtraining,courssponsoredbythe

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employer,

tobenotonlyacareeremployeebutacareerstudentsothatIcanbe

nsure,however,

thatanyeducationIpursuenotonlydoesn'tinterferewithmyjoborthe

company'spolicies,butwillenhancemyvalueasanemployee.

youcanmakeaproductivecontributiontothecompany,

whatdegreeoftrainingdoyoufeelyouwillrequire?

Sampleexcellentrespon:Mybackgroundhasbeenfocudon

preparingmeforthefinancialconsultingindustry,soIcanbeproductive

dyhaveobtainedtheeducationalcredentialsandskills

interningforamester,Iamwellawareofthesharedbeliefsofthe

dyhaveaverygoodworking

fidentofmy

abilitytogetuptospeedquicklyinanyassignmentwithwhichI'mnot

familiar.

bethecharacteristicsofasuccessfulmanager.

Sampleexcellentrespon:Asuccessfulmanagershouldhavethe

visionandcapabilitiestoformulatestrategiestoreachhisorher

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additiontorvingasapositiverolemodelforco-workers,successful

managersmustalsobecapableofinspiringotherstorecognize,develop,

andapplytheirtalentstotheirutmostpotentialtoreachacommongoal.

ThearethetraitsIhopetodemonstratewhenI'mamanager.

youdecidetoekapositioninthisfield?

Sampleexcellentrespon:IwanttoworkinthemarketingandPR

industrybecaueversinceItookmyfirstmarketingcourincollege,I

havefeltverypassionatetowardtheindustryandcannotimaginemylf

doinganythingel.

whatyouknowaboutourcompany.

Sampleexcellentrespon:You'relargeandrespectedworldwide.

You'elast60to70years

you'ewingyourWebsite,

I'vefamiliarizedmylfwithmanyofyourcorporategoalsandobjectives.

[Submittedby"Judy"]

youdecidetoekapositioninthiscompany?

Sampleexcellentrespon:Iamconvincedthattherewouldbeno

thetopconsultingfirmin

videyouremployeeswiththetoolstheyneed

tostaycompetitiveandsharpentheirskillswhileworkinginanopen,

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oawarethatyouprovideamentorfor

allnewemployees,andIwouldembraceanyopportunitytoworkwitha

mentorandeventuallybecomeonemylf.

aveageographicpreference?

Sampleexcellentrespon:AlthoughIwouldprefertostayinthe

Mid-Atlanticarea,Iwouldnotruleoutotherpossibilities.

outhinkyoumightliketoliveinthecommunityin

whichourcompanyislocated?

Sampleexcellentrespon:Justafewweeksago,Ihadthe

opportunitytospendveraldaysinyourcommunity,andIfellinlove

hefactthatyouhaveathrivingriverfront.I'mimpresd

withthemanyculturalopportunitieshere--opera,theater,art,and

independentfilms.I'vealsoalreadybecomeafanoftheSaintsandthe

onductedsignificantInternet

rearchonthiscity,soIamquitecomfortablewithyourlocation.

tbeaproblemforyoutorelocate?

Sampleexcellentrespon:I'mopentoopportunitieswithinthe

company;ifthoopportunitiesinvolverelocation,Iwouldcertainly

considerit.

extentwouldyoubewillingtotravelforthejob?

Sampleexcellentrespon:Iammorethanwillingtotravel.I

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understandtheimportanceofgoingaboveandbeyondthecallofduty

tosatisfycustomerrequestsissometimesrequiredandthatMerrill

Lynch'scustomerfocusbeliefmeansthattravelixpectedinsome

lingtomakethiscommitmenttodowhateverit

takestodevelopthatlong-termrelationshipwithasmallbusinessor

lythroughthisrelationshipthatloyaltycanbemaintained

andfinancialgainsandgrowthcanoccurforboththeclientandMerrill

understandingfromotherfinancialconsultantsthatIhave

interviewedatMerrillLynchthatthisoccursmaybeoneortwotimesa

month.

smoreimportanttoyou,thejobitlforyoursalary?

Sampleexcellentrespon:Asalarycommensuratewithmy

experienceandskillsisimportant,butit'sonlyonepieceofthepackage.

Manyotherelementsgointomakingupacompensationpackage,but

moreimportantly,it'scriticaltometoenjoywhatI'mdoing,fitintothe

corporatecult

velofcompensationwouldittaketomakeyouhappy?

Sampleexcellentrespon:Iamnotdependingonmoneytomake

kesmehappyishavingasatisfyingjobthatprovides

challengeandnewsituationsdaily.

aboutthesalaryrangeyou'reeking.

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Sampleexcellentrespon:IamsurethatIamthecandidateyou

eelthesame,theI'msureyourofferwillbefair

andcommensuratewiththevalueIcanbringthecompany.

beasituationinwhichyouwereabletoupersuasionto

successfullyconvincesomeonetoethingsyourway?

Sampleexcellentrespon:Recentlymycompanyaskedforbidson

paniescamein

veryclowiththeirbids,andmostofmydepartmentwantedtogowith

lookedovertheproposals,

,Italkedindividually

witheachmemberofourstaffandwasabletochangetheirmindsand

getthebestproductthatwouldsavemoneyandprovidethehighest

quality.

beaninstancewhenyouhadtothinkonyourfeetto

extricateyourlffromadifficultsituation.

Sampleexcellentrespon:WhenIwasaresidentassistantatmy

college,astudentIdidnotknowaskedmeifhecouldumyphoneto

ghIdidnotknowthestudent,Iallowedhim

thephoneandinthecourofhisconversation,

hestatedthathehadjustcomefromafraternitypartyandwashigh

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terhisconversation,Ihadtoenforcethe

meveryhostiletowards

in

therialnumberson

hiskeys,sowhenthesituationgottothepointwhereIfeltunsafe,I

preformedmyjobwithoutjeopardizing

myorhisphysicalwelfare.

aspecificexampleofatimewhenyouudgood

judgmentandlogicinsolvingaproblem.

Sampleexcellentrespon:Ihadaclientcomeintothebankwhere

Iworkedandrequesta$5,000personalloanto"payoffsomebills."In

thecustomaryreviewprocess,Ideterminedthatwhatwasreallyneeded

wasa$25,thangivingthecustomer

a"quick-fix"totheproblem,Ilogicallysolvedtheprobleminawaythat

wasinthebestinterestofboththebankandtheclient.

idingexamples,convincemethatyoucanadapttoa

widevarietyofpeople,situationsandenvironments.

Sampleexcellentrespon:I'veshownmyabilitytoadaptby

mple,Ilived

dasanannyforafamous

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sponsiblefordealingwithDrugCourt

allwell

andhadnotroubleadapting.

beatimewhenyouwerefacedwithproblemsorstress

thattestedyourcopingskills.

Sampleexcellentrespon:ArrivingatthelanguageschoolIwas

attendinginCostaRicainthemiddleofthenightwithveryminimal

Spanish-languageskills,Ifoundmywaytoaverysmalltownwithno

scared,butIhandledthesituationverywell,stressful

situations,Iamalwaystheoneinthegrouptostaycalmandfocud.

Myfriends,family,andprofessorshavealwayssaidthatIamanoasisof

calminastorm.

exampleofatimeinwhichyouhadtoberelatively

quickincomingtoadecision.

Sampleexcellentrespon:ThishappensoftenintheITindustry,

diedattheworstpossibletime--duringexams--astheyalwaymto

do,zedthelogs

andsystemstatus,andusingmypreviouxperience,Imadesomequick

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decisionsthatrectifiedproblemandgottheequipmentbackuponly

minuteslater.

beatimewhenyouhadtouyourwritten

communicationskillstogetanimportantpointacross.

Sampleexcellentrespon:AsanAdministrativeCoordinator,Ihad

suchalargestudentstaffallworking

differentshiftsandhavingvaryingclassschedulesmeantthatmeetings

dtocommunicate

witheveryoneaboutimportantpoliciesandinformationoften,soIcame

upwiththeideaofdesigningaWebpageformystaffwithwritten

skAssistantwasrequiredtochecktheWeb

pagedailyatthebeginningofhis/entemail

communicationsbyadistributionlistthatallowedeachDeskAssistantto

situationthatstandsoutinmy

mindisalast-minutesummercampthatdecidedtocomeinadayearly

withonlyoneday'staffscheduledtocheckinthe

danupdatetotheWebpageand

fourhours,Ihadthefollowingdaycompletely

staffedanddeskassistantstheretoorganizeroomkeysforthecampers

thatnight.

aspecificoccasioninwhichyouconformedtoapolicy

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withwhichyoudidnotagree.

Sampleexcellentrespon:WhenIworkedatHomeDepotasan

assistantmanager,Iwasalwayslookingforwaytoboostmyemployees'

ingtrucksisaveryroutineandphysicaljobandcan

becomeveryboringandexhausting,sotoimprovetheunloaders'

attitudetowardtheirdutiesandmakethebestofthesituation,Iputa

ed;however,thedistrictmanagerdid

notapproveoftheradiointheworkplaceeventhoughitdidnot

iowasalso

tagree

withmyDMsdecisiontoremovetheradio;however,Iunderstoodhis

pointofviewonceheexplainedittomeandpromptlycompliedtohis

loyeeswerenothappythattheirradiowasgone,soI

foundanalternativemethodofrewardandmoraleboostingby

implementingaprograminwhichweprovidedlunchfortheunloaders

fromanyrestaurantoftheirchoiceiftheyunloadedthetrucksfaster

ogramsucceededbyincreasingtheirunloadingtime

from21/2hourstoonly11/2,asavingsinpayrollof8percentofsales

forthatshift.

anexampleofanimportantgoalwhichyouhadtin

thepastandtellmeaboutyoursuccessinreachingit.

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Sampleexcellentrespon:Asaniorinhighschool,mygoalwas

snowhereneartheplayer

thatsummerI

workedonmygolfgametothepointwhereIwonalmostevery

everyhourIhadduringthedaytomake

uallywalkedonmyfreshmen

yearandwaxemptedfromqualifyingbecauIplayedsowellinmy

firstouting.

bethemostsignificantorcreativeprentationthatyou

havehadtocomplete.

Sampleexcellentrespon:ThemostsignificantprentationIhave

prentingrearchIhadcompletedondigitalanalysisofmammograms

andhadtoprenttoapanelofmorethan100judgeswhowereatthe

edontherearch,whichcouldllitlf,and

oververywell,andIreceivedmany

moreinvitationstoprenttherearch,includingonnationaltelevision.

aboutatimewhenyouhadtogoaboveandbeyondthe

callofdutyinordertogetajobdone.

Sampleexcellentrespon:AlthoughIhadalreadypunchedout,I

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merwasvery

eaguewasnew,

utandexplainedthingstothecustomer.

Althoughhewasveryangryatfirst,Ijustlistenedtohimandtoldhim

thatwetrytobringourbestouttoeachcustomerwhowalksintoour

one-hourdiscussion,heleftwithahappyfaceandwas

satisfied.[Submittedby"Fizah."]

anexampleofatimewhenyouwereableto

successfullycommunicatewithanotherpersonevenwhenthat

individualmaynothavepersonallylikedyou(orviceversa).

Sampleexcellentrespon:Duringmytimeinthetheater,Ihadone

r,becauof

mytrackrecord,shewouldassignmeasstagedirectorand/orassistant

uallyinvolvedintheday-to-dayoperationsoftheplay

edthe

operationfortheplaybydirectingscenesthebestwayIcouldandthen

idnotlikethewayascene

worked,ill

couldnotcompromi,Iwouldfollowherdirectionstothebestofmy

tandingthatpeopledon'tusuallyhavemalicious

intentionsiskey,andunderstandingthatyouwillneverbeableto

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convincesomepeoplethatyourwayisrightisthebestwaytoavoid

conflictandstillgetthejobdone.

mesit'asytogetin"overyourhead."Describea

situationwhereyouhadtorequesthelporassistanceonaprojector

assignment.

Sampleexcellentrespon:It'simpossibletoknoweverythinginthe

ITfieldbecauofrapidlychangingtechnology,sorecentlywhenwe

werehavingtroubleswithourcircuitemulationoverourATMnetwork,I

hadtocallinsomeengineersfromNorthCarolinatocomehelpmeout.

Thenicethingaboutaskingforhelpisthatwhenyougettheassistance,

youcanlearnfromwhatyouaretoldandapplyittofuturesituations.

exampleofhowyouappliedknowledgefromprevious

courworktoaprojectinanotherclass.

Sampleexcellentrespon:LastmesterIwastakinga

hemicroeconomics

projectsdealtwithshowingtherelationshipbetweentheprobability

thatcustomerswouldstopbuyingaproductifthepricewasraida

hwhatIlearnedinstatisticsIcouldfindthe

medianwherethepricewasthehighestandstillkeptmostofthe

customershappy.

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beasituationwhereothersyouwereworkingwithona

dyoudo?

Sampleexcellentrespon:Iwasonaprojectteaminabusiness

classinmyfreshmanyearincollege,Thegroupbrainstormedideasfor

thevideowewereassignedtoproduce,andeveryonebutmewas

stedinsteadanidea

thatwouldbemoredifficultbutwouldbesomethingdifferentthatno

ycommunicationsskillsto

theproject,we

reallylearnedwhatteamworkwasallabout,becameacloteam,and

team

memberndedupfeelingveryproudofthevideo,andtheythanked

mefortheidea--forwhichweearnedanA.

beasituationinwhichyoufoundthatyourresultswere

notuptoyourprofessor'sorsupervisor'ppened?

Whatactiondidyoutake?

Sampleexcellentrespon:RecentlyIwasaskedtoputtogethera

erstandingmyboss,

rentedittohimdays

later,hewasuptwiththequalitysinceithadtobeprentedtoourVP.

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Iexplainedmymisunderstanding,apologized,reworkedthepaper,and

haditbacktohimwithenoughtimeforhimtoreviewitbeforehe

prenteditsuccessfullyatthemeeting.

atimewhenyouworkedwithacolleaguewhowasnot

,ifanyone,didyoutellor

talktoaboutit?Didthemanagertakeanystepstocorrectyour

colleague?Didyouagreeordisagreewiththemanager'sactions?

Sampleexcellentrespon:Duringagroupprojectincollege,we

jectwasto

compareandcontrastfourcompaniesinasingleindustry,sohiswork

tdiscusdthesituationandaskedforthebare-bones

resultweasagroupwenttotheprofessorandtoldheroursituation--

notexpectingorrequestingaction--justinformingherthesituationwe

asagroupsplitupthenon-contributor's

work,etwoin

whichweanalyzedtheinformationandreportedhoweachofour

companiesfaredcomparedtotheothers,wedidnotgetapaperfrom

ult,wetoldtheteacherthatwehadourwork

done,andwerewillingtodotheextrapaperbutthatwewouldrather

spendtimepolishingourownwork,eed

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andsaidtofocusonthethreecompanieswehadcompiledthemostinfo

erscameoutvery

well,butwereunderstandablyweakwhencomparingthefourth

fessorunderstood,andwereceivedthegradeswe

eadwithourteamworkandthewaywehandledthe

situation.

beasituationinwhichyouhadtoarriveatacompromi

orguideotherstoacompromi.

Sampleexcellentrespon:Myfirstmesterincollege,Iwasa

oductorygovernmentclassprofessorhad

greedoneverything,andmany

classwerefilledwithcriticizingeachothers'r,onone

testIansweredaquestionwiththeviewIbelievein,andshemarkedit

edherhowanopinioncanbewrong,andshesaid

edoutthat

agreed,andIalsoagreednotbesocombativeinanswersontests.

Compromiisthekeytoproblemresolution.

epsdoyoufollowtostudyaproblembeforemakinga

decision.

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Sampleexcellentrespon:Followingstandardmodelsfor

ethe

stepsandhowtheyhelpedmesolveaproblemwithagroupproject:

projectinanintroductorymanagementclasstheassignmentwasto

reportonthecorporatestructureandfinancialsituationofacoupleof

isiontobemadewaswhatcompaniestoprofileand

howtoprenttheinformation.

oupmemberswanted

toreportonautomakers,whileotherswantedtodoelectronicsfirms.

Wegatheredinformationonbothtypesofcompany.

listsofcompaniesinboth

categories.

dedthata

reportaboutcarcompaniescouldhaveapositiveoutcome,butone

aboutelectronicsfirmsmightbemorefuturisticwithhigh-techproducts

suchasHDTV,videogameconsoles,andDVDplayers.

hatthis

wasagroupproject,wehadtoconsiderthefeelingsofallgroup

members.

,allgroup

membersweighedinontheirvaluesandpriorities.

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epossiblealternatives,dedthat

we'ddoelectronicscompaniesbecauwecouldbringinproductsfrom

eachcompanyandshowwhatliesahead.

yourlftoyourchondecisionanddisregardthe

madeour

decision,wefocudallourworkonelectronicsforms.

up

membersgotinterestedinhowthecompaniesweredoing.

yourdecision

pleadwithourprogressanddidn'tfeelaneedto

nAontheproject.

ometimesidentifyasmallproblemandfixitbeforeit

example(s)ofhowyouhavedone

this.

Sampleexcellent&respon:WhenIworkedinalargeretailstore,

thestandardprocedurewastoleaveaproductontheshelfuntilitran

out,acticeobviouslywastedalotof

onlydidIhavetoputtheheavythingontheshelves,buttheywere

mehowACunitsranoutonadayin

whichIcouldnotrestockthem,theywouldnotbeavailableto

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ultIstartedmakingalistofproducts(includingthe

ACunits)

result,thepeopleondutyalwayshadajobtodo,solaborhourswere

notwasted,andtheshelveswerealwaysstockedfullofproduct.

ervisoryorgroupleaderrole,haveyoueverhadto

disciplineorcounlanemployeeorgroupmember?Whatwasthe

natureofthediscipline?Whatstepsdidyoutake?Howdidthatmake

youfeel?Howdidyouprepareyourlf?

Sampleexcellentrespon:Aspresidentofacommunity-rvice

organization,Iwasfacedwithaboardmembernotcarryingouthis

ltedwithhim

edthathe

reallycouldn'tdevotethetimethatittooktocarryoutcertainprojects,

andheendedupresigninghisposition,buthealsostatedhewouldhelp

mefeelas

thoughwehadcometotheconclusiontogether,ratherthanhim

thinkingIwascriticizinghisperformance,

planofactionandcarrieditoutsuccessfully.

atimefr塞尔维亚足球队 omyourworkexperiencewhenyourmanageror

sthenatureof

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theproblem?Howdidyouhandlethatsituation?Howdidthatmakeyou

feel?

Sampleexcellentrespon:MysupervisorwasabntoncewhenI

alassaulttookplaceatthegame.

supervisortoturnto,Iimmediately

calledthepolice,

madeaneffectivedecision.

atimewhenyouwereassignedwhatyouconsideredto

ically,whatstepsdidyoutaketopreparefor

andfinishtheproject?Wereyouhappywiththeoutcome?Whatone

stepwouldyouhavedonedifferentlyifgiventhechance?

Sampleexcellentrespon:Ihadtogiveamarketingprentation

jectwasabout

assignedtoreportonkeymanagement

personnel(CEO,ChairmanoftheBoard,President,keyVPs),divisions

andsubsidiaries,majorproducts/brands/rvices,keyfinancialsforthe

mostrecentyear(salesrevenue,expens,totalincome,netincome,

salesgrowthorlossforthelastyear),marketshare,keycompetitors,

missionstatement,productpositioning,andnumberofemployees.

AmongthestepsItookwerevisitingthecompany'sMiamibranchto

alot

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penttime

ultIwascalm

whilegivingtheprentationandreceivedan"A"

oneadditionalstepIperhapswishI'dtakenwouldhavebeentotalkto

someconsumersandstoreownersabouttheproduct.

sthemostcomplexassignmentyouhavehad?What

wasyourrole?

Sampleexcellentrespon:Myniorrearchwasmymost

twomesterstocompleteandwasmade

makemanycriticaldecisionsalongthe

he

verysuccessfulandhappywithmyfinalproduct.

yourtransitionfromhighschooltocollege?Didyou

faceanyparticularproblems?

Sampleexcellentrespon:Thetransitionwassomewhat

challengingformebecauItraveledagreatdistancetoattendcollege.

Tohelpmylfadapt,IgotinvolvedwithasmanyorganizationsasIcould.

y

interpersonalandcommunicationskillstothebestofmyabilitytomake

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alotoffriends,andcollegebecameoneofthebestexperiencesofmy

lifedespiteabeginningthatemedabitoverwhelming.

somesituationsinwhichyouhavehadtoadjustquickly

stheimpactofthe

changeonyou?

Sampleexcellentrespon:ThebankinwhichIworkedinstituteda

icationwastobe

takenfromtheclientandntofftobeapproved/declined,procesd,

prepared,

theprocesswasstreamlined,italsotookawayvaluableface-to-face

mployeedidnothave

anypriorlendingexperience,heorshecouldn'tanswersimpleloan

appreciatedthenewlycreatedtimeon

myschedule,just

quicklytothenewprocedureanddidmybesttohelpthoaroundme

bysharingmyknowledge.

eandcontrastthetimeswhenyoudidworkwhichwas

abovethestandardwithtimesyourworkwasbelowthestandard.

Sampleexcellentrespon:Iwasinvolvedintwogroupprojectsina

irst,wehadtodecideonarearchexperiment

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upIwasinwasnotvery

motivated,andthememberswantedtodoasimplisticcomparisonon

hatprojectwasbelo男性肛瘘早期图片 wthe

condproject,Ipropodastudyin

whichwecomparedhowpeopleofdifferentagerangesvaluedmoney.I

knewtheprojectwouldgooverwellwiththeteacherandwouldnotbe

dtheideainawaythatsoundedfun.

Insteadofcollectingdatainsomeplaceboring,Isuggestedwecouldgo

upagreedandworkedrelativelywellontheproject.

Discussionisthekeytomediation,andthekeytomyachievingacond

projectthatIfeltwasabovethestandard.

besometimeswhenyouwerenotverysatisfiedor

dyoudoaboutit?

Sampleexcellentrespon:Ifailedmyfirstbusinesscalculustest,

'tgoingtoletthisincidenttthe

omycounlorandarranged

rhelpedmeoutincredibly.

Mygradessoonimproved,andIwentontoredeemmylffrommyone

slip-uponthefirsttest.

eyourstandardsofsuccessinschool?Whathaveyou

donetomeetthestandards?

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Sampleexcellentrespon:Idon'tbelieveintryingtogetbywith

theleastpossibleeffort,andIamalwayswillingtoaskquestionstolearn

man-resources

managementclass,forexample,wewereassignedapaperon"Why

corporatecultureisapracticalwaytoincreaincomeandproductivity."

AlloftheliteratureonthesubjectwaswritteninthelanguageofPhDs.I

askedsomeotherstudentswhattheyweredoing,andtheysaidjust

writingtheiropinionsandnotdoinganyrearchtobackuptheclaims.I

kedclolywithmyprofessor,who

"translated"theacademicliteratureforme,andovertimeIunderstood

gwiththeprofessor'sguidance,Iturned

questionsisonethingIamnotafraidtodo

andrealizethatwithoutthemIwillbeturninginworkthatisnotas

beneficialasitcouldbe.

eyoudifferedfromyourprofessorsinevaluatingyour

performance?Howdidyouhandlethesituation?

Sampleexcellentrespon:AfterIwroteapaperforanEnglishclass,

myprofessortoldmethatIwasnotdoingthepaperintheproperformat

ohimandaskedifhewouldhelpme

elp

me,andIendedupdoingwellinthecour.

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amplesofyourexperiencesatschoolorinajobthat

amplesofyourexperiencesthatwere

dissatisfying.

Sampleexcellentrespon:Iturnedadissatisfyingexperienceintoa

satisfyingonewhenIwasonthecross-countryteamincollegeandhad

lyamonthleftin

theason,ery

daytobuildupmystamina,andinthatlastraceIachievedmygoaltime

of25minutes,whichwasaverysatisfyingexperience.

ndofsupervisordoyouworkbestfor?Provide

examples.

Sampleexcellentrespon:Iliketoworkforasupervisorwho

allowsmetheautonomytoperformmyjobtothebestofmyabilities.I

alsolikeconstructivecriticismandfeedbacksoIcanimprovemylfand

dme

asanadministrativecoordinatorbecauofmyadministrativeand

thatIhadmanynewideasandallowedme

,Ikepthim

ved

communicationsinthedepartmentbyimplementingadepartmental

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treamlinedthecheck-inprocessbypreparingthe

vedstaff

moralebyimplementingadesk-assistant-of-the-month,whichledto

venthe

RecognizingOutstandingStudentEmployeesAwardformyeffortsand

dnotonlymyboss'sconfidenceandsupportbuthis

respectaswell.

besomeprojectsorideas(notnecessarilyyourown)that

wereimplemented,orcarriedoutsuccessfullyprimarilybecauofyour

efforts.

Sampleexcellentrespon:Ihadbeenrecentlygiventhedutyof

beingtheheadswimteamcoachfortheYMCAIwamployedwith.A

swimmeetwasjustaroundthecorner,butonlyfiveswimmershad

enrolledfortheprogram,noneofwhomhadeverbeenapartofan

gwouldbecutfortheteamifmoreinterest

idedthatIwouldtakeactionand

ydidIhavetorunthepractices

andcorrectanytechnicalmistakestheswimmersweremaking,butIhad

tomeetwiththeparentsandthechildrenparatelyandorganizeaway

tohelppayfort-shirts,swimsuits,goggles,hird

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weekoftheprogram,Ihadgained15moreswimmersandeverysingle

emeetcame,I

organizedtheevents,orderedribbons,

endofthemeet,myteamhadcomeinfirstplaceamongfourother

entsweredelighted,andtheprofitsfromtheswimteam

hadskyrocketedtotheapprovaloftheboardofdirectors.

beasituationthatrequiredanumberofthingstobedone

youhandleit?Whatwastheresult?

Sampleexcellentrespon:Inmycurrentjob,Ihavetohandle

multipleresponsibilitiesindevelopingnewprojects,maintainingexisting

ones,ateacertainamount

yclientscaneveryclearlythat

projectsareprogressing,andIhavemoresatisfactioninaccomplishing

multipletasksunderpressure.

ufoundanywaystomakeschoolorajobeasierormore

rewardingortomakeyourlfmoreeffective?

Sampleexcellentrespon:Ifindthattakingaproactivemindtto

recognizingandsolvingproblemsbeforetheyhappenmakeanyjob

nlysavestimeandeffortbutgivesmeanof

stratedmy

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kkeeper,Iwas

ewaskeptoutsideoftheofficein

frontofthecashregisters,whereanyonecouldgetinsideofitifIor

anotherofficeassociatehaditopentodropadepositorgetmoneyin

ghwe

couldnotmovethesafetotheinsideoftheofficewhereitwasmore

cure,Iorderedatimelockcompartmentandhaditinstalled,andthe

safecouldbeopenedonlyataspecifictimewhenthestoreclodeach

neycouldbedroppedthroughaslotinthecompartment

operatingcashonhandsinceweneededsomeexcessmoneytoperform

thafterIleftthatstoretoattendcollege,I

eofmyeffortsandforesight,the

ioussupervisor

thankedmeformyefforts,whichgavemeagreatfeeling,andIcarried

thisproactivemindttomyotherjobsthereafter.

oudetermineprioritiesinschedulingyourtime?Give

examples.

Sampleexcellentrespon:Itookatime-managementcourin

whichIlearnedtoprioritizealltasksonA,B,stryto

yworkingsituation,co-workershavealways

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thesocial

atmosphereoftheoffice,butImakeitapointnottowastemuchtime

onchitchatwithcolleagues.I'vealsolearnedthattheaverageoffice

tapointnot

todealwithmye-mailmorethanonceortwiceaday,andIfiltermy

messagesintofolderssoIcanprioritizethewayIdealwiththem.

atimewhenyouractivelisteningskillsreallypaidofffor

you--maybeatimewhenotherpeoplemisdthekeyideabeing

expresd.

Sampleexcellentrespon:WhenIprentedmyniorrearchin

college,Iwasquestionedbythemembersofmymajordepartmentasa

"panel."Mygradewasdeterminedlargelyonmyabilitytoanswerthe

questionffectivelyandsmoothly,whichdependedverymuchonmy

enother

studentsslipupwhentheymisunderstoodwhatthepanelwasasking

becautheydidn'ededinlisteningwelland

didwellonmyprentation.

sbeenyourexperienceingivingprentations?What

hasbeenyourmostsuccessfulexperienceinspeechmaking?

Sampleexcellentrespon:Ihavegrowntobeaconfidentprenter.

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MymostsuccessfulprentationtookplaceatmyuniversitywhenIwas

responsibleforprentingaleadership-developmentprogramforaclass

ntofmyprogramwastoteacheachRA

his/herleadershipstyle,sohe/sheknewhowtointeractonhis/herfloor

tsignificantaspectofthisprogramisthatit

studentfilledoutageneralquestionnairethataskedaboutpreferences.

Eachpersonaccordingtohis/herresponswereassignedtoagroup

oup

achgroupreadeachbook,Ithenexplained

lhadhandledthetask

udentsuccessfullyunderstoodhowtheyapproached

y

didIengagetheaudienceinwhatwasbeingprented,Ihavesinceen

onlydidtheyenjoyit,theylearnedsomethingaboutthemlvesthat

wouldhelp溜肉段做法 themhelptheirresidents.

themostdifficultcustomerrviceexperiencethatyou

specificandtellwhatyoudidandwhatwastheoutcome.

Sampleexcellentrespon:Iwasmakingbusinessphonecalls

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behindthemembershipofficeattheYMCAwhenanangrymancameup

nyellingatthemembership

workersandcomplainingabouttheswimmingprogram,sayingthatit

erworkerswereflustered,andeventhough

membershiprviceswerenotmydepartment,Icalmlyaskedtheman

hissonhadbeeninswimminglessonsforfour

dofinstantlygivinghimthe

refund,Iofferedtopersonallygivehissonprivateswimlessonsfora

week,explainingtohimthatsometimeschildrenreactdifferentlytoeach

instructor'llyagreedtoacceptwithoutthe

weekofprivatelessons,hissonwasnolongerafraidof

ndofthe

lessons,notonlydidhesignhischildupforanotherpaidssionof

privatelessons,butheboughtafamilymembershipandapologizedto

meforhisbehaviortheweekbefore.

exampleofwhenyouhadtoworkwithsomeonewho

thispersondifficult?Howdid

youhandlethatperson?

Sampleexcellentrespon:AsaResidentAdvisor,IhadanotherRA

whooftensoughtmeasapersontoconfidehercomplaintstoand

sharedquiteabitofinformationaboutactivitiesshe'dengagedinthat

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ghIdidnotmindbeingaresourceforthis

person,IknewthatIcouldnotcompromimyintegrityorherresidents'

ghshebecameveryoutragedandangrywithme,Italked

toheraboutthesituationandandtoldherthatIwouldhavetotellmy

ntuallyunderstoodmyresponsibilityandwhyIhadto

wthatwhatshehaddonewas

againsttherules,butneverrealizedbeforeItalkedtoherthatshehad

jeopardizedherresidents'safety.

beasituationwhereyoufoundyourlfdealingwith

someonewhodidn'youhandleit?

Sampleexcellentrespon:WhenIfirstbeganworkingattheYMCA,

rwomanreally"knew

theropes"irstgotthereshebarelyacknowledged

myprence,andthrou夸夸我自己作文 ghwordofmouthIdiscoveredthatshethought

thatIwastooyoungtosuccessfullyfulfillmydutiesbecauIwasso

jobandtookevery

erydiligentworkerand

behavedinahighlyprofessionalmanneratalltimes,learningquicklythe

bouttwoweeksofthesilenttreatment

fromher,shecameuptomeandtoldmehowimpresdshewaswith

dmethatIhaddoneanexcellentjobandwasthefastest

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logizedtomeforignoringme

andtookmeunderherwingandsharedwhatsheknewwithme.

aspecificexampleofsomethingyoudidthathelped

buildenthusiasminothers.

Sampleexcellentrespon:WhenIwascoachingmyswimteamat

theirfirstswimmeet,theswimmersonmyteamwereintimidatedby

theotherteambecautheywerebiggerandobviouslymore

erteammemberslookedlikeprosintheirmatching

swimsuits,unlikemyswimmers'ragedthem

andtoldthemthattheyhadpracticedforsolongandsohardthatthey

hemthatit

didn'tmatterwhetherwehadmatchingswimsuitsornotandthatI

reso

eeredeachotheron,and

notonlydideverychildbreakhisorherownrecord,butmyteamwon

firstplaceinthemeetamongfourotherteamsthathadbeentogether

foramuchlongertime.

aboutadifficultsituationwhenitwasdesirableforyou

dyoudo?

Sampleexcellentrespon:Whiledirectingaplay,Iwasfacedwith

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swerenotcomingtogether;theperformers

werefightingandnotworkinghard;thetechnicalaspectsoftheplay

werefarfromcomplete,e"stage

manager,"whichmeansthatItellpeoplewhentogoonstageandtell

anized

everythingandtoldpeopletodospecificjobsandaskedtheminafirm

begantohavefun,andtheproductionwent

onextremelywell(allperformancessoldout).Theplaywasregardedas

oneofthesmoothestshowstohavebeenproducedbythegroup.

anexampleofatimeyouhadtomakeanimportant

youmakethedecision?Howdoesitaffectyoutoday?

Sampleexcellentrespon:Mysophomoreyearwasabouttobegin

notwasteanymorecredits

omepersonalityandcareer

asssmentstogetabetterhandleonmyinterests,skills,andvalues.I

talkedtofacultyinveraldepartmentstodecidewhichfaculty

edthecourofferingsto

edon

communicationsstudiesandfeelitisthebestdecisionIevercouldhave

made.

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anexampleofatimeyouhadtopersuadeotherpeople

usuccessful?

Sampleexcellentrespon:Iwastheleaderofmymacroeconomics

er,Ihadtodelegatepartsoftheassignmentto

ydidIdoawrittenpartforeachpaper,

butIgatheredallofthepropsweneededforouroralprentation,andI

sotakingfourotherclass

ourthpaper,Idecidedtopersuadesomeoftheother

edalotaboutdelegation

andleadershipwhenIdiscoveredthattheywerehappytohelpout.

aboutatimewhenyouhadtodealwithadifficult

youhandlethesituation?

Sampleexcellentrespon:Ihaveparticipatedinveralgroups

ly,Ihadtoworkwithagroupin

mystatisticsclassandIhadsomepersonalityclasheswithoneofthe

r,Irealizedtheimportanceofcompletingthe

tapointtoputmy

differencesasideandcompletemypart,alongwithofferingassistanceto

ult,wefinishedourassignment

withoutanyconflict.

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aboutatimeyouhadtohandlemultipleresponsibilities.

Howdidyouorganizethework长跑训练 youneededtodo?

Sampleexcellentrespon:Whileattendingcollege,Ialsoworked

ccessfulbecauIpracticedgood

pleted

eachtask,nnyhowsomethingsosimple

ultofmyto-dolists,Iwasableto

visualizemydailyprogress.

aboutatimewhenyouhadtomakeadecision,but

didn'thavealltheinformationyouneeded.

Sampleexcellentrespon:Ihadtomakeadecisionrecently

squickly

movingawayfromme,andIhadtohavealltheequipmentbackupina

theconfigurationthatIhadthemostdataon

becauIknewatleastthatIcouldbettertroubleshootitiftherewasa

sionwastherightone.

ggestionsdoyouhaveforourorganization?

Sampleexcellentrespon:Afterexaminingveralsources,

includingyourcompany'sannualreportandWebsite,aswellassomeof

yourcompetitors'sources,Iethatyouhavea漂亮的反义词是什么 strongproductlinewith

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gooddemographicgments,ticethatyour

competitormtodirectmoreoftheireffortstothebabyboom

market,andwhilethatiscertainlyalargemarketforyourproducts,I

thinkyouhaveagreatopportunitytoexpandyourtargetmarketand

increayourmarketsharebymarketingyourproductlinetotheBaby

Boomers'eensandpreteensareextremely

brandconsciousandhaveahighdiscretionaryincome--andyouareina

greatpositiontoattractthemtoyourproductandbuildaverylargecore

ofbrandloyalconsumersontopofyourexistingcustomerba.

themostsignificantcontributionyoumadetothe

companyduringapastjoborinternship?

Sampleexcellentrespon:Myorganizationwasundergoingan

opedtwodetailedaccreditation

lf-evaluationreportsthatdocumentedhowtheorganizationmet

elf-evaluationsrvedasbasisfor

accreditationsitevisitsandenabledalleligibleprogramstobe

accre乌克兰的英语 ditedinrecordtime.

thebiggestmistakeyou'vemade?

Sampleexcellentrespon:ThebiggestmistakeinmylifethatI

havemadeistakingforgrantedthesacrificesmyparentnduredforme.

IlookbackandrealizethateverythingtheydidformewassothatIcould

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nkfulnowanddoeverythingtomybestabilityto

makethemproudbecauIamsothankfulthattheyhavebeenthere

formesothatIcangivebacktosocietyandtomyjobtheopportunities

thattheyneverhad.

beasituationinwhichyouhadtoureference

sthetopic?Whatjournals

didyouread?

Sampleexcellentrespon:InmyacademiccareerIhavehadto

trecentoneIwrotewason

whetherzero-tolerancepoliciesaboutdrugsandweaponsinhigh

erthisquestion,Iwenttoveralhigh

edtheHealthDepartmentto

y,Iconductedtheremainderofmyrearchonthe

ult,Iwasabletogetperspectivefromeverygroupthis

topicwouldeffect.

aspecificexampleofatimewhenaco-workeror

yourespond?

Howhasthateventshapedthewayyoucommunicatewithothers?

Sampleexcellentrespon:Anothermanagerbecameuptwith

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tdiscussing

thesituationwithmefirst,shecriticizedmeinfrontofoneofthe

tthatshemademelookbad

infrontofmyworkers,butIremainedcalmandaskedhertostepinto

usdthe

problem,andshelearnedthatthenon-completionofthetaskswasnot

rmanagerdidnotreceivehisinstructionstellinghim

hatIlearnednottojumpto

conclusionswhendealingwithothersthatIworkandthatsometimesa

miscommunicationcanleadtoamuchlargerproblem.I'velearnedto

getthecompletefacts.

aspecificexampleofatimewhenyousoldyour

youproceed?

Whatwastheresult?

Sampleexcellentrespon:Lastsummer,Iwantedtohelporganize

rvisorknewthe

demandwouldbetherebutfearedwewouldnothaveenoughstaff.I

convincedherthatsinceIwenttothefacilitydaily,Icouldnetworkwith

undredsofchildrensignupforthe

program,andIhadreachedsomanypeoplethatwewereablefullystaff

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thecamp,aswellashaveabackupsupplyofpeoplewhowerewillingto

volunteertheirtimeandrvicestotheorganization.

bethesystemyouuforkeepingtrackofmultiple

outrackyourprogresssothatyoucanmeetdeadlines?

Howdoyoustayfocud?

Sampleexcellentrespon:Ikeepanelectronichand-heldorganizer

rackofeach

electronicorganizer

becauitisveryportableandhasanalarmtoremindmeofaboutwhat

isduesoIdon'thavetowastetimebylookingatmyorganizerevery

withtheprojectswiththeclostduedateandthehighest

hetasksandthenscheduletimesinmycalendarforme

ocudbygoingover

myorganizereachnightbeforebedsoIknowimmediatelywhatIhave

tmeshow

aboutatimewhenyoucameupwithaninnovative

solutiontoachallengeyourcompany/class/organizationwasfacing.

Whatwasthechallenge?Whatroledidothersplay?

Sampleexcellentrespon:ThetrucksatWal-Martcomeloadedby

personnelatbyadistributioncenter,eceivingafew

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trucks,Inoticedthatmyemployeeswereunloadingbrokenmerchandi

thattookalotoftimetocleanupbeforetherestofthetruckcouldbe

kenglass,paint,orwhatevermaterialitwasprevented

theemployeesfromprecedingfartherintothetruck,causingmore

edthatthemerchandiwasbroken

coupleof

daysofthissituation,productivitydecreasing,Ilearnedthattherestof

ult,Iasked

eachstoretotakepicturesofthemesssothedistributioncenterscould

skedeachonetowritedown

e

gatheredthisinformationforafour-weekperiod,wehadaprettyagood

estimateofhowmuchthecompanywaslosing,approximately$9.50per

theinformation

realizedhowmuchmoney

hisdistrictwaslosingeachmonthbecauofbrokenmerchandiinthe

trucks,hecontactedhisregionalmanager,andthetrucksafterthatwere

trictmadeourProfitandLossthenext

monthbya9percentincrea.

beaspecificproblemyousolvedforyouremployeror

youapproachtheproblem?Whatroledidothersplay?

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Whatwastheoutcome?

Sampleexcellentrespon:WhenIwasworkingasareceptionistat

anapartmentcomplex,atenantarguedthathehadturnedinhisrent

edthathehadslippeditunderthe

edtoconsultmy

managerbecauIrealizedthatmaybetheofficeneededasignthat

statedthatwedidnotacceptrentmoneythatisslippedunderthedoor.

Mybossagreed,ragainhadaproblem

withtenantswhoclaimedthey'dpaidtheirrentthatway.

beatimewhenyougotco-workersorclassmateswho

youaccomplishthis?What

wastheoutcome?

Sampleexcellentrespon:WhenIworkedforalawfirm,my

hechoiceof

workingmoreefficientlyasateam--orindividuallyinamuchmore

o-workersdidnotcareforeachother

prentedthemwiththeevidencethatwewouldfinishatleastanhour

earlierbyworkingtogether,theydecidedthatworkingtogetherwasthe

ult,wefinishedthemail-outinashortperiod

oftimeandcouldworkonothertasksthatday.

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thingsdidyoufailtodo?Whatweretherepercussions?Whatdidyou

learn?

Sampleexcellentrespon:Irecentlyfailedtomeetadeadlinein

mycommunicationscourwithaprojectIhadtodoontheInternet.I

didnotmeetthedeadlinebecauIunderestimatedtheamountoftime

ore,theassignment

ultIlostpointsonmyfinal

edtheimportanceofexaminingtasksmorecarefullysoIcan

learnedtobuildsomeflextimeintoprojectssothatifmyestimatesare

wrong,I'llstillhavetimetocompletethetasks.

beatimewhenyouputyourneedsasidetohelpa

youassisthimorher?

Whatwastheresult?

Sampleexcellentrespon:Iwasstudyingrightbeforeamajor

lasscameintotheclassroomacoupleofstudents

ghthere

wasasmallctionofmaterialthatIhadnotcompletelymastered,I

realizedthatIknewenoughaboutthatctionthatIcouldperformwell

hatthectionthattheother

studentsdidnotunderstandwasamajorportionoftheexamsincethe

edwhatIwas

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doingtoexplaintothesmallgroupabouttheMultiplierEffectofBank

tudentslearnedenough

dafew

pointsonthectionofmaterialthatIhadnotmastered,butIdidwell

enoughtogetanA,andthesatisfactionIgotfromteachingothersthe

conceptmademefeelproud.

三、面试中最常问的英文题目及应答策略

问:Tellmeaboutyourlf.

答:IwasbornandraidinDalian,dedtheUniversity

ofBeijingandreceivedmymaster'orked

for5yearsasafinancialconsultantinBeijingforvariouscompanies

includingRossiConsultants,People'sInsuranceofChinaandPepsi.I

enjoyplayingsoccerinmyfreetimeandtraveling.

答:I'vejustgraduatedfromtheUniversityofTorontowithadegree

thesummers,Iworkedasasystems

administratorforasmallcompanytohelppayformyeducation.

评语:这个问题的目的是想大概地了解你，所以无需讲太多细节

的东西。你的回答通常会帮助面试官决定下个问题问什么。除了给对

方一个整体的印象，最重要的是着重讲和工作有关的经验。工作经验

是大多数面试中最重要的环节，比学历更重要。

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问:Whattypeofpositionareyoulookingfor?

答:I'minterestedinanentrylevel(beginning)position.

答:I'mlookingforapositioninwhichIcanutilizemyexperience.

答:IwouldlikeanypositionforwhichIqualify.

评语:对于一个英语非母语的申请人，许多公司期望你能从低做

起，慢慢弥补语言方面的不足。就算你以前很成功有多年经验，也应

当有这个心理准备。

问:Areyouinterestedinafull-timeorpart-timeposition?

答:r,Iwould

alsoconsiderapart-timeposition.

评语:尽量留最大的余地争取机会。因为只要工作拿到了，以后

的事情就容易把握，主动性大多了。

问:Canyoutellmeaboutyourresponsibilitiesatyourlastjob?

答:consultedthe

customer,Icompletedacustomerinquiryformandcataloguedthe

ollaboratedwithcolleaguesto

entswerethen

prentedwithasummarizedreportontheirfinancialactivitiesthatI

formulatedonaquarterlybasis.

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评语:提到过往工作经验时，注意越详细越好。最容易犯的错误

之一是讲过去经历时太过笼统。雇主是想知道你到底做什么以及你做

得怎么样，你讲得越详细，他们就越能知道你是否在行。你可以换着

用一些不同的词汇来形容，而且尽量不要每句话都用“I”开头。记

得用过去时态。

问:Whatisyourgreateststrength?

答:ereisadeadline(atimeby

whichtheworkmustbefinished),Icanfocusonthetaskathand

(currentproject)berone

weekwhenIhadtoget6newcustomerreportsoutbyFridayat5.I

finishedallthereportsaheadoftimewithouthavingtoworkovertime.

答:trustmeandcometo

ernoon,mycolleaguewasinvolvedwitha

troublesome(difficult)customerwhofelthewasnotbeingrvedwell.I

madethecustomeracupofcoffeeandinvitedbothmycolleagueand

theclienttomydeskwherewesolvedtheproblemtogether.

答:erewasaproblematmylastjob,

mmer,theLAN

agerwasdesperateandcalledmein

(requestedmyhelp)akingalookatthe

dailybackup,IdetectedtheproblemandtheLANwasupandrunning

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(working)withinthehour.

评语:不用谦虚，充满自信地把自己最好的方面都抖出来。记得

要给一些具体的例子，举例时变化用词。

问:Whatisyourgreatestweakness?

答:Iamoverzealous(worktoohard)andbecomenervouswhenmy

co-workersarenotpullingtheirweight(doingtheirjob).However,Iam

awareofthisproblem,andbeforeIsayanythingtoanyone,Iaskmylf

whythecolleagueishavingdifficulties.

答:Itendtospendtoomuchtimemakingsurethecustomeris

r,Ibeganttingtime-limitsformylfIfInoticedthis

happening.

评语:这其实是一个很巧妙的问题，你要讲得出一个其实是优点

的缺点。比如工作太认真啦，对自己对人要求很高啦，工作很追求完

美啦，等等。在讲到缺点后要记得说你一直在致力于改善。

问:Whydoyouwanttoworkforus?

答:Afterfollowingyourfirmsprogressforthelast3years,Iam

convincedthatSmithandSonsarebecomingoneofthemarketleaders

andIwouldliketobepartoftheteam.

答:ethatI

wouldbeaconvincingsalesmanbecauItrulybelievethattheAtomizer

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isthebestproductonthemarkettoday.

评语:对这个问题你要事前做研究，通过看公司网站，其他有关

信息等。越了解公司，对你越有利。

问:Whencanyoubegin?

答:Immediately.

答:Assoonasyouwouldlikemetobegin.

评语:充分表示你想要工作！

以上只是一些最基本的面试问答。对于英语非母语的人来说，最

重要和最难的是用英语讲述大量细节，尤其是复杂的细节。然而，雇

主是很有必要知道你能否把工作范畴内的细节表达清楚，这对你是否

胜任至关重要。不要太过担心语法问题。只要用词够多，内容够细，

只要不影响理解，语法往往不是那么重要。

四、英语面试十三招

1开始面试

BASICEXPRESSIONS基本句型表达1)MayIcomein?

我可以进来吗？

2)Howareyoudoing,?

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你好，史密斯女士。

3)?

对不起，我可以见史密斯女士吗？

4)MissWu?Willyoucomeinplea?Takeaat.

吴小姐，请进，坐下吧。

5)meet

you.

我是应约来面试的，非常高兴见到你。

6)Iamcomingforaninterviewasrequired.

我是应邀来面试的。

7)Didyouhaveanydifficultyfindingourcompany?

找到我们公司困难吗？

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8)Howdoyouthinkoftheweathertoday?你认为今天的天气如

何？CONVERSATIONS会话（A=ApplicantI=Interviewer）

Dialogue1A:MayIcomein?I:Yes,plea.

A:Howareyoudoing,Madam?

comingtoyourcompanyforaninterviewasrequested.

I:Fine,,

AnneSmith,theassistantmanager.A:Nicetoeyou,.

I:Nicetomeetyou,too.A:我可以进来吗？

I:请进。

A:你好，夫人。我叫吴京，我是应邀来贵公司面试的。

I:好的，谢谢你过来。吴先生请坐，我叫安妮•史密斯，是经理

助理。

A:非常高兴见到你，史密斯女士。

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I:我也很高兴见到你。

Dialogue2A:OK,eSmith

andonmyright,mycolleague,AnnaDuncan,andonmyleft,Angela

sitdown.

I:,MissDuncan,Miss

Lamb.

A:YourEnglishisfluent.I:Thankyou.

A:Howdoyouthinkoftheweathertoday?

I:Idon’

becomesunnyassoonaspossible.

A:好了，吴先生，你可以进来了。我是安妮•史密斯，我右面

是我的同事安娜•邓肯，左边是安吉拉•兰姆。请坐吧。

I:谢谢你。下午好，史密斯女士、邓肯小姐、兰姆小姐。

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A:你的英语很流利。

I:谢谢夸奖。

A:你觉得今天的天气如何？

I:我不喜欢这样的天气，又冷还下着雨，真希望早点出太阳。

Dialogue3A:?I:It'sme.

WhatcanIdoforyou?

A:Nicetomeetyou,.I’mcominghereforan

interviewbyappointment.I:?

A:Yes,Iam.

I:Nicetomeetyou,haveanydifficultyfindingour

company?A:Notreally,Iamfamiliarwiththisarea.

A:不好意思，我可以见史密斯女士吗？

I:我就是，需要我帮忙吗？

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A:很高兴见到你,史密斯女士。我是应约来面试的。

I:你是吴先生吧？

A:是的，我是。

I:我也很高兴见到你。找我们公司困难吗？

A:没有，我对这一带很熟悉。

WORDSANDEXPRESSIONS关键词interview面试

request需要，要求asrequested应邀assistant助理的，辅助

的；助手assoonaspossible尽快colleague同事

appointment约会，约定fluent流利的，流畅的by

appointment按约定befamiliarwith熟悉NOTES注释

这是面试开始时常用到的几个场景。面试可能是一对一进行，也可能

是集体面试，一般之前都有预约。注意不同场合下的几个关键用语：

（提前预约过）“Icomehereforaninterviewbyappointment.”或者“I

amcomingtoyourcompanyforaninterviewasrequested.”。如果是集

体面试，主考官会轮流叫人，进入房间后只要自己介绍就可以了。如

果是第一次登门拜访,则需要说明你的来意和一些相关情况，比如你

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是从广告上看到的招聘启事或者是经人推荐的，一定要说清楚。句型

有：“Excume,oapplyforthevacancyadvertidinthe

vacancybeenfilled?”或者“Iwas

,yourmanager.”。

2个人信息这里所讲的个人资料是一个应征者的基本信息，虽然

是一些很简单的问题，但是正是根据这些信息，主考官可以初步断

定应试者是否符合他们的要求。

BASICEXPRESSIONS基本句型表达1)Whatisyourname，

plea？请问，你叫什么名字？

2)Canyoutellmewhatyourfullnameis,plea?

能把你的全名告诉我吗？

3)Howdoyouspellyourfullname?

你的全名怎么拼写？

4)IwasbornonJune22,1980.

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我生于1980年6月22日。

5)Youlookveryyoung．Howoldareyou?

你看上去很年轻，你多大了？

6)Iamjustovertwenty-two.

我刚过22岁。

7)Whereareyoufrom？你是哪里人？

8)Whereisyournativeplace？你的籍贯是哪里？

9)Wheredoyoulivenow?

你现在住哪里？

10)Iliveat606ZhongguancunRoad,Apt.802,Beijing.

我住在北京市中关村大街606号，802单元。

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11)Canyoutellmesomethingaboutyourfamily?

能介绍一下你的家庭情况吗？

12)Areyoumarried？你结婚了吗？

13)Howlonghaveyoubeenmarried?

你结婚多长时间了？

14)Ihavebeenmarriedfortwoyears.

我结婚两年了。

CONVERSATIONS会话（A=ApplicantI=Interviewer）

Dialogue1I:Whatisyourname,plea?A:MynameisSun

lin.

I:Howoldareyou?

A:Iamtwenty-fiveyearsold.I:MayIaskyourbirthdate?

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A:Yes,mybirthdateisSeptember22,1977.I:Wheredo

youlivenow?

A:Iliveat606ZhongguancunRoad,Apt802,Beijing.I:

Thentellmeyourbirthplace.

A:MybirthplaceisNanjing.

I:Ok,syour

domicileplacethen?A:MydomicileplaceisNanjing,too.

I:请问，你叫什么名字？

A:我叫孙林。I:你多大了？A:25岁。

I:我可以问问你的生日吗？

A:可以，我的生日是1977年9月22日。

I:你现在住哪里呢？

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A:我住北京市中关村大街606号，802单元。

I:你的出生地是？

A:我的出生地是南京。

I:好的，我知道你不是北京人。那你的原籍是哪里？

A:我的原籍也是南京。

Dialogue2I:,wouldyoumindifIaskyousome

questions,whichmaysoundimpolite?A:Ah,nevermind,plea.

I:Canyoutellmehowoldyouare?A:Iam25yearsold.

I:Areyoumarried?

A:No,Iamstillsingle.

I:Canyoutellmesomethingaboutyourfamily?

A:refourpersonsinmyfamily,myparents,my

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eldersisterandme.I:孙先生，我可以问你几个听起来可能不是很有

礼貌的问题吗？

A:啊，没关系，请问吧。

I:你能告诉我你多大了吗？

A:我25岁了。

I:你结婚了吗？

A:没有，我还是单身。

I:那你能告诉我你家里的一些情况吗？

A:好的，我家四口人，我父母，我姐姐和我。

Dialogue3I:Tellmealittlebitaboutyourlf,plea.

A:rnin1980.I

ajoredin

accounting.

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I:Wouldyoutellmesomethingaboutyourfamily?

A:Therearethreeinmyfamily,

fatherisateacherandmymotherisaworker.I:能告诉我一些你自己

的情况吗？

A:我叫孙林，住在北京。我出生于1980年。今年七月将从北

京大学毕业，我主修的专业是会计学。

I:能说说你的家庭情况吗？

A:我们家三口人，我父母和我。我父亲是一位教师，我母亲是

一名工人。

WORDSANDEXPRESSIONS关键词birthplace出生地

resident居民，居住者domicile（法律）原籍sound听起

来single单身的married结婚的NOTES注释根据这

些信息，主考官可以初步断定应试者是否符合他们的要求，比如有些

工作只适合本地人来做；有些工作需要经常出差，单身的人就有优

势。但是有些涉及个人隐私，自己不便于说的，比如主考官问你：I

aveanychildren?这时

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你最好的回答就是Whydoyouask?，这样可以使你掌握主动，使主

考官把他真正的意图说出来，比如也许他是在试探你是否能长时间留

在他们公司。

1)Canyoutellmeyourname，plea？

CanIhaveWhatis请问你能告诉我你的名字吗？请问我能知道

你的名字吗？请问你叫什么名字。

2)Howoldareyou？你多大了？

Whatisyourage？

MayIaskyourage?

3)Whatisyourbirthday?

你的出生日是？Whenisyourbirthdate?

你哪一年出生？Whenwereyouborn?你哪一年出生？

4)Whereareyoufrom？Wheredoyoucomefrom?Whatis

yourhometown?你来自哪里？你来自哪里？

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你的老家是哪里？

5)Whereisyournativeplace?

domicilepermanent你老家是哪里？

你现在住在哪里？你永久性的居住地是哪里？

3性格与爱好通过个性和爱好的问答，主考官可以初步判断面试

者的性格特点是否适合职位的需要。性格外向的人往往容易给人留

下热情活泼、思维敏捷但不深沉的印象，这类性格的人在面试时说话

的节奏要适当放慢，语言组织得当，要注意给人以博学多才、见多

识广的良好形象。性格内向的人则容易给人留下深沉有余、反应迟

缓的印象，在面试时，这类性格的人要力争积极回答，并就某一重大

观点展开论述，以弥补自己性格上的不足。

兴趣爱好有助于工作的胜任愉快，而且热爱本职，从事的专业岗

位与自己的兴趣爱好相吻合也更有利于出成果。

BASICEXPRESSIONS基本句型表达1)Whatkindofcharacter

doyouthinkyouhave?

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你认为自己是什么性格的人？

2)Areyouintrovertedorextroverted?

你内向还是外向？

3)Whatkindofpersonwouldyouliketoworkwith?

你喜欢和什么样的人一起工作呢？

4)-Howdoyougetalongwithothers?

你和别人相处得怎样？

-Igetonwellwithothers.

我和别人相处得很好。

5)Doyouhaveanyparticularstrengthsorweakness?

你有什么特别的优点和缺点吗？

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6)Whatbasicprinciplesdoyouapplytoyourlife?

你生活中的基本原则是什么？

7)Howdoyouspendyoursparetime?

你的业余时间怎么度过？

8)Whatkindofsportsdoyoulikemost?

你最喜欢什么运动？

9)Whatareyourhobbies?

你的业余爱好是什么？

10）Ihaveaninterestintraveling.我对旅游非常感兴趣。

CONVERSATIONS会话（A=ApplicantI=Interviewer）

Dialogue1I:Whatkindofcharacterdoyouthinkyouhave?

A:Generallyspeaking，lamanopen-mindedperson.I:

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Whatisyourstrongesttrait？

A:Cheerfulnessandfriendliness.

I:Howwouldyourfriendsorcolleaguesdescribeyou？

A:friendly,nsitive,caringand

determinedperson.I:Whatpersonalitydoyouadmire？

A:Iadmireapersonwhoishonest,flexibleandeasy-going.I:

Howdoyougetalongwithothers?

A:Igetonwellwithothers.

I:你认为你是什么性格的人？

A:总的来说，我是个思想很开明的人。

I:你个性上最大的特点是什么？

A:乐观和友好。

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I:你的朋友或同事怎么形容你？

A:他们说孙先生是位很友好、敏感、关心他人和有决心的人。

I:你欣赏哪种性格的人？

A:我欣赏诚实、灵活而且容易相处的人。

I:你和别人相处得怎样？A:我和别人相处得很好。Dialogue

2I:Whatkindofpersondoyouthinkyouare?

A:Well,my

strongestpersonality.I:Whatareyourstrengthsandweakness?

A:Em,asIhavesaid,

otherhand,sometimesIamtoohard-workingandIputmylfundertoo

muchpressuretomakethingsperfect.

I:Whatqualitieswouldyouexpectofpersonsworkingasa

team?

A:Toworkinateam,inmyopinion,twocharacteristicsare

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,thepersonmustbecooperativeand

aggressive.

I:Howdoyouspendyourleisuretime?

A:emyfavourite

hobbies.I:So,whatkindofsportdoyoulikemost?

A:Oh,it’,Ilikeall

kindsofsports,basketball,swimming,tis

justthereasonwhyIamsoenergeticandvigorous.

I:你觉得你自己的个性如何？

A:嗯，我觉得自己精力很充沛，做事很有热情。这是我最大的

特点了。

I:那你认为自己的最大优点和缺点是什么呢？

A:正如我刚才说过的，我工作特别勤奋认真。但是，有时为了

尽可能把事情办得完美些，我又会让自己背上太多的压力，工作太

辛苦。

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I:你认为作为团队中的一员，一个人需要具备什么样的品质？

A:依我之见，作为团队中的一员，合作精神和进取精神两者皆

不可少。

I:你业余时间都做些什么？

A:我爱玩游戏和体育运动，这是我最大的爱好。

I:那么你最喜欢什么体育运动?

A:哦，那可实在太多了，我喜欢各类体育运动，打篮球、游

泳、骑车之类的。也许这是我精力如此充沛的原因吧。

open-minded开明的，开放的easy-going容易相处的

personality个性，人格enthusiastic充满热情的leisure空闲

的，闲暇的hobby业余爱好应试者应该根据应聘职位的需求，

尽量的使用适当的词语形容自己的个性特点。例如，应试者如果应聘

秘书的职位，那么他（她）在形容自己的个性特点时应尽量选用类

似efficient（有效率的）、careful（办事仔细的）、responsible（负

责的）等词语而不应该选用purpoful（有目的的）或liberal（心胸

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宽大的）等不着边际的词语。

1)Whatkindofcharacterdoyouthinkyouare?

personalityperson你认为你自己具有什么样的性格。你认为你

自己具有什么样的个性。你认为你自己是个什么样的人。

2)Doyouhaveanyparticularstrengthsorweakness?What

areyourstrengthsandweakness?

meritsstrongpointsshortcomings你有什么特别的强项或缺点吗？

你的强项和缺点是什么？你有什么优点？

你有何长处？你有何缺点？

3)Howdoyouspendyourleisuretime?

=Whatdoyoudoforleisure?

sparefree你的休闲时间如何度过？你的空闲时间怎么打发？

你的空闲时间怎么打发？

4)

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oflikelove我对旅游感兴趣。我喜欢旅游。我喜欢旅游。我爱好旅

游。

4教育背景刚踏出校门的社会新鲜人，由于尚无实际工作经验，

面试者也无从询问“工作”本身的专业性问题，但是他可以藉由你

所读学校、所选修的课程、在课业上的表现、以及所参加的社团活动

等方面，来判断你是否具备做好这份工作的潜力与能力。回答这类

问题，正是你进行“自我推销”的大好时机，一定要好好把握。BASIC

EXPRESSIONS基本句型表达1）Whatdegreewillyoureceive?

你将拿到什么学位？

2）IwillreceiveaBachelor’sdegree.

我将获得学士学位。

3）Howaboutyouracademicrecordsatcollege?

你大学的成绩如何？

4）Ihavebeendoingquitewellatcollege.

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我在大学时学习很好。

5）Myspecializationattheuniversityisjustinlinewiththeareas

yourinstitutedealswith.

我在大学所学的专业和你们研究所所涉及的范围刚好对口。

6）Iwasoneofthetopstudentsintheclass.

我是班里最优秀的学生之一。

7）Whichcourdidyoulikebest?

你最喜欢哪门课程？

CONVERSATIONS会话（A=ApplicantI=Interviewer）

Dialogue1I:Whichschoolareyouattending?

A:IamattendingHebeiUniversityofTechnology.I:Whenwill

yougraduatefromthatuniversity?

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A:ThiscomingJuly.

I:Whatdegreewillyoureceive?

A:IwillreceiveaBachelor’sdegree.I:Whatisyourmajor?

A:MymajorisBusinessAdministration.

I:Howhaveyoubeengettingonwithyourstudiessofar？

A:ingtothe

academicrecordsIhaveachievedsofar,IamconfidentthatIwillgetmy

BachelorofBusinessAdministrationthiscomingJuly.

I:Howdoyouthinktheeducationyouarereceivedwill

contributetoyourworkinthisinstitution？

A:IhavealreadylearnedalotintheclassroomandIhopetobe

ializationatthe

e

IcanapplywhatIhavelearnedtotheworkinyourinstitute.

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I:你在哪个学校上学？

A:我在河北工业大学上学。

I:你什么时候毕业？

A:今年七月。

I:你能拿到什么学位？

A:学士学位。

I:你是什么专业的？

A:我的专业是商业管理。

I:到目前为止，你在校的学习情况如何？

A:我学得不错。根据至今我所取得的学习成绩，我敢肯定今年

7月份我一定能获得商业管理学士学位。

I:你认为你接受的教育将如何有助于本机构的工作？

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A:我在课堂上学了很多东西，我希望能把它实际运用到贵公司

的商务活动中去。我在大学所学的专业和你们研究所所涉及的范围

刚好对口。我相信我能够把我所学到的东西运用到你们研究所的工

作之中。

Dialogue2I:Whichuniversitydidyougraduatefrom?A:I

graduatedfromHebeiUniversity.

I:Whatsubjectdidyoumajorinatuniversity?A:Imajored

inEconomics.

I:Tellmeaboutthecoursofyourmajorinuniversity.

A:Itakemorethan50coursinuniversity,including

microeconomics,macroeconomics,marketingprinciples,sales

management,statistics,andsoon.

I:Howdidyougetonwithyourstudiesinuniversity?

A:eofthetopstudentsinthe

class.I:Whatsubjectdidyouminorin?

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A:Ididn’tminorinanysubjectwhenIwasinuniversity,butI

currentlystudying

financeinatrainingschool.I:你是哪个学校毕业的？

A:我毕业于河北大学。

I:你大学时主修什么专业？

A:我的专业是经济学。

I:说说你在大学时都主修了什么课程？

A:大学期间我修了50多门课程，包括微观经济学、宏观经济

学、市场原理、销售管理、统计学等。

I:你大学时成绩如何？

A:我成绩非常好，我是班里最优秀的学生之一。

I:你辅修过什么专业吗？

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A:我在大学期间没有辅修过，但参加过英语和计算机培训课程。

目前我正在一个培训学校学习财政学。

Dialogue3I:Haveyoureceivedanydegrees?

A:1996IreceivedmyBachelorofSciencedegreefrom

HebeiUniversity,andin2001IreceivedmyMBAdegreefromPeking

University.

I:Howaboutyouracademicrecordsatcollege?

A:allGPAwas9ona

10scale,whichwasthehighestinmyclass.I:That’sveryimpressive.

Whichcourdidyoulikebest?

A:othinterestinganduful,soIshoweda

greatinterestinit.

I:Canyoutellmewhyyouchangedyourmajorwhenyouwere

agraduatestudent?

A:BecauIamveryinterestedinadministrationandIdidtake