英文面试技巧之开挂法宝(一）

“What are your goals for the future？” or “Where do you see yourself in five years？”
“对未来的目标是什么？” 或“你希望自己在五年内做到什么位置？”
Don‘t discuss your goals for returning to school or having a family， they are not relevant and could knock you out of contention for the job. Rather， you want to connect your answer to the job you are applying for.
不要讨论你的目标比如回到学校或者组建家庭之类的，这些对于你获得工作毫无帮助。相反，你要把你的答案想办法关联到你所申请的工作上来。

最佳答案
* My long-term goals involve growing with a company where I can continue to learn， take on additional responsibilities， and contribute as much of value as I can.
我的长期目标包括和公司一起成长，在那里我可以继续学习，承担额外的责任，贡献，我可以尽可能多的贡献自己的价值。
* I see myself as a top performing employee in a well-established organization， like this one. I plan on enhancing my skills and continuing my involvement in (related) professional associations.
我希望自己作为一个完善的组织中表现最出色的员工，比如说，我计划在提高我的技能，并继续参与我的（相关）专业协会的活动。
* Once I gain additional experience， I would like to move on from a technical position to management.
一旦我获得额外的经验，我想转移到一个技术性的职位上去帮助管理工作。
* In the XYZ Corporation， what is a typical career path for someone with my skills and experiences？
在XYZ公司，对于像拥有我这样的技能和经验的人，最典型的职业发展路径是什么？

Q1： Tell me about yourself/ How would you describe yourself？
第一个问题一般都是这个： 谈谈你自己/你会如何形容自己？

You walk into the interview room， shake hands with your interviewer and sit down with your best interviewing smile on. Guess what their first question is？ “Tell me about yourself.” Your interviewer is not looking for a 10-minute dissertation here. Instead， offer a razor sharp sentence or two that sets the stage for further discussion and sets you apart from your competitors.
你走进面试室，和面试官握手，并坐下来展现你最迷人的微笑。猜猜他们的第一个问题是什么？“谈谈你自己吧。”你的面试官没空听你10分钟的长篇大论。相反，他会提出一两个尖锐的问题以作进一步讨论，来搭建一个能区分你和你的竞争对手的平台。

Your Unique Selling Proposition (USP)

说出你的卖点

Give them “your synopsis about you” answer， specifically your Unique Selling Proposition. Known as a personal branding or a value-added statement， the USP is a succinct， one-sentence description of who you are， your biggest strength and the major benefit that a company will derive from this strength. Here is an example of a Unique Selling Proposition： “I‘m a seasoned Retail Manager strong in developing training programs and loss prevention techniques that have resulted in revenue savings of over $2.3Million for (employer’s name) during the past 11 years.”

给面试官“关于你的故事大纲”的答案，特别是独特的卖点。想要打造你的人品牌或提升自我价值的话，USP必须是简洁的，用一句话来描述你是谁，你最大的优势和公司能从中获得的利益。下面是一个例子，一个独特的个人卖点：“我是一个经验丰富的零售经理，在过去的11年来发展了超过230万美元的收入的潜在客户。”

What a difference you‘ve made with this statement. Your interviewer is now sitting forward in her chair giving you her full attention. At this point， you might add the following sentence： “I’d like to discuss how I might be able to do something like that for you.” The ball is now back in her court and you have the beginnings of a real discussion and not an interrogation process.
你这种说法有什么区别。现在你的面试官坐在她的椅子上给予你充分的关注。此时此刻，你可以这样说：“我想我们可以讨论如何能为你做这样的事情。” 现在球被踢回到她那里，你开始有了一个真正的讨论，而不是讯问。

(实习编辑：于晓伟）