interviewing for a job in America. If English  isn't your native language, you're going to  

在美國面試工作。如果英語不是你的母語，你將會

learn some English and some important phrases  to know for interviewing and everybody is  

學習一些英語和一些面試時需要知道的重要短語，每個人都是如此。

going to learn that you can prepare for and  ace your next job interview, let's do this.

如果你想了解你可以為下一次工作面試做準備並取得好成績，我們就這樣做吧。

You're hired! Two words everybody loves  to hear. But before we hear these words  

你被錄用了!每個人都喜歡聽到這兩個詞。但在我們聽到這些話之前

comes (dun dun duuuuhn!) the  

來了（敦敦敦敦！）。

interview. Today's video is part one in a series  that's all about preparing for a job interview.

面試。今天的視頻是一個系列的第一部分，都是關於準備工作面試的。

This is part one of a five part series on  preparing for an interview. Interviewing  

這是關於準備面試的五部分系列中的第一部分。面試

for a new job can be a huge  source of stress and anxiety.  

對於一份新工作，可能是壓力和焦慮的一個巨大來源。

And if you're interviewing for a job in a  non-native language, the stress can be even  

如果你在面試時使用非母語的語言，壓力可能會更大。

higher. In this video you'll see me interview for  a job. Throughout the interview, we'll discuss  

更高。在這段視頻中，你將看到我為一份工作進行面試。在整個面試過程中，我們會討論

some of the most common interview questions and  how to answer them. You'll also learn some basic  

一些最常見的面試問題以及如何回答這些問題。你還將學習一些基本的

information to get you started on creating your  own answers to these questions. Let's begin.

資訊，讓你開始創建你自己對這些問題的答案。讓我們開始吧。

TK: Hello Ms. Smith, I'm Tom Kelley.  Thanks so much for coming in.

TK：你好，史密斯女士，我是湯姆-凱利。 非常感謝您的到來。

RS: It's my pleasure, thanks  so much for meeting with me.

RS：這是我的榮幸，非常感謝你與我見面。

TK: Of course. Did you have  any trouble finding the office?

TK：當然了。你在尋找辦公室時有什麼困難嗎？

Small Talk. Most interviews will start out  with a handshake and some small talk – this  

閒聊。大多數面試會以握手和一些小談話開始--這

may include questions about how you're doing,  your travel to the interview, the weather,  

可能包括關於你的情況、你去面試的行程、天氣的問題。

how your weekend went, and more. All you  need to do is be polite and friendly.  

你的週末過得如何，以及更多。你所需要做的就是保持禮貌和友好。

Keep your answers short. You can  also feel free to turn the question  

保持你的答案簡短。你也可以自由地把問題

back to the interviewer. For instance, if the  interviewer asks you how your weekend was,  

回給面試官。例如，如果面試官問你，你的週末過得如何。

you might respond, “It was great, we celebrated my  Mom's birthday. How was your weekend?” Small talk  

你可能會回答："很好，我們為我媽媽慶祝了生日。你的週末過得怎麼樣？"閒聊

is used to build a more comfortable environment  before the interview begins. It may seem silly,  

是用來在面試開始前建立一個更舒適的環境。這可能看起來很傻。

but you can practice small talk on your own  by asking yourself simple, easy-to-answer,  

但你可以通過問自己一些簡單的、容易回答的問題來練習自己的閒聊。

non-personal questions. You could also practice  with a friend. Here is an example of small talk:

非個人問題。你也可以和一個朋友一起練習。這裡有一個閒談的例子。

>> How are you doing?

>> 你最近怎麼樣？

>> I'm great, thank you, and you?

>> 我很好，謝謝你，而你呢？

>> How are you doing?

>> 你最近怎麼樣？

>> I'm doing really well. It's  such a nice day out there.

>> 我做得非常好。外面的天氣這麼好。

>> It is! It was perfect weather all weekend.

>> 是的!整個週末都是完美的天氣。

>> It was.

>> 是的。

>> Did you do anything  interesting over the weekend?

>> 你週末做了什麼有趣的事嗎？

>> Yes, I went to the park  with my family for a picnic.

>> 是的，我和我的家人去公園野餐。

>> That sounds nice.

>> 這聽起來不錯。

>> It was. And you?

>> 是的。你呢？

>> I worked this weekend, but I  got a lot done, so that was good.

>> 這個週末我工作了，但我做了很多事情，所以這很好。

>> It does feel good to get work done!

>> 完成工作的感覺確實很好!

You can see we haven't said much of importance,  but the conversation is friendly and open,  

你可以看到我們沒有說多少重要的話，但談話是友好和開放的。

and can make two people feel more  comfortable in each other's presence.

並能使兩個人在對方面前感到更舒適。

TK: Hello Ms. Smith, I'm Tom Kelley.  Thanks so much for coming in.

TK：你好，史密斯女士，我是湯姆-凱利。 非常感謝您的到來。

RS: It's my pleasure, thanks  so much for meeting with me.

RS：這是我的榮幸，非常感謝你與我見面。

TK: Of course. Did you have  any trouble finding the office?

TK：當然了。你在尋找辦公室時有什麼困難嗎？

RS: Nope. The directions  on the website were great.

RS：沒有。網站上的訓示很好。

TK: Good. Would you like some  coffee or water before we begin?

TK：好。在我們開始之前，你想喝點咖啡或水嗎？

RS: I'm okay, thank you.

RS：我很好，謝謝你。

TK: Alright. So, to get started, why don't  you tell me a little bit about yourself.

TK：好吧。那麼，為了開始，你為什麼不告訴我一些關於你自己的情況。

RS: Sure.

RS：當然。

Common Question: Tell me a little bit about  yourself. It's very common for interviewers  

常見的問題。告訴我一些關於你自己的情況。這對面試官來說是很常見的

to simply ask you to tell them about yourself.  That can feel overwhelming! But don't worry;  

簡單地要求你告訴他們你的情況。 這可能會讓人感到不知所措!但不要擔心。

what they really want you to focus on is  your education and work history. You can  

他們真正希望你關注的是你的教育和工作經歷。你可以

also let them know what areas you have a lot  of experience in, or what your interests are  

也讓他們知道你在哪些領域有很多經驗，或者你的興趣是什麼

when answering this question. Here are a  few different ways to begin your answer.

在回答這個問題時。這裡有幾種不同的方式來開始你的回答。

I studied at Harvard University and  graduated 2012 with a degree in business.

我在哈佛大學學習，2012年畢業，獲得了商業學位。

I've been working at Smith  Incorporated for 10 years as a manager.

我已經在史密斯公司工作了10年，擔任經理。

I have 12 years of experience in graphic design.

我有12年的平面設計經驗。

Because of my time at Verizon, I have a lot  of experience in providing customer service.

因為我在Verizon工作的時間，我有很多提供客戶服務的經驗。

If you're preparing for an interview, practice  talking about yourself and your work history.   

如果你正在準備面試，練習談論你自己和你的工作經歷。

Record yourself with a video camera if possible.   Make sure it's not too long, maybe around a  

如果可能的話，用攝影機記錄自己。確保時間不要太長，也許在一個小時左右。

minute.  Go back and listen or watch, and write  down phrases that worked well to use again.  If  

分鐘。回去聽或看，並寫下效果好的短語，以便再次使用。如果

there was anything you stumbled over or left out,  write down some possible phrases you could have  

有什麼是你忽略的或遺漏的，寫下一些可能的短語，你可以

used.  The next day, do the same exercise.  It's  important that you don't just write a paragraph  

用。第二天，做同樣的練習。重要的是，你不要只寫一個段落

and memorize it, but simply practice free-talking  with some key phrases. The more you practice  

和背誦，而只是用一些關鍵短語進行自由交談的練習。你練習得越多

before the interview, the more comfortable you'll  feel answering the questions during the interview.

在面試前，你在面試中回答問題時就會感到越發自如。

TK: So, to get started, why don't you  tell me a little bit about yourself.

TK：那麼，為了開始，你為什麼不告訴我關於你自己的一些情況。

RS: Sure. I studied at the University of Florida  and graduated in 2010 with a Masters Degree in  

我在佛羅里達大學學習，於2010年畢業，獲得佛羅里達大學的碩士學位。

Toy Design. After graduation, I was hired at  Happy Kid's Creative. I've been there for the  

玩具設計。畢業後，我受僱於快樂兒童創意公司。我在那裡工作了

past five years and am currently the Director  of Toy Production. During that time sales have  

在過去的五年裡，我一直是玩具生產部的主任。在這段時間裡，銷售額已經

grown steadily. It's been a great experience,  but I've run out of room to grow with HKC and  

穩步增長。這是一個很好的經驗，但我已經用完了與香港通訊的發展空間。

I'm looking for new opportunities. I have a lot of  experience leading teams in the creative process  

我正在尋找新的機會。我有很多在創意過程中上司團隊的經驗

and finding new markets for  the products that we create.

併為我們創造的產品尋找新的市場。

TK: That's great. Can you tell me  how you heard about this position?

TK：那很好。你能告訴我你是如何聽說這個職位的嗎？

Can you tell me how you heard about this  position? This is a common question that  

你能告訴我你是如何聽說這個職位的嗎？這是一個常見的問題，即

you'll hear in interviews. It's a chance to share  a little bit about the research that you've done  

你會在採訪中聽到。這是一個分享你所做的研究的小機會

in order to learn about the position you are  applying for. It's also a chance to share if  

以瞭解你所申請的職位的情況。這也是一個分享的機會，如果

someone from inside the company let you know about  the position. Here are some example responses:

公司內部的人讓你知道這個職位。以下是一些答覆的例子。

I heard about the position from one  of your current employees, Bob Greene.

我是從你的一個現任僱員鮑勃-格林那裡聽說這個職位的。

I heard about the position from my friend  Liz Miller, who works in Accounting.

我從我的朋友Liz Miller那裡聽說了這個職位，她在會計部門工作。

I saw this position on LinkedIn.

我在LinkedIn上看到這個職位。

I read about the position on your website.

我在你們的網站上看到了關於這個職位的資訊。

Since this is a simple question with a simple  answer, think about your answer and practice  

因為這是一個簡單的問題，有一個簡單的答案，所以要思考你的答案並進行練習

it out loud before your interview. Record  yourself and listen. Are you easy to understand?  

在面試前大聲說出來。把自己的聲音錄下來，然後聽。你是否容易理解？

Are there any words that are challenging for  you? Practice these words separately, slowly,  

是否有任何對你來說具有挑戰性的單詞？分別練習這些單詞，慢慢來。

thinking about the mouth position.  As it becomes more comfortable,  

思考嘴巴的位置。 隨著它變得更加舒適。

speed it up. You're going to want to practice  tough words 10, 20, 30 times in a row.  

加快速度。你要連續練習10次、20次、30次艱難的單詞。

Build your muscle memory, so in the interview  it will naturally be easier to pronounce.

建立你的肌肉記憶，所以在面試中，它自然會更容易發音。

TK: That's great. Can you tell me  how you heard about this position?

TK：那很好。你能告訴我你是如何聽說這個職位的嗎？

RS: Of course. A friend of mine saw the position  listed on LinkedIn and forwarded it to me,  

RS。當然了。我的一個朋友在LinkedIn上看到了這個職位，並把它轉發給了我。

so I spent some time on your website learning  about the position and the company. I also  

所以我花了一些時間在你們的網站上了解這個職位和公司的情況。我還

read an article in Business Weekly about  your work that really got me interested.

在《商業週刊》上讀到一篇關於你的工作的文章，真的讓我感興趣。

TK: What attracted you to our company?

TK: 是什麼吸引你加入我們公司？

Common Question: What  attracted you to our company?  

常見的問題。是什麼吸引你來到我們公司？

This question gives you the opportunity  to share what you know about the company,  

這個問題讓你有機會分享你對該公司的瞭解。

and why you would like to work there. Some ways  to begin your response include the following.  

以及你為什麼願意在那裡工作。開始回答的一些方法包括如下。

Notice that most responses show that you have a  strong feeling about what you learned. This will  

請注意，大多數回答表明你對你所學的東西有強烈的感受。這將

give the interviewer more information about who  you are and what you might bring to the position.

向面試官提供更多關於你是誰以及你可能為該職位帶來什麼的資訊。

I was really impressed with your  commitment to renewable energy.

你們對可再生能源的承諾給我留下了深刻印象。

I was very excited to learn that you support  your research department so strongly.

我非常興奮地得知，你如此強烈地支持你的研究部門。

I read that you encourage employees  to spend time with each other  

我讀到你們鼓勵員工彼此相處的消息

outside the workplace, and that  is something I really appreciate.

在工作場所之外，這是我非常欣賞的事情。

Again, think about the answer to this question  before your interview, and practice your  

同樣，在面試前要思考這個問題的答案，並練習你的回答。

responses using recordings and repetition.  Even if this question is not asked, the time  

使用錄音和重複的方式回答。 即使不問這個問題，時間

spent practicing the response will be helpful when  you answer other questions during the interview.

花時間練習回答將有助於你在面試中回答其他問題。

TK: What attracted you to our company?

TK: 是什麼吸引你加入我們公司？

RS: To be honest, what really caught my eye was  your focus on growth. I was really impressed with  

RS：說實話，真正吸引我的是你對成長的關注。我真的對以下方面印象深刻

your ambitious goals and the clear plan you  have for achieving those goals. I also like  

你雄心勃勃的目標和你為實現這些目標而制定的明確計劃。我也喜歡

the support you provide for your employees.  I love your continuing education initiatives,  

你為你的員工提供的支持。 我喜歡你們的繼續教育舉措。

where you pay for employees to learn new techniques and skill sets.  

在這裡，你為員工學習新技術和技能組合付費。

I think that really helps to build  employee satisfaction and loyalty.

我認為這真的有助於建立員工的滿意度和忠誠度。

TK: You've obviously done your homework.  What would you say is your greatest strength?

TK：你顯然已經做了功課。 你認為你最大的優勢是什麼？

Common Question: What would you say is your  greatest strength? This question gives you the  

普通問題。你認為你最大的優勢是什麼？這個問題讓你知道

chance to talk about what you do really well as an  employee, and as a person. You can share what your  

有機會談一談你作為一個員工和一個人真正做得好的地方。你可以分享你的

greatest strength is, then explain how that helps  you in your current job or life. For example:

最大的優勢是什麼，然後解釋這對你目前的工作或生活有何幫助。比如說。

My greatest strength is _________. I find  that this is very important when I _______.

我最大的優勢是_________。我發現，當我_______，這一點非常重要。

My greatest strength is flexibility.  I find that this is very important  

我最大的優勢是靈活性。 我發現這一點非常重要

when I'm working with lots of  different people and opinions.

當我與許多不同的人和意見一起工作時。

To practice answering this question,  write down: My greatest strength is  

為了練習回答這個問題，請寫下。我最大的優勢是

(blank). Then, fill in your strength. Write down  how this strength is demonstrated in your life and  

(空白)。然後，填上你的力量。寫下這種力量在你的生活中是如何體現的，以及

work. You may come up with several  different strengths you want to highlight.  

工作。你可能會想出幾個你想強調的不同優勢。

That's great, practice them all. But in  the interview, you'll only want to use  

這很好，把它們都練好。但在面試中，你只想使用

one or two answers. Practice answering the  questions out loud, based on what you wrote  

一個或兩個答案。根據你所寫的內容，練習大聲回答這些問題

down. But don't just memorize written text.  Practice speaking freely on these ideas.

下來。但不要只是背誦書面文字。 練習就這些觀點自由發言。

TK: What would you say is your greatest strength?

TK: 你認為你最大的優勢是什麼？

RS: I would say, my greatest strength is a  combination of enthusiasm and persistence.  

RS：我想說，我最大的優勢是熱情和堅持的結合。

My work ethic won't let me settle for less  than my best. I'm able to persevere through  

我的職業道德不會讓我滿足於不盡如人意。我能夠堅持不懈地完成

challenges and setbacks without falling  into frustration or anger. I've noticed  

挑戰和挫折而不陷入沮喪或憤怒。我已經注意到

that this tends to keep those around me  in good spirits as well, which is a plus.

這往往會使我周圍的人也保持良好的精神狀態，這是一個優點。

TK: That's very good.

TK：這非常好。

TK: Can you tell me about  a time where you suffered  

TK：你能告訴我，你有什麼時候遭受過

a setback and had to maintain your enthusiasm?

遇到挫折，不得不保持你的熱情？

Common Question: Can you tell me about  a time when you suffered a setback and  

常見的問題。你能不能告訴我，你有什麼時候遭受過挫折，並且

had to maintain your enthusiasm? The  interviewer may ask questions like  

不得不保持你的熱情？面試官可能會問這樣的問題

this to get a better sense of how you behave  and perform in certain stressful situations.  

這可以更好地瞭解你在某些壓力情況下的行為和表現。

The question may be about your actual past  experiences, or a hypothetical situation,  

這個問題可能是關於你過去的實際經歷，也可能是一個假設的情況。

to see how you would respond. Here are examples  of other questions that are similar to this one:

來看看你會如何回答。以下是與此類似的其他問題的例子。

Tell me about a time when you had to  deal with a difficult client or coworker.

請告訴我，你有一次不得不處理一個棘手的客戶或同事。

Tell me about a time when you  had to respond to a crisis.

請告訴我你不得不應對危機的時候。

Tell me about a time when you  had to give difficult feedback.

告訴我，你曾有過一次不得不給出困難的反饋。

How would you handle a situation  where you and your supervisor  

你會如何處理你和你的主管的情況？

disagreed about an issue or course of action?

對某個問題或行動方案有異議？

You can see, there's a lot of variety  in the kind of way question is asked,  

你可以看到，提問的方式有很多不同。

so it's impossible to know exactly  what you might need to say.  

所以不可能確切知道你可能需要說什麼。

In the days leading up to your interview, practice  responding to several different versions of this  

在面試前的幾天裡，練習回答幾個不同版本的問題

question every day. This will help build important  vocabulary you might need in the interview,  

每天都有問題。這將有助於建立你在面試中可能需要的重要詞彙。

and will also help you feel ready  to answer questions like these.

也會幫助你覺得已經準備好回答這樣的問題。

TK: Can you tell me about  a time where you suffered  

TK：你能不能告訴我，你有什麼時候遭受過

a setback and had to maintain your enthusiasm?

遇到挫折，不得不保持你的熱情？

RS: Sure. One definitely comes to mind. Last year  a project for a new toy was in its final stages  

RS：當然，我肯定會想到一個。去年，一個新玩具的項目正處於最後階段。

after two years of work. As we were looking at the  branding and working up a final marketing plan,  

經過兩年的工作之後。當我們在研究品牌建設和制定最後的營銷計劃時。

a competitor launched a version of the  exact same toy that we were launching.  

一個競爭對手推出了一個與我們推出的玩具完全相同的版本。

As the leader of the project, I knew that my  reaction would set the tone for the group.  

作為這個項目的領導者，我知道我的反應將為這個小組定下基調。

I acknowledged that it was a setback, but  challenged the group to think of this as a  

我承認這是一個挫折，但要求大家把這看作是一個挑戰。

blessing in disguise. I asked them to go out  and buy the competitor's product and make a  

變相的祝福。我要求他們出去購買競爭對手的產品，並做一個

list of anything they wished the toy could do  that it didn't. It turned out that the list was  

他們希望玩具能做什麼，但它卻不能做什麼的清單。結果發現，該清單是

pretty long. We added these items to our toy, and  launched a far superior product 6 months later.  

相當長。我們把這些項目添加到我們的玩具中，並在6個月後推出了一個優越得多的產品。

So, in many ways, the competitor's  product became the key to our success.

是以，在許多方面，競爭對手的產品成為我們成功的關鍵。

TK: That sounds like a great victory. Now.  What would you consider your greatest weakness?

TK：這聽起來像是一場偉大的勝利。現在。 你認為自己最大的弱點是什麼？

Common Question: What do you consider to be your  greatest weakness? This question can be a tough  

常見的問題。你認為自己最大的弱點是什麼？這個問題可能是一個艱難的

one. You want to be as honest as possible when  answering this question. This is an opportunity  

一。在回答這個問題時，你要儘可能的誠實。這是個機會

to show a future employer that you know yourself,  and are willing to work to improve yourself.  

以向未來的僱主表明你瞭解自己，並願意努力提高自己。

Share a weakness, like public speaking, or  attention to detail, fear of failure. And  

分享一個弱點，如公開演講，或關注細節，害怕失敗。還有

then talk about ways you've worked on improvement  in that area. Here is a way to start a response:

然後談談你在該領域的改進工作。這裡有一個開始回答的方法。

My greatest weakness is ___.

我最大的弱點是__。

It shows up in my work when __.

它在我的作品中顯示出來，當__。

The ways I've worked to  improve in this area are __.

我在這方面努力改進的方法是__。

Take a moment to think about something  you've struggled with in your work life.  

花點時間想一想你在工作生活中曾經掙扎過的事情。

Think of ways that you've worked to improve, any  books that you've read, classes you've taken,  

想一想你努力提高的方式，你讀過的任何書籍，你上過的課程。

and so on. These are the things you want to share  with the interviewer when answering this question.  

等等。這些是你在回答這個問題時要與面試官分享的東西。

Remember, the important thing is  to show that you are aware of your  

請記住，重要的是表明你意識到了自己的問題。

weak spots – and that you are already  working at improving in these areas.

弱點--而且你已經在這些方面努力改進。

TK: Now, what do you consider  your greatest weakness?

TK：現在，你認為自己最大的弱點是什麼？

RS: Chocolate. Just kidding! No, my biggest  weakness is public speaking. It's something  

RS。巧克力。開個玩笑！我最大的弱點是公開演講。不，我最大的弱點是公開演講。那是一些

that I've spent a lot of time working on  and in which I've improved a great deal.  

我花了很多時間在這上面，而且我已經有了很大的進步。

I'm very comfortable in smaller meetings  with my teams. But when I present an idea  

我在與我的團隊舉行的小型會議上非常自如。但當我提出一個想法時

or concept to a larger audience, I still  experience some stage fright. At this point,  

或概念給更多的觀眾，我還是會有一些怯場的感覺。在這一點上。

I can handle these situations professionally,  but I would like to be more comfortable in these  

我可以專業地處理這些情況，但我希望在這些情況下能更自如地處理。

moments so I can really enjoy the experience  of presenting, rather than just survive it.

這樣我就能真正享受演講的經歷，而不僅僅是生存。

TK: Fear of public speaking is a very common  fear; I'm in the same boat on that one!

TK: 害怕公開演講是一種非常普遍的恐懼；在這個問題上，我也是一樣的