经典面试问题(英文)

1. Tell me about yourself Cover four areas in your life: your early years, education, work experience, and your current situation. Keep your complete answer to about 2 minutes; don't ramble or elaborate. This is your 2-minute self-introduction and you will be very accomplished at giving it by the time you are in job interviews. Because this question usually comes early in the interview, you will gain confidence by knowing you can answer it well. 2. What can you offer us that other candidates can't? If this question is asked early in the interview, you might respond by discussing generally how your skills and experience would benefit the company. To get more specific, you will need to know something about the job situation they have in mind and that subject is not usually discussed until the end of the interview. Resist the temptation to frame an answer based on your assumptions about the position. If the question is asked after the interviewer has described the position, only then can you relate any of your accomplishments to the problems of your prospective employer. This is an opportune time to discuss your problem-solving abilities. 3. What are your strengths? You should be able to list 3 or 4 of your key strengths that are relevant to their needs, based on the research and other data you have gathered about their company. 4. How successful have you been so far? Be prepared to define success for yourself and then respond. Try to choose accomplishments that relate to the company's needs and values. 5. What are your limitations? Respond with a strength which, if overdone, can be a detriment and become a weakness. For example, you might. say, "My desire to get the job done sometimes causes me to be overzealous and demanding of my organization. But I am aware of this problem and believe that I have it under control." Or deal with your need for further training in some aspect of your profession. Do not claim to be faultless, but limit your answer to one specific issue. 6. How much are you worth? Try to delay answering this until you have learned more about the job and can estimate, based on previous research, the salary range this company endorses for similar positions. If you feel obliged to answer, you might reply in this way. "You are aware of what I have been earning at Ajax, and I would hope that coming to Acme would be a progressive step. Perhaps, we can go into this question in more depth when have a better idea of what the job responsibilities and scope would be." 7. What are your ambitions for the future? Indicate your desire to concentrate on doing the immediate job well - and your confidence that the future will then be promising. You do not want to convey that you have no desire to progress, but you need to avoid statements that are unrealistic, or that might threaten present incumbents. 8. What do you know about our company? You've done your homework, and have studied all that is publicly available about Acme and are thus aware of many published facts. However, you might state that you would like to know more; then be prepared to ask intelligent questions. Avoid a recitation of the facts, incorporate personal remarks and specific questions to facilitate a lively exchange of information. 9. Why are you seeking a position with our company? Indicate that from your study of the company, many of the activities and problems are the sort that would give you a chance to contribute to the company through your experience and skills. If you honestly can, express your admiration for the company and what it is that appeals to you. 10. What qualifications do you have that you feel would make you successful here? If this question is asked after you have sufficient information about the position, talk about two or three of your major skills (supported by accomplishments) which you believe will be useful in the position. If the question is asked earlier talk about two or three of your major skills and relate them to the extent that you can to the company. Gauge the amount of detail for this and other answers by the time frame set by the interviewer for your meeting and by his or her signals as to how much information is enough. 11. What things are most important to you in a job? Use information developed in your knowledge of the company and relate it to the position, if you know the details of the position. If not, use a corporate" answer: "to be challenged," "part of the team," etc. 12. How would you describe your personality? Mention only 2 or 3 of your most useful traits. Remember that the interviewer is trying to determine your "fit" in the company. Your ability to accurately identify their corporate values will enable you to frame your response appropriately 13. How long would it take you to make a meaningful contribution to our firm? Be realistic and speak in terms of 6 months to a year. Again, the timing of the question is important. Do you know enough about the specific position to give a cogent response? (If it's a new, undefined job, even 6 months to a year may be overly optimistic.) 14. Don't you feel you might be over-qualified or too experienced for the position we have in mind? Most of the time this question really means: I am afraid you are willing to take this job because you need a job and you will leave as soon as you get a better job offer. Your answer must address this concern. Example: "You could be right, but having taken a voluntary early retirement from XYZ Company, I am in the fortunate position of being able to do what gives me the greatest satisfaction; and what I enjoy doing most is - (describe the contents of the job). The additional advantage to you if you hire me is that extra qualification and experience will be available for you to use when necessary." 15. What is your management style? No doubt you defined your management style as part of your assessment and have talked about it with your consultant. You might want to talk about how you set goals and then get your people involved in them. Also, describe the techniques that you like to use to bring out the best in people, using the most appropriate style to fit the situation. Your research may have given you a sense of whether the company believes in a highly participative style, or is more authoritarian in its approach. If you don't know the company's style, keep your answer "soft" and situational. 16. Describe a situation in which you had a difficult management problem and how you solved it. Relate one of your accomplishments, which had to do with this kind of situation. Depending on the organization's culture and needs, highlight conflict management, team building, or staffing. 17. As a manager, what do you look for when you hire people? Their skills, initiative, adaptability - whether their chemistry fits with that of the organization." Responding in this way mirrors the interviewer's need to determine what you can do, will do, and how you fit into their organization. 18. As a manager, have you ever had to fire anyone? If so, what were the circumstances and how did you handle it? If you have, answer in brief that you have indeed had experience with this problem and that it worked out to the benefit of both the individual and the organization. You followed the company's disciplinary procedures carefully before proceeding to termination. (The company may be concerned about discrimination and legal issues.) Don't go into the details unless the interviewer asks for more information. If you have never fired anyone, say so, but talk about how you would utilize progressive discipline before resorting to termination to protect the company's best interests. 19. What do you see as the most difficult task in being a manager? Your answer might address getting things done through others; getting things planned and