目前,随着新一轮大学毕业生求职高峰的到来,备战英语面试正逐渐成为很多毕业生的求职重点工作之一。新橙英语培训中心专业商务面试课程教师chie介绍说,英语面试的方法因公司与工作的不同而有所不同,但基本流程是差不多的。
英语面试:
一般包括三轮
chie介绍说,第一轮面试一般由公司人力资源部的人员担任考官,他们会从你的个人简历出发,询问一些有关个人的问题,比如请你用英语做一个自我介绍。有些公司也会有一部分英语笔试,主要考查应聘者基本的语言运用能力。
第二轮面试则由部门主管经理出面,这时候有关业务方面的问题成了面试的重点,所以英语面试也从个人情况转向了专业领域。比如应聘市场部,则应聘者通常会被要求谈一谈以往最成功的一个案例,或者自身的业务强项等。
如果前面都很顺利,那么,最后一轮面试一般就是和公司的总裁面对面了。外企的总裁一般是老外,当然面试就变成全英语的了。总裁询问的问题一般会和公司的精神、企业文化有关。
面试中:最需要自信
普华永道人力资源部经理姜周红介绍说,一般在进行英语面试时,多是希望考查应聘者听说读写的实际操作能力。小组讨论是英语面试的重要一环,一般来说,小组讨论形式的面试其目的主要是要了解应聘者在团体中的工作反应。进一步说,面试官更多的是希望了解应聘者面对指责的态度。
姜周红说,在外企的面试中,除了笔试之外,面试中的英语部分以考查应用能力为主,所以应聘者在面试当中最需要的是自信、敢说。不妨尽量采用简短明了的词汇来表达自己的意思。另外,切忌在面试当中抬高自己贬低别人。回答问题尽量自然,并作为小组成员之一在自己的负责范围内答题,也不要重复其他应聘者的答案。说话要流利,思维要连贯,层次要清晰,不要夹杂中文,可以用“well”、“however”这样的过渡词来给自己停顿和思考,同时,也使得自己的表述显得口语化一些。
面试前:了解一下企业文化
新橙英语培训中心专业商务面试课程教师Chie建议说,学生的先期准备主要是个人情况和业务方面。专业英语的准备要充足,有时会被要求用英语解释一个专业术语或解答一个技术问题。所以,在面试前不妨去公司的英文网站了解一下企业文化,这对与老板面谈会有帮助的。
Chie介绍说,英语面试目前的趋势是通常设在一个类似于接待室的地方,而非特别准备的会场,由2-3个人负责面试。
外国人作为考官进行面试时,由于他们与我们的思维方式、习惯以及文化有所差别,因此必须熟悉他们的理解方式和语言表达方式。不同公司对外语水平的要求不同,有的只具备用外语接听电话的水平即可,也有的要求用外语从事一般性工作。因此,应聘者必须准确了解应聘公司的外语使用程度和目的等信息后,再做出相应的对策。(记者金可)
英语面试实战指南
I:interviewer(面试者) A:applicant(求职者)
介绍教育背景:简明扼要,实话实说
尽管你在简历中对自己的教育背景作了介绍,但在面试时,面试官还有可能就此方面提问。还是事先做点准备吧。
①I: What is your
major﹖
A: My major is Business
Administration. I am especially interested in″Marketing″.
(不仅回答了问题,还顺带一句介绍了自己较为感兴趣的方面,简明扼要。)
②I:Which university are you attending﹖
A:I am attending ××× University.
③I:Have you received any degrees﹖
A:Yes. First I received my
Bachelor degree in English Literature and then an MBA degree.
④I: What course did you like best﹖
A: Project Management. I was very
interested in this course when I was a student. And I think it's very useful for
my present work.
⑤I: Do you feel that you have
received a good general training﹖
A: Yes.I have studied in an
English training program and a computer training program since I graduated from
university. I am currently studying Finance at a training school.
介绍工作经验:显露实力,避免炫耀
①I: Have you ever been employed﹖
②I: Your resume says you have had
one-year experience working in a foreign representative office in Shanghai may
I ask why you left﹖
A: I worked in a foreign rep.
office for one year. However, I left there two years ago because the work they
gave me was rather dull. I found another job that is more interesting.
③I: Have you done any work in this field﹖
④I: What qualifications do you have that
make you feel you will be successful in your field﹖
⑤I: What have you learned from the jobs
you have had﹖
A: I have learned a lot about
business know how and basic office skills. In addition I learned at my previous
job show to cooperate with my colleagues.
⑥I: What's you major weak point﹖
A: I haven't been involved in
international business so I don't have any experience but I have studied this
course in the International Business Training Center of the ××× Company.
⑦I: What are your greatest
strengths﹖(实话实说好了,不必客气,但应注意语气和表情,不要给人炫耀之感。)
⑧I: Please tell
me about your working experience.
⑨I: Does your present employer know you
are looking for another job﹖
A: No.I haven't discussed my
career plans with my present employer but I am sure he will understand.
性格爱好:表现积极、合作的一面
①I: How do you spend your spare time﹖
②I: Are you interested in sports﹖
③I: Do you think you are introverted or
extroverted﹖
④I: What kind of personality do you think
you have﹖
A: I always approach things very
enthusiastically. When I beg in something I don't like to leave it halfdone. I
can't concentrate on something new until the first thing is finished.
⑤I: What is the most important thing for
you to be happy﹖
A: Different people have different
ideas. I think the most important thing for me is having a good relationship
with my family members and my friends. My family has always been very closeknit
and my friends and I spend a lot of time together. Without that I would be much
less happy than I am.
⑥I: What makes you angry﹖
A: Dishonesty. It's unacceptable.
⑦I: What are your personal weaknesses﹖
A: I’m afraid I’m a poor talker.
I’m not comfortable talking with
the people whom I have just met for the first time. That is not very good for
business so I have been studying
public speaking.
⑧I: Are you more of a leader or a
follower﹖
A: I don't try to lead people. I'd
rather cooperate with everybody and get the job done by working together.
工作要求:我能胜任
①I: Do you think you can make yourself
easily understood in English﹖
A: Yes, in most circumstances.
②I: Are you available for travel﹖
A: Yes I like traveling. I am
young and unmarried. It’s no problem for me to travel frequently.
③I: How about overtime work﹖
A: Overtime work is very common in
companies. I can work overtime if it's necessary but I don’t think we will work
overtime everyday.
④I: How long do you think we can depend
on your working here﹖
⑤I: Do you like regular work﹖
A: No I don’t like regular work.
I am interested in different projects with new opportunities and new challenge
but I can do regular work if the company needs me to do so.
⑥I: What salary do you expect﹖
A: Shall we discuss my
responsibilities with your company first﹖I think salary is closely related to
the responsibilities of the job.
⑦I: Do you work well under pressure﹖
A: Working under pressure is
exciting and challenging. I don’t mind working underpressure. I work well under
the secircumstances. People can I Can.
⑧I: Do you have any particular conditions
that you would like the company to take into consideration﹖
A: No, nothing in particular.
⑨I:
How soon can you begin working for us﹖
A: I need about two to three weeks
for necessary formalities. I will quit then transfer to your company.
面试结束:礼貌道别
①I: Any questions﹖
A: When will I know your
decision
②I: How can we get in touch with you﹖
③I: We will notify you of our decision by
mail is this convenient for you﹖
④I: Thank you for your interest in our
company.
A: Thank you Mr. Smith. Goodbye. Thank you for your
time.
⑤I: You will be hearing from us very
soon. Please send the next application on your way out.
A: OK. Thank you very much.
此外,面试官还可能问及你的家庭情况,如家人对你的影响等,也应事先有所准备。 (郭 影)
特约编辑:张庆德