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又到年底跳槽的好时节。打算进入外企的注意了：对外企的英文面试应该按照以下步骤来进行准备：（1） 预测问题。这个环节不但能帮助你克服听力困难， 而且能缓解你在面试时候的紧张情绪。想象一下， 如果总是Pardon, Excuse me， 你怎么可能镇定自若？（2） 书写答案。英语8级的牛人也会在英文面试时出现逻辑不清的情况， 因为流利和井井有条绝对不是同义词。笔者的亲身体会是， 越是英语流利的牛人， 越容易在面试的时候废话连篇， 逻辑混乱。（3） 背诵答案。背诵三遍以内是结巴， 背诵十遍以内是流利的背诵， 而背诵二三十遍以上就不再是背诵， 而是滔滔不绝的自由表达！（4） 若有所思。面试的时候， 在流利做答之前， 别忘了做思索状， 再加上个well， let me see……衡量一个回答是否精彩， 只有一个标准： 这个回答中， 体现了申请人的什么特征？这些特征是优点还是缺点？如果是优点， 是否刚好适合所申请职位的优点？一、 Personal Information 关于个人信息的问题1. What’s the meaning of your English name? 你的英文名字有什么含义么？问题分析： 有些申请人的英文名字不合常规， 比如叫King， 或者Sushi， 或者Monk等等。面试官询问这些申请人名字的含义， 主要有几个目的： 第一， 缓解面试的紧张气氛； 第二， 面试官也有一点点好奇心； 第三， 给申请人一个展示自己独特个性的机会， 因为敢于给自己起独特名字的人往往具有很独特的个性， 这些人希望引起别人的注意。普通回答： Actually, Sushi is my nickname. My friends gave me this name because I like to eat the Japanese food sushi.点评： 这个回答体现出你是个什么样的人呢？在中国吃寿司价格不菲， 如果吃寿司吃到了朋友给你起了“寿司”这个外号的地步， 这个申请人一定不会是囊中羞涩的人。同志们想一下， 我们在面试的时候， 是把自己伪装成“艰苦朴素”， 还是“锦衣玉食”呢？即使现如今寿司已经跌价到人尽可食的地步， 你这个回答也只是在告诉面试官： 嘿， 我可是个好吃的人啊！比较一下以下的这个回答， 你就知道哪个更胜一筹了。回答示范1： As a matter of fact, Sushi is a nickname my friends gave me, because I like sushi and like to make sushi. I can make about ten different kinds of sushi! My friends say that my personality is a bit like sushi, simple but good, hehe.点评1： 与刚才的回答相比， 这个回答体现出你是个什么样的人呢？一个擅长制作寿司的女孩子一定是动手能力比较强的， 而且喜欢做一些琐碎小事的人。同时， 把寿司的优点引申成自己的个性优点： 简单而美好， 真是一个不错的比喻。回答示范2： The name King may sound a bit aggressive, I hope it won’t make you feel uncomfortable. As a matter of fact, I chose the name King simply because it sounds like my Chinese name Jing. But, there is also a hidden meaning in it, that is, I wish to conquer diseases like a King!点评2： 如果你给自己起了一个类似“国王”这样比较aggressive的名字， 就得想好怎么样解释才能让面试官知道你并不是一个过分aggressive的人。这个回答体现了该申请人热爱自己医生职业的特点。回答示范3： My given name in Chinese is Meng, so I chose Monk to be my English name. I admire the spirit of monks, you know, abstinence and tolerance.点评3： 回答得妙呀， 不仅仅真实， 而且展现了自己的独特个性， 告诉面试官自己身上有和尚般的优秀品质： 克制欲望、 容忍。面试官只要不想嫁给你， 就一定会喜欢这样的回答。

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三千日夜吟愁赋，一亿白发尽满头。梦入枫林遍芳丛，觉来惆怅恨无数。 [[FONT=宋体]加拿大，请在不远的地方等我http://www.canadameet.com/bbs/showthread.php?t=263009][/FONT] [[FONT=宋体]起程-[FONT=宋体]献给[/FONT]91[FONT=宋体]旧政和[/FONT][FONT=宋体]新政的同路人[/FONT]][/FONT] [[FONT=宋体]一个等待移民者的内心独白http://www.canadameet.com/bbs/showthread.php?t=255315[FONT=宋体]][/FONT][/FONT]回复: 外企面试最常见的36个英文问题2. What’s the meaning of your email address? 你的电子邮件地址有什么寓意么？问题分析： 当代青年男女个性张扬， 所以连email地址也颇为独特。令笔者或迷惑或微笑的email 地址有很多， 比如neverlazy, bighead, lazyfish, 52n52n, yulovehong等等。与上一个问题一样， 善于交流的面试官往往乐于给你一个机会展示自己的个性。　　较差回答： Lazyfish? Oh, I admire the goldfish for living an easy life. Compared to goldfish, human beings live a fast-paced life. So I chose this email address to make me feel a bit relaxed.点评： 个性倾向于过慵懒的生活， 唉！较差回答： 52n52n? oh, it means “I love you, I love you,” because 5 sounds like “I” in Chinese, and 2 for “love”, n for “you”. I registered this address to please my girlfriend, hehe.　　点评： 公开示爱？啧啧， 除了他的女朋友会觉得甜蜜蜜， 别的人一律会露出特虚伪的笑容或胃里泛酸。唉！回答示范： Neverlazy? Oh, I want to encourage myself never to be lazy! You know I am a hardworking person. So, it’s my slogan!点评： 在email地址中都要给自己励志的女子， 一定是个超级工作狂， 好呀！ （这名女子如愿进入了宝洁公司的CBD部门。）3. Where are you from? Where is your hometown? 你是哪里人？家乡在什么地方？问题分析： 很多老外在中国工作居住多年， 甚至自诩为中国通， 他们可能会顺便问问你是哪里人， 拉近和你的距离。回答示范1： I was born and raised in the city of Wuhan. As far as I know, our company has a branch office near Hanzheng Street, and it’s quite a big office.点评1： 这个回答说出了该公司在武汉的地址， 展示了一下自己提前所做的功课。回答示范2： Well, my hometown is a small town which you probably have never heard of. The name of the town is Dehui, which means “good moral” in Chinese. The town is located in the middle of China’s Northeast. When you look at the map, it looks like the eye of the rooster. You know, China looks like a rooster on the map, and the Northeast region looks just like the head of the rooster. My hometown "Good Moral Town" is unknown to most people because it's quite poor. The average income for a family is less than one thousand RMB per month.　　点评2： 绝妙的回答！一方面生动地告诉外国面试官， 你的家乡是东北这个鸡头上眼睛部位的一个小县城， 另一方面， 让他知道你家乡的人们平均一个月才不到1,000元的收入， 令日入斗金的老外颇为欷觑。让他欷觑了， 你就被记住了。被记住， 是被录取的前提。二、 Education 关于教育背景的问题　　4. Why did you select your major area of study? 你为什么选择了这个专业？问题分析： 外国面试官更喜欢提“为什么”的问题， 他希望申请人是一个有主见的人。　回答示范1： I was quite good at mathematics and physics back in high school so I chose a related major, Telecommunications. I also applied for the major of computer science. You know, these two majors are the hottest these years.点评1： 实话实说。回答示范2： As a matter of fact, I didn’t select the major of Geography Education at all, because I have never wanted to be a teacher. I had chosen Business Administration, Economics and Logistics Management when I applied to Zhongshan University, but unfortunately I failed to get into these hottest majors. The score I got on the College Entrance Examination was about ten points less than the minimum requirement. The school allocated me to a cold major, Geography Education, hehe. Luckily, I could select a second focus. I chose Public Relations Management to be my minor area of study. What was that saying? "When God closes the door, he opens a window." Hehe.

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三千日夜吟愁赋，一亿白发尽满头。梦入枫林遍芳丛，觉来惆怅恨无数。 [[FONT=宋体]加拿大，请在不远的地方等我http://www.canadameet.com/bbs/showthread.php?t=263009][/FONT] [[FONT=宋体]起程-[FONT=宋体]献给[/FONT]91[FONT=宋体]旧政和[/FONT][FONT=宋体]新政的同路人[/FONT]][/FONT] [[FONT=宋体]一个等待移民者的内心独白http://www.canadameet.com/bbs/showthread.php?t=255315[FONT=宋体]][/FONT][/FONT]回复: 外企面试最常见的36个英文问题. What subjects were your favorite? Why? 你最喜欢的课程是什么， 为什么？问题分析： 与中国面试官一样， 对于应届毕业生， 外国面试官经常问问有关学业方面的问题。面试官喜欢的申请人， 是对自己专业的优缺点分析得头头是道的人。回答示范1： I liked Marketing Principles and Sales Management because the two courses provided us with the most up-to-date information on marketing and sales, including the origin and development of some famous brands, Pepsi, Nestle, and the local brands, Lining, Wang-lao-ji and so on. I felt that I already stepped into the business world when studying these courses. They were fantastic!点评1： 喜欢的专业和自己申请的职业有紧密关联， 而且提到知名品牌的名字， 很容易使人产生共鸣。回答示范2： I like the subjects that include lots of experiments, for example, CAD and Circuit Design. I found that I can learn more quickly by doing experiments than only studying the theories. I guess it’s partly because I am good with my hands, and doing experiments gives me a chance to learn in a creative way.点评2： 利用课程说到自己“善于动手”和“有创造力”的优点， 不错。回答示范3： My favorite courses are mostly in my minor area of study, Public Relations, as my major Geography Education is not really my interest. I like the courses of PR Crisis, Corporate Image and Media Relations not only because their content is interesting and useful, but also because they are taught in a very interactive way. Most teachers have an overseas MBA degree so they taught us as MBA students. It's really cool, you know, we usually did the case studies on our own first, and then presented our opinions in front of the whole class. I loved those subjects!点评： 的确有很多同学并不喜欢自己的主修课程， 那么， 请像这位同学一样， 告诉面试官你真正的兴趣在哪里。

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三千日夜吟愁赋，一亿白发尽满头。梦入枫林遍芳丛，觉来惆怅恨无数。 [[FONT=宋体]加拿大，请在不远的地方等我http://www.canadameet.com/bbs/showthread.php?t=263009][/FONT] [[FONT=宋体]起程-[FONT=宋体]献给[/FONT]91[FONT=宋体]旧政和[/FONT][FONT=宋体]新政的同路人[/FONT]][/FONT] [[FONT=宋体]一个等待移民者的内心独白http://www.canadameet.com/bbs/showthread.php?t=255315[FONT=宋体]][/FONT][/FONT]回复: 外企面试最常见的36个英文问题三、 Experience 关于工作经验的问题 Would you briefly describe this company to me? 介绍一下你的原单位， 好吗？问题分析： 当老外提出这个问题的时候， 他心里的疑问是： “这个公司我从来没有听说过， 是否是个名不见经传的小公司？”所以， 在向老外介绍自己工作单位的时候， 要着重强调公司的优点， 规模大的强调规模， 人数多的强调人数。如果你所在的公司业务总量很小， 你可以告诉面试官， 业务总量不大但是平均到每个员工的业务量却相当惊人！回答示范： “广盛发”， the name means “a big, prosperous company”, hehe, although it’s not really a very big company. But, it’s true that the company is quite prosperous. It specializes in exporting women’s shoes. With only 10 employees so far the turnover last year was up to 15,000,000 RMB. I am one of the three customer service officers, with the responsibility of order taking, tracking and general customer service roles. Due to the limited number of staff, we all work more than 10 hours a day, 7 days a week in busy season.点评： 很明显， 这个回答既体现了自己原来的公司的规模， 也暗示了自己能够适应繁忙工作的特点。Would you describe your typical working day? 请你描述一下自己典型的一天的工作吧。问题分析： 在这个问题上， 面试官希望捕捉到的信息点是： 第一， 这个家伙原来干的工作和我们现在这份工作到底有多少是类似的？第二， 他在原来工作单位表现到底怎么样？所以， 在描述自己的工作内容时， 要注意突出两个信息点： 第一， 用事实突出自己繁忙并且业绩不错的优点； 第二， 要着意强调一下和所申请工作类似的内容。回答示范： Yes. I would arrive at office half an hour earlier as my boss often gives me a lot of work once he comes in, and I have to be ready for it. My responsibilities are mainly to assist the sales manager and representatives with order tracking, stock reporting, document preparation and translation, using Excel, Word and PowerPoint. When the reps are on a business trip, I will deal with their share. Two thirds of my work involves computers, working on tables and forms precisely and quickly. The rest of time is to take care of the managers and reps, you know, do what they need me to.点评： 用事实说明自己是个敬业的人。在描述工作内容的时候， 有细节性描述， 也有总结性描述， 非常清晰。 Why do you want to leave your job? 你为什么要离职？回答示范1： To be honest, the reason I quit is that I am not pleased by my current job. My current work is in a vocational high school. Maybe I have to explain a bit more here. In China, vocational high schools are designed for the less-advanced students or the ones wanting work instead of going to university to further their education. As a result, the social status and the pay in vocational high schools are not at all satisfactory. I can never become a professor in this school. So, although teaching makes me happy, I have to leave this job because I can't have long-term career development here.点评1： 相当一部分申请人辞职的原因都是为了“长远的职业发展”， 因为在目前的工作中“看不到前途和未来”或者“缺乏挑战和创新”。这些其实都是合理的理由， 但是， 务必要把看不到前途和未来的原因解释清楚， 要让面试官知道， 没有前途不是你个人能力缺乏所致， 而确实是客观因素使然。此外， 在涉及中国特殊现象的时候， 比如职业高中教育， 比如中等专科学校教育等等， 要把具体的情况解释清楚， 否则， 老外绝对不会了解中专教师为什么不像大学教师那么爽。回答示范2： Mainly for the higher pay. I have been serving as an accountant for this joint venture for nearly 3 years and my salary increased from 1,800 to 2,300, a fair raise actually. In the last two performance evaluations, I got two Bs in a row. I can earn 3,000 only by becoming a director, which is almost impossible because the current one is stable and performs well; he is not likely to leave. But of course, I am not working only for money. Changing jobs is asking for trouble. I am doing so for my career. This position is similar to my current one, and the company is a quite large, suitable one for long-term development. So, here I am.点评2： 一个中肯的回答， 既诚实地告诉面试官自己似乎为钱而跳槽， 也告诉了他自己在原岗位上没有拿到更高的薪水并非是工作表现不好， 而是受到了公司规章制度的限制。同时， 也强调了自己已经在原单位效忠3年的良好记录。不错！回答示范3： The former company hasn’t done well in the past 2 years, they have to make some redundancy and our department is lucky enough to be one of them. What a pity.点评3： 公司裁员很少发生， 不过如果事实如此， 你需要解释出自己被裁减的原因是因为整个部门被关闭， 而不是你个人表现欠佳而被裁减。同时， 展示了一下自己的幽默， 很好。回答示范4： Frankly speaking, I want to leave the job simply because I’m attracted by the position you offer. Compared with my current employer, Global Market is so much more renowned, offering a secure job and a long-term development. My current employer now offers an okay salary, but the career opportunities here are very limited because the size of business is relatively small. I think you can understand my choice.点评4： 很真实， 90%的人都是为了“更好的发展”而离职， 不妨实话实说也罢。回答示范5： I quit the job to study English. In my last job I should use English to communicate with foreigners but frankly speaking, my English wasn’t good enough. I knew I could perform better if my English was better. Finally, after two years of struggling with English, I decided to quit the job and recharge myself. I went to New Oriental School to study English.

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