外企面试要注意的几个问题
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。
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。