有些工作面試官會(huì)提出尖銳的問題，雞蛋里挑骨頭，或者想要從你口中套出你可能試圖隱藏的信息。另外的面試官則是想要更好地了解你的思維過程或看你如何應(yīng)對壓力。 不管原因是什么，你都要做好準(zhǔn)備。
脫穎而出的最好方法之一：用最聰明的回答去應(yīng)對最棘手的問題。
1You majored in philosophy. How did that prepare you for this career?
你的專業(yè)是哲學(xué)，那么你哲學(xué)對你的職業(yè)生涯有什么樣的幫助?
Answer: Philosophy didn't prepare me for a career in architecture at all. But it did force me to become philosophical about my prospects. After two years of trying to figure out what to do with my life, I visited Chicago one weekend, and was absolutely spell bound by the gorgeous architecture all around me. I came home, applied to architecture schools all over the country, and was accepted by one of the best. I ve never looked back…this is definitely the career that I was meant to be in.
答：哲學(xué)本身并沒有對我的建筑事業(yè)起到幫助，但卻是哲學(xué)使我對自己的未來冷靜規(guī)劃。我用了兩年，試圖弄清楚自己要怎樣生活，有一次周末我參觀了芝加哥，于是我被身邊華麗的建筑迷倒了。我回到家，就開始在全國各地申請建筑學(xué)校，最終被最好的的建筑學(xué)校之一錄取了。我從來不會(huì)回頭后悔……我肯定建筑就是我注定的職業(yè)。
2What if you work here for five years and don t get promoted? Many of our employees don t. Won t you find it frustrating? 如果你在這里工作五年還沒有升職，我們許多的員工都是這樣的，你會(huì)不會(huì)感到沮喪?
Answer: I consider myself ambitious, but I m also practical. As long as I am continuing to learn and grow within my position, I ll be a happy camper. Different companies promote people at different rates, and I m pretty confident that working for you will keep me motivated and mentally stimulated for several years to come.
答：我認(rèn)為自己懷揣雄心壯志，但我也很實(shí)際。只要我可以在崗位上繼續(xù)學(xué)習(xí)和成長，我就會(huì)是一個(gè)快樂的人。不同的公司提拔員工的速率不同，我確信在貴公司工作會(huì)使我在未來的幾年內(nèi)都保持積極性和工作激情。
3If you knew that things at your company were rocky, why didn t you get out of the company sooner?
你一早就知道自己所在的公司堅(jiān)持不了多久了，為什么沒有早點(diǎn)脫身?
Answer: I was working so hard to keep my job while everyone around me was being cut that I didn t have any time left over to look for another job. With all of the mergers that have been happening in our field, layoffs are a way of life. At least I gave it my best shot!
答：當(dāng)時(shí)我周圍的很多人都被裁員了，我十分努力地上班來保住這份工作，以至于沒有任何時(shí)間去尋找另一份工作。我們這一領(lǐng)域處處都發(fā)生著兼并的現(xiàn)象，裁員已經(jīng)成為了一種生活方式。至少我為之盡力了!
4From your resume, it looks like you were fired twice. How did that make you feel?
從你的簡歷里我看到你曾經(jīng)兩次被辭退，對此你有什么感覺?
Answer: After I recuperated from the shock both times, it made me feel stronger. It s true that I was fired twice, but I managed to bounce back both times and land jobs that gave me more responsibility, paid me more money, and were at better firms. The morale here is very high. I ve been exposed to the "seamy underbelly" of this business, but I m still passionate about working in it.
答：在從這兩次打擊中恢復(fù)以后,我感覺自己更加強(qiáng)壯了。的確，我兩次被解雇，但是我兩次都設(shè)法恢復(fù)了，并且都進(jìn)入了更好的公司，得到了薪水更高、需要承擔(dān)更多責(zé)任的工作。貴公司的士氣非常高。我曾經(jīng)接觸過這個(gè)行業(yè)的“丑惡”，但我對于工作的熱情有增無減。
5You have changed careers before. Why should I let you experiment on my nickel?
你曾經(jīng)換過工作，我們?yōu)槭裁匆斑@種做你的墊腳石的風(fēng)險(xiǎn)?
Answer: As a career-changer, I believe that I'm a better employee because I've gained a lot of diverse skills from moving around. These skills help me solve problems creatively.
答：正因?yàn)槲覔Q過不同工作，所以我成為了更好的員工。在不同的工作轉(zhuǎn)換之間我學(xué)到了不同的技能，這些技能幫助我更加創(chuàng)造性地解決問題。
6What do you view as your risks and disadvantages with the position we are interviewing you for?
你認(rèn)為你做這份工作的風(fēng)險(xiǎn)和劣勢是什么?
Answer: I think that with the home office located halfway across the globe, there is a very small risk that one might not have the chance to interact with the key decision makers as often as might be ideal. On the other hand, teleconferencing, email, faxing, and having a 24/7 work ethic will go a long way towards bridging the gap.
答：我認(rèn)為公司總部位于全球的中心，決定了失去與關(guān)鍵決策者隨時(shí)聯(lián)系的機(jī)會(huì)的風(fēng)險(xiǎn)是非常小的。但是另一方面，在電話會(huì)議，電子郵件，傳真，還有隨時(shí)遵守職業(yè)道德等方面，公司還有很長的一段路要走。
7We love women at this company, but our clients are from [xyz country] and so we were thinking of hiring a man for this particular job?
我們公司很歡迎女性員工，但是由于這份工作比較特別，客戶來自某國，所以恐怕需要一位男士來勝任?
Answer: Why is that, exactly? It seems to me that I am probably more qualified to handle this position than anyone, man or woman. My father s career as a diplomat took our family around the world seven times, and I even spent my junior year abroad in the Far East. I would need far less training than an American man who grew up here and has never worked outside our borders.
答：這是為什么呢?我似乎比其他任何男士或者女士都適合這份工作。我父親的職業(yè)是外交官，因此我們家曾七次環(huán)游世界各地，我甚至在遠(yuǎn)東地區(qū)讀了大三。我所需要的培訓(xùn)遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)少于土生土長的，從來沒有在國境之外工作過的美國男士。
8Can you describe your dream job?
能請你描述一下你理想的工作嗎?
Answer: This is my dream job and that's why I approached you about it in the first place. I am excited about the prospect of helping your promotion agency upgrade and fine tune your loyalty programs.
答：這就是我理想的工作，也是我來應(yīng)聘的原因。我想幫助貴公司促進(jìn)機(jī)構(gòu)升級(jí)并調(diào)整忠誠度計(jì)劃，我為這樣的前景感興奮。
9What would you do if you really wanted to hire a woman under you, and you knew the perfect candidate, but your boss really wanted to hire a man for the job?
如果你想選擇一位女性下屬，并已經(jīng)有了最佳人選，但你的老板卻希望是一位男性來做那份工作，你會(huì)怎么做?
Answer: I'd recommend that we perform an on-site "test," by hiring both candidates on a freelance basis for two weeks each.
答：我會(huì)提議做一次在線“測試”，同時(shí)雇傭兩位候選人來做兩星期的自由工作。
10What if you worked with someone who managed to take credit for all your great ideas. How would you handle it?
如果你的同事宣稱你所有的好點(diǎn)子都是他/她想出來的，你會(huì)如何處理?
Answer: First, I would try to credit her publicly with the ideas that were hers. Sometimes, by being generous with credit, it spurs the other person to "return the favor."
答：首先，我會(huì)嘗試公開稱贊她的想法。有時(shí)慷慨的贊美會(huì)促使對方“做出回報(bào)”。
If that doesn't solve it, I'd try to work out an arrangement where we each agreed to present the ideas that were our own to our bosses. If that doesn t work, I would openly discuss the situation with her.
如果這樣不能解決，我會(huì)嘗試達(dá)成一致，使他同意只對老板說出自己的想法。如果這樣沒有用，我會(huì)公開和她討論這種情況。
However, if the person taking credit for my ideas was my boss, I would tread cautiously. To some extent, I believe that my job is to make my superiors shine. If I were being rewarded for my ideas with raises and promotions, I would be happy.
然而，如果這個(gè)人是我的老板，我將謹(jǐn)慎行事。我認(rèn)為在某種程度上，我的工作就是讓我的上司光彩。如果以加薪或晉升作為我的想法的獎(jiǎng)勵(lì)，我會(huì)很滿意。