面試英語：關于“談談自己”的四個常見錯誤

　　"Tell me about yourself." “談談你自己吧。”

　　This seems like such an innocuous question, but many novice job candidates have a hard time giving an answer. Even experienced interviewees can sound like canned ads for the jobs they are interviewing for. Employers ask such open-ended questions so they can see how candidates will present their skills, abilities, and ambitions.

　　這看起來是最無害的一個問題，卻讓很多初入職場的人煞費苦心尋找答案。即使是經(jīng)驗豐富的求職者的答案也可能聽起來像一個應征工作的沉悶廣告。雇主們問出這樣開放式的問題就是想看看求職者如何展現(xiàn)他們的技術、能力和野心。

　　Four Common Errors 四個常見的錯誤

　　First, here are common pitfalls to avoid:

　　首先，這里有一些常見的陷阱要避免：

　　1. "True Confessions": Focus on positives. For example, if you're going to talk about why you are interested in this position, convey your enthusiasm for the new opportunities -- not that you are looking to get away from your current boss. Keep your interviewer's view of you in a positive light.

　　1.“完全坦白”：你應該集中在積極的方面。比如，如果你要談到為什么你對這個職位感興趣，傳達出你對新機遇的激情——而不是你要從現(xiàn)在的老板身邊逃開。讓面試官對你有一個積極的印象。

　　2. "Home and Personal Life": You are here to convey your skills as an employee. Disclosing personal information, such as how many children you have, won't get the right message across.

　　2.“家庭和私人生活”：你在這里是要做為員工來展示你的技術的。透露你的私人信息，比如你有幾個孩子之類的不能傳達出正確的信息。

　　3. "The Commercial": Some people have read interviewing books or been trained by career counselors. They may give a 30-second commercial which shows their skills being tailored to the job needs. These often sound too canned and may be too limiting in showing the candidate's abilities.

　　3.“太廣告”：一些人讀過面試方面的書或者接受過職業(yè)顧問的訓練。他們可能會給出一個30秒的廣告來顯示他們所具備的技術簡直是為這份工作度身定做的。這些通常聽起來都太沉悶刻板了，在展示求職者的能力方面又太有限。

　　4. "I'll Tell You Exactly What You Want to Hear": Remember that the interview process is one of finding a mutual fit. You'll avoid later problems by selling your true strengths and traits, not those you think the interviewer is looking for.

　　4.“你想聽什么我就說什么”：記住面試是一個期望實現(xiàn)雙贏的程序。你要通過出售你真實的能力和品質來避免以后的問題，而不是你認為面試官想要得到什么你就說什么。