有時候面試中招聘者會提問應聘者有關工作目標的問題，目的就是了解應聘者做事的風格，以及應聘者對這份工作的看法。當然由于應聘者還不是很了解自己所應聘的工作，在回答問題時并不一定面面俱到，因為在實際當中會碰到自己計劃中所沒有考慮到的問題，所以大致說明自己的計劃目標就好了。

　　BASIC EXPRESSIONS 基本句型表達

　　1) Are you a goal-oriented person?

　　你是一個目標明確的人嗎?

　　2) Tell me about some of your recent goals and what you do to achieve them.

　　告訴我你最近的一些目標以及如何實現(xiàn)它們。

　　3) What are your short-term goals?

　　你的近期目標是什么?

　　4) What is your long-range objective?

　　你的長遠目標是什么?

　　5) Where do you want to be 5 years from now in your career?

　　五年內(nèi)你的事業(yè)想達到什么水平?

　　6) How long would you stay with us?

　　你能在我們這里呆多長時間?

　　7) That obviously depends on how things go - whether I?m suited to the firm and the firm to me.

　　這顯然要依事情的發(fā)展而定，得看我和公司之間是否互相適合。

　　8) How long I will stay with the company depends on whether the company and I are satisfied with each other.

　　我在貴公司會留多久完全依公司和我是否互相滿意而定。

　　9) What do you think of this industry?s outlook in five years?

　　你認為五年內(nèi)這個行業(yè)的發(fā)展狀況如何?

　　10) I do believe this industry will be developed rapidly in 5 years time.

　　我堅信五年內(nèi)這個行業(yè)會飛速發(fā)展。

　　CONVERSATIONS 會話

　　(A=Applicant I=Interviewer)

　　Dialogue 1

　　I: Are you a goal-oriented person?

　　A: Yes, I am. I always make a plan before I do anything.

　　I: Where do you want to be in 5 years?

　　A: I don?t want to have a specific title. I just want to enjoy what I am doing.

　　I: That sounds very reasonable.

　　A: It?s the most important thing to me.

　　I: If you are hired, how long do you plan to stay with us?

　　A: That obviously depends on how things go -- whether I?m suited to the firm and the firm to me.

　　I: Tell me about some of your recent goals and what you do to achieve them.

　　A: I want to put my knowledge and experience to use in a challenging position. In order to achieve this goal, I just want to work step by step.

　　I: What is your long-range objective?

　　A: I haven?t thought it over at all.

　　I: What do you think is the most important thing when looking for a job?