現(xiàn)在,不管是國(guó)企還是外企在招聘時(shí)都非?粗貞(yīng)聘者的英語(yǔ)交際能力,公司往往通過(guò)英語(yǔ)面試,對(duì)應(yīng)聘者的英語(yǔ)交際能力進(jìn)行考查。
建議一:精心設(shè)計(jì)一個(gè)自然的開場(chǎng)白。例如:
C(應(yīng)聘者):May I come in?(我能進(jìn)來(lái)嗎?)
I(考官):Yes, please. Oh, you are Jin Li, aren’t you?(請(qǐng)進(jìn)。哦,你是李勁吧?)
C:Yes, I am. (對(duì),我是。)
I:Please sit here, on the sofa. ( 請(qǐng)坐。)
C:Thank you. (謝謝。)
采用Excuse me. Is this personnel department?(請(qǐng)問(wèn),這里是人力資源部嗎?)或Excuse me for interrupting you. I'm here for an interview as requested.(不好意思打攪了,我是依約來(lái)應(yīng)聘的。) 類似問(wèn)法都比較合適。
在確定了面試場(chǎng)所和面試官之后,簡(jiǎn)潔地用Good morning/afternoon向面試官打招呼,也能令在場(chǎng)的人提升對(duì)你的印象。
建議二:不要害怕外表冷冰冰的考官
一些用人單位與面試者的最初交流是比較冷冰冰的。例如:
I:Your number and name, please.(請(qǐng)告知你的號(hào)碼和名字。)
C:My number is sixteen and my name is Zhixin Zhang.(我是16號(hào),我叫張志新。)
這時(shí),面試者不要覺(jué)得有壓力,面試官的態(tài)度冷漠并不是針對(duì)你個(gè)人,你只需要照實(shí)簡(jiǎn)潔地回答即可。
在某些情況下,面試官會(huì)問(wèn)一些看起來(lái)比較普通和隨意的問(wèn)題,但實(shí)際上是暗藏深意的,例如:
How did you come? A very heavy traffic?(你怎么來(lái)的?路上很堵吧?)
你的回答可以是這樣:Yes, it was heavy but since I came here yesterday as a rehearsal, I figured out a direct bus line from my school to your company, and of course,I left my school very early so it doesn’t matter to me. (是的,很堵。但我昨天已經(jīng)預(yù)先來(lái)過(guò)一次并且找到了一條從我們學(xué)校直達(dá)貴公司的公交路線,并且在今天提早從學(xué)校出發(fā)。因此,路上的擁堵并沒(méi)有影響到我。)這樣的回答就點(diǎn)出了你的計(jì)劃性以及細(xì)心程度。
建議三:抓住考官問(wèn)題的關(guān)鍵點(diǎn)回答
如果應(yīng)聘者突然聽(tīng)不懂面試官的話,或者問(wèn)題太復(fù)雜,該如何回答?下面是一名工商大學(xué)的學(xué)生參加一知名化妝品公司英文面試中的一段:
I:You are talking shop. How will you carry out marketing campaign if we hire you?(你很內(nèi)行。如果我們雇用你的話,你打算如何開始你的市場(chǎng)工作?)
C:Sorry, sir. I beg your pardon.(對(duì)不起,能重復(fù)一下嗎?)
I:I mean that how will you design your work if we hire you?(我的意思是如果我們決定錄用你,你打算如何開展市場(chǎng)工作?)
C:Thank you, sir. I’ll organize trade fair and symposium,prepare all marketing materials, and arrange appointments for our company with its business partners.(謝謝。我將組織貿(mào)易展銷會(huì)和研討會(huì),預(yù)備所有營(yíng)銷材料,為公司及其商業(yè)伙伴安排見(jiàn)面會(huì)。)
I:Do you know anything about this company?(你對(duì)本公司的情況了解嗎?)
C:Yes, a little. As you ××mentioned just now, yours is an America-invested company. As far as I know, ××Company is a world-famous company which produces cosmetics and skincare products. Your cosmetics and skincare products are very popular with women in all parts of the world.(是的,了解一點(diǎn)點(diǎn)。正如你剛才所提到的那樣,貴公司是一家美資公司。據(jù)我所知,貴公司是一家世界聞名生產(chǎn)美容護(hù)膚品的公司。你們的美容護(hù)膚品深受世界各地婦女的歡迎。)
在希望對(duì)方重復(fù)問(wèn)題時(shí),除了I beg your pardon.還可以用
Would you please rephrase your sentence?的表達(dá)方式。
建議四:巧用過(guò)渡語(yǔ),表明自己用心聽(tīng)問(wèn)題
如果面試者在面試時(shí)可以用一些類似:As you mentioned(正如您所說(shuō)的)或者As far as I know(據(jù)我所知),表示你一直在認(rèn)真聽(tīng)對(duì)方的談話。此外,你還可以選擇As it is shown in my resume(正如我的簡(jiǎn)歷所提到的)
或As my previous experience shows(如我之前的工作經(jīng)驗(yàn)所示)之類的表達(dá)法。
另外,在面試之前,面試者對(duì)應(yīng)聘公司應(yīng)有所了解。比如了解公司的規(guī)模、業(yè)務(wù)、未來(lái)發(fā)展,這些往往被中國(guó)學(xué)生忽略了,對(duì)公司文化理解是否深刻,是你超出其他應(yīng)聘者的一個(gè)亮點(diǎn)。但如果實(shí)在不了解,就應(yīng)根據(jù)所知誠(chéng)實(shí)回答。