面試的英文需要運(yùn)用一系列比較專業(yè)的詞匯,并且善用幾種時(shí)態(tài),如說明過去的工作要用過去時(shí),以前取得的成績(jī)要用過去完成時(shí)等等。這里我們就講講什么時(shí)候該說什么。
當(dāng)你走進(jìn)雇主的辦公室,先介紹自己,握手,微笑很重要。此后第一句話往往是打開局面的,通常面試人員會(huì)問:
How are you today?
Did you have any trouble finding us?
What do you think of the weather lately?
他們的語(yǔ)調(diào)可能會(huì)很友好,因?yàn)樗麄円蚕M惴潘桑M量發(fā)揮你自己的水平。這時(shí)候你要有簡(jiǎn)單爽快而有禮貌的回應(yīng),如:
對(duì)方問:How are you today?
好的回答是:I’m fine thank you, and you? 或 I’m well thank you.
不好的回答是:So, so 或 OK 或Not so well
面試過程中最重要的部分是表述自己的學(xué)歷,工作經(jīng)驗(yàn)和資歷。這些是和你應(yīng)聘工作直接相關(guān)的。
學(xué)歷方面:記住你的學(xué)歷是在以前完成的,要用過去時(shí)態(tài)。例如:
I attended the University of Beijing from 1990 to 1993.
I graduated with a degree in civic engineering.
如果你現(xiàn)在還是學(xué)生,那么應(yīng)用現(xiàn)在時(shí)態(tài),例如:
I am currently studying at the University of York and will graduate with a degree in Economics in the coming spring.
I am studying English at the Seneca Community College.
記得要告訴雇主,你仍然在不斷改善你的英語(yǔ),比如你每周還上幾小時(shí)的英語(yǔ)課。因?yàn)橛⑽牟皇悄愕哪刚Z(yǔ),他們對(duì)此可能會(huì)有顧慮。
工作經(jīng)驗(yàn)和資歷無疑是面試中最重要的部分。所以雇主很想知道個(gè)中的許多細(xì)節(jié)。雇主想知道你到底做過什么,做得好不好。因此你不要謙虛,把最好的成績(jī)和方面表達(dá)出來。
當(dāng)談到你目前在做的工作時(shí)你可以用現(xiàn)在完成進(jìn)行時(shí),表示你不但一直在這樣做,而且將來也會(huì)持續(xù)下去:
ABC Engineering Inc. have employed me for the last 3 years as a salesperson. I have been creating customer contacts for 6 months.
但談到以前的工作時(shí)用過去時(shí):
I was employed by Jackson’s Ltd. from 1995 to 1997 as a office manager.
I worked as a production supervisor at the Heitz while I was living in New York.
當(dāng)談及以前的工作成績(jī)和表現(xiàn),盡量用一些主動(dòng)的,積極的,令人印象深刻的動(dòng)詞,比用名詞或者系動(dòng)詞詞組效果好。比如與其說My job is to assist the senior scientist with unit testing不如說I assisted the senior scientist with unit testing.與其說I was responsible for the business needs analysis不如說I analyzed the business needs.