企業英語面試技巧全攻略

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在外企或英語要求相對較高的公司,面試的時候常常會用到英語面試。然而在英語面試的時候就需要掌握一定的技巧。以下是企業英語面試全攻略供大家參考。

企業英語面試技巧全攻略

關於簡歷和cover letter要注意的東西太多了,我這裏從hr打來第一輪screening電話寫起。最重要的是要準備好幾個必答題:

a)在5分鐘之內能夠清楚明白的把自己的經歷講一遍,按照時間順序講,在有比較大的轉折處(比如換專業,換工作,有gap),務必簡要說明爲什麼做了這樣的決定。

b)能夠舉出至少兩個理由爲什麼你對申請的工作有興趣,理由並不用冠冕堂皇,但求真實可信。我用過的理由有,我對你們公司的business有興趣,這個工作很符合我的背景,我有ready-to-use skill set,這個職位需要跟很多不同的人合作而我喜歡跟人打交道,這個職位is in perfect alignment with my long term career goal(要準備好被問你的長期職業規劃是什麼)如果是比較大的公司,還可以說there is infinite room for self development,最後加一句,我相信你們公司會continue to excel從而可以提供現在這鬼年頭尤爲寶貴的stability。順便奉送馬屁一枚。

c)你爲什麼認爲你可以勝任這個工作。無非就是skill set + past experience + strong interest,清楚分成第一第二第三,說三條感覺比較合適。

d)準備兩到三個要問hr的問題。後面有幾個小例子。

e)hr一般會說他會把你的材料給hiring manager,這時候一定要hr給你送一個email,留下聯繫方式。

2. 有幾個朋友寫信來問從hr把簡歷給hiring manager到hiring manager打電話來面試有多久,這個問題其實我們是可以掌握一下主動的,不妨問一聲,according to your experience, how soon should I expect to hear from him/her? 或者would you mind me giving you a call if I don’t hear anything within a week or two? 這樣多少給hr一些壓力,提醒他不要忘記這事,而且有了鋪墊,你將來打電話去查詢也顯得理所當然。 在面試當地工作的時候還可以更進一步。我一般在hr說他會給hiring manager我的簡歷看是否要安排電面時說一句,when you talk to the hiring manager, please keep in mind that I live at local so it is very easy for me to come visit your site. Please let the manager know that I am totally open for a face to face conversation if he prefers to do so. 就是這樣有3個面試很快安排了onsite。

3. know your story. 如上面說的,要能夠簡潔明瞭的照着resume把自己的經歷在3或5分鐘之內講完,最好寫寫背下來。Resume上的每一個bullet,都要能講出一個小故事來。一般我用的脈絡是,這部分工作我是什麼時候做的,爲什麼要做它,用了什麼方法,完成用了多少時間,都起到了什麼作用,老闆和同事都給了什麼正面評價。有個scheme叫做STAR,可能很多朋友都知道,Situation, Task, Action, Result,用來講述resume裏的故事,是個很好的方法。

( 接下來的一些onsite經驗或許不適合面試程序比較死板嚴格的公司,每個interviewer拿一個單子,每個問題都要問到的那種。)

4. Construct a conversation。我認爲面試不該是一個你先問我來答,我再問你來答的`遊戲,而應該從頭到尾都是一個雙向的對話。比如你準備問interviewer的問題,不一定要留到最後再問(當然至少要留兩個壓箱寶,不能等他問any question for me?的時候說沒有),而是在任何環節都可以找適當的時候提出來。如果你在對方介紹公司和職位情況,說到中間略作停頓的時候,說一句I am sorry to interrupt but can I chip in a question here? 針對他剛剛說的提出一個有意義的問題,會讓對方覺得你在認真傾聽,而且有自己的見解,不是隻會點頭而已。例子:去面試一個最近進軍e-marketing和web hosting的公司,對面的人是VP level,所以感覺跟他談一些戰略層面的問題是比較合適的。當他講到進軍新領域的時候,我說了may I chip in a question here之後,說It is very interesting to know that the company is going to enter these areas. However I know there are some big competitors out there and they control a big market share. Which market segment do you target? What do you think is your competitive advantage? 對面的人明顯露出讚許的表情,說that’s an excellent question!

5. 在網上看見的經驗裏好像比較少提到,我們interviewee是可以引導談話方向的。舉個例子吧,可能羅嗦些 --- 我本人非常痛恨behavioral questions,有一個onsite for senior analyst position,我先見了兩個analyst,然後是一個finance VP,同時他們在另外招一個director來填補VP和analyst之間的職位空缺。之前我問了那兩個analyst關於這個VP管理風格的問題,他們都提到了這個老闆人很好,但是對工作要求嚴格,會要求他們努力幹活。後來那個VP帶着behavior questions sheet進來,問我how did the interview go的時候,我沒有簡單的說些great之類的話,而是多說了兩句: I have enjoyed speaking with *** and *** very much. They are very nice, and they told me quite a few things about you。然後那個VP很感興趣的問我他手下都說了什麼,我先跟他開了個玩笑做尷尬狀說, eh, I am not sure if I should tell you everything they said about you。那個VP笑完之後我把幾個我覺得他很可能引以爲傲的優點講出來,大意是My first impression is that, first you are easy going and very nice to work for. Second, you know how to make people work hard without laying an eye on them all the time. Most importantly, you care about your employees and you are willing to fight for them when they are right. These are the things that in my opinion can decide if one can make a successful manager. 這VP大喜,吹噓了自己的管理哲學一番,然後開始談論他們正在招的director,跟我討論什麼樣的人才能勝任這一職位。等他想起來要問我那些討厭的behavioral questions.的時候,時間已經不多了,而雙方都覺得談得很愉快。

6. 看人下菜碟,在談話中尋找能引起interviewer共鳴的一個點,稍作發揮即可迅速拉近距離。一個例子,有一天我跟3個senior and lead analysts談話,其中一個剛剛加入公司3個多月,談話中她有意無意的透露出對這公司某些現存體系的不滿,而且表示很難改變在這裏待了比較久的人的做法。記住千萬不能附和interviewer對他們自己team的負面言論,不好的東西只能自己說,別人說是要挨板磚的。最保險的方法是拿自己的經歷說事兒。我記得我先說I know exactly what you mean because I have had the same feelings before. 然後說了我在上一個公司的 組裏也是資歷最淺的一個,有時候想要改進一些東西的時候,往往對自己信心不足,it takes a lot of courage to challenge senior people. And it is indeed hard to make changes happen because most people don’t like to change the way they do things all the time。然後稍微講了一兩個小例子,那個interview聽得頻頻點頭,然後開始討論怎麼在工作中說服資深的同事. 你一言我一語說完這個問題,問behavioral questions.的時間又不多了, ouye!

7. 到了onsite的階段,最好準備一些chit chat,或者interview的時候也可以即興發揮一下。 可以是跟工作有關或者無關的任何題目,雖然小,也常常會起到創造友好氣氛,拉進與interviewer距離的作用。有次onsite正好下大雪, interviewer進來說了句開始下雪了,我說oh no,然後說幾年前貪圖虛榮買了輛sports car,然後每年夏天很拉風,一到冬天就想哭。Interviewer哈哈大笑。另外一次一個manager走進來發現會議室裏的表走得不準,他自己又沒帶表,不高興的抱怨了幾句,我笑着說ah, now I believe it is hard to have everything work correctly in a company, even in a great one such as ***. 那個manager一下子笑了,氣氛馬上輕鬆了很多。

總之interview的要訣就是以下幾個:膽大,心細,臉皮厚,還有提前做好功課。接下來是一些sample questions,是我問過之後感覺對方反應比較好的,給大家做個參考。注意問題要問對對象,例如,對hiring manager和未來的group member最好問實際工作方面的問題,不要問公司的總體業務,戰略走勢,市場競爭等等,對方可能會因爲不清楚而感到尷尬。

問HR的問題:

Could you tell me more about the company and the *** group? (如果他沒有主動詳細解釋)

Is this a newly created position or recently vacated position? How will the new hire fit in the *** group?

Who will this new hire be working with on a regular basis? Or: Who will be the primary business partners of this new hire?

Could you help me better understand the recruiting process? How many rounds of interviews are there? Who will be interviewing candidates, other than you and the hiring manager?

According to your experience, how soon should I expect to hear from him/her?

Would you mind me giving you a call if I don’t hear anything within a week or two?

另外,跟一個hr聊得很開心,所以在onsite的時候問了how many people are competing with me on this round? 也沒問題。有些hr會介意這種問題,所以如無把握不要問。

問Hiring manager的問題:

What do you value the most in the new hire? What is the most important for one to succeed in this position? 這個是必問題,因爲作爲hiring manager,最關心的就是能否招到合適的人,你問這個問題表明你瞭解他的需要也願意聽聽他的期待,是很好的一個互相溝通。

How much would you encourage new ideas? You know, sometimes new ideas mean extra time spent and no return guaranteed.

I have *** skills. From the job description, I think it might be helpful but not quite sure. What is your opinion? 這個是爲自己不動聲色加分的方法,注意要準備好被問爲什麼你覺得你的這個skill會有用。

問未來同事的問題:

Ask more about the job responsibility: Could you describe a typical day of yours? 或者換個方式問 how much time do you spend on working on your computer, and how much time on talking to other people 諸如此類的。

What kind of people do you like to work with? 記住在他講完之後抓住一兩點表明自己具有他喜歡的特質。

I know you’ve been working here for a number of years. Would you mind sharing your personal experience with the company? What do you like about the company and the xxx team? 最好不要問對方不喜歡什麼,最多用委婉一點的說法, what do you feel is the most challenging thing.

Has it been hard to balance work and family life since you joined the company? (對以忙著稱的公司就不要問這個了)

問對方大頭目的問題;

Ask about the company’s “big” topics. 做好功課,最好能做一點簡單的分析和提出有意義的問題。

Ask about his/her personal experience with the company. 如果對方已經做到比較高的位置,個人經歷都不至於太不愉快的,每次問這個問題,對方都很高興的吹了吹牛。