A job interview is a screen test, an act. Getting hired depends almost completely on the actor factor. If you know your lines, perfect your delivery, and dress for the part, you’ll get hired. If you don’t, you won’t. No retakes. No bit parts. Now you can memorize the script in advance. There are only so many questions that can be asked and only so many ways to ask them. Oh, there might be minor variations—like the accent of the interviewer, his or her tone of voice, or a pause here and there. Experienced jobgetters appreciate them. Otherwise, they’d undoubtedly start snoring before the offers were extended.
Because interviews are so predictable, they’re controllable. Only the places and faces change—not the words. And you can have them all embedded in your subconscious, ready for instant replay at the drop of an interesting job lead. I know—you think background, qualifications, or experience have something to do with getting hired. You’re right—not about the job, though. About interviewing! The director only knows what you show. That’s why the actor factor is so critical.
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lines n.臺詞 delivery n.講話，講演
retake n.&v.重新拍攝 bit part 小角色
script n.文本，臺詞 in advance 事先
minor variation 小變化 accent n.口音
snore v.打呼嚕 predictable adj.可預測的
controllable adj.可控制的 embed vt.嵌入，蘊含
subconscious n.潛意識 lead n.引子，線索
critical adj.至關重要的
You can have them all embedded in your subconscious, ready for instant replay at the drop of an interesting job lead.
熟諳面試臺詞，以至於它們被深深嵌入你的`潛意識，只要聽到“工作戲”的引子，你立馬會不由自主地表演。