第三部分：技能和经验(1～5问)
       
        问：你的关键技能是什么？?

　　答：作为高级系统分析人员工作6年以后，我拓展了大量的关键技能，包括商务模型、过程重建、软件包评价和在UNIX和C语言环境下的优秀编程技能。我非常高兴这些技能都是你们需要的，你想听一下我具体的工作例子吗？

　　谈及你的工作技能以及你如何把它们运用于这份工作上。避免陈词滥调或过分笼统，应提供具体的例子，拿你当前在任的工作或以前的工作与正在面试的这份工作作比较。

　　Q:What are your key skills?

　　A:After working six years as a senior systems analyst¹,I've developed a number of key skills,including business modeling,process reengineering,software package evaluation²,and excellent programming skills in UNIX and Cenvironments.I was very pleased to discover that these are the skills you're seeking.Do you want to hear about specific examples of my work???

　　问：你的实力是什么？?

　　答：我的实力是人际关系技巧，我通常都能使别人支持我的观点。对人我有着较好的判断力且对他们的才华和解决问题的能力有较好的直觉。这种技能在我看来和这份工作直接相关。我知道你要求有3年的相关工作经验。虽然我的简历表明我只有两年的工作经验，但这并不代表我只上了两年和本领域相关的夜大，并在某一专门团体里表现得比较积极。我还通过阅读企业贸易新闻来获取知识，我肯定我的综合知识和技术水平与那些有3年实际水平的人相当。眼下我还正在学习时间管理课程，我已看到了这门课程在我目前从事的这份工作中起到的作用。

　　描述两三项和该工作最相关的技能。避免老生常谈或过分笼统，应提供详细的例子。描述能把这些技能运用于新职位的新方法。假如你不得不谈你缺点的话，那就诚恳一点，但要避免露馅，避免指出那有可能成为你获得这份工作的主要障碍的缺点。例如，指出你仅有他们要求的工作经验是明智的，面试官肯定很重视这些，你还可以解释你是如何够资格去做这份工作的。??

　　Q:What are your strengths?

　　A:My strengths are interpersonal skills,and I can usually win people over to my point of view.Also,I have good judgment³ about people and an intuitive sense of their talents and their ability to contribute to a given problem.These skills seem to me directly related to the job.I notice that you require three years work experience for this job.Although my resume shows that I?ve only two years experience,it doesn't show that I took two evening college courses related to my field and have been active in one of the professional societies. I also try to gain knowledge by reading the industry's trade journals. I'm certain that my combined knowledge and skill level is the equivalent of that of other people who actually do have three years work experience.I'm also currently enrolled⁴ in a time management course;I can already see the effects of this course at work on my present job.??

　　问：你的经验如何与这份工作有关呢？?

　　答：在我目前从事的工作里，我最近完成了三项工程再设计项目。我收集了所有需要的市场数据，发展了一项测量水准项目，组成一支队伍去做评价和分析工作。因此，我已经准备好了去解决你这项工作里列出的第一年首要的重新设计项目。在过去的工作里，我是工程设计队和新滑轮引擎仪器检测队的联系人。这些经验有助于我与你们的技术队伍和检测队伍保持密切和谨慎的工作关系，以解决这项工作。?

　　对比你当前从事的工作或以前的工作与这份工作的要求。相似点对于你来说是明显的，但对于招聘者来说却未必。如果需要的话可就这份工作提出问题，使面试官接受你的理论依据。??

　　Q:How is your experience relevant to this job?

　　A:In my current job I've recently completed three reengineering projects.I gathered all the necessary market data,developed a benchmarking program,and put together a team to do the evaluation and analysis.As a result I'm ready to tackle the major re?engineering project that you?ve listed as the priorty of this job during the first year.In my past job I was the liaison⁵ between the project engineering group and the instrumentation group in the testing of a new turbo engine.This experience will also help me tackle this job,which involves a close and careful working relationship between your technical group and your field testing group.??

　　问：对于这项工作你认为什么技能是最重要的??

　　答：评价你们所有新产品的规则和竞争要求的能力是重要的。在我最近的工作里，作为市场策划者和政策调整分析员已获得了大量的经验，我的第一份工作也是一样。

　　描述你过去的工作经验与这份工作最相关的地方，对比你当前从事的工作或以前的工作与这份工作的要求。??

　　Q:What skills do you think are most critical to this job? 　　A:The ability to evaluate all of the regulatory and competitive requirements for your new product are critical.I've had considerable experience in this area as a strategic?marketing⁶ and regulatory?policy analyst in my most recent job,and also in my first job.?

?　问：你在这份工作里想提高什么技能？?

　　答：我希望提高我的谈判技巧。我在翻译合同和实施合同上都有大量的经验，但对谈判主要合同的实际条件、要价、标准等事项，我的经验有限。我相信这份工作能提供机会让我成为谈判队伍里的一员，使我有机会获得一些必要的技能来领导这个队伍。

　　叙述你在目前就任的工作中还不能充分施展的几项才能。例如：因为你的上司计划在他的工作岗位上至少还要干5年，所以你负责管理整个部门的机会就可能受到妨碍。?

　　Q:What skills would you like to develop in this job?

　　A:I'd like to develop my negotiating skills.I've had considerable experience interpreting and implementing⁷ large contracts,but I?ve been limited in negotiating the actual conditions,costs,and standards for a major contract.I believe this job will offer me the opportunity to be a member of a negotiating team and thereby⁸ to begin acquiring the skills necessary to lead the team.

        第三部分：技能和经验(6～10问

        问：假如你不得不留在你目前就任的职位上，你会多花一点时间在什么方面？为什么？?

　　答：如果我还干这份工作，我宁愿获得更多有关劳资谈判的经验，特别是我想帮助谈判劳动合同，解决4级程度冤情，准备提请仲裁。我在人力资源所有其他方面的背景资料都比较牢固，我相信劳动关系经验能使我的技能更丰富完善，以使我将来能有机会上升到部门领导或副经理的位置。?

　　你对你的工作最感兴趣的是什么？叙述大量的任务给了你最大的满足。此外，表明你有兴趣提高工作的等级，处于领导位置上等。?

　　Q:If you had to stay in your current job,what would you spend more time on?Why?

　　A:If stay in my current job,I?d like to gain more experience in labor⁹ negotiating.In particular,I'd like to help negotiate labor contracts,resolve grievances¹⁰ at the step?4 level,and prepare grievances for arbitration¹¹.My background in all other areas of human resources is strong,and I believe labor relations experience will round out my skills so that I can have the opportunity to move up as a department head or a vice¹² president in the future.??

　　问：你如何丰富你目前就任的工作？?

　　答：回想1993年时，我是一家电报和无线电公司的研究助理。正当我们取得飞速发展时，我们的价格分析员为了另一份好工作突然辞职了。在找人填补他位置的过程中，我协助完成了几个主要的政府项目之一。我常加班加点，并且努力学习，并使这个项目获得肯定。我因此而受到赞扬，并被告知我将纳入下次举办的价格?小组。?

　　展示一项能不断地为你的工作增值的能力。有什么新的机会能挑战你的技能和智力？面试官想确信你不会对你的工作感到厌倦或对之不抱幻想。??

　　Q:How could you enrich your current job?

　　A:When I was a research assistant for the cable and wireless¹³ company back in ninety?three,at a time when we were experiencing rapid growth,our pricing analyst abruptly¹⁴ resigned for a better job.During the search to fill his position,I volunteered to help out with one of the major government projects.I worked considerable overtime,studied on my own,and helped bring the project to conclusion.I was commended for my effort and was told I?d be in line for the next opening in the pricing group.??

　　问：你对你的成功如何解释？?

　　答：我从来都不假定我的顾客满意我们的产品，所以我总是尽力跟踪每一位顾客。

　　顾客对我们产品的质量和性能提供了很好的见解，顾客们同样也很赏识这种追踪调查，特别是有些事情处理不当的时候，你还有机会及时纠正。另外，我能传递信息给我们的设计和生产单位去帮它们改善工序和提高产量。

　　说话要坦率但不能自大。提起一些别人对你工作能力或才华的评价。这个问题与“什么使你与众不同？”问法很相似。

??Q:How do you explain your job successes?

　　A:I never assume our customers are satisfied with our product, so I do my best to follow up with every customer.This feedback has provided valuable insight into the quality and characteristics of our products.The customer,as well,always appreciates this follow?up,especially when something hasn't gone right and you still have the opportunity to correct it on a timely basis.In addition,I?m able to pass on information to our design and production units to help improve both process and product.??

　　问：和同领域里背景相似的人比较，你如何评价自己？?

　　答：在全国所有的销售员队伍里我一直排在前10%。我为一家国有新闻刊物推销广告版面，我的顾客代表了全美国的主要大型广告代理。我总是喜欢把产品卖给广告代理执行部门的这种挑战，因为它们总是定一个高的标准，并且真正了解我们的产品。这最充分地显示了我爱竞争的天性。我在我的出版公司和行业里一直都是名列前茅的。

　　诚恳而自信，但不要骄傲自大。为你的回答提供清楚、有说服力的理由。如果你在全国销售领域里排在前10%，那么这是提出来的好时机！??

　　Q:Compared to others with a similar background in your field,how would you rate yourself?

　　A:I?ve been consistently ranked in the top 10 percent nationally for all salespeople¹⁵ in my field.I sell advertising¹⁶ space for a national news publication.My clients are primarily large and agencies that represent corporate¹⁷ in America.I've always enjoyed the challenge of selling to advertising?agency executives because they always set high standards and really know our product well.This brings out the very best in my competitive nature,and I'm consistently at the top,both within my publishing company and within the industry.??

　　问：你的写作能力有多强？?

　　答：在我获得了工商管理硕士之后，我就真正集中精力进一步提高我的写作技巧。我参加过一个企业家培训班，其主要任务是拓展、拟写和不断改写一个非常复杂的商业计划。

　　一个极好的回答，准备一个商业计划或类似的东西展示给招聘者看。在面试后把这份商业计划留下给招聘者。招聘者可能正在寻找一个有写作能力的人选，特别是需要大量写作的工种，如财政分析者或撰稿人。??

　　Q:How good are your writing abilities?

　　A:I really concentrated on further developing my writing skills while I got my MBA.I took an entrepreneurial class in which the chief assignment was developing,writing,and continually rewriting a very involved business plan.?

       第三部分：技能和经验(11～12问

        问：你认为一个助理编辑的广泛职责是什么？?

　　答：我肯定不同的公司有不同的责任要求，但最基本的是，一个助理编辑要会打字、文件归档和一般的行政工作。也许还要阅读书籍和写书评，写退稿信，与作者进行一些简单的书信交流，还有协助编辑处理需要完成的工作。

　　面试官可能会以这种或者那种形式问你这个问题。这个问题与“在你以前的那份工作中，你的愿望与现实有什么相异之处？”那个问题很相似，但更巧妙一点。虽然从根本上说，这两个问题都是在确定同一样东西，但是这种提问形式更巧妙一点。许多首次应聘者对他们的公司抱有幻想，而且对于从事平凡的抄写员的工作感到意外与不快。雇主想确信你对该工作抱有现实的态度，还有你会愉快地在那个职位上工作好几年。??

　　Q:What would you say are the broad responsibilities of an editorial assistant?

　　A:Though I?m sure it varies from company to company, I think it would be safe to say that being an editorial assistant involves a lot of typing, filing, and general administrative¹⁸ work. I would probably be expected to read and evaluate book proposals, write manuscript rejection¹⁹ letters, have some limited correspondence with authors, and generally assist the editor in whatever needed to be done.?

　　问：你熟知什么电脑系统和软件？?

　　答：我用过装有办公软件的个人电脑，软件包括WORD、WORDPERFECT、LOTUS 123和EXCEL。同样我也有使用MACINTOSH系统的经验。通过对电脑网络的研究，我已对局域网熟悉起来。我们使用某公司的电脑系统和软件，它们就培训我们如何排解一些基本的故障问题。

　　在今天的商业环境里，电脑操作能力是必需的。WORD文字处理程序和EXCEL电子制表经验是必要的，熟悉数据库的操作或制图程序也一样有用。大多数行业使用PC机，但很多创新型领域，如出版业和广告业就使用MACINTOSH。假如你正在面试这个领域里的一家公司，你会发现熟悉MACS的好处。??

　　Q:What computer systems and software do you know?

　　A:I?ve used PCs with general office software such as Microsoft Word for Windows,WordPerfect,Lotus123,and Excel.I have some experience with Macintosh systems as well. And through my search for a computer network,I've gained some familiarity with local networks;the computer company we used trained me on basic troubleshooting issues. 

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