IT专业英语UNIT2 Having A Winning Interview.ppt

UNIT2HavingAWinningInterview 2 1SampleInterviewAnswers2 2Words Expressions2 3ReadingMaterial2 4Exercises 2 1SampleInterviewAnswers1 Tellmeaboutyourself Howwouldyoudescribeyourself Youwalkintotheinterviewroom shakehandswithyourinterviewerandsitdownwithyourbestinterviewingsmileon Guesswhattheirfirstquestionis Tellmeaboutyourself Yourinterviewerisnotlookingfora10 minutedissertationhere Instead offerarazorsharpsentenceortwothatsetsthestageforfurtherdiscussionandsetsyouapartfromyourcompetitors Givethem yoursynopsisaboutyou answer specificallyyourUniqueSellingProposition Knownasapersonalbrandingoravalue addedstatement theUSPisasuccinct one sentencedescriptionofwhoyouare yourbiggeststrengthandthemajorbenefitthatacompanywillderivefromthisstrength HereisanexampleofaUniqueSellingProposition I maseasonedRetailManagerstrongindevelopingtrainingprogramsandlosspreventiontechniquesthathaveresultedinrevenuesavingsofover 2 3Millionfor employer sname duringthepast11years Whatadifferenceyou vemadewiththisstatement Yourinterviewerisnowsittingforwardinherchairgivingyouherfullattention Atthispoint youmightaddthefollowingsentence I dliketodiscusshowImightbeabletodosomethinglikethatforyou Theballisnowbackinhercourtandyouhavethebeginningsofarealdiscussionandnotaninterrogationprocess MybackgroundtodatehasbeencenteredaroundpreparingmyselftobecometheverybestfinancialconsultantIcanbecome LetmetellyouspecificallyhowI vepreparedmyself IamanundergraduatestudentinfinanceandaccountingatXXXUniversity Mypastexperiencehasbeeninretailandhighereducation Bothaspectshavepreparedmewellforthiscareer Dotheywanttoknowaboutyourcareersofar aboutyourhobbiesorfamilylife Ifindoubt askthemtoclarifywhattheywishyoutotalkabout Thengiveashortfactualanswer endingwith isthereanythingelseyou dliketoknowaboutme 2 Howwouldyoudescribeyourself Trytothinkaboutwhattheinterviewersarelookingforandkeepthisinmindasyouanswerinterviewquestions Rememberthejobadvert Weretheylookingforinitiative agoodcommunicator someonewithgoodattentiontodetail Describeyourselfintheseterms Startwith Iam andnotwith Ithink or Ibelieve sothatyousoundself awareandconfident Whenyou reinterviewingforaninternalpositionwithinyourcompany youmaybeaskedwhatyouwilldoifyoudon tgetthejob Theinterviewerwantstoknowwhetheryouareconcernedaboutjusttheadvancementopportunityorthecompany SampleAnswer Iamcommittedtothiscompanyanditsadvancementso shouldInotbeselected Iwillworkwithandsupportwhoevermightgetselected However Idofeelthatmyexperienceinthedepartmentandwiththeteamwouldmakemethebestcandidate 3 Whydoyouwantthisjob SampleAnswers 1 Thisisnotonlyafineopportunity butthiscompanyisaplacewheremyqualificationscanmakeadifference Asafinanceexecutivewellversedinthenewstockoptionslaw Iseethispositionasmadetoorder Itcontainsthechallengetokeepmeonmytoes That sthekindofjobIliketoanticipateeverymorning 2 Iwantthisjobbecauseitseemstailoredtomycompetencies whichincludesalesandmarketing AsIsaidearlier inapreviouspositionIcreatedanannualgrowthrateof22percentinaflatindustry Additionally theteamIwouldworkwithlooksterrific 3 Iwellunderstandthatthisisacompanyonthewayup YourWebsitesaysthelaunchofseveralnewproductsisimminent Iwantbeapartofthisbusinessasitgrows 4 Havingworkedthroughacollegebusinessmajorbuildingdecksandporchesforneighbors thisentry leveljobforthearea smostrespectedhomebuilderhasmynameonit 5 Asadedicatedtechnician Ilikedoingessentialresearch BeingpartofabreakthroughteamisanexperienceI dlovetorepeat 6 ThisjobisagoodfitforwhatI vebeeninterestedinthroughoutmycareer Itoffersanicemixofshort andlong termactivities Myshort termachievementskeepmecrankedupandthelong termaccomplishmentsmakemefeellikeabillionbucks 7 IwantthisjobsellingtheaterticketsbecauseI dbegoodatit I mgoodatspeakingtopeopleandhandlingcash IwouldlikeajobwithregularhoursandI malwaysontime 8 AlthoughsomecompaniesarereplacingAmericanswithimportedlow wageworkers youarestandingtall Thiscompany ssuccessfulstrategies goodreputationandvaluesmakeitheadsandshouldersaboveitscompetition 9 I dfitrightinasacounterclerkinyourfinedrycleaners Ihaveobservedthatthecounterclerkpositionrequirescompetenceathandlingseveralactivitiesinquickorder customerservice payments baggingandphones Ilikemultitaskingand asahomemaker Ihavealotofpracticeinkeepingalltheballsintheair 10 TheworkIfindmoststimulatingallowsmetousebothmycreativeandresearchskills Thebuzzonthiscompanyisthatitrewardspeoplewhodeliversolutionstosubstantialproblems 2 2Words Expressionsinventoryn 存货清单 财产目录 财产目录的编制 存货总值 清查referencen 参考 参考书 提及 涉及 证明人 介绍人USP UniqueSellingProposition独特的卖点internalposition内部职位 committvt 犯罪 做错事 把 托付给 保证 做某事 遵守协议或遵从安排等 承诺 使 承担义务launchn 投掷 大船上的小艇 大型敞篷摩托艇baggingn 装袋 制袋材料multitaskingn 多 重 任务处理 2 3ReadingMaterialHavingAWinningInterviewFocusontheemployersneedsAsajobseeker younaturallyfocusyourenergiesondefiningthequalitiesthatyouwantinajobandanemployer Butinaninterviewsituation theemployerismoreinterestedinknowingwhatyoucandofortheirorganizationandhowyoucanfilltheroletheyhaveavailable Especiallyinastrongjobmarket itisalltooeasyforinexperiencedjobseekerstofocusontheirownneedsanddesires whilefailingtoaddress inconcreteterms howtheycanmeettheemployer sneeds Atthesametime however theemployerwantstodeterminewhetheryouaresufficientlymotivatedtoexcelinthisjob Whileyoushouldfocusonthecontributionyoucanmaketotheorganization youshouldalsoconveyyourinterestinthejob thecareerfieldandtheorganizationbyaskingwell thought outquestionsandbyclearlydefiningandarticulatingyourcareergoals Actionsteps1 AttendAnInterviewWorkshopInterviewWorkshopSchedule UndergraduatesmaysignupwiththereceptionistinRoom101oftheCareerCenter orbyphoneat617 552 3430 Graduatestudentsshouldmakeanappointmenttospeakwithacareeradvisor Practiceinterviews Availabletostudents Studentsmustattendaninterviewworkshopfirst Internationalstudents youmaywanttowatchthevideo TheEmploymentInterview AmericanStyle availableattheCareerResourceLibrary 38CommonwealthAve InterviewingforajobintheUSmaypresentsomecross culturalproblemsforinternationalstudents Thisvideowillhelpensurethatyourbodylanguageandwordssendtherightsignalstointerviewers Forthetrulyambitious Werecommendthefollowinginterviewbooks availabletoreadattheCareerResourceLibrary 38CommonwealthAve Knock EmDead TheUltimateJobSeeker sHandbook WithGreatAnswerstoOver200ToughInterviewQuestions Ifyouonlyreadoneinterviewingbook makeitthisone SweatyPalms TheNeglectedArtofBeingInterviewedThisisourfavoriteinterviewingbook butitwaslastpublishedwhenbehavioralinterviewingwasjustcomingintovogue sodon tuseitasyouronlyinterviewguide 2 TakeaPersonalityInventoryAnalyzehowyourstrengths personalandacademicexperiences aswellasyourinterestscanbetransferredtothepositionforwhichyouareapplying 3 CreateaCatalogueofyourSuccessesEveryemployerwouldliketohirepeoplewhocanprovethattheycandothejob andthebestproofispriorexperience Togetahandleonhowyouhaveperformedinpreviousroles recruiterswilloftenask behavioralinterviewquestions whichaskyoutorelateaspecificexperiencebasedonthecriteriasetbytheinterviewer Anexamplewouldbe Tellmeaboutatimewhenyouhandledadifficultsituationwithaco worker Tosuccessfullyanswerbehavioralinterviewquestions aswellasmostotherinterviewquestions youmustbepreparedtospeakinconcisetermsaboutrelevantexperiencesthatreflectpositivelyonyourskillsandyourcharacter Wesuggestthatyoucreateawrittencatalogofyoursuccesses Youwillnotgivethislisttoemployers butyouwilluseitextensivelyinpreparingforyourinterviews Increatingthiscatalog don tlimityourselftoexperiencesatyourinternshipsorpaidjobs Whetheryouareastudentoranalumnus alumna youshouldconsideryourvolunteerexperiences yourextracurricularactivitiesandyourprojectsforschool Insomecases itisappropriatetoincludeexperiencesfromyourpersonallife e g ifyouareamotherreturningtotheworkforce Manyofthesesuccesseswillalreadyappearonyourresume especiallyifyourresumeisnotjustalistofyourpreviousjobduties butalsoincludesyouraccomplishments projectsyouinitiatedorpositivechangesyoumadewhileonthejob atinternshipsorinyourextra curricularactivities Butdon tlimityourselftotheitemsthatappearonyourresume either Takesometimetoreflectoneachjoboractivityyouhaveengagedinoverthepreviousseveralyears andtrytopinpointthosetimesthatyouproducedapositiveresultorwerechallengedbydifficultcircumstances Asyouenteritemsontoyourlist writeabouthoweachsituationreflectspositivelyontheskillsandqualitiesyouwanttoconveytoanemployer Themosteffectiveitemswillbethosethatreflecttheskillsnecessaryforthejobathand aswellasthepersonalcharacteristicsthatmostemployersseek abilitytoworkaspartofateam leadershipability highlevelofmotivation positiveattitude abilitytosolveproblems abilitytodealwithadversity tocreatenewsolutions tofollowthroughonaprojecttocompletion etc Writedowndates names quantitiesormeasurementsofsuccessandotherdetailsthatwillconveythesituationtotheinterviewer Havinggeneratedacatalogofyoursuccesses youshouldreviewtheitemsonthiscatalogueandthenlistyourfiveorsixgreateststrengths Undereachstrength listseveralkeyexamplesthatdemonstratethatskillorcharacteristic Thiswillprovideyouwithasenseofthemainpointsyouwouldliketomakeinanyinterviewsituation 4 ResearchtheCareerFieldandtheCompanyRecruitershavesometimessaidthatBCstudentsare bright andarticulate BUToftentheyhaven tsufficientlyresearchedthejob thecompanyorthecareerfield 5 ReviewPotentialQuestions Thinkdeeplyaboutthevariouselementsofthejobdescription Ifyouonlyhaveabriefdescription youmightwanttocalltheHumanResourcesofficeandaskthemtosendyouamoredetaileddescription whichmaygobyafancyHRname like PositionContentDocument Makealistofthemainskillsandpersonalcharacteristicsthatthisjobseemstorequire fivetosevenitemsonyourlistisideal thoughyoumayhavemore Next readthroughyour catalogueofsuccess Foreachskillorpersonalcharacteristicthatthisjobrequires trytofindstrongexamplesfromyoursuccesslist Thinkabouthowyoucandemonstratethatyouareaproblemsolver ateamplayer aproactiveseekerofsolutions Practiceansweringpotentialquestions Therearetwowaystodothis Writeoutyourresponsestothemostlikelyquestions Thiswillhelpyoutofocusoncreatingconciseanswers Practiceansweringthesequestionsoutloud Don tmemorizeanswers youdon twanttocomeoffaswoodenorpre packagedinyourinterview butdorehearse Youwillfeelmuchmorearticulateandbemorefocusedifyou veactuallyspokenyouranswerstoanticipatedquestions TIP Askafriendoradultfamilymembertoreadthequestionstoyou youmayfeelalittlesilly atfirst butyou dbeamazedathowthiswillforcetoyoushapeyouranswersandbeconcise 6 GenerateaListofQuestionstoAsktheEmployerTherearethreereasonstoaskintelligentandinformedquestionsinaninterview Youdemonstrateyourinterestinthejobandthecompany Youdemonstratethatyouhaveresearchedthecompanytotheextentthatyoucannowaskmoredetailedandprobingquestions Youneedtogatherinformationaboutthisjobandthisemployertoseeiftheyreallydomatchyourcareergoalsandneeds 7 GatheraList