外企英文面试常见问题及回答

第第页外企英文面试常见问题及回答

外企英文面试常见问题及回答一

1、Whatcanyoutellmeabout*YZCompany?

Ifyouneedto,startbysaying“IsitokifIrefertomynotes?”.Whenyougetthenod,offyougo.

AgoodinterviewanswershouldincludeshortfactualstatementscoveringsuchthingsastheCompany’shistory,itsproducts,staffnumbers,turnoverandfuturebusinessobjectives.Somethinglikethisisfine:

“IbelievetheCompanybeganin1967,withjustoneoutlet,butnowhas25.FromwhatI’veread,yousellA,BandCproductsacrossEuropeandtheStatesandhaveaturnoverine*cessof$5million.Youemploy125staff.IbeleiveyouhopetoentertheAsianmarketby2022″.“I’vedonesomeresearchandcantellyoumoreifyoulike”.

Youwilllikelyhear“No,that’sfine.Thankyou.”

Yourinterviewerswillbeimpressedthatyoupreparedandmadenotesandyou’reofftoagoodstart.

2、Whatdoyouthink*YZCompanycanofferyou?

Therearetwobitstothisinterviewquestion,theroleandtheCompany.Mentionboth.Youmightsay:

“I’mtoldtheCompanyhasafirmcommitmenttoindividualtraininganddevelopment.ThisisgreatnewsformebecauseI’mkeentolearnandadvanceintheCompany.TheroleitselfappearschallengingandrewardingwhichI’llfindverymotivating”.

3、Ifyou’resuccessful,whatdoyouthinkyou’llbedoingday-to-day?

Youmightstartbysaying“IunderstandthatI’llbe…”.Thenyoucouldtalkaboutthemainrole,anyotheractivitiesandanytargetsyoue*pecttobegiven.

外企英文面试常见问题及回答二

1、Whatareyourstrengths/weaknesses?

IMPORTANT—thiscommonjobinterviewquestioncanbeaskedinmanydifferentways,suchas“Whatqualitiesdoyouadmireinothersthatyouwouldliketodevelopinyourself?”

Strengthsshouldbeeasyenoughtothinkabout(keepthepositioninmind).

Talkingaboutweaknessescanbeharderbutgoodinterviewanswersarestillpossible.Manypeoplechoosetomentionsomethingwhichthey’verecognizedasbeingaweaknessbuthaveovercome.

“I’dliketobemoreorganized,likeoneofmycolleagues.Shedoesn’thavetotry.ButbecauseIdon’tfinditaseasyasher,Iuseto-dolistsandadiarytohelpmesuccessfullymanagemywork”.

Onafinalnote,it’smuchsafertohighlightyourlackofe*perienceorknowledgeasaweaknessthanafaultinyourpersonality.Employerscanalwaysgiveyoue*periencebutfewwanttohelpyouovercomeshortcomingsinyourpersonality!Soavoidtellinginterviewersthatyou“getbored”or“tooinvolved”or“frustrated”!

2、Whydidyouthinkyouaresuitedtothisjob?

Whattheyarereallyaskingis“Youknowwhatwearelookingforsocanyoutelluswhatyouhavedoneorwhatyouhave,thatisrelevant.”

3、Whyshouldwegivethejobtoyouaboveotherapplicants?

Thisisoftenourclosingquestion.Wewanttoknow,inanutshell,whyyouarethebestcandidateforthejob.Thisisachancetolistyourbestattributesastheyrelatetothevacancy.Don’tbecocky,butdon’tbeshy.

4、Howwelldoyouworkunderpressure?

“Iknowthatalljobsinvolvesomesortofpressureatsometime.IcanworkaswellunderpressureasIdoatanyothertimebutwhenIambusy,Iprioritizeactivitiessothatmyworkloadismanageable.”

Iftheinterviewersfocusonotherpressure,suchaspressuretomeettargets,dealingwithdifficultcustomersetc,giveanappropriatereply,mentioningpastsituationswhereyouhavecopedundersuchpressure.

5、Whatsortofpeopledoyoufinditdifficulttoworkwith?

“Iamaneasygoingpersonwhoseemstogetonwitheveryone.IfIhavetopickatypeofpersonthatbothersme,it’stheonewhodoesn’tpulltheirweightorisn’tworriedaboutthestandardoftheirworkbecauseitreflectsbadlyontherestoftheteam.”

6、Sellmethispen!

Ininterviewsforsalesjob,youmayhearthis,believeus!Infact,oneofushadanon-salesinterviewandwasaskedthis,une*pectedly.Theobjectyouareaskedtosellcouldinfactbeanything.Someinterviewersliketoseewhetheryoufocusonthebenefitsoftheobjectoritsfeatures.Thefeaturesofthepenmightbethatit’sblue,witharollerballandplasticcoating.Thebenefitsmightbethatit’sreliable,easytoholdandleakproof.

外企英文面试常见问题及回答三

1、Whatkeyskillsdoyouthinkyouneedtobesuccessfulinthisrole?

YougotthisfarbecauseyourjobapplicationformorresumeorCVmatchedtheinterviewers’criteriaasspecifiedinthejobadvert.Juste*pandonthisinyourjobinterviewanswers.Listtheskillsyouthinkarerequired,givingalittlee*planationastowhyeachisneeded.

Youmightthenbeaskedtogivee*ampleswhereyou’veusedoneormoreoftheseskills.Thesearebehaviouralinterviewquestions.

2、Wheredoyouseeyourselfinfiveyearstime?

Thiscanbeadifficultjobinterviewquestiontoanswer,especiallyifyou’venotthoughtbeyondgettingthisjob!Whenyouanswer,youwanttosoundambitiousenoughtobemotivatedtodoagoodjob,butnottooambitiousincaseyourinterviewersthinkyou’reonlyusingthisjobasasteppingstonetosomethingbetter.

Icanbesuccessfulinthisjobandtakenonadditionalresponsibilitiesandbeconsideredsuitableforpromotion.

3、Howdoesthisjobfitintoyourcareerplans?

Thisisasimilarjobinterviewquestiontotheoneabovereally,e*ceptthatitlooksbeyondfiveyears.Berealistic.Youmightsaysomethinglikethisifyou’regoingforamiddle-managementposition:

“Myambitionistoleadadepartmentandbeinvolvedinstrategicdecision-makingataseniorlevel.Ie*pecttheroleI’mapplyingfortogivememoree*perienceofleadingandsomeintroductiontostrategysothatI’mreadyforaseniorroleinafewyearstime”.

4、Wheredidyouthinkyou’dbeatthisstageinyourlife?

Avoidsayingfurtherthanyouarenow!It’sbettertoshowyou’vemetore*ceededyourambitionsthanfallenshortofthem.Telltheinterviewersthatyou