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大学英语面试问题及回答
对外企的英文面试应该按照以下步骤来进行准备:
(1) 预测问题。这个环节不但能帮助你克服听力困难, 而且能缓解你在面试时候的紧张情绪。想象一下,如果总是Pardon, Excuse me, 你怎么可能镇定自若?
(2) 书写答案。英语8级的牛人也会在英文面试时出现逻辑不清的情况,因为流利和井井有条绝对不是同义词。笔者的亲身体会是, 越是英语流利的牛人, 越容易在面试的时候废话连篇, 逻辑混乱。
(3) 背诵答案。背诵三遍以内是结巴, 背诵十遍以内是流利的背诵, 而背诵二三十遍以上就不再是背诵,而是滔滔不绝的自由表达!
(4) 若有所思。面试的时候, 在流利做答之前, 别忘了做思索状, 再加上个well, let me see……
衡量一个回答是否精彩,只有一个标准: 这个回答中, 体现了申请人的什么特征?这些特征是优点还是缺点?如果是优点, 是否刚好适合所申请职位的优点?
一、 Personal Information 关于个人信息的问题
1. What’s the meaning of your English name? 你的英文名字有什么含义么?
问题分析: 有些申请人的英文名字不合常规,比如叫King, 或者Sushi, 或者Monk等等。面试官询问这些申请人名字的含义, 主要有几个目的: 第一, 缓解面试的紧张气氛; 第二, 面试官也有一点点好奇心;第三, 给申请人一个展示自己独特个性的机会, 因为敢于给自己起独特名字的人往往具有很独特的个性, 这些人希望引起别人的注意。
普通回答: Actually, Sushi is my nickname. My friends gave me this name because I like to eat the Japanese food sushi.
点评: 这个回答体现出你是个什么样的人呢?在中国吃寿司价格不菲,如果吃寿司吃到了朋友给你起了“寿司”这个外号的地步, 这个申请人一定不会是囊中羞涩的人。同志们想一下, 我们在面试的时候, 是把自己伪装成“艰苦朴素”, 还是“锦衣玉食”呢?即使现如今寿司已经跌价到人尽可食的地步,你这个回答也只是在告诉面试官: 嘿, 我可是个好吃的人啊!比较一下以下的这个回答, 你就知道哪个更胜一筹了。
回答示范1: As a matter of fact, Sushi is a nickname my friends gave me, because I like sushi and like to make sushi. I can make about ten different kinds of sushi! My friends say that my personality is a bit like sushi, simple but good, hehe.
点评1: 与刚才的回答相比, 这个回答体现出你是个什么样的人呢?一个擅长制作寿司的女孩子一定是动手能力比较强的, 而且喜欢做一些琐碎小事的人。同时,把寿司的优点引申成自己的个性优点: 简单而美好, 真是一个不错的比喻。
回答示范2: The name King may sound a bit aggressive, I hope it won’t make you feel uncomfortable. As a matter of fact, I chose the name King simply because it sounds like my Chinese name Jing. But, there is also a hidden meaning in it, that is, I wish to conquer diseases like a King!
点评2: 如果你给自己起了一个类似“国王”这样比较aggressive的名字,就得想好怎么样解释才能让面试官知道你并不是一个过分aggressive的人。这个回答体现了该申请人热爱自己医生职业的特点。
回答示范3: My given name in Chinese is Meng, so I chose Monk to be my English name. I admire the spirit of monks, you know, abstinence and tolerance.
点评3: 回答得妙呀, 不仅仅真实, 而且展现了自己的独特个性, 告诉面试官自己身上有和尚般的优秀品质: 克制欲望、 容忍。面试官只要不想嫁给你,就一定会喜欢这样的回答。
2. What’s the meaning of your email address? 你的电子邮件地址有什么寓意么?
问题分析: 当代青年男女个性张扬,所以连email地址也颇为独特。令笔者或迷惑或微笑的email 地址有很多,比如neverlazy, bighead, lazyfish, 52n52n, yulovehong等等。与上一个问题一样,善于交流的面试官往往乐于给你一个机会展示自己的个性。
较差回答: Lazyfish? Oh, I admire the goldfish for living an easy life. Compared to goldfish, human beings live a fast-paced life. So I chose this email address to make me feel a bit relaxed.
点评: 个性倾向于过慵懒的生活,唉!
较差回答: 52n52n? oh, it means “I love you, I love you,” because 5 sounds like “I” in Chinese, and 2 for “love”, n for “you”. I registered this address to please my girlfriend, hehe.
点评: 公开示爱?啧啧,除了他的女朋友会觉得甜蜜蜜, 别的人一律会露出特虚伪的`笑容或胃里泛酸。唉!
回答示范: Neverlazy? Oh, I want to encourage myself never to be lazy! You know I am a hardworking person. So, it’s my slogan!
点评: 在email地址中都要给自己励志的女子, 一定是个超级工作狂, 好呀! (这名女子如愿进入了宝洁公司的CBD部门。)
3. Where are you from? Where is your hometown? 你是哪里人?家乡在什么地方?
问题分析: 很多老外在中国工作居住多年,甚至自诩为中国通, 他们可能会顺便问问你是哪里人, 拉近和你的距离。
回答示范1: I was born and raised in the city of Wuhan. As far as I know, our company has a branch office near Hanzheng Street, and it’s quite a big office.
点评1: 这个回答说出了该公司在武汉的地址, 展示了一下自己提前所做的功课。
回答示范2: Well, my hometown is a small town which you probably have never heard of. The name of the town is Dehui, which means “good moral” in Chinese. The town is located in the middle of China’s Northeast. When you look at the map, it looks like the eye of the rooster. You know, China looks like a rooster on the map, and the Northeast region looks just like the head of the rooster. My hometown “Good Moral Town” is unknown to most people because it’s quite poor. The average income for a family is less than one thousand RMB per month.
点评2: 绝妙的回答!一方面生动地告诉外国面试官, 你的家乡是东北这个鸡头上眼睛部位的一个小县城, 另一方面, 让他知道你家乡的人们平均一个月才不到1,000元的收入, 令日入斗金的老外颇为欷觑。让他欷觑了, 你就被记住了。被记住, 是被录取的前提。
二、 Education 关于教育背景的问题
4. Why did you select your major area of study? 你为什么选择了这个专业?
问题分析: 外国面试官更喜欢提“为什么”的问题,他希望申请人是一个有主见的人。
回答示范1: I was quite good at mathematics and physics back in high school so I chose a related major, Telecommunications. I also applied for the major of computer science. You know, these two majors are the hottest these years.
点评1: 实话实说。
回答示范2: As a matter of fact, I didn’t select the major of Geography Education at all, because I have never wanted to be a teacher. I had chosen Business Administration, Economics and Logistics Management when I applied to Zhongshan University, but unfortunately I failed to get into these hottest majors. The score I got on the College Entrance Examination was about ten points less than the minimum requirement. The school allocated me to a cold major, Geography Education, hehe. Luckily, I could select a second focus. I chose Public Relations Management to be my minor area of study. What was that saying? “When God closes the door, he opens a window.” Hehe.
点评2: 这个回答似乎很长, 但是却不得不这么长。这是一个典型的中国特色, 如果你的分数够不上第一志愿, 学校就把你打入某一个“冷宫”专业去,而你为了进入这所一流的大学不得不屈服。这种怪现象制造出很多感觉自己比窦娥还冤的“冤男怨女”, 学着“地理教育”却痛恨从事教师职业, 学着“国际政治”却连国际新闻都懒得看!这个回答的优点在于:第一, 向外国面试官普及了一下中国特色; 第二, 强调了自己对商业和管理一贯的热诚; 第三, 告诉对方其实自己高考只差10分才没进去最热门的专业;第四, 自己是个不轻言放弃的人, 主修学不成用辅修来弥补;第五, 把上帝拉进来, 显出你的幽默。
回答示范3: I selected Business English as I was quite good at English back in high school. Apart from this, my high school teachers recommended that I select a major related to business, since I showed some good qualities for business management at a young age. So, I chose this major, business plus English, two in one, hehe.
点评3: 这个回答强调了自己的两大优点: 第一, 英语好; 第二, 早在高中就已经是老师心目中适合从商的人。自夸而不着痕迹, 实在是高哇!
5. What subjects were your favorite? Why? 你最喜欢的课程是什么, 为什么?
问题分析: 与中国面试官一样,对于应届毕业生, 外国面试官经常问问有关学业方面的问题。面试官喜欢的申请人, 是对自己专业的优缺点分析得头头是道的人。
回答示范1: I liked Marketing Principles and Sales Management because the two courses provided us with the most up-to-date in
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大学英语面试常见问题
大学英语面试常见问题(一)
1. Why do you choose Fordham?
2. How do you know MIB?/ 这个项目什么特点吸引你
3. Why now?
4. Team work experience (successful/nightmare)/ teamwork中遇到了什么问题,如何解决的?
5. 大学喜欢什么样的课程 What lessons do you prefer in College?
6. 为什么要选单学位?为什么选择XX合作学校?
7 自己觉得在未来5年是什么样的?/几年以后是什么样子/
Why do you choose a single degree? What is your career goal in five years?
7. 喜欢什么样的老师?What kind of teacher do you prefer?
8. 怎么知道这个项目的 How do you know this program?
9. motivation从哪里来 Where is motivation come from?
10. 有没有一个启发你人生的人,跟敬佩的人那个问题差不多(who is your mental guide/mentor in your past life? )
11. Successful career?/你怎么看待成功/你认为成功的标致是什么
What do you think of a successful career? What is the symbol of success?
12. 有什么在PS上没体现的 Is there anything you didn’t mention in your resume?
13. Cross culture experience/遇到了什么challenge
What kind of challenges have you got in your life?
14. 为什么要录取你?
Why should we enroll you?
15. What do you dislike working in a team, how to deal with it?
16. 最不喜欢什么课?/老师
What is the subject or teacher you dislike? Why?
18. What can you contribute to your team at Queen's?
19. What can you contribute to Queen's after school activities?
20. What would you like to do in your leisure time? 最近看得书?
21. Good leader 特点 What the essential traits of a good learder?
22. 觉得准时是不是很重要 Is punctuality important to you?
23. Globalization好坏 What are pros and cons of Globalization?
24.Your strength? Weakness?
25. Sometimes you cannot make everyone happy, what if some issues make the team divide; the team members cannot work together?
26. How do you give negative information (like criticism) to your team members?
27. How do you accept criticism?
28. 觉得自己当leader 的强项和仍需提高的部分 What are your strong points of being a leader and the points needing improvement.
30. How do you deal with it when you work with people that you are not very fond of?
31. What is the most difficult thing in your past working experience?
32. How you manage your time in a very busy environment
33. 在团队合作中讨厌遇到那种人?最喜欢碰到什么人?Whom do you hate most in a team work? Whom you like to work with?
34.你觉得自己能胜任TEAMWORK很多的这个特点吗?为什么?
Do you think you are capable of teamwork? Why?
35. 为什么选择这个专业?
Why do you choose this major?
36. 你自己TEMWORK 的领导风格是什么?
What is your style of teamwork?
37. 对考官问问题
Ask your judge a question.
大学英语面试常见问题(二)
Q:Canyousellyourselfintwominutes?Goforit.(你能在两分钟内自我推荐吗?大胆试试吧!)
A:Withmyqualificationsandexperience,IfeelIamhardworking,responsibleanddiligentinanyprojectIundertake.Yourorganizationcouldbenefitfrommyanalyticalandinterpersonalskills.(依我的资格和经验,我觉得我对所从事的每一个项目都很努力、负责、勤勉。
我的分析能力和与人相处的技巧,对贵单位必有价值。)
Q:Givemeasummaryofyourcurrentjobdescription.(对你目前的'工作,能否做个概括的说明。)
A:Ihavebeenworkingasacomputerprogrammerforfiveyears.Tobespecific,Idosystemanalysis,troubleshootingandprovidesoftwaresupport.(我干了五年的电脑程序员。具体地说,我做系统分析,解决问题以及软件供应方面的支持。)
Q:Whydidyouleaveyourlastjob?(你为什么离职呢?)
A:Well,Iamhopingtogetanofferofabetterposition.Ifopportunityknocks,Iwilltakeit.(我希望能获得一份更好的工作,如果机会来临,我会抓住。)
A:IfeelIhavereachedthe"glassceiling"inmycurrentjob./Ifeelthereisnoopportunityforadvancement.(我觉得目前的工作,已经达到顶峰,即没有升迁机会。)
Q:Howdoyourateyourselfasaprofessional?(你如何评估自己是位专业人员呢?)
A:Withmystrongacademicbackground,Iamcapableandcompetent.(凭借我良好的学术背景,我可以胜任自己的工作,而且我认为自己很有竞争力。)
A:Withmyteachingexperience,IamconfidentthatIcanrelatetostudentsverywell.(依我的教学经验,我相信能与学生相处的很好。)
Q:Whatcontributiondidyoumaketoyourcurrent(previous)organization?(你对目前/从前的工作单位有何贡献?)
A:Ihavefinishedthreenewprojects,andIamsureIcanapplymyexperiencetothisposition.(我已经完成三个新项目,我相信我能将我的经验用在这份工作上。)
Q:Whatdoyouthinkyouareworthtous?(你怎么认为你对我们有价值呢?)
A:IfeelIcanmakesomepositivecontributionstoyourcompanyinthefuture.(我觉得我对贵公司能做些积极性的贡献。)
Q:Whatmakeyouthinkyouwouldbeasuccessinthisposition?(你如何知道你能胜任这份工作?)
A:Mygraduateschooltrainingcombinedwithmyinternshipshouldqualifymeforthisparticcularjob.IamsureIwillbesuccessful.(我在研究所的训练,加上实习工作,使我适合这份工作。我相信我能成功。)
Q:Areyouamulti-taskedindividual?(你是一位可以同时承担数项工作的人吗?)or
Doyouworkwellunderstressorpressure?(你能承受工作上的压力吗?)
A:Yes,Ithinkso.
A:Thetraitisneededinmycurrent(orprevious)positionandIknowIcanhandleitwell.(这种特点就是我目前(先前)工作所需要的,我知道我能应付自如。)
魅影幽兰
Yes, work hard for progress and rewards I plan to be an engineer My carrier planning is get the degree, get experience by internships and applied for proper job. No, not really. Not enough contact with the professors and little with the industries. For making friends and having good time together studying and having fun. No, I do not think internet will take place of teacher because its not flexible and lacks love and care! I like sports tv shows but not "super girl" or "happy boy". I have never any romance because I think I would do it after I have graduated! Skipping breakfast is not good because you are asking the body to work without fuel!!