如何回答面試問題"簡單介紹一下自己"

How to Answer the Interview Question, 'Tell Me About Yourself'

如何回答面試問題“簡單介紹一下自己”

It's often the first thing hiring managers ask candidates in job interviews, and the first opportunity to really screw things up. Unsurprisingly, most of us have a really hard time summarizing our careers, skills, and interests in the conversational equivalent of a tweet. But having a job search "elevator pitch" is a really important part of acing the interview.

招聘經理在求職面試中常常問的第一個問題就是“請簡單介紹一下自己”，而且這實際上也是求職者將事情搞砸的第一次機會。不足爲奇的是，實際上，大多數求職者都是很不容易才總結好面試中自己職業、技能和興趣的介紹，就像一條微博似的。但是求職中的“電梯演講”也是通過面試的重要因素。

"People screw it up all the time," says career coach Connie Thanasoulis-Cerrachio, in an interview with Forbes. "They think they should walk you through their entire résumé."

職業顧問Connie Thanasoulis-Cerrachio在福布斯的採訪中提到“人們總是把事情搞砸。求職者總是認爲面試者應當瀏覽簡歷上面的所有信息。”

Thanasoulis-Cerrachio and the other career experts Susan Adams spoke with agreed that the short, snappy pitch is important, and said that the whole spiel shouldn't take more than the time it takes to ride an elevator -- 30 seconds or less, in other words.

Thanasoulis-Cerrachio與另一位職業專家Susan Adams很贊同的一點就是：簡介明快的演講很重要。而且整個演講花費的時間不能超過乘坐一層電梯所需的時間——也就是30秒之內。

What else should you keep in mind?

還需要記住什麼呢？

1. Focus on what they need.

1.集中注意用人單位的需求

When you're trying to sell yourself to a prospective employer, it's tempting to concentrate on what you think your greatest strengths are. In fact, you're probably better off if you figure out how to tailor your description of your experience to what the employer actually needs. They're not going to hire you just because you're impressive; they'll hire you because you solve a problem or fulfill a desperately needed function.

當你試圖將自己推薦給未來的僱主的時候，集中思考自己最大的優勢是很富有吸引力的。實際上，如果你能夠揣測用人單位的實際需求，並按照需求來修改工作經驗介紹，那麼你的機會可能會更大。他們不會因爲你給人印象深刻而僱用你；他們僱用你是因爲你能夠解決問題或者能夠履行急需的工作職責。

2. Edit yourself.

2.編輯自己

Be prepared to go through many iterations of your pitch before you hit on the right one. Think of the old Mark Twain quote, "I didn't have time to write you a short letter, so I wrote you a long one instead." Brevity takes time and ruthlessness.

在你想出合適的演講稿之前，你要做好不斷修改稿子的準備。想一想老馬克.吐溫的一句名言“我沒時間寫出簡潔的信，所以只好寫一封長信給你。”簡潔不但耗時長，而且沒人情味。

3. Rehearse.

3.排練

Practice on your own in front of a mirror, or better yet, with a friend, until you can deliver your pitch confidently and without a hitch. Ideally, it should sound organic and natural -- as if you just happened to think it up on the spot, or as if it's always been a personal credo.

在你能夠自信地、毫不費力地發表演講之前，你需要對着鏡子，最好是對着朋友練習。理想情況下，演講應該條理清晰、比較自然——就像當場恰好剛想出來的一樣或者像常用的個人信條一樣。

Tell Us What You Think

告訴我們你的看法

Do you have an elevator pitch for interviews?

你爲面試做過電梯演講嗎？