雙語財經新聞 第57期:面試十大應對技巧(1)
The interview is undoubtedly the most important part of your job search. Your network and your resume may help you get your foot in the door, but you’ve got to ace the interview to get the job. What happens, though, if your interviewer is gulp mean or abrasive?
Read on for advice from job-search experts and learn how to save the day — and when you should walk away.
讀讀以下專家的意見怎樣轉危爲安？何時該明智地選擇離開？1. Remain calm
Job -search mentor Roberta Chinsky Matuson of Human Resource Solutions suggests, “Take a moment to compose yourself. Then simply answer the question using a calm tone. Eventually the person will stop being so hostile, particularly if you are responding in a way that is not giving them any fuel for their fire.”
1.保持冷靜
人力資源解決方案公司求職顧問麥遜說先調整一下自己的情緒，然後用冷 靜的語氣簡單地回答他的提問。特別是如果你的回答讓面試官無從刁難的話，他最 終就不會再對你有敵意了。2. Watch what you say
“Do not let an interviewer’s tone push you over a ledge to potentially say things that you may later regret. Remember that business networks of people are wide and expansive, and your negative response or behavior in an interview could have lasting repercussions in wider circles,” says Justin C. Honaman, a strategic business process and technology professional.2.注意你說的話
賈斯汀 C 霍納曼精通業務流程和專業技術,他建議說：“不要因爲面試官的語調，而說出一些自己可能 會後悔的話。記住，職人 士的社交關係網廣泛而富 有不斷變化的可能性，你 在面試中的不良表現可能 會在更大的職業圈內給你 帶來持續的壞影響。“3. Remain confident
Stephen R. Balzac, president of 7 Steps Ahead, an organizational development firm, says, “The more confident you are, the easier it is to operate on the assumption that you’re not dealing with malice. That gives you the room to ask the interviewer if there’s something wrong or if this isn’t a good time. Frequently, what comes off as hostility is due to something else entirely: The interviewer may bedistracted, upset about something else, have a tight deadline, etc. In one case, an interviewer’s young son was extremely ill and when offered a chance to reschedule, he jumped at it,3.保持自信
組織與發展公司的主管斯蒂芬巴爾扎克說:“你越自信的話，將面試官的敵意當着空氣處理起來就越 簡單。這樣，你可以心平氣和的問面試官是不是哪裏出錯了,還是現在面試的時機 不恰當。面試官的敵意經常可能是一些與面試完全無關的事情造成的:可能他心情 很差,爲什麼事情而難受，或者工作交期催得很急等等。比如有一次,一位面試官的 兒子得了重病，如果你和他重新約下一次面試的話，他會馬上同意的。“4. Get to know your interviewer
“If a vein is popping out of your potential new employer’s head, ask questions directly related to the interviewer, such as, “How long have you been with the company? What role did you have when you started? Tell me the story of working your way up,”says career consultant Angela Lussier of 365 Degrees Consulting. “If you get her talking about herself, you can quickly turn her lion’s roar into akitten’s meow,4.主動去了解你的面試官
“當你的潛在僱主開始不耐煩的時候，問一些和他有直接關聯的事情,如：‘您 在公司工作幾年了？剛開始的時候您從事什麼職位呢?可以告訴我您在工作中的處 事方式嗎？ ”365度諮詢公司的職業顧問安琪拉?盧西爾建議說，“如果你可以讓你的 潛在僱主開始談自己的事情，那她馬上會從一個發怒的母老虎變成一個溫順的小 貓咪。”5. Address the issue
“The best thing someone can do when faced with a hostile interviewer is pause and ask if he/she has done/said something to upset or irritate the person conducting the interview. Usually, people don’t realize that they are coming across in such an off—putting way, and they quickly adjust when the issue is raised, but gently,” suggests Donna Flagg, workplace expert and founder of The Krysalis Group, a business and management consulting firm.5.解決爭端
唐娜?弗萊格是一位職場專家,他創辦了 一家名爲科瑞莎麗斯團隊的職業和管 理諮詢公司。他說:“當你面對一位有敵意的面試官時，最好的方法就是停下來，問問他，是不是你在面試中說了什麼讓他生氣的話冒犯到他了？很多時候，人們並沒 有認識到自己正在說的話(做的事情不愉快。當他們意識到以後，就會馬上不着痕跡的調整辦。”
