How to Interview for a Job in American English, part 1/5

如何用美式英語面試工作？(1/5)

You’re hired! Two words everybody loves to hear. But before we hear these words comes

你被錄取了！每個人都愛聽到這兩個字。 但是在聽到這些字之前……

(dun dun duuuuhn!) the interview. Today’s video is part one in a series that’s all

（驚訝音效）面試。

今天的這部影片是一系列的第一部分，全都是關於工作面試的準備。

about preparing for a job interview.

This is part one of a five part series on preparing for an interview. Interviewing for

這是面試準備系列的五部分中的第一部分。

a new job can be a huge source of stress and anxiety. And if you’re interviewing for

面試一個新工作可以是壓力和緊張的巨大來源。

如果你正在用非母語的語言面試工作，壓力會更大。

a job in a non-native language, the stress can be even higher. In this video you’ll

在這部影片，你會看到我去面試工作。

see me interview for a job. Throughout the interview, we’ll discuss some of the most

在面試過程中，我們會討論常見的面試問題以及如何回應。

common interview questions and how to answer them. You’ll also learn some basic information

你也會學習基本的資訊來讓你根據這些問題，著手創造屬於自己的回答。

to get you started on creating your own answers to these questions. Let’s begin.

讓我們開始吧。

TK: Hello Ms. Smith, I’m Tom Kelley. Thanks so much for coming in.

TK：嗨，Ms. Smith，我是Tom Kelly。謝謝妳來。

RS: It’s my pleasure, thanks so much for meeting with me.

RS：這是我的榮幸，謝謝您與我會面。

TK: Of course. Did you have any trouble finding the office?

TK：當然。妳在找辦公室的時候有遇到任何困難嗎？

Small Talk. Most interviews will start out with a handshake and some small talk – this

寒暄。 大部分的面試以握手及些許寒暄開場。

may include questions about how you’re doing, your travel to the interview, the weather,

這通常包含你好嗎？你來面試的這段旅程、天氣、

你的週末過得如何，更多等等。 你要做的就是禮貌及友善。

how your weekend went, and more. All you need to do is be polite and friendly. Keep your

保持你的答案簡短。 你也可以隨意地將問題轉向面試官。

answers short. You can also feel free to turn the question back to the interviewer. For

例如，若面試官問你你的週末如何時，你可能回答：

instance, if the interviewer asks you how your weekend was, you might respond, “It

「過得很棒，我們慶祝了媽媽的生日。您的週末如何呢？」

was great, we celebrated my Mom’s birthday. How was your weekend?” Small talk is used

閒聊是用來在面試開始前建立更舒適的環境。

to build a more comfortable environment before the interview begins. It may seem silly, but

也許看起來是愚蠢的，但是你可以藉由問自己簡單、容易回答、非私人問題來練習寒暄。

you can practice small talk on your own by asking yourself simple, easy-to-answer, non-personal

questions. You could also practice with a friend. Here is an example of small talk:

你也可以和朋友練習。以下是寒暄的例子：

>> How are you doing? >> I’m great, thank you, and you?

你好嗎？ 我很好，你呢？

>> How are you doing? >> I’m doing really well. It’s such a

你好嗎？

我很好，外面天氣很好。 是的，週末時的天氣都很棒。

nice day out there. >> It is! It was perfect weather all weekend.

>> It was.

是的。

你整個週末有做什麼有趣的事嗎？

>> Did you do anything interesting over the weekend?

>> Yes, I went to the park with my family for a picnic.

有，我跟我家人到公園野餐。

>> That sounds nice. >> It was. And you?

聽起來很棒。 是的，你呢？

>> I worked this weekend, but I got a lot done, so that was good.

我週末時候在工作，但是我已經完成了，所以很好。

>> It does feel good to get work done!

工作完成了的確會感覺很好。

You can see we haven’t said much of importance, but the conversation is friendly and open,

你可以看到我們沒有說很多重要的事，但是對話是友善和開放的，

and can make two people feel more comfortable in each other’s presence.

並且可以讓彼此在對方面前感到更自在。

TK: Hello Ms. Smith, I’m Tom Kelley. Thanks so much for coming in.

TK：哈囉，Ms. Smith，我是Tom Kelly。謝謝妳來。

RS: It’s my pleasure, thanks so much for meeting with me.

RS：這是我的榮幸，謝謝您與我會面。

TK: Of course. Did you have any trouble finding the office?

TK：當然。妳在找辦公室的時候有遇到任何困難嗎？

RS: Nope. The directions on the website were great.

RS：沒有。網站上的指示很棒。

TK: Good. Would you like some coffee or water before we begin?

TK：很好。在我們開始之前，妳要一些咖啡或水嗎？

RS: I’m okay, thank you. TK: Alright. So, to get started, why don’t

RS：不用了，謝謝您。 TK：好的。

那麼，一開始先跟我談談你自己吧。 RS：當然可以。

you tell me a little bit about yourself. RS: Sure.

Common Question: Tell me a little bit about yourself. It’s very common for interviewers

常見問題：告訴我一些關於妳自己的事。

面試官請你談談你自己是很常見的。

to simply ask you to tell them about yourself. That can feel overwhelming! But don’t worry;

那樣就很崩潰了！

但是不要擔心，他們要的是你專注在談論學歷和工作經歷。

what they really want you to focus on is your education and work history. You can also let

你也可以在回答這個問題時，讓他們知道你在何種領域有許多經驗或是興趣。

them know what areas you have a lot of experience in, or what your interests are when answering

this question. Here are a few different ways to begin your answer.

以下有一些不同方法來闡述你的回答。

I studied at Harvard University and graduated 2012 with a degree in business.

我2012年畢業自哈佛大學，取得商學位。

I’ve been working at Smith Incorporated for 10 years as a manager.

我在Smith股份有限公司當經理十年了。

I have 12 years of experience in graphic design.

我在平面設計有12年的經驗。

Because of my time at Verizon, I have a lot of experience in providing customer service.

由於我曾在Verizon工作過，我有許多提供客服的經驗。

If you're preparing for an interview, practice talking about yourself and your work history.

若你正在準備面試，練習談論你自己及你的工作經歷。

Record yourself with a video camera if possible. Make sure it's not too long, maybe around

若可以的話用攝影機錄你自己。確定它不會太長，大約一分鐘。

a minute. Go back and listen or watch, and write down phrases that worked well to use

回去聽或看，並寫下運用得宜的句子以便再次使用。

again. If there was anything you stumbled over or left out, write down some possible

若有結巴講錯或是遺漏的，寫下你可能原本可以使用的句子。

phrases you could have used. The next day, do the same exercise. It's important that

隔天，做同樣的練習。

重要的是，你不能只是寫句子和背它，而是還要練習使用這些關鍵語句來自由談話。

you don't just write a paragraph and memorize it, but simply practice free-talking with

some key phrases. The more you practice before the interview, the more comfortable you’ll

你在面試前練習越多，你在面試過程回答問題時就會感到更舒適。

feel answering the questions during the interview.

TK: So, to get started, why don’t you tell me a little bit about yourself.

TK：那麼，開始吧。你何不談談你自己呢？

RS: Sure. I studied at the University of Florida and graduated in 2010 with a Masters Degree

RS：當然可以。我2010年畢業自Florida大學，取得玩具設計的碩士學位。

in Toy Design. After graduation, I was hired at Happy Kid’s Creative. I’ve been there

畢業之後，我在Happy Kid’s Creative工作。

for the past five years and am currently the Director of Toy Production. During that time

我這五年在那裡工作，目前是玩具生產的的主管。

在那段期間銷售量穩定成長。那是很棒的經驗，但是我在HKC已經沒有成長空間，因此我正在找尋新機會。

sales have grown steadily. It’s been a great experience, but I’ve run out of room to

grow with HKC and I’m looking for new opportunities. I have a lot of experience leading teams in

我在創造過程以及為我們創造的產品找尋新市場中有很多帶領團隊的經驗。

the creative process and finding new markets for the products that we create.

T: That’s great.

T：很棒。

To be continued! We’ll pick it up from here in the next video in this series. In the next

未完待續！我們在此系列的下部影片中會從此處繼續。

在下部影片中，我們會深入討論三個更常見的面試問題：

video, we’ll go over three more common interview questions: ‘How did you hear about this

「你是怎麼知道這份工作的？」

position’, ‘what attracted you to our company?’ and ‘what’s your greatest

「吸引你來我們公司的是什麼？」

還有「你最大的優勢是什麼？」

strength?’

I hope this video on job interviews has been helpful. There’s nothing better than walking

我希望這部關於工作面試的影片有幫助。

沒什麼事能比結束面試時你感到已經準備周全了還要棒！

out of an interview feeling that you were fully prepared!

If you have interview-related questions or stories, please post them in the comments

若你有關於面試的問題或故事，請在意見欄貼文。我會很樂意知道。

below. I’d love to hear them.

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with English videos and lessons, as well stories of American culture and my own life. Click

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That’s it, and thanks so much for using Rachel’s English.

就這樣，感謝使用Rachel’s English。