第41章 决战之旅：面试(13)

回答十二：Ihaveproblemsolvingskills，thatis，Icanoftenthinkofawaytobringasatisfyingendtoadifficultsituation.Letmegiveyouanexampleatworkplace.LastsummerIfoundaveryobviousnumbermistakemadebytheProjectManagerwhenIwasaparttimeauditor.Iwouldhavetoldherdirectlyifshehadntlosthertemperforthesamekindofmistakemadebyanotherauditor.SoIcomeoutwithanideathatwouldnthavemadeittooembarrassingforher.IsentheranE-mail，notonlyreportingthemistakeofthenumber，butaskingalotofquestionsaboutthatproject.Asaresultsherealizedhermistakeanddidntfeelverybadbecauseshewasstillanexpertwhocouldanswermydifficultquestions！

点评：“具有解决问题的能力”，这是一个令面试官很感兴趣的优点，他将很乐于与你讨论你是如何解决问题的！

回答十三：Iamquiteinnovative.Iwouldrathermakeabirthdaycardthanbuyone.MyfamilylikesthespecialdishesIcook.Iveplannedabouthalfofthepartiesinmyclass，the“MockInterviewCompetition”partyprovedsosuccessfulthatitsbeenfollowedbymanyotherclasses.LastyearIhelpedaMP3shopownertobuildasaleschannelinourschool.Heisarelativeofmyclassmate.Whenheaskedustohandoutsomeadvertisementsheetsoncampus，Itoldhimthatthisisnotatallaneffectivewayofgettingsales，anditmightleadtoabigfineforpaperpollutionbecausestudentslitterthiskindofsheets.Isuggestedthathehiresomestudentagentsamongfreshmenandsophomoreasfreshmenarethetargetcustomersandsophomorearekeentodosomeparttimejobstomakesomeextramoneyandtoprovethemselves.Thissuggestionprovedveryeffective；whatsmore，itevengetssupportfromourschoolbecauseitisseenasawayofsocialpractice.

点评：“有创新思维”，的确是个优点，不过，我并不建议应届毕业生过多地强调自己的创造性思维。用人单位往往更喜欢听到诸如“脚踏实地”、“兢兢业业”、“责任感强”等优点。原因很简单，应届毕业生谈创新，往往停留在空谈的阶段。

回答十四：Ihaveagreatsenseofresponsibility，tothesocietyandtomywork.ForexampleIwouldshoutwhenIsawathiefputtinghishandinothersbags，thoughIonlyhadonechancetodosobecauseIhadonlywitnessedstealingonce.Ireportwaterleakinginpublicplacesimmediately.AndIreallydislikesomegirlsforflushingthetoiletbeforeusethoughitlooksclean.Idontthinksuchpeoplewillmakegoodemployees，becauseiftheylackresponsibilityforthesocietytheywontberesponsiblefortheirwork.Iamalwaysresponsibleformywork；ifIdontdoittomybestIwillfeelguilty.

点评：“责任感强”，好哇，只要能够有效证明自己的责任感的确很强，这个优点永远能为你增色不少。

回答十五：Iampersistent.Ikeepadiarysincecomingtocollege.Ieathealthyfoodandexerciseasmuchaspossiblealltheseyears.Iworkedforonestudentorganizationforthreeyearsinsteadofparticipatinginmanyorganizations.

点评：“做事持之以恒”，这个优点对于某些工作者流动性很大的用人单位来说，具有致命的诱惑。

回答十六：Iamgoodwithmyhands，asmyparentsputit，Ihavesmarthands.Athomeitismyjobtodealwithalltheminortroublesofwater，electricityandgasutilities.AtuniversityIvescoredverywellonexperimentcourses.IamgoodatwebdesignandIvebroughtsomeofmydesignswithmetodayifyouareinterested.IbelieveIhaveadvantagesoversomeothercandidatesbecauseIamgoodatdealingwithmachines.

点评：“动手能力很强”，是应届毕业生最能打动面试官的优点之一！

31.Whatdoyouseeasyourweaknessesasanemployee？（作为一名公司职员，你觉得自己有什么缺点？）

问题分析：中国面试官往往用这个提问来衡量申请人是否有自知之明或者开诚布公的勇气，外国面试官则往往更加注重这个问题的“后续问题”，也就是——“你将如何避免因自己的缺点而影响工作质量？”

回答一：Iamnotagreatpublicspeaker.WhenspeakinginpublicIfeeluncomfortableunlessthetopicisfamiliar.SoIhavetobewellpreparedbeforegivingapresentation.Asamatteroffact，Ididlotsofpreparationforourinterviewtoday！

点评：“不善于在公开场合发表演讲”，的确是很多人的通病。不过，现在越来越多的申请人“喜欢”上了这个回答，造成了人力资源经理们的审美疲劳。我建议大家在这个答案上适当包装，这个申请人做得就很好，他打趣说自己来面试前都作了详尽的准备，无疑会博得面试官展颜一笑。

回答二：Asamanagermyweaknessissoft-hearted.Thoughsoft-heartedcanbeseenasstrengthsometimesitisalsoamajorweakness，foramanagerdoesneedtotaketoughmeasures，eventomakefiredecisions.ComparedtootherteamleadersIamtoo“soft”，asaresult，myemployeesseemtobelessdisciplined，forexample，belateforameeting.Thegoodthingisthatbeingsoftalsohasitsadvantages，theyneverhesitatetocommunicatewithme，whichgreatlyimprovestheworkefficiency.

点评：“心肠太软”，对于经理层来讲是个双刃剑。

回答三：Well，maybemyweaknesssoundsalittlebitstrangetoyou.IthinkmyweaknessisthatItalktoomuch.Iliketoexpressmyopinions.MyclassmatessayIambossyandliketoshowoff.IvealsonoticedthatIdontlistenenoughbecauseIamtalkingtoomuch.SoIwritedownareminderonmynotebook，“Listenmore，speakless.”Butinterestinglyenough，evenwhenIfeelIamspeakinglittlemyco-workersstillpatonmyshoulderandsay，“Susan，youareanactiveperson！”The“talker”impressiondoesntgoawayeasily.

点评：“说话太多，甚至有点爱出风头”，其实是一个比较可爱的缺点。至少，比招聘一个闷嘴葫芦要强上百倍啊。

回答四：Ipridemyselfonbeingabigpictureguy，butIhavetoadmitIamnotcarefulenough.SometimesImakestupiddateandnumbererrors，liketyping2004whenits2005！OnceIforgottofinal-checkthemicrophonewhenIwasinchargeoftheWelcomePartyandcausedgreatpanicwhenitwasfoundtobesilentonlyhalfanhourbeforetheshowbegan.SoIdolovetohangoutwiththe“detail”persons.Theycandependonmetomakeplans，andIcandependonthemtoremindmeofthesmalldetails.WhenIcantdependonothers，Ialwaysdependonmynotebook.Iliketowritethingsdowninmynotebooknow，whichisthebestwaytoremembereveryimportantdetail.

点评：“能看到事情的大框架，有全局观而忽视了细节”，确实有很多这样的人。这个回答的亮点不在于此，而在于他对自己缺点的弥补手段，一方面他乐于和注重细节的人合作，另一方面他选择使用“好记性不如烂笔头”的方法强迫自己注重细节，不错。

回答五：Idothingsinhastesometimes.IameagertofinishataskonceIstartdoingit.Itlookslikestrengthbutitcanbeabigweaknessatwork.Hastemakeswaste.Greathastemakesgreatwaste.Forexample，whenIstartedworkingformycurrentbosslastyearIoncemadearidiculousmistakeinanurgentreport.Ityped“shitout”insteadof“tryto”forthetwophraseshaveexactlythesamespelling.SonowIoftenremindmyself：Doitright，Dontdoitover.

点评：“急躁而忙中出错”，通病也。