【话匣子英语】面试的准备工作

接到面试通知了，兴奋的同时应该做哪些准备呢，听听哈皮和毛拉是怎么说的

Harp¹:              Yeah, or if you’re in North America and you’re getting ready for your first job interview.

 

Maura:            Yeah, it’s really helpful advice, I think. First, Harp: you have an interview, you got the call, you’re excited, you’re pumped, you’re feeling good. What can you do to prepare for the interview?

 

Harp:              The first thing you should do is research. Research the company, find out what it does, look for the company website, find out things about the culture of the company, find press releases², google it. Find out about the company you’re gonna be interviewing at.

 

Maura:            That’s good advice, because then you know a little bit more of what to expect and you can also think about some questions you might want to ask them, because you know about their company and you can be specific³.

 

Harp:              Exactly. It shows enthusiasm⁴. It shows that you took the time to research the company. It sets you apart.

 

Maura:            And, would it be a good idea to practice with someone?

 

Harp:              For sure! I recommend⁵ practicing for the interview—before—to everyone. It’s a good idea to practice for some of the typical questions that get asked in an interview.

 

Maura:            To be honest, I had never really done this before, and then recently I practiced a lot with a good friend of mine. We practiced interview questions, and then when I went for the interview, it was so much easier and I answered so much more clearly. Because even if they didn’t ask me the exact question, they asked me a similar question, and so my answer just came so much more easily. It’s really good advice. You’re right.

 

Harp:              Yeah, so, an easy way to find out sample questions is, again, to go on the Internet and just search sample interview questions. And a big trend⁶ that’s happening in North America is behavioural interview questions. Behavioural interview questions are questions that are trying to find out your behaviour, so how you acted in certain situations. So, an example question could be “Tell me a time when you had to deal with conflict⁷ in work and how you reacted⁸ to it.” So they’re asking, from your past, how you reacted to situations and how you dealt with situations, so that’s why it’s important to practice so you have examples of situations where you had a problem and had to deal with it, of thinking on your feet. There are so many different types of behaviours they could be looking for.

 

Maura:            And often, the trick with those kinds of questions is to turn something negative and put a positive spin⁹ on it, in some way.

 

Harp:              For sure, so practice your answers.

 

Maura:            Now, another thing that always stresses me out when I have an interview is getting there, because sometimes it’s far and I’ve never been to that area of town before. So what should you do in that case?

 

Harp:              It’s so important to know where you’re going, how long it’s gonna take. Just go online. MapQuest it or look on Google and figure out the best way, and the easiest way of how to get there, and estimate¹⁰ how long it’s gonna take and then add at least 15 or 20 minutes or 30 minutes to get there, because being on time is very, very, very important in North America.

1 harp   

n.竖琴；天琴座

参考例句：

• She swept her fingers over the strings of the harp.她用手指划过竖琴的琴弦。
• He played an Irish melody on the harp.他用竖琴演奏了一首爱尔兰曲调。

2 releases   

v.释放( release的第三人称单数 )；放开；发布；发行

参考例句：

• Nuclear fission releases tremendous amounts of energy. 核裂变释放出巨大的能量。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• Zemel says that when calcium levels are low, the body releases a hormone that helps squeeze the most out of every available milligram of the mineral. 泽莫尔博士说，当人体中的钙含量偏低时，身体里就会产生一种荷尔蒙，它能帮助肌体最大限度地吸收所摄入的钙。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 specific   

adj.明确的；具体的；特定的

参考例句：

• The money is to be used for specific purposes.这笔钱有专门用途。
• We haven't fixed a specific date for our meeting.我们会议的具体日期还没有定下来。

4 enthusiasm   

n.热情，激情；巨大兴趣；热衷的事物

参考例句：

• We set about our task at once with great enthusiasm.我们立刻兴致勃勃地干起来。
• A team which is full of enthusiasm is more likely to win.情绪高涨的球队更可能获胜。

5 recommend   

vt.推荐，介绍；劝告，建议；使成为可取，使受欢迎

参考例句：

• Can you recommend me a good book?你能给我介绍一本好书吗？
• I can recommend this play to all lovers of good theatre.我把这个剧推荐给所有爱好优秀戏剧的人。

6 trend   

n.趋势，倾向，方位；vi.倾向，转向

参考例句：

• Today's trend is toward less formal clothing.眼下时尚趋向于穿着随便。
• The trend of prices is still upwards.物价的趋向是仍在上涨。

7 conflict   

n.冲突，矛盾，争执；vi.争执，撞斗，冲突，抵触

参考例句：

• Your statement is in conflict with the rest of the evidence.你的陈述同其余证据有矛盾。
• The conflict between them seems ceaseless.他们之间冲突似乎没个止息。

8 reacted   

起反应( react的过去式和过去分词 )； 反对； （对食物等）有不良反应； 物质起化学反应

参考例句：

• He reacted violently only under provocation . 只因为被激怒，他才暴力相向。
• Local residents have reacted angrily to the news. 当地居民对这一消息表示愤怒。

9 spin   

v./n.纺，（使）快速旋转；旋转，旋转运动

参考例句：

• A man cannot spin and weave at the same time.[谚]一心不能二用。
• We can go for a spin on a bicycle on campus.我们可以骑自行车在校园里兜一圈。

10 estimate   

n.估计，估量；评价，看法；vt.估计，估量

参考例句：

• We estimate the cost to be five thousand dollars.我们估计费用为5000美元。
• The lowest estimate would put the worth of the jewel at ＄200.按最低的评估这块宝石也值200美元。