面試英語如何留下好印象
面試的英文需要運用一系列比較專業的詞彙,並且善用幾種時態,如說明過去的工作要用過去時,以前取得的成績要用過去完成時等等。這裡我們就講講什麼時候該說什麼。
當你走進僱主的辦公室,先介紹自己,握手,微笑很重要。此後第一句話往往是開啟局面的,通常面試人員會問:
How are you today?
Did you have any trouble finding us?
What do you think of the weather lately?
他們的語調可能會很友好,因為他們也希望你放鬆,儘量發揮你自己的水平。這時候你要有簡單爽快而有禮貌的`回應,如:
對方問:How are you today?
好的回答是:I’m fine thank you, and you? 或 I’m well thank you.
不好的回答是:So, so 或 OK 或Not so well
面試過程中最重要的部分是表述自己的學歷,工作經驗和資歷。這些是和你應聘工作直接相關的。
學歷方面:記住你的學歷是在以前完成的,要用過去時態。例如:
I attended the University of Beijing from 1990 to 1993.
I graduated with a degree in civic engineering.
如果你現在還是學生,那麼應用現在時態,例如:
I am currently studying at the University of York and will graduate with a degree in Economics in the coming spring.
I am studying English at the Seneca Community College.
記得要告訴僱主,你仍然在不斷改善你的英語,比如你每週還上幾小時的英語課。因為英文不是你的母語,他們對此可能會有顧慮。
工作經驗和資歷無疑是面試中最重要的部分。所以僱主很想知道箇中的許多細節。僱主想知道你到底做過什麼,做得好不好。因此你不要謙虛,把最好的成績和方面表達出來。
當談到你目前在做的工作時你可以用現在完成進行時,表示你不但一直在這樣做,而且將來也會持續下去:
ABC Engineering Inc. have employed me for the last 3 years as a salesperson. I have been creating customer contacts for 6 months.
但談到以前的工作時用過去時:
I was employed by Jackson’s Ltd. from 1995 to 1997 as a office manager.
I worked as a production supervisor at the Heitz while I was living in New York.
當談及以前的工作成績和表現,儘量用一些主動的,積極的,令人印象深刻的動詞,比用名詞或者系動詞片語效果好。比如與其說My job is to assist the senior scientist with unit testing不如說I assisted the senior scientist with unit testing.與其說I was responsible for the business needs analysis不如說I analyzed the business needs.