面試技巧 英文版
面試技巧（壹）
第壹部分、傳統面試問題(Sample Traditional Interview Questions)
1、What can you tell me about yourself?(關於妳自己，妳能告訴我些什麽?)
這壹問題如果面試沒有安排自我介紹的時間的話。這是壹個必問的問題。考官並不希望妳大談妳的個人歷史，他是在尋找有關妳性格、資歷、誌向和生活動力的線索，來判斷妳是否適合讀研或者MBA。下面是壹個積極正面回答的好例子：?在高中我參加各種競爭性體育活動，並壹直努力提高各項運動的成績。大學期間，我曾在壹家服裝店打工，我發現我能輕而易舉地將東西推銷出去。銷售固然重要，但對我來說，更重要的是要確信顧客能夠滿意。不久便有顧客返回那家服裝店點名讓我為他們服務。我很有競爭意識，力求完美對我很重要。?
In high school I was involved in competitive sports and I always tried to improve in each sport I participated in. As a college student, I worked in a clothing store part-time and found that I could sell things easily. The sale was important, but for me, it was even more important to make sure that the customer was satisfied. It was not long before customers came back to the store and specifically asked for me to help them. I?m very competitive and it means a lot to me to be the best.
2、 What would you like to be doing five years after graduation?(在畢業以後5年內妳想做些什麽?)
妳要清楚妳實際上能勝任什麽。妳可以事先和其他的MBA交流壹番。問問他們在畢業後在公司的頭5年都做了些什麽。可以這樣回答：?我希望能在我的職位上盡力做好工作，由於在同壹領域工作的許多人都被提為區域負責人，所以我亦有此打算。?
I hope to do my best I can be at my job and because many in this line of work are promoted to area manager, I am planning on that also.
3. What is your greatest strength?(妳最突出的優點是什麽?)
這是很多面試考官喜歡問的壹個問題，這是妳展示自己的最佳機會，不要吹噓自己或過於自負，但要讓雇主知道妳相信自己，妳知道自己的優點。如可答：?我認為我最大的優點是能夠執著地盡力把事情辦好。當做完壹件工作而其成果又正合我的預想時，我會有壹種真正的成就感。我給自己定了壹些高目標。比如說，我要成為出色的畢業生。盡管在大學壹年級時我啟動慢了些，但最終我以優等論文完成了學業。?
I feel that my strongest asset is my ability to stick to things to get them done. I feel a real sense of accomplishment when I finish a job and it turns out just as I?d planned. I?ve set some high goals for myself. For example, I want to graduate with highest distinction. And even though I had a slow start in my freshman year, I made up for it by doing an honor?s thesis.
4. What is your greatest weakness?(妳最大的弱點是什麽?)
妳不應該說妳沒有任何弱點，以此來回避這個問題。每個人都有弱點，最佳策略是承認妳的弱點，但同時表明妳在予以改進，並有克服弱點的計劃。可能的話，妳可說出壹項可能會給公司帶來好處的'弱點，如可說：?我是壹個完美主義者。工作做得不漂亮，我是不會撒手的。?
Im such a perfectionist that I will not stop until a job is well done.
5. How do you feel about your progress to date?(對於妳至今所取得的進步妳是怎樣看的?)
絕不要對妳以前的所作所為表示內疚。如可答：?我認為我在學校表現不錯。事實上，有好幾門功課我的成績居全班第壹。在某公司實習時，我獲得了該公司數年來給予其雇員的好幾項最高評價。?
I think I did well in school. In fact, in a number of courses I received the highest exam scores in the class. As an intern for the X Company, I received some of the highest evaluations that had been given in years.
第二部分、其他常見問題
6.Why did you choose peking university?
7.Why did you choose MBA?
8.What would you like to be doing five years after graduation?
9.What has been your greatest accomplishment?
10.Describe your greatest strengths and weaknesses.
11.What have you learned from the jobs you have held?
三、行為面試問題(Sample Behavioral Interview Questions):
12.Describe the best/worst team of which you have been a member.
13Tell me about a time when your course load was heaviest. How did you get all of your work done?
14.Give me a specific example of a time when you sold someone on an idea or concept.
15.Tell me about a time when you were creative in solving a problem.
16.Describe a time when you got co-workers or classmates who dislike each other to work together.
17.Tell me about a time when you made a bad decision.
四、壓力面試問題(Sample Stress Interview Questions):
18.What kinds of people do you find it difficult to work with?
19.What are some of the things you find difficult to do?
20.How would you evaluate me as an interviewer?
21.What interests you least about MBA?
22.How do you handle rejection?
23.What is the worst thing you have heard about our school?
24.See this pen Im holding. Sell it to me.
五、案例面試問題(Sample Case Interview Questions):
25.A chain of grocery stores currently receives its stock on a decentralized basis. Each store deals independently with its suppliers. The president of the chain is wondering whether the firm can benefit from a centralized warehouse. What are the key considerations in making this decision?
A magazine publisher is trying to decide how many magazines she should deliver to each individual distribution outlet in order to maximize profits. She has extensive historical sales volume data for each of the outlets. How should she determine delivery quantities?
六、非常規問題：
26.It is the 15th Century. How do convince the Pope that the Earth is round?
27. If I gave you an elephant, where would you hide it?
28. Why are soda cans tapered on the top and bottom?
29. How much RAM does a PC need to run Windows95?
30. You are in a boat on a fresh water lake. In your hand is a rock. You throw the rock into the lake. How is the lakes water level affected?
31. If it rained music, what would grow?
32. Describe your best friend and what he or she does for a living.
33. In what ways are you similar or different from your best friend?
34.What are your careers strengths and how do you capitalize on them?
35. Are you a happy person?
36. According to JRM, Jr., a fast growing software company asked this question... You have a wealthy aunt who weighs 300 pounds. Tell me how you would redesign her toilet.
七、其他常見的英語面試問題：
37.Would you please make a brief introduction about yourself?
38.Why did you take the MBA examination? Would you please say something about the currently MBA program in China?
39.Why do you choose RENMIN University to study MBA? Tell me a little about RENMIN University form your understanding.
40.How do the people around you review MBA?
41.What?s the difference between MBA program at home and abroad?
42.If you failed this time what will you do in the near future?
43.Why do you want to be a part of MBA students?
44.Why do you think you are qualified for MBA program?
45.Do you have a career plan in 5 years?
46.Do you have a study plan if you were accepted as a MBA student?
47.What?s your opinion about the requirement that a MBA student must have working experience?
48.How do you define marketing or management?
49.Do you think English is quite important in MBA study? Why?
50.Do you think MBA training courses will help you a lot in your future life? Why?
51.What do you want to do after your MBA study?
52.What is the most important qualification that a MBA student should have?
53.Say a little about teamwork.
54.Say a little about management.
55.How communication works in organizations?
56.Tell me the relationship between the management and management theory.
57.What will you do if you can?t find a job?
58.Do you think that the economy will get better?
59.Who are you currently employed with?
60.What kinds of opportunities are you looking for?
61.What is your biggest accomplishment on the job?
62.What joy did you enjoy the most and why?
63.What would your former boss say about you?
64.Why did you leave your last job?
65.Please tell me a little about your working history? What kind of fields?
66.Say a little about your educational background.
67.What are your strengths and weakness?
68.What do you do in your spare time?
69.What is your impression of Beijing?
70.What is CFO? If you were a CFO, what would you do?
71.What is the difference between sales and marketing?
72.What do you think is the most important as a manager?
在面試快結束的時候，壹般考官都會問，妳有沒有什麽要問的。除非妳是最後壹個面試者，妳明顯感到所有的考官都急切的想離開，壹般不適合說?I don?t have any question.?可以問考官壹兩個妳關心的問題(Questions you should ask the recruiter)：
73.What changes do you anticipate in our school? (妳希望我們學校會有些什麽樣的變化)
74.Which is the best course in our school? (什麽課程是我們院最好的課程)
75.does our school provide some guidance of job to MBA?
最後可以說：Thank you for giving me the chance. I hope to see you again and soon. (謝謝您給我機會，我希望很快能再見到您。)
面試技巧（二）
What do investment banks look for in new recruits? Tip No. 1： It has little to do with your ability to multiply 19 x 43 and everything to do with your passion for the job.
If consulting firms attract the type A personality， then the world of investment banking attracts type A-plus. Are you a workhorse? Do you find yield curves sexy? Do you debate company valuation methods the way sports geeks debate football teams? Great. But top firms are also looking for candidates whose personality makes them a great fit and who have the stamina to work insanely long hours and climb the ladder till the way to managing director.
Unlike a consulting interview， which lends itself to cool， cerebral case studies and brain games， the investment banking interrogation won"t involve many airy， academic questions. Instead， expect nuts and bolts： "Which would have a higher P/E ratio， a food company or a pharmaceutical company?" "Where are interest rates going， and why?" But never lose sight of the fact that the single biggest question lurking in the background of any I-banking interview is one that"s seldom asked directly： "How committed are you to this profession and our company?" The bank wants a return on its training investment in you， so show your passion and commitment， or don"t show up.
Know Thyself
You must be in command of your resume and the story it tells. Ideally， you"ll be able to talk about your prior banking experience or at least relevant projects you"ve done. If you"re interested in the sales and trading side of the business， remember： Life can be both an ongoing sales pitch and an exercise in risk management. Comb your past for anecdotes that make those points. "If， at 16， you persuaded your reluctant parents to let you go to a foreign country where you didn"t speak the language， I think that tells me a lot about your selling skills and the way you thrive on a challenge，" says a recruiter at Goldman Sachs. In any case， you must demonstrate that you"re a glutton for hard work. "They"re looking for people who are into 100 million things， who need more than 24 hours in their day for everything but are still focused，" says Sheila Marmon， a former associate at Morgan Stanley. Talk about a situation where you (or， better yet， you in a team context) performed well under extreme pressure. If you led a dynamic organization or ran your own business， be sure to discuss that.
But go easy on the entrepreneurial spirit. A little can go a long way; too much can make you unhirable. "Of course we want entrepreneurial people，" says Carlos Valle， managing director of GMI global recruiting. "But if I see someone was running a business in high school， two businesses in college， and one in B-school， I know they"re going to get restless here very soon." If you"re an incorrigible entrepreneur， focus on aspects of your past relevant to investment banking; for example： "When I was running my business， I needed to produce a model of sales versus expected returns， and here"s how I did it." Another potentially tricky question： "Do you have a favorite industry?" You probably do， and you should seize the opportunity to display your passion， but don"t create the impression that you"d be happy working on deals in only， say， the software sector. Seldom will you be able to write your own ticket.
Know Thy Firms and Thy Coveted Job
It may sound obvious， but you need to be able to discuss the details of investment banking in plain language. And you should be attuned to differences among banks： Lehman Brothers is known for its bond deals while Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs have retail distribution. Know their street lore too. "Goldman has a reputation for being team-oriented; Morgan Stanley was always known for encouraging individuals and mavericks，" says Marmon.
Current events are your friends. You can find valuation techniques in books， but you can"t teach common sense about day-to-day finance. Firms look for the latter. If Goldman"s P/E is two tenths lower than Merrill"s， you should be able to say why. Make sure you"re conversant in the recent history of the bank too. If an interviewer lobs a question about a current merger， be able to refer to precedents and make specific comparisons with them. You may even be asked about a firm"s very recent past， such as its stock price at the prior day"s close.
of this prepares you for the inevitable question： "Why do you want to work here?" A good answer will acknowledge the firm"s interests as well as your own; for example： "I"m interested in working here because you"ve focused on market Y and market Z rather than trying to serve everyone， and your firm encourages individual initiative by . . ."
Quantify the Measure of Some Things
If you"ve made it to the interview stage at an investment bank， you can more than likely multiply 23 x 17. Your interviewers know this， and they will be apt to keep most of their questions practical. Still， you do need to know basic valuation techniques： how to use sales， market capitalization， or earnings information to evaluate firms. But remember that such evaluations are as much art as they are science. And don"t use jargon carelessly. "If you"re truly a finance jock， go ahead and dive into the details，" says Marmon. "Just know what you"re doing. I remember a job candidate who responded to a question by saying "Well， you need to use a P/E ratio." When we asked him why， it was obvious he didn"t know what he was talking about."
If the interviewers want to play brain games ("How many public telephones are there in the United States?")， keep in mind that they"re looking for the quality of your thinking process， not the correct answer. "I once asked a candidate， "If you were a trader， and with one trade you had a 50 percent chance of making $100，000， and with another you had a 20 percent chance of making $1 million， which one would you choose?" The guy went conservative and explained why. He got the job offer." The lesson： The key part of this is the "why，" not the "right" answer. "They"re looking for people with strong opinions and convictions，" says one trader at Goldman Sachs. "They"re less interested in what those convictions are than in how you"ve arrived at them."
A Strong Fish
When you get a chance to turn the tables and ask questions， do it wisely. "It can be the most important test you pass，" says Neil Rothenberg， a former associate at Dillon， Reed. "Ask provocative questions that imply your long-term interest." Try these：
"Could you describe the culture here， using examples?"
"How are decisions made within the organizational hierarchy at this firm?"
"Has there been any recent attrition in management?"
All of these are challenging and all of them suggest you"re looking at the big picture. More important， perhaps， in asking them， you"re answering that big， lurking question： "Yes， I"m prepared to commit for the long haul."
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