EducationalBackground(教育背景)

(I=Interviewer.A=Applicant)

I:whatisyourmajor?

A:MymajorisBusinessAdministration.Iamespeciallyinterestedin"Marketing".

I:Whatareyourmajorandminorsubjects?

A:MymajorsubjectisPhysicsandmyminorsubjectisPracticalMathematics.

I:Whatsubjectdidyoumajorinatuniversity?

A:ImajoredinEconomics.

I:Whichuniversitydidyougraduatefrom?

A:IgraduatedfromFudanUniversity.

I:Whendidyougraduatefromuniversity?

A:IgraduatedfromShanghaiNormalUniversityin1990.

I:Whichschoolshaveyouattended?

A:Ifinishedprimaryschoolin1980,andenteredhighschoolthatSeptember.IgraduatedfromhighschoolinJulyof1986andthenIenteredJiaotongUniversity.

I:Whichuniversityareyouattending?

A:IamattendingShanghaiInstituteforForeignTrade.

I:Whatyearareyouin?

A:Iamaseniorstudent.

I:Haveyoureceivedanydegrees?

A:Yes.First,IreceivedmyBachelordegreeinEnglishLiterature,andthenanMBAdegree.

I:WheredidyoureceiveyourMBAdegree?

A:FromJiaotongUniversity..

I:Whatcoursedidyoulikebest?

A:ProjectManagement.IwasveryinterestedinthiscoursewhenIwasastudent.AndIthinkit'sveryusefulformypresentwork.

I:Howdidyougetonwithyourstudiesincollege?

A:Ididwellincollege.Iwasoneofthetopstudentsintheclass.

I:Doyoufeelthatyouhavereceivedagoodgeneraltraining?

A;Yes,IhavestudiedinanEnglishtrainingprogramandacomputertrainingprogramsinceIgraduatedfromuniversity.IamcurrentlystudyingFinanceatatrainingschool.

WorkingExperience(工作經(jīng)驗(yàn))

I:Pleasetellmeyourpresentjob.

A:Iamworkinginagarmentfactory.Mypresentjobistoinspectthequalityofproducts.Comparativelyspeaking,qualitycontrolisrathersimple.AlthoughIdomyjobwell,Iamlookingforanewjobwhichismorechallenging.

I;What'syoumajorweakpoint?

A:Ihaven'tbeeninvolvedIninternationalbusiness,soIdon'thaveanyexperience,butIhavestudiedthiscourseintheInternationalBusinessTrainingCentreoftheShanghaiForeignServiceCompany.

I:Whatareyourgreateststrengths?

AIknowalotabouthowtheChineseeconomyworks,andhowbusinessisdonehere.Secondly,IspeakEnglishfluently.Ihavenodifficultywithlanguage.And,IamahardworkerwhenIhavesomethingchallengingtodo.

I:Pleasetellmeaboutyourworkingexperience.

A:IhavefiveyearsexperienceinthechemicalindustrysinceIgraduatedfromcollege.FirstofallIworkedasanassistantengineerintheNo.1ChemicalIndustryCo.ThreeyearslaterItransferredtoABCChemistIndustryCompany.NowIamworkingintheSaleDepartmentofthatcompany.

I:Doesyourpresentemployerknowyouarelookingforanotherjob?

A:No,Ihaven'tdiscussedmycareerplanswithmypresentemployer,butIamsurehewillunderstand

CharacteristicsandInterests

(性格和愛好)

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I:Howdoyouspendyoursparetime?

A:Iaminterestedinmanythings.Forexample,myhobbiesareplayingbridge,tennisandcollectingstamps.Nowadays,sinceweareallbusier,myfriendsandIhavelesstimetogettogether.Instead,Ispendmoretimereadingbookswhilelisteningtomusic.

I:Areyouinterestedinsports?

A:Franklyspeaking,Iamnotsointerestedinsportsasmostboysare.IonlylikewatchingfootballandboxingmatchesonTV.Footballandboxingareveryexciting.

I:Whatkindsofsportsdoyouliketowatchorplay?

A:Ilikealmostallsports.Ienjoybothplayingandwatching.Inparticular,Iliketennisandswimming.

I:Doyouthinkyouareintrovertedorextroverted?

A:OcassionallyIenjoybeingmyselfverymuchmoreoftenIlikesharingactivitieswithothers,

especiallyduringrecentyears.

I:Whatkindofpersonalitydoyouthinkyouhave?

A:Ialwaysapproachthingsveryenthusiastically.WhenIbeginsomething,Idon'tliketoleaveithalf-done.Ican'tconcentrateonsomethingnewuntilthefirstthingisfinished.

I:Whatisthemostimportantthingforyoutobehappy?

A:Differentpeoplehavedifferentideas.Ithinkthemostimportantthingformeishavingagoodrelationshipwithmyfamilymembersandmyfriends.Myfamilyhasalwaysbeenverycloseknit,andmyfriendsandIspendalotoftimetogether.Wealldependupononeanotherformoralsupport.WithoutthatIwouldbemuchlesshappythanIam..

I:Whatmakesyouangry?

A:Dishonesty.It'sunacceptable.

I:Doyouthinkyouaremoreoutwardlookingormoreinwardlooking?

A:Iamnotreallysureperhapsboth.SometimesIwanttobealone,butsometimesIpreferbeingwithagroupofpeople.

I:Whatareyourgreateststrengths?

A:Asanelectronicengineerwithfiveyears,experienceinthisfield,mytechnicalbackgroundandworkexperiencearemystrengths.Also,IcancommunicatewithforeignersinEnglishinbothtechnicalandbusinessfieldswithoutdifficulty.MyEnglishlanguageabilityhelpsmealot.

I:Whatareyourpersonalweakness?

AI'mafraldI'mapoortalker.I'mnotcomfortabletalkingwiththepeoplewhomIhavejustmetforthefirsttime.Thatis.notverygoodforbusiness,soIhavebeenstudyingpublicspeaking.

I:Areyoumoreofaleaderorafollower?

A:Idon'ttrytoleadpeople.I'drathercooperatewitheverybody,andgetthejobdonebyworkingtogether.

I:Doyouhavealotoffriends,orjustafew?

A:Ihavemanyclosefriends,aboutten.Wesettogetherveryoften.

I:Doyousmoke?

A:Yes,sometimes,whenI'mwithmyfriends.

I:Whatbasicprincipledoyouapplytoyourlife?

A:Nottoputofftilltomorrowwhatyoucandotoday.Ihavefoundoutthattimeandmoneygetawayveryeasilyyouthinkyouhavethem,andthey'regone.Puttingthingsoffjustmakesitworselater,soevenifit'5hardatthetime,Itrynottoprocrastinate.

ReasonsforApplying(應(yīng)征原因)

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I:Pleasetellmealittlebitaboutyourpresentjob.

A:Mymajorisaccounting,soIamw6?kingasanaccountantintheFinanceDepartment.Iamveryinterestedinmywork.respeciallyliketouseacomputertodomywork.Althoughrlikemypresentjob,IwanttolookforanewjobwithopportunitiestouseEnglish.IhavestudiedEnglishforsixyears.

I:MayIaskwhyyouleftthecompany?

A:IwasajuniorsecretaryfortwoyearswhenIworkedinthecompany.Myworkwasverysimple,justtyping,makingcopies,bookingtickets,etc.Iwanttofindajobwhichrequiresmoreresponsibility,soIleftthecompany.

I:Whydoyouthinkyoumightliketoworkforourcompany?

A:Ihavebeeninterestedincomputerssincehighschool,andmymajorwasComputerSciencewhenIstudiedinuniversity.Ipanyspecializesincomputers,anditisoneofthelargestcomputercompaniesintheworld,soIwishtohavetheopportunitytoapplymyknowledgehere.Ithinkyourcompanyisanimportantcompanyinthisfield.Ithasapromisingfuture.Workingforyourcompany,IbelieveIwouldbeabletodevelopmyabilities.

I:Whatmadeyoudecidetochangeyourjob?

A:Iamworkinginasmallcompanywherefurtherpromotionisimpossible.Iamcapableofmoreresponsibilities,SoIdecidedtochangemyjob.I'dliketofindajobwhichismorechallenging.

I:Don'tyoulikeyourjob?

A:IcanonlysayIenjoysomepartofmyjob.Buteconomically,it'sratherunstable.

I:Haveyoubeenemployedbyaforeigncompanyorajointventure?

A:Ihavenoexperienceworkinginaforeigncompanyorajointventure.

IDoyouhaveanysalesexperience?

A:Yes,IhaveworkedasasalesrepresentintheShanghaiOfficeoftheABCCompanysince

havetwoyearsexperienceinthisfield.

I:Whydoyouthinkyouwouldbikethisparticularofjob?

A:Ihavehadtwoyears,experienceworkasasecretaryinajointventure.Somepeoplethinksecretarialworkisnotimportantinacompany,butIdon'tthinkso.Ithinksecretaryisanimportantpartinacompany.MostPeoplecan'tdotheirworkwellwithoutasecretary.Ilikethisjob.

I:Whatdoyouknowaboutourcompany?

A:Yourcompanyisaworldfamouscompanyinthechemicalindustry.Almostallpeopleinthisfieldknowyourcompany.Oneofmyfriendsworkedwithyourcompanyformanyyears.Ihaveheardalotaboutyourcompany'sbusinessandmanagementfromhim,butnowhehasgoneabroadtostudy.

I:Whatdoyouknowaboutourmajorproductsandourshareofthemarket?

A:Yourcompany'SproductsarecompetitiveinChinaandmarketedworld-wide.ThemarketshareofyourproductsisincreasinginChina.ThisshowsChinaisalargemarket,potentiallythemostprofitablemarketintheworld.YourcompanywillhavemoreandmoreChinesecustomers.WorkingRequirements(工作要求)

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I:DoyouthinkyoucanmakeyourselfeasilyunderstoodinEnglish?

A:Yes,inmostcircumstances.

I:SinceweareanAmericancompany,oneofthemostimportantthingsforasecretaryisEnglishproficiency.DoyouthinkyouareproficientinbothwrittenandspokenEnglish?

A:Yes,IamquiteproficientinbothwrittenandspokenEnglish.ImajoredinEnglishinuniversity;andIreceivedahighscoreontheTOFELexam.

I:Areyouavailablefortravel?

A:Yes,Iliketraveling.Iamyoung,andunmarried.It'snoproblemformetotravelfrequently.

I:Rowaboutovertimework?

A:Overtimeworkisverycommonincompanies.Icanworkovertimeifit'snecessary,butIdon'tthinkwewillworkovertimeeveryday.

I:Ifwethinkyouaretherightpersonforourcompany,whatdepartmentwouldyouliketoworkin?

A:I'dliketoworkinthetextiledepartmentifpossible,becauseIhavebeeninthislineofworkformanyyears.

I:Howlongdoyouthinkwecandependonyourworkinghere?

A:IthinkIwouldworkhereforlongtimeifIlikethejob,andIfeelIammakingprogressinmywork.

I:Doyoulikeregularwork?

A:No9Idon'tlikeregularwork.Iaminterestedindifferentprojectswithnewop;)6rtunitiesandnewchallenge,butIcandoregularworkifthecompanyneedsmetodoso.

I:Doyoulikeroutinework?

A:Yes.Asecretary'sworkisroutinework.Ihaveworkedasasecretaryforthreeyears.Iamusedtoroutinework.

I:Whatsalarydoyouexpect?

A:Shallwediscussmyresponsibilitieswithyourcompanyfirst?Ithinksalaryiscloselyrelatedtotheresponsibilitiesofthejob.

I:Doyouworkwellunderpressure?

A:Workingunderpressureisexcitingandchallenging.Idon'tmindworkingunderpressure.Iworkwellunderthesecircumstances.Peoplecan,ICan.

I:Doyouhaveanyparticularconditionsthatyouwouldlikethecompanytotakeintoconsideration?

A:No,nothinginparticular.

I:Howsooncanyoubeginworkingforus?

A:Ineedabouttwotothreeweeksnecessaryformalities.Iwillquitthentransfertoyourcompany.

AboutFamily(家庭情況)

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I:Howdoyoufeelaboutyourfamily?

A:Ihaveawarmandlovingfamily.Therearefourofus.Myfatherisanengineer,mymotherisasurgeonandmyelder.sisterisateacher.Wehelpandtakecareofeachother..Iamproudofmyfamily.

I:Whatisyourfather'soccupation?

A:MyfatherIsamanagerofaninsurancecompany,Heisverybusy.Helikeshisworkverymuch.

I:Doyoulivewithyourparents?Whichofyourparentshashadthemostprofoundinfluenceonyou?

A:Yes,Ilivewithmyparents.Myparentsteachmehowtostudy,howtowork,andhowtobearesponsiblecitizen.Myfatherhashadthemostprofoundinfluenceonme.Heusedtobeagovernmentofficial.Now,heisthemanagerofajointventurefinancecorporation.

I:Howbigisyourfamily?

A:Thereareonlythreepeopleinmyfamily.Myfather,motherandme.

I:Doyouspendmuchtimetalkingwithyourfamily?

A:Yes,Iliketalkingwithmyfamily.Weshareinformation.Peopleoftensaythereisagenerationgap,butIdon'tthinkthereisoneinmyfamily.Wealltaketimetotalkwitheachother.Inparticular,weallgettogetheratdinnertoeatandtalk.Dinnersareverylivelyinmyfamily.

I:whosupportsyourfamily?

A:Myparents.

I:Doyousupportyourfamily?

A:No,notyet.That'swhyIamlookingforajob.

I:whendidyoufirstcontributetofamilyincome?

A:Threeyearsago,whenIwasaseniorstudentinuniversity,Imademoneyandcontributedtomyfamily.Atthattime,Ihadapart-timejobdoingtranslationworkforsomecompanies.Althoughmyparentsdidnotneedmyincome,Iwasproudofmyself.

I:Howoldwereyouwhenyoubecameself-supporting?

A:Twenty-oneyearsold,afterIgraduatedfromcollegeandworkedinagarmentfactory.

I:Couldyoupleaset