誤區一：介紹自己，事無鉅細
“Now， tell us something about yourself.”這是面試的時候大家普遍會被問到的一個常規問題，看似簡單卻不好回答。很多人甚至會從自己的出生地講起，其實這是很沒有必要的。我們可以揣摩一下面試官問這個問題的原因吧。沒有人真正對你在什麼地方出生感興趣，他們真正感興趣的是你的專業背景和你的工作經歷。考官其實是在問你“Why should I hire you?”初出茅廬的你如果沒有什麼工作經歷，不妨多描述一下自己在專業上的造詣——這才是考官感興趣的“硬體”;如果這方面不是很突出，則應該多描述一下自己“軟體”，如自己的學習能力，對於這個行業的激情等。語言要力求簡潔，圍繞著“why should you hire me ”這個中心來說，要給人留下幹練的感覺。舉個例子，應聘教師職位你可以說:”Majoring in English and being passionate about education, I choose teaching as my career. I’ve got a lot making of a good teacher. First, I am good at communicating with people…”
誤區二：問及缺點，閃爍其詞
“What is your greatest weakness?”
當被問及你的缺點是什麼的時候，如何應對?這也算是一個棘手的“常規問題”。“金無足赤，人無完人”，每個人都有自己的缺點，有很多缺點是我們自己很清楚的，也有一些是我們自己都不自知的。究竟是如實作答還是避重就輕?如果如實作答，則擔心用人單位會因此將自己拒之門外，因此很多人就選擇避重就輕。提前想好了很多看似很“圓滑”的答案。比如：“The greatest weakness that I have is that I am always a perfectionist.”我最大的缺點就是太追求完美。這聽起來這似乎是一個很討巧的答案，其實對你求職是不利的，一是因為想出這個“討巧”答案的必定不止你一個人，二是因為這個答案會讓你顯得比較“滑頭”。即使這是真的，對方也會覺得你似乎沒有能力授權給他人。對付這個問題，可事先針對你所申請的這個職位特點精心設計好一個答案——即一個“非常切合工作實際，可以被容忍，可以被改正”的缺點。這個缺點跟工作有關、但又不會妨礙你行使工作職責。記住，這個缺點一定是建立在你好的“基本面”之上的。描述人的缺點的詞很多，比如lack of passion, lack of the sense of responsibility, lack self-discipline, lack of confidence, not well organized, not punctual, not easy going, being arrogant, being self-centered, being over careful……有些缺點在一些職位中是致命的，有些則不是，挑自己身上存在，但是與該職位不大相關的缺點去說自然就是最有策略的.做法了。比如，你去應聘一個祕書職位，你就可以講講自己“行動力雖然很強，但是計劃的能力卻不強”，因為祕書職位更注重執行力，處理細事是祕書職責的首要，全域性計劃的能力缺乏對祕書並不構成致命缺點。”Though I am really good at carrying out the plans, I must admit that sometimes I stick myself into the details and fail to see the whole picture. Well, I’ve realized that and I am just trying to improve it. ”
誤區三：談到薪水，缺乏策略
在面試中，薪水也是必須談的問題，當面試官問道“Let’s talk about salary. What are you looking for?”，該如何回答呢?很多求職者要麼回答得太快，太直接，要麼就是不敢作答，生怕自己的要價嚇跑了僱主。在面試之前你必須瞭解你所在的行業的平均薪水，回答這個問題才能做到“有底氣”。要注意兩條，首先，不要急於作答，也就是說考官主動問起你的薪水期待，不要主動挑起這個話題，否則會給人留下你一心只看往錢看的印象，也容易過早暴露你的底牌;第二不要說得太多，一句“well, that’s something I’ve thought long and hard about and I think someone with my experience should get between X & Y。”就夠了。或者說“I am looking for my first job, so what I’m more interested is what the position can offer my career。”這顯示了新人應有的態度。當然，如果你是那種真的很稀缺的人才，則不妨痛快直接地說出你的期許。”100,000 a month is what I am expecting. Trust me, I will make your money worth!” 當然，這種自信不是每個人都能有的，敢這麼說的人須有寡才!
語言就是力量!諸位職場新人，早做準備，做好準備，多多練習，你必成功!
Job only favors those who is well prepared!
Hello everyone, my name is Lee. This is really a great honor to have this opportunity, and I believe I can make good performance today. Now I will introduce myself briefly. I am 20 years old，born in Guangdong province, south of China, and I am a senior student at Guangdong **University. My major is English. And I will receive my bachelor degree after my graduation in June. In the past four years, I spent most of my time on study. I passed CET4 and CET6 with a ease and acquired basic theoretical and practical knowledge of Language. Besides, I have attended several Speech competition held in Beijing, which really showed our professional advantages. I have taken a tour to some big factories and companies, through which I got a deep understanding of English for application. Compared to developed countries, unfortunately, although we have made extraordinary progress since 1998, our packaging industry is still underdeveloped, messy and unstable, and the situation of employees in the field is awkward. But I have full confidence in its bright future if only our economy can be kept at the growth pace still. I guess you may be interested in why I choose this job. I would like to tell you that this job is one of my lifelong goals. If I can work here, I will work hard. As to my character, I cannot describe it well, but I know I am optimistic and confident. Sometimes I prefer to stay alone, reading and listening to the music, but I am not lonely, for I like to chat with my classmates about almost everything. My favorite pastime is to play volleyball, to play cards or to surf online. From life at university, I learn how to balance study and entertainment. By the way, I was an actor in our amazing drama club. I have a few glorious memories on stage. That is my pride...