回答示范2： To be honest, I can’t see any at this moment. But I’m prepared for some disappointments when I start doing it, as each job has a dark side. So far I found only one small disappointment. There is no subway station nearby so I may have to take a bus every day. And I have to be more careful with my wallet and mobile phone, you know, pick pockets, hehe.

　　點評2： 這是個超級漂亮的回答， 既客觀地承認(rèn)了任何工作都會有不盡如人意之處， 也巧妙地利用幽默轉(zhuǎn)移了話題。妙哉!

　　27. Tell me what you know about our company. 說說你對這間公司的了解吧。

　　回答示范1： Actually, what I know about your company is mostly from the newspaper and internet. For example, R&F (注釋： 富力地產(chǎn)) is a fast-growing company, from one project in 1994, to 50 properties today. R&F Plaza, R&F Peach Garden and some other properties are highly successful. R&F also has successful business in Beijing and Tianjin, and the international expansion began in 2005 when R&F listed on the Hong Kong Stock Market. What’s more, I was very impressed that R&F donated 14 million Yuan to Jinan University last month. I think I’d be very proud to work in such a generous company.

　　點評1： 如果你對這間公司的了解僅僅限于互聯(lián)網(wǎng)上所搜索到的信息， 請你像這位申請人一樣滔滔不絕地列舉該公司的亮點， 尤其是最新的亮點， 比如剛開發(fā)了什么新產(chǎn)品， 剛有什么令人驕傲的業(yè)績等。你說得的信息越多越新越流利， 你的印象分就更高一些。在這個問題上， 展示你的“忽悠”才能吧。

　　回答示范2： What I know about Kimberly(注釋： 金佰利) is partly from the Internet and newspaper, and partly from my own experience of using Kimberly products. I am a loyal customer of Kleenex, and I sometimes choose Kotex. Well, the new product, I don’t know the English name, the fragrant tissue, is really my favorite. It’s a bit expensive, but I can’t resist it!

　　點評2： 避開人人可談的來自網(wǎng)絡(luò)的信息， 轉(zhuǎn)而談?wù)撟约簩υ摴井a(chǎn)品的了解， 確實棋高一招。

　　五、 Self-evaluation 關(guān)于自我評價的問題

　　28. How does your mother describe you? 你的母親認(rèn)為你是個怎樣的人?

　　問題分析： 只有外國面試官會這樣提問， 因為他不了解中國的國情。在中國， 有兩類母親， 一類母親是傳統(tǒng)型的中國婦女， 從來不會夸獎自己的孩子; 另一類母親是80后的現(xiàn)代母親， 因為只有一個孩子而看不到孩子任何的缺點。在面試中， 你不妨把中國的這種“文化”傳遞給面試官， 以使面試氣氛更加輕松有趣。

　　回答示范1： Well, it’s an interesting question. It reminds me of a Chinese saying, the best child is your own child, and the best wife are others’ wives. It means a man or woman is always satisfied with his/her own child, but not with the spouse, hehe. My mother is just like this. She tells everybody that I am hard working, more hard working than I should be. She says I am trustworthy and independent, never giving her troubles. You know, she sent me to boarding school at 14.

　　點評1： 這個回答很好， 它有兩個優(yōu)點： 第一， 比較有趣， 輕松地傳播了一點中國文化; 第二， 以事實說明了自己的刻苦與自立的特征。

　　回答示范2： Most Chinese parents are not quite as expressive as western parents. My mother has never told me what kind of person she thinks I am, but I feel if you ask her, she would say that I’m a good kid. I never give her trouble. You know, as a kid, I was healthy, seldom went to hospital. As a student, I never needed her to push me to study. As a son, I give her a call several times a week to ask how she is doing and to tell her about myself.

　　點評2： 很詼諧很感人的回答!

　　回答示范3： Well, I think my mother would describe me as hard working, independent, but too independent, “stubborn” is her very word, hehe. My mother says I’m hard working because it’s true, I am a bit of a workaholic. She says I am independent because she sent me to boarding school at 14 and I took very good care of myself. But maybe because she sent me away at a young age, I’ve learnt to make my own decisions instead of consulting her, so she feels I am stubborn, hehe.

　　點評3： 有優(yōu)點， 有缺點， 非常真實。

　　29. What do you consider your strengths as an employee? 作為一名公司職員， 你覺得自己有什么優(yōu)點?

　　問題分析： 請大家注意， 這個問題的前提是“作為一名員工的優(yōu)點”， 它和單純的“你有什么優(yōu)點”是有區(qū)別的。你必須列舉自己在工作場合的優(yōu)點。

　　回答示范1： I am keen on making improvements. I can find problems and like to find ways to solve the problems. Our company has a Suggestion Scheme, that is, every employee is encouraged to offer suggestions on improvements to technology and management. I have offered more than sixty suggestions in two years, 80% of which have been adopted, which makes me rank number 3 in our department of 533 employees. Besides technical suggestions I have also given some advice on management, though it seems unimportant to some people. For example, I have suggested that music be played in the workplace, and that one light is good enough in toilets instead of three lights.

　　點評1： “善于提出建議”， 這的確是個很大的優(yōu)點。

　　回答示范2： I have good time management skills. As an assistant I often have several things in my hands at the same time so I have to manage my time well to work effectively. I paste a very big Monthly Schedule on the walls at the office and at home, adding arrangements like sales meetings or friends’ birthday parties anytime they are scheduled. So I am very organized both at work and in personal life, never missing important events and deadlines.

　　點評2： “善于管理時間”， 是秘書和助理等職位必須具備的優(yōu)秀素質(zhì)。

　　回答示范3： I am very organized. While studying, other students like to borrow my class notes. My personal items and paperwork are sorted nicely. My colleagues can easily find the document they want from my desk or my computer. I believe being organized is a habit which everyone can have if he/she persists.

　　點評3： “有條理”， 是秘書和助理等職位必須具備的優(yōu)秀素質(zhì)。

　　回答示范4： I am a planner and my motto is “If you fail to plan, you plan to fail.” I plan everything. I plan my work, the first thing I do in the morning is to make a Must-Do list and Waiting-To-Do list. I plan shopping, I always make a shopping list so I never wander in the supermarket wondering what is needed—it’s the best way to save time and money! I plan my career too. Since sophomore year I have planned to work as a marketing representative after graduating. So I began to undertake more elective courses in marketing and find related part-time jobs, as you can see on my resume.