外企面试最常见的23个英文问题(附答案)
第一部分(1～5问)
韦鲁基
问：除了工作之外，告诉我一项几年来你一直对其保持兴趣的活动。
答：自从我祖母死于癌症，我就一直参与癌症协会资金筹集的工作。在我内
心深处，我希望研究工作有所突破，以便及时挽救我家其他人的生命。
在这里，面试官想在应聘者身上寻找出持之以恒的精神和对兴趣从一而终的
经历。你的爱好是否只维持了短短一段时间，或者你的兴趣每年都不同？你的兴
趣与你所申请的工作是否一致?它们是否在某方面对公司有利呢？
Q:Other than work, tell me about an activity you've remained
interested in over several years.
A:I’ve been involved in Cancer Society fundraising ever since my
grandmother died from the disease. In the back of my mind I guess I’m
hoping that the research can lead to findings in time to save the life
of someone else in my family.
问：你在业余的时间里会做些什么？
答：我实在很喜欢外出——我经常去露营和远足，因此我对不同种类的布料
有一定的认识，了解到不同的布料适合于不同的气候环境，这也是为什么我对你
们纺织公司如此感兴趣的原因。
面试官希望你是个全能型人才，而不是只有某方面的能力，他也在寻找彼此
共同的兴趣或者相一致的地方。你总是应该在某种程度上把你的回答和该工作的
要求联系起来。
Q:What do you do in your spare time?
A:I really enjoy getting outside—I often go camping and hiking. I've
learned a lot about different fabrics that are good for various weather
conditions. That's why I'm so interested in your textile operations.
问：你的生活方式健康吗？
答：我每周两次挤出时间休息。下班回家后我就带着狗出去散步，那是使我
最放松的事情之一，它还有助我想出工作中出现的难题的解决方法，尽管我不是
有意识地去想着解决这些难题。
你有发泄情感、能从工作中获得休息，以便每天都能以新面貌出现且以最佳
的状态去工作的方法吗？描述一些能让你放松的具体事情。从逻辑角度或思维过
程看来，你的个人兴趣与职业兴趣相一致吗？
Q:Do you have a balanced lifestyle?
A:I make an effort to get out of the office at a reasonable hour twice
a week. I go home and walk my dog. That’s one of the most relaxing things
I do, but it often helps me think of solutions for problems at work, even
though I'm not consciously trying to solve those problems.
问：什么业余活动能增进你的工作兴趣？
答：我一直都很喜欢打网球。在许多方面，这是一种讲究策略和速度的运动。
当某种策略在第一局中不起作用的时候，你必须在第二局中改变它。你还必须保
存体力准备进入第三局，而且要不断地观察和了解对手的反应。我是个坚毅的网
球手——有时我力争拿高分——不过我会小心掌握时间。这也是我的工作方法。
面试官有兴趣知道，应聘者的个性是否在工作和业余活动中都反映出来。你
对这个问题的回答会清楚地反映你的个性，也很可能反映你与该工作的相容性。
Q:What outside activities complement your workinterests?
A:I’ve always enjoyed tennis. In many ways it's a game of strategy
and pacing. When something isn’t working in the first set, you have to
change your strategy for the second set. You also have to pace your energy
in case you go to a third set, and constantly watch and read your opponent's
reactions. I'm a gutsy tennis player—I go for the big points
sometimes-but I'm careful with timing. That’s the way I am at work, too.
问：谈谈你在业余消遣时所获得的对你工作有帮助的构思。
答：我在墨西哥度假时曾见过一个女人使用一块自制的跷跷板，当她要把篮
子里的衣服拿出来洗时，她就用这块跷跷板把篮子提起来。这使我想出一个制造
新型支架的主意。上班后，我把支架设计出来了，现在我们的彻砖工人都配有一
个及腰的旋转工作台来运送材料，这样就可以减轻背部疲劳。
面试官想知道你是否有综合处理信息和把你所见到的应用到工作上的能力。
要表现出你对该工作有天生的兴趣，而非不得已而为之。你能否能突破陈规而得
出新的办法呢？一定要举些具体的例子。
Q:Tell me about a time you were in a recreational setting and got an
idea that helped in your work.
A:I was on vacation in Mexico and saw a woman with a homemade seesaw
she was using to lift her laundry basket when she needed something out
of it. It gave me an idea for a new type of scaffolding, which I designed
when I got back to work. Now our brick masons have a rotating bench that
keeps their materials at waist level, which reduces back fatigue.
第二部分(6～10问)
韦鲁基
问：在你所喜爱的活动中，你的个性是如何表现出来的？
答：我喜欢烹饪和招待客人，这是一个销售人员的素质在我身上的体现。我
喜欢与他人分享经验，而且为人爽直。我尤其不喜欢独处，总觉得我该干点什么
的。
描述一下从工作到休息，你天生的技能与自身的价值是怎样在你所做的各种
事情中表现出来的。你认为怎样才算是舒适的工作方式？例如：周到精细的个性
就不同于爱冒险、爱刺激的个性。
Q:How is your personality reflected in the kinds ofactivities you
enjoy?
A:I love to cook and entertain. That’s the salesman coming out in
me. I love sharing experiences with people, and I'm very outgoing. I don’t
particularly enjoy being alone. I always feel as if I should be doing
something.
问：什么业余活动有助于你将工作做得更好？
答：我喜欢在午餐时间坐在户外与学生们聊天，这让我能呼吸新鲜空气，也
能使学生们与我在一起时感到更舒适。这样，当有需要时，他们更乐意寻求我的
帮助。
招聘者想知道你有发泄感情并从中得到放松的方法。几乎任何爱好或者业余
活动都有助于你更有效率地工作，但如果你能直接把业余活动与工作表现联系起
来，那就再好不过了。
Q:What kinds of leisure activities help you perform your work better? A:I enjoy sitting outside during lunch and talking with students. It gives me a chance to get fresh air, but it also helps the students get comfortable with me, so they’re more likely to seek my help when they need it.
问：你做些什么事情使自己放松？
答：我有一个大家庭，周末对我来说就像度假一样。当我上班时，我集中精力工作；周末回到家时，我就把工作远远抛在脑后。我做过的最明智的事情之一就是搬到离城镇20公里的地方去，即使开车回家也可以让我放松。
承认休息时不去考虑工作的事情也不是一件坏事，该求职者在展现有关他个性的一些附加信息外，还让面试官知道他已为工作日储存了大量的精力。
Q:What do you do to relax?
A:I have a great family. Weekends are like a vacation for me. When I’m at work, I focus on work, but when I'm home on weekends, work really is far from my mind.
One of the smartest things I did was to move twenty miles outside of town; even the drive home is relaxing.
问：假如你发现自己精疲力竭，你将会做些什么事情来恢复精力？
答：我不会让自己陷入一种公式化的工作模式中直到精力耗尽，我是那种永远要求新的使命以保持自己的动力与兴趣的人。
你能否节制自己过度地耗费精力？你的工作效率不高时，你会发现吗？你会做些事情来对付你的压力吗？
Q:If you found yourself getting burned out, what would you do to revitalize your energy?
A:I don’t allow myself to get involved in a routine to the point that I get burned out. I've always been the type of person who asks for new
assignments so that I stay motivated and interested.
问：我们公司认为雇员应花时间参加社团活动，你怎么看待这种想法？ 答：我也赞成这种想法。我前一份工作是当经理，当时，我告诉每一个雇员：他们可以每月一次在星期五下午上班的时间，为他们自愿参与的慈善团体服务，只要他们不同时在同一个星期五去就行了。出乎意料之外，生产效率一点儿也没有降低，我想星期五下午或许并不是高效率的时候。我就把下午的时间用在阅读。
描述一下你自愿为某社会团体或者组织作贡献的经历。你比预料中做得更好吗？你有效地运用了你的技能吗？作为一个队员你是否大公无私？说明一下你的个人兴趣是如何使你即使在没有任何报酬时，也能高效率地工作的？除了支票以外，什么动机能激励你这样工作？
Q:Our company believes that employees should give time back to the community. How do you feel about it?
A:I believe that, too. In my last job as manager I told each of my employees that they could spend one Friday afternoon a month at a charity of their choice on company time as long as they weren’t all gone on the same Fridays. Ironically,
productivity didn't decrease at all; they got more done in the morning—and I guess Friday afternoons weren't that productive to begin with. I've spent my afternoons with an adult reading program.
第三部分(11～16问)
韦鲁基
问：什么社区项目能用得上你的专业技能并且使你特别感兴趣？
答：作为一个营销人员，我已免费给本地中学的筹集资金者提供了意见，还帮助地方不动产办公室设法提高农业区不动产的价值。
面试官想知道应聘者是不是一个好的合作伙伴，这个问题也让面试官感觉到应聘者的价值。尝试把你回答的重点放在与工作有关技能的应用方面，不要偏离话题而描述一个不能说明你工作技能的事业上，避免讨论任何有可能引起争论的慈善团体或者组织。
Q:What community projects that can use your professional skills are particularly interesting to you?
A:As a marketing person, I've offered free advice to our local high school for its fund-raisers, as well as to a local real-estate office whose success could help my rural community's real-estate values.
问：假如你有许多业余时间，你会怎样利用它？
答：拥有大量的业余时间是再高兴不过的事情了，也许我会去旅行，学另一门语言，花更多的时间在我参加的两个慈善团体上，我还会学更多的有关会计学的课程。
在回答这个问题时，说明你会利用时间提高你的技能，或者回报社会，或者做好事。可能的话，选择与职业或者工作相关联的活动。例如：如果你在销售部门工作，就说你会参加青年促进协会，教授年轻人有关经商职业的知识。你的回答要表现出你工作的干劲和能力，以及天生的好奇心。不要说像“我不知道，我只想放松”之类的话。
Q:If you had unlimited leisure time, how would you spend that time? A:I don’t think I could ever be happy with lots of spare time. I’d probably travel, learn another language, and spend more time with my two charities. I'd also take more courses in accounting.
问：在团队工作或纪律方面，一项运动或爱好是如何让你受益的？
答：高中时的足球教练教我要密切注意其他人，这样，别人会在你需要他掩护的时候来掩护你。我已把这种规则用在我所有的工作组里，特别是用在贸易领域里。
谈一次你不借助团队的力量去获得预期的成果。举出具体的例子，然后解释你如何把同样的技能或经验、教训应用于你的工作上。
Q:Describe how a sport or hobby taught you a lesson in teamwork or discipline.
A:My football coach from high school taught me always to watch out for the other guy. If you do, he'll cover you when you need him to. I've
applied that principle in all my work groups, especially on the trading floor.
问：不上班的时候，你愿意继续按时间表去工作还是宁愿顺其自然？为什么？
答：我的作息时间是很有计划的，因为通常我一天要开4～5个会。周末，我喜欢制定计划，但并不一定是一套固定的计划。计划本身对我来说是调节了生活节奏，使我得到放松。如果一点也不计划，我会感到在浪费时间。
无论你怎样回答，注意要紧扣你所面试的工作。例如：会计是一种要求严格和精确的职业，你的回答就应该表现出你是个热衷于制定计划和做事精确的人。然而，对于销售行业来说，这个问题从本质上来说反映了你的个性，同时它还反映了你对工作的适应能力。
Q:When you aren't at work, do you prefer to stick to a schedule, or do you prefer to be spontaneous? Why?
A:My workday is very structured because I'm generally in four or five meetings a day. On the weekends, I like to have a plan, but not necessarily a set schedule. That in itself is a relaxing change of pace for me, but I feel I'd be wasting time with no plan at all.
问：说说你放弃的一个兴趣。
答：早期，我想成为一个专门从事医学研究的医师。于是，我花大量的时间在化学实验室，接着我意识到我并不希望在往后的两年里继续呆在实验室里工作，那就是我改行选择从事销售医学仪器工作的原因。这就把我对医学专业的敬重与一份适合我个性的工作联系了起来。
说说你以前拥有的但现在放弃的兴趣或者爱好，确定这种兴趣在某种程度上与你面试的工作没有联系。谈一下你不感兴趣的原因和它怎样与你现时的兴趣不相容。一定要谈谈你现时的兴趣怎样与你的职业有关联。
Q:Tell me about an interest that you outgrew.
A:Early on, I wanted to be a research physician. Then I spent time in a chemistry lab and realized I wasn’t looking forward to the next two years of lab work. That's why I've chosen marketing for medical equipment
instead. It combines my respect for the medical profession with a job that's more suited to my personality.
问：描述一部你看过的、确实对你有启迪的电影。
答：我喜欢《飞越疯人院》这部令人感到压抑的电影中一个片段。有一个镜头是这样的：护士小姐拒绝打开电视，当时电视正在播放世界棒球联赛。因此，杰克·尼科尔森看着空白的荧光屏，并开始叙述比赛的情况，就好像那场比赛真的正在进行那行。其余的病人聚集在他的周围，伴随比赛的进行。我想那一幕就是想像的力量起作用的一个例子吧。
说明你可以从书本、电影等广泛的资料中吸取知识的能力，告诉面试官具体的一本或一部你能从中学到东西的书或电影。说说你如何运用那些方面知识并用在哪些方面。
Q:Describe a movie you've seen that really inspired you.
A:I loved one part of an otherwise depressing movie, One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest. In one scene the nurse refuses to turn on the TV for the World Series, so Jack Nicholson looks at the blank screen and starts narrating as though the game were actually on. The other patients gather around him and follow the game. I thought that scene was an example of the power of visualization in making things happen.
第一部分(1～4问)
韦鲁基
问：如果我告诉你，你今天的面试情况很糟糕，你怎么办？
答：首先我会问您，在这次面试中是否有某个具体的环节处理得不妥当。然后我会尽量回忆，在我与您的交谈过程中，我犯了什么错误。接着，我会重新考虑我对您的问题的理解上可能存在的问题。有必要的话，我会澄清它。最后如果时间允许的话，我会试着更全面、更恰当地对您给我指出的不恰当的地方再作补充。
面试官喜欢问诸如此类的压力型问题，目的是了解你是如何很好在压力下生存的。最佳办法就是保持镇定并且充分放松，不要动摇你的信心。
Q:What would you do if I told you that I thought you were giving a very poor interview today?
A:Well, the first thing I’d do is ask you if there was any specific part of the interview that you thought I might have mishandled. After that I’d think back and try to remember if there had been any faulty communication on my part. Then I'd try to review possible problems I had understanding your questions, and I'd ask for clarification if I needed it. Finally, if we had time, I’d try to respond more fully and appropriately to the problem areas you identified for me.
问：你被解雇过吗？
答：在我念大学时，有一年暑假实践，我在一家软件咨询公司工作。仲夏时，由于财务出现困难，一位新上任的董事长要求我们工作组全体辞职。尽管我的工作表现没有受到任何批评，但我还是与所有人一起被解雇了。假如你从未曾被解雇过，当然这会是一个很简单的问题。但是假如你曾经被解雇过，你就要准备详细地解释一下你的处境，而且有可能要回答随之而来的一系列非常具体的问题。假如结局超出你控制的能力，例如公司解体，大部分的面试官会表示理解。不过假如你被解雇是因为表现太差或者其他的问题，你就必须承认错误，并且说服面试官你已经改正了错误。
虽然这是一个难以回答的问题，但是你应绝对诚实。如果不诚实，并且面试官从你的证明人那里得到很多资料的话，你可能会被立刻解雇，或者得不到报酬。
Q:Have you ever been fired?
A:During one of my summer internships while in college, I worked for a software consulting company. Midway through the summer a new president was appointed because of some financial difficulties, and he requested the resignation of my entire group. I was swept out with everyone else, even though my work performance had never been criticized.
问：你为什么经常换工作？
答：在过去的5年里，我经常调换工作是因为我这种职业迅速变化的缘故。我的工作以政府的合同为基础。前几年，国会拨款上下波动，许多公司的合约都被取消，而其他的公司则获得巨大的、不可预料的巨额合约。这种易变性造就了许多有利的机会，但也带来了许多不稳定的因素。由于贵公司的生意大部分以消费品为主，而不是以政府产品为主，我喜欢有机会在一个相对较稳定并易于预见的环境下工作。
此时要坦率一点，个人的发展、一项大的预算或者其他有助于转换工作的经历都是跳槽的有说服力的理由。让面试官信服你一直对他或她的公司感兴趣。
Q:Why have you changed jobs so frequently?
A:My frequent job changes over the last five years have been due to the rapid changes in my profession. My jobs have been based on government contracts, and over the last several years congressional appropriations have been up and down, cau
sing some companies contracts to be canceled, while other companies land huge, unexpected contracts. This volatility creates some good opportunities, but it also creates a lot of uncertainty. Because your business is based mostly on consumer products, and not on government products, I welcome the opportunity to work in an environment where the business cycle is more stable and predictable.
问：为什么你上一份工作干了那么久？
答：我上一份工作干了7年多，在那段时间里，我完成了高等专科的学位，而且还被分配到不同的部门，接受两项长达6个月的任务。结果是我获得了一些额外的与那份特定工作没有联系的技能。因此，我想我已取得了很大的进步，而且准备好迎接下一个挑战。
面试官可会对你个人的提高和对付新任务的能力感兴趣。他或者她还很担心，你是否有安于现状的倾向。说明你是如何通过有意义的新方式去提高你的责任感。
Q:Why did you stay in your last job so long?
A:I was in my last job over seven years. During that time, I completed
an advanced technical degree and also had two six-month assignments in
which I was loaned out to different departments. As a result, I acquired
some additional skills th
at normally aren’t associated with that particular job. Therefore,
I think I've made good progress and am ready to accept the next challenge.
第二部分(5～7问)
韦鲁基
问：告诉我，你最不喜欢的经理或者教授是什么样的。
答：嗯，从经理的角度来说，我十分幸运。我与我的教授们没什么过节。我
走出大学校门的第一份工作是和一个难相处的经理一起工作。假如你走进他办公
室向他请教，他会感到你在打扰他工作。所以，我们反而学会了互相帮助。我并
不是说我很不喜欢他，因为在很多方面，他的确是个好经理，但我却宁愿他和我
们多接近并给予我们更多的指点。
回答这个问题有点像穿越布满地雷的雷区一样，所以要当心！记住面试官并
不是想了解你以前的上司，他或她想了解的是你对他们的评价。虽然面试官也许
会引诱你去批评你以前的上司，但这样做会产生许多问题。尽管你的说法是完全
真实和公平的，但面试官会认为你要么是与别人相处得不好，要么就是纯粹在指
责别人。在这种困境中最好的解决方法就是选择一个并不太反面的例子，简单地
提及它，然后，把回答的重点放在你从这些经历中学到了什么。
Q:Tell me about your least-favorite manager or professor.
A:Well, I’ve been pretty fortunate as far as managers go, and I
didn’t have any problems with my professors. In my first job out of
college I worked with a manager who was pretty inaccessible. If you walked
into his office to ask a question, you got the sense that you were bothering
him, so we just learned to get help from each other instead. I wouldn't
say he was my least-favorite manager, because he was a good manager in
a lot of ways, but I would have preferred that he'd made himself more
available to us and given us more direction.
问：你遇到过的雇主中，谁最严厉，为什么？
答：那该是富兰克林协会的汉森女士了。当忙碌的时候，她会把人推向极限，而且她对细节要求严格。但是她总是很公正，并且会奖励工作做得好、勤劳的人。她是一个严格的老板，但也是一个好老板。
再一次提醒你，无论如何你也要避免对你前任的老板作任何否定的评价。像这位应聘者那样，绕过问题，回答积极乐观的一面。
Q:Who's the toughest employer you’ve ever had, and why?
A:That would be Ms. Henson at Franklin Associates. She'd push people to their limits when things got busy, and she was a stickler for detail. But she was always fair, and she rewarded good, hard work. I'd call her a tough boss, but a good boss.
问：你是如何处理与老板之间的紧张关系的？
答：我惟一感到的紧张那次就是我们都很忙碌，以致于无法互相了解对方的情况。我的老板不知道我正与另一位顾客因某些问题而纠缠不清，要求我在短期内完成大量的工作。我坚信员工会议的重要性，同事间应了解并尊重相互之间的时间需求。
在这里，最安全的做法就是举一个例子，说明你与你的老板产生误会时，你是如何去解决的。面试官想了解你是怎样避免类似的问题再次发生的。
Q:How do you handle tension with your boss?
A:The only tension I’ve ever felt was once when we both got too busy to keep each other informed.My boss overcommitted me with a short deadline,not knowing that I was bogged down with another client problem.I believe firmly in the importance of staff meetings so that coworkers can respect the demands on each other's time.