A Successful Self Introduction in a Foreign Interviewer’s Eyes

面對外企的英文面試，應該怎樣在簡介時展現(xiàn)出最好的自己呢?

以下是一位世界500強面試官的看法：

‘…A self-introduction will be needed during the interview, at this time, do not talk about much more details about your life or working experience, but to try every means to make the interviewer to learn much about yourself, tell him the advantages you possess when you are in this position. Maybe you would like to select several stories of human kindness to tell him, but make sure, you will grasp with the idea of line. Or you can outline the contact between the job you did recently and the job you are applying for now, how it can help you, and why you choose this company, etc. Particularly worth mentioning is that the examples should be given, your answers are more authenticity and more likely to be accepted, and then give the interviewer a deep impression...’

這位面試官強調(diào)，面試簡介時不要談?wù)撎�多的個人生活，而是要涉及自己的個性與勝任該工作的能力。同時，要對正在應征的工作表現(xiàn)出濃厚的興趣，用實例來表明這家公司為什么是自己最后的選擇。越是真誠的回答越能夠打動面試官的心。

英文自我簡介應基本按照以下順序：

關(guān)于我自己

About Myself

Well I am ..........

Basically I hail from ........... (I was born in........... /brought up from .....)

I hold my Bachelors/Masters in........

Prior to that I did my intermediate from........

I am persuing my ...............

My short term goal is ...............

(eg. to complete my communication skill class with confidence)

My long term goal is..........

(eg. to work for a Forbes 500 company as a lawyer or to do JM/MBA from ....)

關(guān)于我的優(yōu)勢

About My Strength

I am result oriented.

I am dedicated.

I am optimistic

關(guān)于我的興趣愛好

About My Hobbies

I play cricket snooker

I listen to music.

I like reading and exercising.

結(jié)尾總結(jié)

Thank you for giving me a wonderful opportunity to introduce myself.

下面我們來看一個實例。

以下是一個中國面試者的簡介初稿，時常2分鐘左右：

Good morning sir, I am glad to be here for this interview. First, let me thank you for finding time in the midst of pressing affairs.

I am 25 years old and I am local. I am seeking an opportunity to work with XXX as Sales. My professional experience and my awareness of your unparalleled reputation have led me to want to work for your company.

I have a bachelor degree with a major in Mechanical and Electrical field. Graduated from the XXX university in 2002. Over the past three years, I have worked with XXX Co., Ltd as Sales who responsible for the market of Hunan mainly. During this period, I have learnt much I learned the values of teamwork and commitment, how to win, how to work hard, how to concentrate and focus on goals, and how to balance my time and priorities. Additional experience in other fields such as graduation practice in factory and commercial negotiation also reinforces my value to your company.

I enjoy thinking, enjoy learning, enjoy working, able to bear work pressure. In my free time, I often participate a lot of activities, such as table tennis, badminton, those can help me regulate my personal state.

I am expecting to become your colleague on some day. Because being offhand in advance, let’s leave it at that. Thanks.

我們來看看面試官給出的修改都出現(xiàn)在哪里：

Good morning Sir, (What will you say if it is a woman?)

I am glad to be here for this interview. First, let me thank you for finding time in the midst of pressing affairs.

I am 25 years old and I am local. (I live locally sounds better) I am seeking an opportunity to work with XXX as Sales. (..IN sales or As a Sales representative/whatever).My professional experience and my awareness of your unparalleled reputation have led me to want to work for your company.

I have a bachelor degree with a major in Mechanical and Electrical field.(pause) Graduated from the XXX university in 2002. Over the past three years, I have worked with XXX Co.,Ltd as Sales (again, in sales or as a sales man/person/rep?) who responsible (with responsibility mainly) for the market of Hunan. During this period, I have learnt much. I learned the values of teamwork and commitment, how to win, how to work hard, how to concentrate and focus on goals, and how to balance my time and priorities. Additional experience in other fields such as graduation practice in factory and commercial negotiation also reinforces my value to your company.

I enjoy thinking, enjoy learning, enjoy working, (and I am )able to bear work pressure.

In my free time, I often participate (in) activities such as table tennis (and) badminton.

I am expecting to become your colleague on some day. (More tactful to say ’I would love to become you colleague/join the company)

Because being offhand in advance, let’s leave it at that. (This sentence makes no sense. ’Being offhand’ means to be rude, inconsiderate, ill-mannered so I don’t think that is whay you mean! In advance of what? ’Let’s leave it at that’ is a command, it sounds rather abrupt and ill-mannered to me, again I don’t think this is what you meant. How about ’I would love to join your company and you would not regret giving me this opportunity.’ and just finish with a smile!)

Thanks.

怎么樣，大家看出問題主要出現(xiàn)在哪些方面了嗎?語言的精準到位以及真情實感對于打動面試官而言非常重要。所以今后有直接面對外國面試官的機會時，一定要注意把握這兩點。