实战外企面试英语经验

常言道, 救急不救穷, 看到这版上很多朋友急着准备面试, 那我就救一回急.

本人在美国工作多年, 自己面试过数家FORTUNE 500公司, 也作为小经理面试过很多老美, 有些实战经验.

首先, 孙子云, 知己知彼, 百战百胜. You need to know who is going to conduct the interview. Is it going to be a group interview, a rotation or just a preliminary interview? When, where, who, how?

大公司面试程序繁琐复杂, 通常是HR generalist or technical recruiter 来进行的, 第一轮很可能是电话面试. 小公司可能直接是部门经理, 大区经理, 甚至general manager面试. It could be very much different in proceeding, contents and manners. So, study your opponent, and be prepared. Prior prepare will prevent poor performance.

外企面试比国企要职业, 正规, 公平, 个人能力起的作用比你的社会关系要大. 外企圈子呆惯了就不适应国企. 面试主要原则, 1. Be Professional, 2. Result or data driven, 3. Strengthen your points by good examples, 4. Show your Team player spirit. 5. Respect the corporate pyramid, 6. Be aggressive and sensitive at the same time. 7. study the business and product line of the company, 8 get familiar with your resume.

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1. Be Professional.

个人要职业化, 面试要严肃, 不能东拉西扯, 如果是市场, 营销, 公关, you better put smile into your voice, which does not mean you have to laugh while you are talking. 话里带笑音说明你个性很好. Be professional, 就是让人感觉你是个外观, 谈吐, 思想都很与公司节奏, 文化一致的人, 而不可能在公司做出格的事情, 如sexual harassment, indecent jokes, inappropriate representation of the company’s brand image and customer service, etc.

2. Result or data driven.

外企的业绩是高度量化的, 他们需要关注业绩的, 追求成就的人. 国企领导讲话会经常说, “明年一定要有较大提高.” 而外企会说, 懊髂暌?0% 业绩增长.” 所以面试你的人会问你现在公司里, 你的业绩每年多少, 占公司总销售额多少. 或者, 你做RD, 你的PROJECT的影响力, 操作多少资金, 带多少人团队, 甚至一天写几千行程序?

3. Strengthen your points by good examples.

Professionals in MNC do not like words without ground, if you tell them you have such and such capabilities to accomplish such and such, they will wonder, “on what ground?” 所以, 最好加上生动的例子. 比如你是刚毕业的大本, 人家问你有没有managerial skills? 你说有, 给个例子先, for example:

When I was in college, I always have a burning desire to serve the community. After I demonstrated my organization skills and people managerial skills, I had been successfully elected to be the chair of the student union.(吹牛不上税, 这个没人会查, 但是你得自圆其说), During my session, I have successfully led a team and launched a few activities such as fund raising for the Project of Hope, and organizing a trip to Tibet to study the ecosystem of the plateau.

比较厉害的面试者会追问, “Have you ever encountered a situation that your team members disagree with you and you have difficulties to persuade them? If you believe your opinions are correct, how do you influence them?”

自己想想怎么应付, 以后如果上我的口语课, 我会展开讲.

4. Show your team player spirit.

美国企业的领导认为, WE can not recruit the smartest people, but we will try to recruit the people we love most and the people love us most. 这跟找对象一样. 那么美国人非常看中团队精神, they like you to evolve into team sports, such as football, basket ball, swimming team, etc. 深层次的含义是, you are a team player that can be coached. 听教练话, 而不是总是问为什么向东, 为什么向西. When you are told to do so, do not ask why, company means a group of people organized by a charter to achieve return on investment or profit, sometimes your manager has no obligation or time to tell you why you need to get your ass down there or why you need to do such shit things.

Team player no only means you need to listen to what the management tells you, but also back up your team members or your coworkers. 人家出差了, 生病了, 你愿意帮人家吗? 其实帮人家就是帮经理, 就是帮自己, 给人一种印象你有大局观念. Don’t forget to use examples to give your point more credit.

思考题: your interviewer ask you, “if your manager have a disagreement with you on an issue, and you definitely believe your thought is correct, will you discuss this with your manager? And how would you approach to that?”

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5. Respect your corporate pyramid

They said western countries are democratic, but the MNCs of democratic countries are definitely a Battalion in an Army. 官大一级压死人, you never have a fight with the person who make the paycheck to you. 接上面的思考题:

Your interviewer ask you, “if your manager have a disagreement with you on an issue, and you definitely believe your thought is correct, will you discuss this with your manager? And how would you approach to that?”

如果你说, 我就听他的好了, 那你是对公司不负责任, 觉得事情要坏还当和事老. 如果你说你跟他讨论, 那违背了团代精神, 把公司业务当成是学术, 无休止争论. 怎么办?

最好的办法是先肯定提问者的问题, “That is a good question, the situation you have described might happen on a regular basis.” (马屁要不断拍)