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中國人怎麼攻克英語面試?
來自開言英語OpenLanguage
節目嘉賓: 陳海沙，David Chen
畢業於芝加哥大學
進入高盛(Goldman Sachs)實習、並拿到全職offer;
後選擇創業，創辦Strikingly, 全球領先的自建網站工具
成爲頂級孵化器Y Combinator孵化的第一個中國團隊
入選福布斯30 Under 30 Tech Asia
Strinkingly的中國版[上線了], 幫助用戶數分鐘內，建立公司網站、產品主頁、在線商城，輕鬆上線屬於自己的品牌
有興趣的朋友可以到了解
找工作，忙面試
New graduates: 應屆畢業生
Looking for work: 找工作
Investment bank: 投行
Goldman Sachs: 高盛
Cream of the crop: 最優秀的人
Interview process: 面試過程
中國學霸的美國求職路
Startup: 創業公司
Entrepreneur: 創業者
I declined Goldman's offer and decided to run my own startup instead: 我放棄了高盛的招聘書，決定自己創業
My parents don't really understand my decision either: 我爸媽也不是很理解我的決定
First year/freshman: 大一
Second year/sophomore: 大二
Third year/junior: 大三
Fourth year/senior: 大四
In the fourth year at an American university, do you still attend classes or were you interning and trying to find work? 美國大四，還要去上課嗎?還是基本都在實習、找工作?
I didn't attend my fourth year: 我自己沒上大四
I quit after three years since I fulfilled all my major credits, so I still got my degree: 我上了三年就不上了，因爲已經拿夠學分了
Dropout: 綴學
Super nerd: 學霸，超級書呆子
*英語裏沒有一個特別對應“學霸”的詞，最貼切的是nerd, 但是nerd更強調成績超好的書呆子
美國最難的投行面試長啥樣?
Goldman Sachs is famous for its intensely competitive interview process: 高盛的面試競爭激烈是出了名的
What was the hiring process like? 招聘過程是怎樣的?
How many rounds of interviews did you go through? 你經過了幾輪面試?
It depends on the position, but generally there are three to four rounds of interviews: 要看你申請的職位，不過基本上有三、四輪面試
The last round is called a Super Day: 最後一輪面試叫Super Day
Super Day: “超級日”，美國金融銀行業的行話，形容最終一輪面試這一天
Intense: 緊張激烈的
投簡歷、等待電話面試
Resume drop: 投簡歷
You submit your resume and specify where you want to work and which position you're applying for: 遞交簡歷，說清自己應聘什麼職位
The first round interview is usually a phone interview: 第一輪面試通常是電話面試
Analyst: 分析師
I interviewed with someone who was really chill：面試我的人態度很放鬆、很友善
Chill: 放鬆
But it's still an interview format: 但還是一個面試，不是閒聊
They ask you questions at first, and at the end you ask them questions: 他們會問你問題，最後你可以問他們問題
面試兩大類問題
Assume you'll be asked both behavioral and technical questions in the interview: 做好你會被問到行爲類和技術類兩類問題的準備
#1. Behavioral questions: 行爲類的問題
Those questions are designed to find out about your personality: 行爲類的問題是用來了解你的性格、個性特點的
They're trying to find out whether they want to work with you: 這些問題會幫他們決定是否想跟你一起工作
The behavioral type of questions are mostly about what you wrote on your resume: 基本上問題都跟你簡歷上寫的東西有關
For example, why did you take the classes you took? 比如你爲什麼選修那些課?
What kind of activities do you participate on campus? 你在學校參加了什麼活動?
Why are you interested in us? 你爲什麼要來我們這裏工作?
#2. Technical questions: 技術性的問題
These questions vary depending on the position you applied for: 這類問題根據你應聘的職位不同有所區別
If you're applying for a trader position in an investment bank, you might get questions like what kind of stocks have you been looking at? 比如你應聘銀行交易員的職位，那你會被問到自己有買股票嗎?
What's your Portfolio strategy? 你的.投資組合策略是什麼?
Very real world questions: 很真實、與現實接軌的問題
Balance sheet: 資產負債表
Project financial statements: 預測財務報表
Evaluate cash flow: 評估現金流
臨時抱佛腳沒用
Cramming can only get you so far：臨時抱佛腳幫助有限
For me, it really started from day one in university: 對我來說，準備是從上大學第一天就開始了
Career center: 學校的職業輔導中心
Seminars: 座談會
怎麼回答經典面試題?
What’s your greatest strength and weakness? 你最大的優點和缺點是什麼?
Do interviewers really ask this type of questions? 面試官真會問這種問題嗎?
Totally! 絕對會
You have to prepare yourself mentally: 你要先做好思想準備
Those questions aren't meant to be a test: 這類問題不是用來陷害你的
They're meant to figure out if you’re the type of person that will thrive at their bank：這是用來衡量你是什麼樣的人，能不能在投行環境裏成功
30-second pitch about who you are: 還要準備一個30秒的自我介紹
Don’t overkill it by telling people how perfect you are: 不要用力過猛, 一個勁說自己多完美
You need to tell a personal story of passion and growth: 重點要展現你的個人故事，體現你的熱情和成長
For example, in one of my interviews, the interviewer intentionally flipped my resume over: 我有一次面試，面試官聽了我的自我介紹，直接就把我的簡歷翻過來，不看了
Then he asked me, “Mr. Perfect, tell me one time things didn’t go well.”： 然後問我“完美先生”，講講自己不那麼順利的一次
最爛的面試回答: 我是完美主義者
The worst answer to “What’s your greatest weakness?” is “I’m a perfectionist.”: 如果被問到“你最大的缺點是什麼?”，最爛的答案就是“我是個完美主義者”
If you answer that, people know it's not a sincere answer: 你這樣答，一聽就知道不是真誠的回答
They want to know if you have honest assessement of yourself: 他們想知道你是否能誠實認識自我
The key is to be honest about your weaknesses, and show that you have been working to improve on it: 回答的關鍵是你要知道自己的弱點，而且一定要展現你是如何去克服它的