英文面試勝經
面談時的發問權在面試官手上,會問什麼問題不可能精準預測;應試者可以先有概念並預想答案,思考如何呈現長處和優勢,成功地推銷自己,順利得到夢想工作!
假使你現在有足夠的錢可以退休,你是否會現在就退休?
關於「情境假設」或「機智問答」這類題目並不一定會與工作直接相關,面試官會提出這類題目,通常是想了解應徵者對一般性議題的看法。而由應徵者的答案不僅可測試應徵者的臨場反應能力,甚至可以了解他或她對生活的態度,以及分析事物或資訊連結的能力。上述這道題目便可了解應徵者對工作的態度為何,是只為了生活才工作,還是有其他目的。因此,答案不要只繞著錢打轉,而應說明工作本身對你的意義,或是可以帶來哪些超越金錢的價值。
No, I would not retire now even if I had enough money. I want to keep working because I am eager to look for more opportunities for my career growth and at the same time contribute my knowledge to society.不會,即便現在我有足夠的錢我也不會想退休。我想繼續工作,因為我想找尋更多職涯成長的機會,同時也可以將自己所學回饋社會。
Well, let me see. Although money plays an important role in my life and motivates me to work, I still think money is not everything. So, I would not retire now even if I had enough money. I still would like to keep working since I am eager to look for more opportunities for personal accomplishment, career growth, and social relationships. I would like to develop more different skills and enrich my own life, as well as be able to contribute my knowledge to help others in the community.嗯,讓我想想。雖然錢對生活來說扮演著重要的角色,也是驅使我工作的動力,但是我還是覺得錢不會是全部。因此,即使我已有足夠的錢,我也不會退休。我仍然會繼續工作,因為我很想找尋更多增進個人成就、職涯成長和社會關係的機會。我想發展更多不同的技能來豐富自己的生命,同時貢獻一己之力來幫助社會上其他的人。
- retire退休
- eager渴望的;急切的
- motivate激勵
- accomplishment成就
- enrich使豐富
- community社區;社會
- I want to keep working because I am eager to look for more opportunities for [something] and at the same time contribute my knowledge to society.我想繼續工作,因為我想找尋更多〔某事物〕的機會,同時也可以將自己所學回饋社會。
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👀 突破盲點:Welcome 可為動詞,亦可作形容詞﹔若其後為受詞則為動詞用法,若無則為形容詞用法。Welcome you ... 為命令句,不合理,應加主詞 We ; 或將 welcome 做形容詞,把 you 去掉。
✘ Welcome you to our corporate headquarters!
⭕We welcome you to our corporate headquarters!/Welcome to our corporate headquarters.
我們非常歡迎你來我們的總公司。/歡迎(你)來我們的總公司。
👀 突破盲點:Take turns 是「輪流」的意思,注意須用複數形turns。
✘ It's a long way. We can take turn driving.
⭕ It's a long way. We can take turns driving.
路途很遠,我們可以輪流開車。
👀 突破盲點:Lack 做動詞用時,一般為及物,其後直接用受詞,不須加介系詞 of。(注意,lack 作名詞用時則須of,如:a lack of confidence。)
✘ He's good but seems to lack of confidence.
⭕ He's good but seems to lack confidence.
他很不錯,但似乎缺乏自信。