应聘面试中常用的英语对话(3)

本文要点：应聘,面试,英语,对话

　　Q:When have your skills in diplomacy been put to the test?

　　A:A customer came in once and demanded money back for an evening dress that had apparently been worn.She claimed it was a different color after dry cleaning and that the cleaner said the fabric was faulty.I quickly told her wed happily return her money,even though I didnt think she was being honest.I decided it was more important to keep other customers from hearing her and maybe doubting our high quality merchandise.

　　问：告诉我某次你不得不延长工作期限的情形。

　　答：一次工作已经进行两周了，可是在工作进行当中，很明显地顾客又要求我们多加几项特性。我重新和顾客商谈，记下他的目的和要求，给他一张像菜单一样的价格表，那上面他可以有更多的选择，但必须付更多的钱和等待更长的时间。他选择了一个他认为改变要作出3个星期相应调整的中间档次。

　　为了使一项工程的全部目标圆满地实现，描述一下你的责任感和自觉性。假如你不调整工作期限的话，将会使什么目标大打折扣？

　Q:Tell me about a time you had to extend a deadline.

　　A:Two weeks into a job,it was clear that our client expected us to add more feat ures as we went along.I renegotiated with the client,outlined his goals,and showed him a price structure similar to a menu,from which he could choose more features at a higher cost and in a longer time frame.He opted for something in the middle that he understood would cause a three week adjustment to the schedule. 　　

　　问：你想努力提高或改变什么方面的个人技巧或工作习惯呢？

　　答：我必须学会拒绝。我过去常爱帮助别人，甚至到了别人滥用我的好意的地步。现在我向能有回报的人提供帮助。总的来说，交换是比较公平的。随着时间的推移，我们办公室人员的合作也大大提高了。

　　这个问题与“叙述你在最近的工作上是如何改进职业技能”相似。可是，在这里你很可能想谈及从最早的工作或在相对较久远的时间里，你技能的发展，但要使面试官相信这种特殊的工作习惯不再是一种工作阻碍了。

　　Q:What personal skill or work habit have you struggled to improve?

　　A:I had to learn to say no.I used to be helpful to the point that other staff abused my goodwill.Now I offer to help by countering with something I'd like help on in return.On balance I beileve the tradeoff is more equitable,and cooperati on in our office has improved over time.

　　问：你在桌上放什么书？

　　答：我放一本好的字典在桌上，我也会放一本strunk and white，这是一本好的参考书，能查找高中或大学里学过但又忘掉的语法知识，或者在遇到特别困难的情形也可使用。

　　招聘者可能有兴趣判定你对你的职业有多重视。一本好字典和好的参考书对于一个从事写作的人来说是手头必备书，你可能也会把喜爱的小说放到桌上。

 Q:What books do you keep on your desk?

　　A:I keep a good dictionary on my desk.I also keep Strunk and White,which is a good reference for looking up all the grammar rules that you learned in high school and college but forgot,or for particularly difficult situations. 　　