常用面试题目-英文版

HIGH-LEVEL STRUCTURE OF THE INTERVIEW

1.Introductions

2.Questions to the candidate

3.Presenting the job

4.Presenting the organisation/company

5.Candidate’s questions

6.Conclusion

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1.Introductions

•Interviewer’s name and position title

•Tell the candidate the structure of the interview (i.e. that after the introductions you will start to ask questions, then you’ll present the company and the job and at the end the candidate can ask his/her questions)

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2.Questions to the candidate

•Previous work experience (responsibilities, tasks, why the candidate has changed jobs/companies), motivation, goals, personality

Work Experience:

Responsibilities at different companies, what types of companies (Chinese or foreign), reasons for changing jobs/companies?

Why are you leaving your current company?

What are your responsible for in your current job? Who (= position title) do you report to?

Describe the day-to-day demands of your present job. What parts do you enjoy the most and what parts do you find the least interesting?

What previous job was the most satisfying and why? Provide specific examples of what made the job satisfying.

What previous job was the most frustrating and why? Provide specific examples and what you did about the situation.

Have you had to use English in previous jobs?

Motivation for the job:

In your search for employment, what are the top 3 things you are looking for?

Why are you interested in this position?

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In the following questions, look for these things in the candidates’ answers:

• A description of a specific situation

•The tasks that needed to be done

•The action s/he took

•The results i.e. what happened

There are lots of questions listed under each theme or competence, please pick the ones which appeal to you, you only need to ask about 1-3 questions per theme or competence. For technical competencies, I expect you’ll have no difficulty coming up with the right questions.

Technical competence questions

For example:

What equipment are you trained to operate? How do you use it to accomplish your job?

Explain the safety precautions you use when you are operating the equipment.

Motivation (What motivates the candidate in general):

What goals, including career goals, have you set for your life?

How would you define “success” for your career? At the end of your work life, what must have been present for you to feel as if you had a successful career?

Observing your coworkers, in your current or a past job, describe what motivated their best performance

What, in your experience, motivates your best, most successful performance? Can you give us an example of this motivation in action in the workplace?

What role does your manager or supervisor play in your personal motivation at work?

Describe the actions and behaviors of your manager or supervisor that you respond to most effectively? Taking ownership & showing initiative: