如何应对糟糕的面试官

 　　You're wearing your best suit. Shoes shined. Resume in hand. You've prepared for any interview question that could come your way.

　　身穿自己最好的套装、脚蹬锃亮的皮鞋、手拿着简历，对于一切面试问题你都做好了的准备。

　　But rather than questions, there are awkward pauses. Stony¹ silences. There's a seeming lack of interest in the entire event -- on the interviewer's part.

　　可是出现的不是一个个问题，而是一次次令人尴尬的停顿和冰冷的沉默。在求职者看来，显然这位面试官对面试毫无兴趣。

　　Just because someone is interviewing you, doesn't mean they're a good interviewer. Don't let his ignorance sabotage² your interview or your chances at landing the position.

　　某人在面试你并不代表他就是一位合格的面试官。不要让他的无知破坏你的面试、让你失去这份工作机会。

　　A Day in the Life  一天的工作

　　As your bad interview lumbers³ on, don't wait until your interviewer asks you if you have any questions. Rather, at the first awkward pause, ask him to describe the position for which you're applying in rich detail. What would your key responsibilities be? What is a typical day like? What time does the workday begin and end? Would you need to be available after hours or on weekends? Is there any travel involved?

　　当一次糟糕的面试尴尬地进行时，不要等面试者来问你有没有问题要问。而在第一次尴尬的停顿时，就请他详细地谈谈你要申请的职位。 你的主要职责是什么？通常一天的工作是怎样的？工作时间从几点到几点？下班后或周末要加班吗？工作需要出差吗？

　　Inquire as to which coworkers you'd be working with. Ask about how people work and projects are managed. Are there many meetings? Do people work on projects in teams? Ask your interviewer what qualities he thinks the ideal candidate for this position would have.

　　询问一下你要和哪些同事一起工作。问一问人们怎样工作，项目如何管理。会有很多会议吗？人们是按小组来完成计划吗？问一问面试官他认为这个职位的理想人选需要具备哪些品质。

　　Toot Your Own Horn  毛遂自荐

　　A poor interviewer will likely omit asking you many of the "right" questions, particularly those about how your experience makes you a great fit for the position.

　　一位糟糕的面试官可能会遗漏许多“恰当的”问题，尤其是那些关于你的经历如何使让你成为这个职位的恰当人选的问题。

　　So, although it may seem awkward, the only way you'll get to point this out is to just go ahead and do so. Even if there's no good time to do it, just do it anyway. You can preface your comments by saying something to the effect of, "I wanted to take a moment to let you know how my experience really complements⁴ this position.”

　　所以，尽管似乎显得有些尴尬，但是你的唯一办法就是大胆地开口说出来。即便没有什么合适的时候，但是还是要说。以“我想花一点时间让您知道我的经验真的能给这个职位带来帮助”等类似意义的话作为开始。

　　Be direct and to the point. Make eye contact at all times. Talk specifically about how you have the skills and knowledge for the position. Do not ramble⁵ or your interviewer could lose interest.

　　直接了当、捡重要的说。一直保持眼神交流。具体谈谈关于这个职位你拥有的技能和知识。 不要闲聊，不然你的面试官会失去兴趣。

　　介绍完了自己，该和面试官套套近乎了。对于心不在焉的面试官该怎么做呢？让他/她谈谈自己、带你参观一下公司吧！

　　Enough About Me...  该谈谈你了

　　The best interviews are often those in which you're able to forge a real connection with your interviewer. But if he doesn't know what he's doing, that may seem next to impossible...unless you start asking questions about your interviewer and his career.

　　最好的面试往往能让你和面试官建立一种真正的联系。但如果他不知道自己在做什么，那么这几乎就不可能。除非你开始问一些面试官和他工作的问题。

　　Inquire as to how he came to work at the company, ask him how he likes it. Ask about where he started his career and what attracted him to this particular industry or area of expertise⁶. Try to discover what his professional aspirations⁷ are.

　　问一问他是如何进入这家公司的，问一问他对公司的看法。问一问他的职业生涯从哪儿开始、是什么吸引他进入这个行业或专业领域。试着去发现他的职业抱负。

　　At all times, show enthusiasm and interest in his responses (no matter how boring or brief they may be).

　　任何时候都要表现出你很有热情和兴趣听到他的回答（不论多么无聊或简短)。

1 stony   

adj.石头的，多石头的，冷酷的，无情的

参考例句：

• The ground is too dry and stony.这块地太干，而且布满了石头。
• He listened to her story with a stony expression.他带着冷漠的表情听她讲经历。

2 sabotage   

n.怠工，破坏活动，破坏；v.从事破坏活动，妨害，破坏

参考例句：

• They tried to sabotage my birthday party.他们企图破坏我的生日晚会。
• The fire at the factory was caused by sabotage.那家工厂的火灾是有人蓄意破坏引起的。

3 lumbers   

砍伐（lumber的第三人称单数形式）

参考例句：

• Carefully she covers them and lumbers away. 它把这些卵仔细地盖好，然后慢吞吞地走开了。
• Research shows that the intrinsic frequency of hole defect lumbers is little lower than standard lumbers. 研究表明，含有孔洞试件的固有频率与标准试件相比略低一些，但差别不大。

4 complements   

补充( complement的名词复数 )； 补足语； 补充物； 补集（数）

参考例句：

• His business skill complements her flair for design. 他的经营技巧和她的设计才能相辅相成。
• The isoseismal maps are valuable complements to the instrumental records. 等震线图是仪器记录有价值的补充资料。

5 ramble   

v.漫步，漫谈，漫游；n.漫步，闲谈，蔓延

参考例句：

• This is the best season for a ramble in the suburbs.这是去郊区漫游的最好季节。
• I like to ramble about the street after work.我下班后在街上漫步。

6 expertise   

n.专门知识(或技能等)，专长

参考例句：

• We were amazed at his expertise on the ski slopes.他斜坡滑雪的技能使我们赞叹不已。
• You really have the technical expertise in a new breakthrough.让你真正在专业技术上有一个全新的突破。

7 aspirations   

强烈的愿望( aspiration的名词复数 )； 志向； 发送气音； 发 h 音

参考例句：

• I didn't realize you had political aspirations. 我没有意识到你有政治上的抱负。
• The new treaty embodies the aspirations of most nonaligned countries. 新条约体现了大多数不结盟国家的愿望。