面试时如何自我介绍

 　　面试时，我们会面对形形色色的问题，而最令人哑口无言的，往往是一些最简单和最常见的题目，比如“请你自我介绍一下”。大多数应征者的反应是——我应该如何作答呢？

　　其实要懂得应对此问题，就要先做好准备

　　You'll have a better chance of impressing the interviewer¹ if you think about this question before the interview.

　　The first thing to realize is that the question， “Tell me about yourself，” provides you with a great chance to promote² your strong points. This is particularly important when applying for a job that is different from what you have done in the past. You need to show the interviewer that your previous jobs provide you with skills that can be used in the new job.

　　WHAT TO TALK ABOUT如何介绍？

　　你可以选择三个重点来介绍自己，但避免重复履历中曾提及的资料。

　　Around this skeleton³ should be the meat of your answer； your less obvious， but important skills. Here are some of the skills that you might want to mention.

　　你可以介绍自己是：

　　Problem solver

　　解决问题能手

　　Creative thinker⁴

　　充满创意Accurate⁵

　　小心谨慎

　　People person

　　与人相处融洽

　　Team player

　　合群

　　Organized

　　组织力高

　　This doesn't mean that you just say， “I'm a great problem solver.” Instead， explain how you used your problem-solving skills at your previous job.

　　事例比自我夸耀更能说明问题。

　　自我介绍的时间不要过长，最好是一至三分钟。最初你可能会觉得时间太长，但当你真正要介绍自己三项特质时，你就会发现时间不够用了。

　　WHAT TO SAY

　　应说什么？

　　What you actually say， in terms of the words you use， is something that you have to decide. You need to create an answer that sounds natural and， at the same time， interesting.背答案估计没有人愿意听。

　　The way to determine whether your answer is natural is simply by writing a first draft⁶ of the answer and then read it out loud. When you do this， you'll probably spot things that you have to change.

　　当你构思答案时，你要想想应该如何说出，内容要令人感兴趣，不沉闷，避免滔滔不绝地只说自己的强项。

　　Here are some final things to think about when answering the question “Tell me about yourself.”

　　Mention major awards or accomplishments⁷ that relate to your career；

　　阐述工作上的重要成就或奖项

　　Promote your strengths， but do not mention any of your weaknesses；

　　推销自己的长处，但不要提及自己的弱点

　　Try to be funny if you can， but don't force it；

　　可以的话，尽量说得幽默有趣

　　Summarize⁸ your career and education， but don't recite⁹ a list；

　　概括说出你的工作经验和学历，但切勿背诵

　　Don't start with your date of birth；

　　不用提及你的出生日期

　　Avoid information that is not career-related. The fact that you own a dog won't get you a job

　　避免说一些与职业无关的事，例如：你有一只狗，这并不能为你争取到工作

　　Always answer this question

　　经常思考和解答这条问题

　　Try to sound natural

　　对答要自然

　　Relax and enjoy yourself！

　　放松心情，尽力而为。祝你面试成功！

1 interviewer   

n.接见者；会见者；面谈者；记者

参考例句：

• The interviewer asked her to speak into the microphone.采访者让她对着麦克风说话。
• I was spelling my last name out for the interviewer.我正在为面试官拼写我最后一个名字。

2 promote   

vt.促进；提升；发起，创立；宣传，推销

参考例句：

• He was in town to promote his new books.他在城里推销他的新书。
• Good habits promote longevity.良好的习惯能增长寿命。

3 skeleton   

n.骨骼，框架，骨干，梗概，提要

参考例句：

• A long illness made a skeleton out of him.长期的卧病使他骨瘦如柴。
• Her notes gave us just the bare skeleton of her theory.她的笔记只给我们提供了她的理论的梗概。

4 thinker   

n.思想家，思考者

参考例句：

• There lived in Greece a great thinker named Aristotle.希腊有一个名叫亚里斯多德的伟大思想家。
• He is a loose thinker.他是个思维不严密的人。

5 accurate   

adj.正确无误的；准确的，精确的

参考例句：

• He has made an accurate measurement of my garden.他准确地丈量了我的花园。
• He is always accurate in what he says and does.他说的和做的总是正确无误。

6 draft   

vt.起草，作...的草稿；n.草稿，草图，草案

参考例句：

• He's now revising the first draft of his essay.他目前正修改他的文章初稿。
• The draft of this article has been done。这篇文章已经定稿。

7 accomplishments   

n.造诣；完成( accomplishment的名词复数 )；技能；成绩；成就

参考例句：

• It was one of the President's greatest accomplishments. 那是总统最伟大的成就之一。
• Among her accomplishments were sewing,cooking,playing the piano and dancing. 她的才能包括缝纫、烹调、弹钢琴和跳舞。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

8 summarize   

vt.概括，概述，总结

参考例句：

• I will summarize what I have done.我将概述我所做的事情。
• They need to find information quickly and be able to summarize it in clear language.他们需要快速找到信息并能用清晰的语言概述。

9 recite   

vt/vi.背诵，朗读，叙述

参考例句：

• He is going to recite a poem.他将要朗诵一首诗。
• He can recite that poem from memory.他能凭记忆背诵那首诗。