面试中最糟的错误

 　Hiring managers don't want to hear a lot of things during an interview —— confessions¹ of a violent past, a cell phone ring, a toilet flush. Yet job seekers have committed these interview gaffes² and worse, according to CareerBuilder.com's annual survey of the worst interview mistakes.

　　招聘经理不希望在面试时听到太多东西——比如对过去“暴力行为”的忏悔、手机铃声、冲厕所声。可是根据CareerBuilder网站对最糟糕面试错误的调查显示，求职者们在面试中都犯过这些错误，甚至更糟的错误。

　　Hiring managers say don't offer personal details that can be controversial during an interview.

　　招聘经理称不要在面试中透露具有争议性的个人细节。

　　Odd behavior isn't the only way to ruin your chances of landing a job.

　　古怪的行为并不是唯一会导致你得不到工作的原因。

　　When hiring managers were asked to name the most common and damaging interview mistakes a candidate can make, 51 percent listed dressing³ inappropriately.

　　51%的招聘经理认为穿着不当是面试者最常见最具破坏力的错误。

　　Forty-nine percent cited badmouthing a former boss as the worst offense⁴, while 48 percent said appearing disinterested⁵.

　　49%的招聘经理认为说前雇主的坏话是最坏的错误；48%则认为是应试者对工作态度冷淡。

　　Arrogance⁶ （44 percent）, insufficient⁷ answers （30 percent） and not asking good questions （29 percent） were also top answers.

　　傲慢（44%）、回答问题不充分（30%） 及没有提出好的问题 （29%） 也被认为是最糟的几个错误

1 confessions   

n.承认( confession的名词复数 )；自首；声明；（向神父的）忏悔

参考例句：

• It is strictly forbidden to obtain confessions and to give them credence. 严禁逼供信。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• Neither trickery nor coercion is used to secure confessions. 既不诱供也不逼供。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

2 gaffes   

n.失礼，出丑( gaffe的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The presidential candidate made three mistakes, or gaffes, during his speech. 校长候选人在演讲中出了三次错，或失态。 来自超越目标英语 第4册
• When the microphones were on, gaffes gushed from his lips. 而当电话响起，他却口无遮拦，屡屡失言。 来自互联网

3 dressing   

n.(食物)调料；包扎伤口的用品，敷料

参考例句：

• Don't spend such a lot of time in dressing yourself.别花那么多时间来打扮自己。
• The children enjoy dressing up in mother's old clothes.孩子们喜欢穿上妈妈旧时的衣服玩。

4 offense   

n.犯规，违法行为；冒犯，得罪

参考例句：

• I hope you will not take any offense at my words. 对我讲的话请别见怪。
• His words gave great offense to everybody present.他的发言冲犯了在场的所有人。

5 disinterested   

adj.不关心的，不感兴趣的

参考例句：

• He is impartial and disinterested.他公正无私。
• He's always on the make,I have never known him do a disinterested action.他这个人一贯都是唯利是图，我从来不知道他有什么无私的行动。

6 arrogance   

n.傲慢，自大

参考例句：

• His arrogance comes out in every speech he makes.他每次讲话都表现得骄傲自大。
• Arrogance arrested his progress.骄傲阻碍了他的进步。

7 insufficient   

adj.(for，of)不足的，不够的

参考例句：

• There was insufficient evidence to convict him.没有足够证据给他定罪。
• In their day scientific knowledge was insufficient to settle the matter.在他们的时代，科学知识还不能足以解决这些问题。