Samples of Job-Interview Conversations in English in Actual Situations

1． 求职面试：贸易业务员

- Good afternoon, sir. 下午好，先生。

- Good afternoon. Sit down, please. 下午好，请坐。

- Thank you. 谢谢。

-You are Mr. …? I am Henry Hudson. 你是。。。先生吗？ 我是。。。

-Yes. Nice to meet you, Mr. Hudson. 是的，很高兴见到你，。。。先生。

- To start with, tell me about your education, please. 首先，请谈谈你受教育的情况。

- All right. I graduated from Guangzhou Institute of Foreign Trade three years ago. I majored in international trade. 好的。我三年前毕业于广州外贸学院，我主修的是国际贸易。

- Are you single or married? 你未婚还是已婚？

- I’m still single. Nowadays many young people in China are not in a hurry to get married. They’d rather secure their careers before they settle down in a family. 我仍然单身。如今中国的很多年轻人都不急于结婚。他们宁可先立业后成家。

- That’s the kind of man we are looking for. Now tell me if you have a good command of both written and spoken English. 我们要的就是这种人。我们的推销工作需要经常出差，因此我们要的就是还没有家庭负担的职员。现在请你告诉我你在英语的写和说两方面是否都在行？

- When I was at college, I passed Band Four of College English Test. All the foreign businessmen I’ve dealt with say my English is quite good. 我读大学时通过了大学英语四级考试。同我打过交道的所有外国商人都说我的英语相当好。

- May I ask why you want to change jobs? 我可以问你为什么要更换工作吗？

- Because I wish to get a more challenge opportunity at a foreign capital company. 因为我希望在外资公司获得更富有挑战性的工作机会。

- Why are you interested in this company? 你为什么对本公司干兴趣？

- I think working in this company would provide me with a good opportunity to use my knowledge. 我想在贵公司工作可以给我提供发挥自己才干的好机会。

- What do you know about this company? 你对本公司了解了多少？

- This company is one of the biggest trading companies in the world. There are a lot of branches in all parts of the world with the head office in the U. S. A.. Guangzhou Office was established four years ago. It deals in business machines. 贵公司是世界上最大的贸易公司之一，在世界各地有很多分公司，总公司在美国。广州办事处是在四年前成立的，经营的是商业机器产品。

- Do you have any hobbies? 你有什么业余爱好吗？

- Yes. I like sports and music. 有。我喜欢运动和音乐。

- So far, so good. I think you’d like to know about the remuneration. The starting salary for trading clerks in this company is RMB 3,500 per month, and raises are given after six months according to your ability. We provide fringe benefits such as annual bonus, three-week paid vacation a year, and health insurance. Are you satisfactory? 至目前为止，一切谈得都很顺畅。我认为你会想知道有关待遇方面的事情。本公司贸易业务员的起薪是每个月3，500元人民币，半年后将根据你的能力加薪。我们还提供各种福利，如年度奖金、每年三个星期的有薪和健康保险等。这些令你满意吗？

- Yes, these are quite satisfactory. 是的，这些很令我满意。

- Do you have any questions about the job? 你对这个工作有什么问题吗？

- Are there any chances for Chinese employees to be transferred to the head office or other branch offices around the world? 中国雇员有没有机会被调往总公司，或世界各地其他的分公司？

- Certainly. There would be good chances for you to work overseas, I think, if you are really a capable man. How about the job? Are you really interested? 当然有。我想，如果你真正能干，是会有好机会到国外工作的。你觉得这个工作如何？真有兴趣吗？

- Sure. I’ll do my utmost if I am employed by this company. 真有 。如果贵公司雇用我，本人一竭尽全力干好工作。

- It has been pleasant talking with you, Mr. … We’ll notify you of our final decision within one wee. 和你谈话真愉快，我们将在一周内把我们的最后决定通知你。

- Thank you, Mr. Hudson, for your interview with me. I hope to see you again. 谢谢你对我的面试。希望再见到你。

- Goodbye! 再见。

- What can you tell me about yourself? 关于你自己，你能告诉我些什么？

- In high school I was involved in competitive sports and I always tried to improve in each sport I participated in. As a college student, I worked in a clothing store part-time and found that I could sell things easily. The sale was important, but for me, it was even more important to make sure that the customer was satisfied. It was not long before customers came back to the store and specifically asked for me to help them. I'm very competitive and it means a lot to me to be the best. 在高中我参加各种竞争性体育活动，并一直努力提高各项运动的成绩。大学期间，我曾在一家服装店打工，我发现我能轻而易举地将东西推销出去。销售固然重要，但对我来说，更重要的是要确信顾客能够满意。不久便有顾客返回那家服装店点名让我为他们服务。我很有竞争意识，力求完美对我很重要。

- Why do you want to work for us? 你为什么想为我们工作？

- You are a leader in the field of electronics. Your company is a Fortune 5O0 company. Your management is very progressive. 你们在电子领域是领头人。你们公司是《财富》杂志评选的500强之一。你们的管理很先进。　

- Why should I hire you?为什么我应该聘用你？

- Based on the internships that I have participated in and the related part-time experiences I have had, I can do the job. "根据我参加过的实习和与此相关的打工经历。我能胜任。"

- How do you feel about your progress to date? 对于你至今所取得的进步你是怎样看的？

- I think I did well in school. In fact, in a number of courses I received the highest exam scores in the class. As an intern for the X Company, I received some of the highest evaluations that had been given in years. 我认为我在学校表现不错。事实上，有好几门功课我的成绩居全班第一。在某公司实习时，我获得了该公司数年来给予其雇员的好几项最高评价。

- What would you like to be doing five years from now? 从今以后5年内你想做些什么？

- hope to be the best I can be at my job and because many in this line of work are promoted to area manager, I am planning on that also.

"我希望能在我的职位上尽力做好工作，由于在同一领域工作的许多人都被提为区域负责人，所以我亦有此打算。"

- What is your greatest weakness?" 你最大的弱点是什么？

- I' m such a perfectionist that I won't stop until a job is well done. 我是一个完美主义者。工作做得不漂亮，我是不会撒手的。

- What is your greatest strength? 你最突出的优点是什么？

- I feel that my strongest asset is my ability to stick to things to get them done. I feel a real sense of accomplishment when I finish a job and it turns out just as I'd planned. I've set some high goals for myself. For example, I want to graduate with highest distinction. And even though I had a slow start in my freshman year, I made up for it by doing an honor's thesis.

"我认为我最大的优点是能够执着地尽力把事情办好。当做完一件工作而其成果又正合我的预想时，我会有一种真正的成就感。我给自己定了一些高目标。比如说，我要成为出色的毕业生。尽管在大学一年级时我启动慢了些，但最终我以优等论文完成了学业。"