Secrets of Success at an Interview

　　面试成功的决窍

　　The subject of today’s talk is interviews.

　　The key words here are preparation and confidence, which will carry you far.

　　Do your homework first.

　　Find out all you can about the job you are applying for and the organization you hope to work for.

　　我们今天的话题是面试。

　　这里送你一句话：有备而往，信心当强。相信这句话会让你受益匪浅。

　　首先要做好面试之外的工作。

　　尽可能地了解你所申请的工作和希望为之工作的机构的情况。

　　Many of the employers I interviewed made the same criticism of candidates. "They have no idea what the day to day work of the job brings about. They have vague notions of ’furthering the company’s prospects’ or of ’serving the community’, but have never taken the trouble to find out the actual tasks they will be required to do."

　　我所采访的许多雇主对应聘人做了相同的批评："他们对这项工作的日常事务会带来什么一无所知。他们对’拓展公司的前景’、’进行社会服务’只有模模糊糊的认识，但从不下工夫对他们要做的实际工作作深入的了解。"