1. so, tell me a little about yourself.
問題一：現在，談談你自己的一些情況吧。
if your answer begins with anything remotely related to your place of birth, experiences in grade school, or your bad relationship with your parents, you can pretty much consider the interview over. and remember, this is often the first question you'll face.
如果你開始大談特談你的出生地、國小時的經歷、和父母的惡劣關係，基本上這場面試你已經玩完了。切記，這往往是擺在你面前的頭一道問題。
it's hard to know exactly what an interviewer is looking for you to respond to this question, but it's safe to assume they want you to give a bit of background on your professional history. "ask them where they'd like you to begin," says carolyn thompson, an executive recruiter and author of 10 steps to finding the perfect job. are they looking for your entire professional background, or just your most recent work experience? "it gives you a point to work forward or backward from," thompson explains.
很難說面試官想從你那裡得到什麼樣的回答，但你盡可將其理解為他們想知道一些你職業經歷的背景。卡洛琳·湯普森是一名高管招聘人員，也是《十步找到完美工作》一書的作者，她建議"不妨問問面試官想讓你從哪裡說起。"是想知道你完整的職業背景，還是只想了解一些工作近況？湯普森說，"問清楚了，也好給自己一個時間定位，選擇正敘或者倒敘。"
2. why do you want to leave your current job?
問題二：你為什麼不打算做現在的工作了？
first and foremost, you should actually want to leave your job if you're going for interviews. if you meet the necessary qualifications, you shouldn't say you are just looking for a change and you definitely shouldn't badmouth your employer.
首先要明確的是，既然你參加其它公司的面試，那肯定是不打算繼續做現在的工作了。如果你的自身條件滿足面試職位的各項要求，那就不要說自己只是想尋求些變化，也千萬不要說目前僱主的壞話。
"it's ok to bring up a problem with your current employer," says j. patrick gorman, co-founder of the ifind group, an executive recruiter based in new york, "but you have to show how you attempted to solve it so you don't sound like a whiner."
紐約ifind獵頭公司的共同創始人派屈克·高爾曼表示，"說些當前和僱主的摩擦是可以的，但是要表現出想解決問題的態度，不要讓自己顯得是個滿腹怨言的人。"
rita boyle, a senior executive search consultant with new jersey-based cornerstone search group, suggests explaining how the change is the next logical step for your career path. "explain why you're running to their company instead of why you're running away from your current one," boyle says.
新澤西州科納斯通人力資源公司的資深獵頭顧問麗塔·伯伊爾建議，面試者應解釋一下為什麼換工作是自己職業生涯中合情合理的一個步驟。伯伊爾說道，"要著重解釋你為什麼想來這家新公司，而不是為什麼要離開現在的僱主。"
other no-nos? noting that you want to leave your company (or join a new one) because of anything relating to location, pay, or benefits.
還有什麼不能說？有——你離開現公司(或加入新公司)是因為地理位置、薪酬或福利方面的原因。
3. what are your biggest strengths and weaknesses?