面試時，我們會面對形形色色的問題，而最令人啞口無言的，往往是一些最簡單和最常見的題目，比如"請你自我介紹一下"。大多數應徵者的反應是--我應該如何作答呢？
其實要懂得應對此問題，就要先做好準備you'll have a better chance of impressing the interviewer 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 promote 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 如何介紹？
你可以選擇三個重點來介紹自己，但避免重複履歷中曾提及的資料。around this skeleton 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. 你可以介紹自己是：
problem solver 解決問題能手
creative thinker 充滿創意
accurate 小心謹慎
people person 與人相處融洽
team player 合群
organized 組織力高
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. 事例比自我誇耀更能說明問題。
自我介紹的時間不要過長，最好是一至三分鐘。最初你可能會覺得時間太長，但當你真正要介紹自己三項特質時，你就會發現時間不夠用了。
what to say 應說什麼？
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. 背答案估計沒有人願意聽。the way to determine whether your answer is natural is simply by writing a first draft of the answer and then read it out loud. when you do this, you'll probably spot things that you have to change.
當你構思答案時，你要想想應該如何說出，內容要令人感興趣，不沉悶，避免滔滔不絕地只說自己的強項。
here are some final things to think about when answering the question "tell me about yourself."
mention major awards or accomplishments that relate to your career;
闡述工作上的重要成就或獎項
promote your strengths, but do not mention any of your weaknesses;
推銷自己的長處，但不要提及自己的弱點
try to be funny if you can, but don't force it;
可以的話，儘量說得幽默有趣
summarize your career and education, but don't recite a list;
概括說出你的工作經驗和學歷，但切勿背誦
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
避免說一些與職業無關的事，例如：你有一隻狗，這並不能為你爭取到工作
always answer this question
經常思考和解答這條問題
try to sound natural
對答要自然
relax and enjoy yourself!
放鬆心情，盡力而為。祝你面試成功！
外企面試規矩各不相同，怎樣通過個性化的英文自我介紹讓外企面試官第一時間關注你，請參考以下面試外企英文自我介紹資料：
i am a third year master major in automation at shanghai jiao tong university, p. r. china. with tremendous interest in industrial engineering, i am writing to apply for acceptance into your ph.d. graduate program.
education background
in 1995, i entered the nanjing university of science & technology (nust) -- widely considered one of the china’s best engineering schools. during the following undergraduate study, my academic records kept distinguished among the whole department. i was granted first class prize every semester, and my overall gpa(89.5/100) ranked no.1 among 113 students. in 1999, i got the privilege to enter the graduate program waived of the admission test. i selected the shanghai jiao tong university to continue my study for its best reputation on combinatorial optimization and network scheduling where my research interest lies.
at the period of my graduate study, my overall gpa(3.77/4.0) ranked top 5% in the department. in the second semester, i became teacher assistant that is given to talented and matured students only. this year, i won the acer scholarship as the one and only candidate in my department, which is the ultimate accolade for distinguished students endowed by my university. presently, i am preparing my graduation thesis and trying for the honor of excellent graduation thesis.
research experience and academic activity
when a sophomore, i joined the association of ai enthusiast and began to narrow down my interest for my future research. in 1997, i participated in simulation tool development for the scheduling system in prof. wang’s lab. with the tool of opengl and matlab, i designed a simulation program for transportation scheduling system. it is now widely used by different research groups in nust. in 1998, i assumed and fulfilled a sewage analysis & dispose project for nanjing sewage treatment plant. this was my first practice to convert a laboratory idea to a commercial product.
in 1999, i joined the distinguished professor yu-geng xis research group aiming at network flow problem solving and heuristic algorithm research. soon i was engaged in the fudan gene database design. my duty was to pick up the useful information among different kinds of gene matching format. through the comparison and analysis for many heuristic algorithms, i introduced an improved evolutionary algorithm -- multi-population genetic algorithm. by dividing a whole population into several sub-populations, this improved algorithm can effectively prevent ga from local convergence and promote various evolutionary orientations. it proved more efficiently than sga in experiments, too. in the second semester, i joined the workshop-scheduling research in shanghai heavy duty tyre plant. the scheduling was designed for the rubber-making process that covered not only discrete but also continuous circumstances. to make a balance point between optimization quality and time cost, i proposed a dynamic layered scheduling method based on hybrid petri nets. the practical application showed that the average makespan was shortened by a large scale. i also publicized two papers in core journals with this idea. recently, i am doing research in the composite predict of the electrical power system assisted with the technology of data mining for bao steel. i try to combine the decision tree with receding optimization to provide a new solution for the composite predictive problem. this project is now under construction.
besides, in july XX, i got the opportunity to give a lecture in english in asia control conference (ascc) which is one of the top-level conferences among the world in the area of control and automation. in my senior year, i met prof. xiao-song lin, a visiting professor of mathematics from university of california-riverside, i learned graph theory from him for my network research. these experiences all rapidly expanded my knowledge of english and the understanding of western culture.
i hope to study in depth
in retrospect, i find myself standing on a solid basis in both theory and experience, which has prepared me for the ph.d. program. my future research interests include: network scheduling problem, heuristic algorithm research (especially in ga and neural network), supply chain network research, hybrid system performance analysis with petri nets and data mining.
please give my application materials a serious consideration. thank you very much
範文一：
hello,
my name is xx, is pleased to participate in your interview. i am now studying at the qingdao agricultural university, is about to graduate in july this year. i was majoring in environmental engineering, the main courses of water pollution control projects, engineering mechanics, construction and other graphics.
while studying at the school, i have served as a member of our sports classes, organizing college students participated in various sports activities held, such as college basketball and so on, i benefited from. in addition, i also participated in some group activities, such as the vanguard of young volunteers, in which enhanced the ability of my team.
i am more outgoing personality, and students can get along, a strong sense of responsibility, practical efforts. today, i recruited technical support your company's position in the hope that i have learned to bring into full play, and learn to grow here. i hope to have the opportunity to become colleagues with you.thank you.
範文二：
good morning sir, (what will you say if it is a woman?)
i am glad to be here for this interview. first, let me thank you for finding time in the midst of pressing affairs.
i am 25 years old and i am local. (i live locally sounds better) i am seeking an opportunity to work with xxx as sales. (..in sales or as a sales representative/whatever).my professional experience and my awareness of your unparalleled reputation have led me to want to work for your company.
i have a bachelor degree with a major in mechanical and electrical field.(pause) graduated from the xxx university in XX. over the past three years, i have worked with xxx co.,ltd as sales (again, in sales or as a sales man/person/rep?) who responsible (with responsibility mainly) for the market of hunan. during this period, i have learnt much. i learned the values of teamwork and commitment, how to win, how to work hard, how to concentrate and focus on goals, and how to balance my time and priorities. additional experience in other fields such as graduation practice in factory and commercial negotiation also reinforces my value to your company.
i enjoy thinking, enjoy learning, enjoy working, (and i am )able to bear work pressure.
in my free time, i often participate (in) activities such as table tennis (and) badminton.
i am expecting to become your colleague on some day. (more tactful to say ’i would love to become you colleague/join the company)
because being offhand in advance, let’s leave it at that. (this sentence makes no sense. ’being offhand’ means to be rude, inconsiderate, ill-mannered so i don’t think that is whay you mean! in advance of what? ’let’s leave it at that’ is a command, it sounds rather abrupt and ill-mannered to me, again i don’t think this is what you meant. how about ’i would love to join your company and you would not regret giving me this opportunity.’ and just finish with a smile!)
thanks.