误区一：介绍自己，事无巨细
“Now， tell us something about yourself.”这是面试的时候大家普遍会被问到的一个常规问题，看似简单却不好回答。很多人甚至会从自己的出生地讲起，其实这是很没有必要的。我们可以揣摩一下面试官问这个问题的原因吧。没有人真正对你在什么地方出生感兴趣，他们真正感兴趣的是你的专业背景和你的工作经历。考官其实是在问你“Why should I hire you?”初出茅庐的你如果没有什么工作经历，不妨多描述一下自己在专业上的造诣——这才是考官感兴趣的“硬件”;如果这方面不是很突出，则应该多描述一下自己“软件”，如自己的学习能力，对于这个行业的激情等。语言要力求简洁，围绕着“why should you hire me ”这个中心来说，要给人留下干练的感觉。举个例子，应聘教师职位你可以说:”Majoring in English and being passionate about education, I choose teaching as my career. I’ve got a lot making of a good teacher. First, I am good at communicating with people…”
误区二：问及缺点，闪烁其词
“What is your greatest weakness?”
当被问及你的缺点是什么的时候，如何应对?这也算是一个棘手的“常规问题”。“金无足赤，人无完人”，每个人都有自己的缺点，有很多缺点是我们自己很清楚的，也有一些是我们自己都不自知的。究竟是如实作答还是避重就轻?如果如实作答，则担心用人单位会因此将自己拒之门外，因此很多人就选择避重就轻。提前想好了很多看似很“圆滑”的答案。比如：“The greatest weakness that I have is that I am always a perfectionist.”我最大的缺点就是太追求完美。这听起来这似乎是一个很讨巧的答案，其实对你求职是不利的，一是因为想出这个“讨巧”答案的必定不止你一个人，二是因为这个答案会让你显得比较“滑头”。即使这是真的，对方也会觉得你似乎没有能力授权给他人。对付这个问题，可事先针对你所申请的这个职位特点精心设计好一个答案——即一个“非常切合工作实际，可以被容忍，可以被改正”的缺点。这个缺点跟工作有关、但又不会妨碍你行使工作职责。记住，这个缺点一定是建立在你好的“基本面”之上的。描述人的缺点的词很多，比如lack of passion, lack of the sense of responsibility, lack self-discipline, lack of confidence, not well organized, not punctual, not easy going, being arrogant, being self-centered, being over careful……有些缺点在一些职位中是致命的，有些则不是，挑自己身上存在，但是与该职位不大相关的缺点去说自然就是最有策略的.做法了。比如，你去应聘一个秘书职位，你就可以讲讲自己“行动力虽然很强，但是计划的能力却不强”，因为秘书职位更注重执行力，处理细事是秘书职责的首要，全局计划的能力缺乏对秘书并不构成致命缺点。”Though I am really good at carrying out the plans, I must admit that sometimes I stick myself into the details and fail to see the whole picture. Well, I’ve realized that and I am just trying to improve it. ”
误区三：谈到薪水，缺乏策略
在面试中，薪水也是必须谈的问题，当面试官问道“Let’s talk about salary. What are you looking for?”，该如何回答呢?很多求职者要么回答得太快，太直接，要么就是不敢作答，生怕自己的要价吓跑了雇主。在面试之前你必须了解你所在的行业的平均薪水，回答这个问题才能做到“有底气”。要注意两条，首先，不要急于作答，也就是说考官主动问起你的薪水期待，不要主动挑起这个话题，否则会给人留下你一心只看往钱看的印象，也容易过早暴露你的底牌;第二不要说得太多，一句“well, that’s something I’ve thought long and hard about and I think someone with my experience should get between X & Y。”就够了。或者说“I am looking for my first job, so what I’m more interested is what the position can offer my career。”这显示了新人应有的态度。当然，如果你是那种真的很稀缺的人才，则不妨痛快直接地说出你的期许。”100,000 a month is what I am expecting. Trust me, I will make your money worth!” 当然，这种自信不是每个人都能有的，敢这么说的人须有寡才!
语言就是力量!诸位职场新人，早做准备，做好准备，多多练习，你必成功!
Job only favors those who is well prepared!
应届生求职面试英语自我介绍：
Hello everyone, my name is Lee. This is really a great honor to have this opportunity, and I believe I can make good performance today. Now I will introduce myself briefly. I am 20 years old，born in Guangdong province, south of China, and I am a senior student at Guangdong **University. My major is English. And I will receive my bachelor degree after my graduation in June. In the past four years, I spent most of my time on study. I passed CET4 and CET6 with a ease and acquired basic theoretical and practical knowledge of Language. Besides, I have attended several Speech competition held in Beijing, which really showed our professional advantages. I have taken a tour to some big factories and companies, through which I got a deep understanding of English for application. Compared to developed countries, unfortunately, although we have made extraordinary progress since 1998, our packaging industry is still underdeveloped, messy and unstable, and the situation of employees in the field is awkward. But I have full confidence in its bright future if only our economy can be kept at the growth pace still. I guess you may be interested in why I choose this job. I would like to tell you that this job is one of my lifelong goals. If I can work here, I will work hard. As to my character, I cannot describe it well, but I know I am optimistic and confident. Sometimes I prefer to stay alone, reading and listening to the music, but I am not lonely, for I like to chat with my classmates about almost everything. My favorite pastime is to play volleyball, to play cards or to surf online. From life at university, I learn how to balance study and entertainment. By the way, I was an actor in our amazing drama club. I have a few glorious memories on stage. That is my pride...