DavidTang到Players杂志社求职面试,考官是杂志社经理FredDixon。
F:Ok...whatdoyouthinkareyourbiggestweaknesses
D:Hmm...I'dsaythatmybiggestweaknessisatendencytobeabitofaperfectionist.SometimesIgettooclosetotheprojectandneedtostepbacktogetthewholepicture.
F:Allright.Howwouldyousayyoureactunderpressure
D:I'vehadtomakealotofmajoradjustmentsinmylifesuchasmovingtoanewcountry,learninganewlanguageandmakingnewfriends.I'dsayitwasallquitestressfulbutIfacedeachchallengeasitcameandstep-by-stepthingsgotbetter.FormeIthinkthekeyisnottoletthingspileupbutinsteadtofaceeachproblemasitcomesandattackithead-on.
David说自己最大的缺点是有点perfectionist,万事追求完美。有时过份投入,gettooclosetosomething,需要退一步纵观全局tostepbacktogetthewholepicture.David承受压力的能力也不差,他觉得关键是不能让问题积累起来,nottoletthingspileup,而是遇到一个解决一个,attackithead-on,迎头痛击。
F:Ok.Sowhatwouldyousayistheonethingthat'smostimportanttoyouinyourjob
D:I'dsayhavinggooddirectionfrommysupervisorsbutalsoahighdegreeoffreedomtoimplementcreativeideas.Ineedguidance,butIdon'twantmycreativitytobestifled.
F:Canyoutellmewhyyouleftyourlastjob
D:Well,Ineededachallenge.IfeltlikeIwasinacomfortzoneandIneededtoshakethingsupinmylife.Ienjoyedmytimeatmylastjob,butIfeellikeI'mreadyforthemajorleagues.
David说,他想换工作是因为感觉自己是在一个各方面都驾轻就熟的地方,Iwasinacomfortzone,需要变化,toshakethingsup.他觉得I'mreadyforthemajorleagues.应该更上一层楼了。MajorLeague是职业棒球大联盟,代表棒球最高水平,高于minorleague小联盟。
F:Inoticedthatyouhaverecommendationlettersfromeachofyourprevioussupervisors.Theircommentsareallquitepositive.
D:I'mhonoredthattheyvaluemywork.I'vefoundthatIgenerallygetalongwellwithco-workers.I'mjustnotreallyintodramaandI'mprettyeasy-going.
F:Well...thanksforcomingintoday,David.Wewillbereviewingyourinfoandyou'llgetacallbackwithinaweek.
D:Great!Andthanksforyourtime,Fred.I'llbelookingforwardtoyourcall.
David以前的上司都给他写了很好的推荐信。他说自己notintodrama,不喜欢惹事生非,prettyeasy-going,很好相处。Fred听上去对David很满意,说一周内给他回音。