点评14： “责任感强”， 好哇！ 只要能够有效证明自己的责任感的确很强， 这个优点永远能为你增色不少。

回答示范15： i am persistent. i have kept a diary since coming to college. i eat healthy food and do exercise as much as possible all these years. i worked for one student organization for three years instead of participating in many organizations.

点评15： “做事持之以恒”， 这个优点对于某些流动性很大的职位来说， 具有致命的诱惑。

回答示范16： i am good with my hands; as my parents put it, i have smart hands. at home it is my job to deal with all the minor troubles of water, electricity and gas utilities. at university i’ve scored very well in lab-based classes. i am good at web design and i've brought some of my designs with me today if you are interested. i believe i have advantages over some other candidates because i am good at dealing with machines.

点评16： “动手能力很强”， 是应届毕业生最能打动面试官的优点之一。

30. what do you see as your weaknesses as an employee? 作为一名公司职员， 你觉得自己有什么缺点？

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问题分析： 中国面试官往往用这个提问来衡量申请人是否有自知之明或者开诚布公的勇气， 外国面试官则往往更加注重这个问题的“后续问题”， 也就是， “你将如何避免因自己的缺点而影响工作质量？”

回答示范1： i am not a great public speaker. when speaking in public i feel uncomfortable unless the topic is familiar. so i have to be well prepared before giving a presentation. as a matter of fact, i did lots of preparations for our interview today!

点评1： “不善于在公开场合发表演讲”， 的确是很多人的通病。不过， 现在越来越多的申请人“喜欢”上了这个回答， 造成了人力资源经理们的审美疲劳， 呜呼！ 笔者建议大家在这个答案上适当包装， 这个申请人做得就很好， 他打趣说自己来面试前都做了充分的准备， 无疑会博得面试官展颜一笑。

回答示范2： as a manager my weakness is being soft-hearted. though being soft-hearted can be seen as a strength sometimes, it is also a major weakness for a manager does need to take tough measures, including decisions to fire. compared with other team leaders i am too soft. as a result, my employees seem to be less disciplined, for example, late for a meeting. the good thing is that being soft also has its advantages: my employees never hesitate to communicate with me, which greatly improves work efficiency.

点评2： “心肠太软”， 对于经理层来讲是个双刃剑。

回答示范3： well, maybe my weakness sounds a little bit strange to you. i think my weakness is that i talk too much. i like to express my opinions. my classmates say i am bossy and like to show off. i’ve also noticed that i don’t listen enough because i am talking too much. so i write down a reminder on my notebook, "listen more, speak less." but interestingly enough, even when i feel i am speaking little my co-workers still pat my shoulder and say, "susan, you are an active person!" the "talker" impression doesn't go away easily.

点评3： “说话太多， 甚至有点爱出风头”， 其实是一个比较可爱的缺点。至少， 比招聘一个闷嘴葫芦要强上百倍!

回答示范4： i am pride of myself on being a“big picture” guy, but i have to admit i am not careful enough. sometimes i make stupid date and number errors, like typing 2006 when it’s 2007! once i forgot to final-check the microphone when i was in charge of the welcome party and it caused great panic when was found to be silent only half an hour before the show began. so i do love to hang out with the "detail" people. they can depend on me to make plans, and i can depend on them to remind me of the small details. when i can't depend on others, i always depend on my notebook. i like to write things down in my notebook now, which is the best way to remember every important detail.

点评4： “能看到事情的大框架， 有全局观而忽视细节”， 确实有很多这样的人。这个回答的亮点不在于此， 而在于他对自己缺点的弥补手段， 一方面他乐于和注重细节的人合作， 另一方面他选择使用好记性不如烂笔头的方法强迫自己注重细节。

回答示范5： i do things in haste sometimes. i am eager to finish a task once i start doing it. it looks like a strength but it can be a big weakness at work. haste makes waste. great haste makes great waste. for example, when i started working for my current boss last year i once made a ridiculous mistake in an urgent report. i typed "shit out" instead of "try to" because the two phrases have exactly the same spelling in chinese. so now i often remind myself: do it right, don't do it over.

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点评5： “急躁而忙中出错”， 通病也。

回答示范6： i set unrealistic goals sometimes. for example, losing 10 kilograms in a month, or finishing typing a form in an hour. the truth is that i know they are hard to achieve even when i am setting them, but i can’t resist doing so because i need to be motivated by aiming high. but my boss sometimes criticizes me for being unrealistic when making plans.

点评6： “制定不切实际的目标”， 的确是个缺点， 不过， 往往只有上进心强的人才会有这种缺点。

回答示范7： well, frankly speaking, i think i still need to be more professional. sometimes i let my emotions affect my work. last winter i lost a client because i didn’t look very enthusiastic when answering his inquiries. he went to another teller the next day when he opened an account in our bank. and he bought a ten thousand yuan lideying(an investment fund) immediately. this was a big lesson for me because it made me realize that i should learn to be at my best for any client, at any time. you know, i always look like an angel, no matter how difficult it is, because it will indeed help me to sell