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韦鲁基

问：你是否发现某一课程特别有挑战性？

答：最初，我被去年的那门《化学入门》彻底难倒了。无论我怎样努力学，似乎都毫无进展。开始的3次知识竞赛我还失败了。于是，我尝试另辟蹊径，我不再独自埋头苦干了，而是请来一位主修化学的朋友帮忙。同时，课后我向教授请教。我发现，多花点时间做实验是非常关键的。最后，这一科我考了个b+，并且完全理解了学习内容。另外我懂得了一个道理：进入一个新的学科领域，有时需要新的途径而不仅仅是努力学习，同时别人的帮助也可能是个决定性因素。

面试官想要看看你怎样应付困境。须证明你不会在困难面前畏缩，并且你会格外努力以迎接挑战。

q:was there a course that you found particularly challenging?

a:initially i was completely overwhelmed by the introductory chemistry course that i took last year. no matter how hard i studied, i seemed to be getting nowhere. i failed the first three quizzes. so i tried a new approach. instead of just studying by myself, i asked a friend whos a chemistry major to help me with my studies. i also began seeking help from the professor after class. and i found that more time spent in the lab was critical. i ended up with a bplus in the course and thought i achieved a solid understanding of the material. more than that, i learned that tackling a new field of study sometimes requires a new approach, not just hard work, and that the help of others can be crucial!

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问：你为什么不多参加课外活动呢？

答：我必须把更多的时间花在学习上。我来自小镇上的一所高中，虽然考试拿了很多个a，但是这并不意味着我有很好的基础可以应付大学课程。因此，我学习非常努力。不过，我也挤出时间去了解这个城市和结交新朋友，周末时也会去参加一些非正式的社交活动。

面试官也许担心，如果你对户外活动的兴趣不浓，你可能最终把自己弄得精疲力尽。雇主们喜欢那些全面发展、对户外活动有兴趣的应聘者。如果你在大学里不曾参加过正式的课外活动，你仍然有必要谈谈你的爱好，就像你参加过的一些非正规的阅读或锻炼等活动。例如，你可以谈谈你热衷于跑步，即使你没有参加大学的长跑队。

对于那些以往的事业只局限于某一职业或产业的人来说，工作经验确实不成问题。你们有丰富的工作经验——但它们都与你现在的工作目标无关。没关系！别再三强调你的工作历史，必须强调的是你所学会的并对你现在应聘的工作有帮助的技能。例如，假设你以前从事房地产工作，在业余时间里你喜欢参加马拉松比赛。最近，你了解到一家运动鞋生产商的市场推广部有一空缺职位。你需要做的是强调雇主正在寻找的而你又拥有的技能。你不仅有很好的推销经验，而且熟悉这家公司的售销地区。这两者是很有效的结合！

q:why didnt you participate more in extracurricularactivities?

a:i wanted to give as much effort as possible to my studies. i came from a high school in a very small town, where i received a lot of as, but this didn't prepare me very well for college. so i studied very hard. i have, however, found time to explore the city and make new friends, and i do socialize informally on weekends. 

针对转职者的问题

韦鲁基

问：你为什么要离开现在的工作岗位？

答：我从现时的工作中已学到了许多关于塑料工业的知识，我非常高兴曾有机会在fiske有限公司里工作。然而，我发现自己的真正兴趣在于搞开发，而fiske公司决定在未来两年内把这些都搁置起来。这就是我对贵单位如此感兴趣的原因，因为正如我所知道的，randy企业集团十分重视开发，而且它是一家颇受尊敬的业界领袖。

面试官首先关心的是转职者为什么总是打算转职，向面试官说明你的决定是经过深思熟虑的。解释一下你为什么决定选择这一特殊职位，同样也要说明这个职位将会怎样提高你的天赋技能及发展你的兴趣爱好。

q:why do you want to leave your current position?

a:i've learned quite a bit about the plastics industry in my current position and am very glad to have had the opportunities i've had at fiske, inc. however, ive found that my interests really lie in research and development, which fiske has recently decided to phase out over the next two years. and that's why i'm so interested in this organization, because, as i understand, randy corporation places a great deal of emphasis on r&d, and is also a highly respected leader in the industry.

问：为什么你要放弃职业介绍所里一份已经稳定下来的工作，而去追求一个实质上你只是入门者的市场推广职位呢？

答：我非常喜欢在介绍所里工作，还学会了很多有用的技能。但同时，我几乎止步不前了。我的工作不再给我任何挑战。我考虑了很久，确信现在是改变的时候了。

正因我对市场推广有兴趣，去年我那十多岁的孩子和一些邻居的小孩计划卖t恤以帮助本地一个因火灾而失去家园的家庭时，我立刻干起来了：设计、分发宣传海报，在当地报纸上刊登广告，在食品杂货店和购物中心外面摆卖衬衣。刚开始，我真的不对这项工作抱太多的想法，但是当看见了自己的劳动成果，我开始感到兴奋了。我懂得了一个道理：你可能会取得一项巨大成就或拥有伟大的理想，但如果不为别人所知，那么你的才能就会被淹没。我终于感觉到自己似乎在做一件与众不同的事；而且，我做得很好。从那次以后，我选读了两门有关市场推广的入门课程，并计划在这个秋天报读一个业余学位课程。

此外，我可以把曾在职业介绍所里学到的许多技巧和能力运用到市场推广这一行。毕竟，职业介绍所同样是为社团委托人和求职者提供推销代理服务，并向社团委托人介绍求职者等。

面试官试图要确定两件事：应聘者选择职业的动机，以及他们是否有这样一种可能性——满足于一个比他或她的前一份工作要求较低能力及责任心的职位。你得消除他们的顾虑，详述你转职的原因，还必须说明你对这个职位有充分的认识并大体上了解这一行业。许多应聘者希望他们的新职业是以一份与之前所从事工作同等水平的工作作为开始。但事实上，许多转职者如果不至于是从入门水平做起的话，也多半必须从新公司的底层做起，以积累新领域里的基本经验和知识。

毫无疑问，如果有一段时间你失业了，你就得面对一些麻烦问题。你正在疑惑自己是否还具备你所应有的素质。关键就是弄清楚你所有的技能是否适应时代要求。如果不是，那么你就该考虑接受再培训，可能是学习新的电脑课程或去当地的大学里学习。如果你的技能是现代化的，那就不用担心了。你需要强调的是以前工作的经验和技巧，还有你在失业期间保持与时代同步的方法（阅读商贸期刊，业余写作，参加研讨会等），以及你在家中学会的一些技能，它们也许可以转化到工作上来。

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q:why would you want to leave an established career at an employment agency for an essentially entrylevel position in marketing?

a:ive enjoyed my work at the agency and have gained many valuable skills from it. at the same time, however, i feel as if i've stopped growing. im no longer challenged by my work. ive thought about this for a long time, and i'm confident that it's time for a change.

as for my interest in marketing, last year my teenage children and some of the other neighborhood kids decided to design and sell tshirts to benefit a local family whod lost their home to a fire. i pitched in by designing and distributing posters, placing advertisements in local newspapers, and selling shirts outside grocery stores and shopping malls. at first i really didn't give the project a lot of thought, but when i saw the fruits of my labor, i began to get very excited about it. i learned that you can have a great product and a great cause, but if nobody knows about it, you're dead in the water. i finally felt as if i was making a difference—and i was good at it, too. since then i've taken two introductory marketing courses and am planning to enroll in a parttime degree pr