面試大闖關(guān)3：你在學(xué)校里都學(xué)會了什么？

1. Why did you select your major area of study? 你為什么選擇了這個(gè)專業(yè)？

問題分析： 外國面試官更喜歡提“為什么”的問題， 他希望申請人是一個(gè)有主見的人。

回答示范1：I was quite good at mathematics and physics back in high school so I chose a related major, Telecommunications. I also applied for the major of computer science. You know, these two majors are the hottest these years.

回答示范2：As a matter of fact, I didn’t select the major of Geography Education at all, because I have never wanted to be a teacher. I had chosen Business Administration, Economics and Logistics Management when I applied to Zhongshan University, but unfortunately I failed to get into these hottest majors. The score I got on the College Entrance Examination was about ten points less than the minimum requirement. The school allocated me to a cold major, Geography Education, hehe. Luckily, I could select a second focus. I chose Public Relations Management to be my minor area of study. What was that saying? “When God closes the door, he opens a window.”?

回答示范3：I selected Business English as I was quite good at English back in high school. Apart from this, my high school teachers recommended that I select a major related to business, since I showed some good qualities for business management at a young age. So, I chose this major, business plus English, two in one, hehe.

2. What subjects were your favorite? Why? 你最喜歡的課程是什么， 為什么？

問題分析： 與中國面試官一樣， 對于應(yīng)屆畢業(yè)生， 外國面試官經(jīng)常問問有關(guān)學(xué)業(yè)方面的問題。面試官喜歡的申請人， 是對自己專業(yè)的優(yōu)缺點(diǎn)分析得頭頭是道的人。

回答示范1：I liked Marketing Principles and Sales Management because the two courses provided us with the most up-to-date information on marketing and sales, including the origin and development of some famous brands, Pepsi, Nestle, and the local brands, Lining, Wang-lao-ji and so on. I felt that I already stepped into the business world when studying these courses. They were fantastic!

回答示范2：I like the subjects that include lots of experiments, for example, CAD and Circuit Design. I found that I can learn more quickly by doing experiments than only studying the theories. I guess it’s partly because I am good with my hands, and doing experiments gives me a chance to learn in a creative way.

回答示范3：My favorite courses are mostly in my minor area of study, Public Relations, as my major Geography Education is not really my interest. I like the courses of PR Crisis, Corporate Image and Media Relations not only because their content is interesting and useful, but also because they are taught in a very interactive way. Most teachers have an overseas MBA degree so they taught us as MBA students. It’s really cool, you know, we usually did the case studies on our own first, and then presented our opinions in front of the whole class. I loved those subjects!

3. What subjects were your least favorite? Why? 你最不喜歡的課程是什么？為什么？

問題分析： 外國面試官往往更加辨證， 在問完成功經(jīng)歷后一定要追問失敗經(jīng)歷， 問完喜歡什么科目之后也要問問不喜歡什么科目。

回答示范1：My least favorite courses include Marxism and Revolutionary History of China. I don’t like these subjects not because I am not a patriot─actually I love my country and I am fascinated by its revolutionary history. However, these subjects turned out to be disappointments as the textbooks and the ways they were taught were nothing but a repetition of the history subjects in our secondary school.

回答示范2：I found Macroeconomics and Microeconomics disappointing as well, for the reason that their information fell behind the times. For example, the exchange rate between RMB and USD stilled remained 8.3 : 1 in the text! You can imagine how disappointed we were. So I spent more time listening to the lectures on economics organized by the Student Union.

4. Other than the courses you studied, what is the most important thing you learned from your college experience? 除了學(xué)習(xí)方面， 你在大學(xué)里面最大的收獲是什么？

問題分析： 外國面試官的思維往往非常直接， 他堅(jiān)持認(rèn)為， 只有在大學(xué)里面有巨大收獲的人， 才能在工作崗位上取得巨大收獲。所以說， 千萬不要天真地說： 我在大學(xué)里學(xué)會了自理， 學(xué)會了安排自己的生活！暈， 這是baby的成就， 絕對不能拿到大學(xué)里面來說了!

回答示范1：Well, I think the most important thing I have learnt in university is how to set appropriate goals and see them through. You know it is so easy for university students to waste time if they don’t set goals, so I set demanding goals to motivate myself. One is that I decided to get scholarships each year, the other one is that I decided to be the leader of a club on campus. Neither was easy, but in more than three years, I managed to achieve both. (點(diǎn)評： 面試官一定會追問你是怎么實(shí)現(xiàn)兩個(gè)目標(biāo)的。) Getting scholarship wasn’t quite difficult for me. Running for Presidency of a club, however, was more difficult than I expected as there was so much competition. To achieve the goal I changed my strategy. I transferred from the Student Union to a newly-founded union. And within 6 months, I acquired more than 20 members and organized a few eye-catching activities. As a result, I became the leader of that club. I think I’ve learnt not only to set a demanding goal, but also how to overcome all the difficulties to achieve it.

回答示范2：My biggest achievement in my college life, I think, is that I have learnt to make choices. You know, there are various activities and part time jobs on campus, each sounds attractive. I’ve carefully chosen some of them which can help to achieve my long term career goal. I have said “no” to lots of invitations, like the dancing contests each year. I only participated in one of them and decided that rehearsals occupy too much time. In my opinion, nothing is more important than making the right choice.

5. How did you finance your college education? 你大學(xué)的費(fèi)用是怎么樣支付的？(家里供還是自己打工？)

問題分析： 很顯然， 和中國面試官相比， 老外更加青睞在大學(xué)就有賺錢能力的候選人， 并堅(jiān)持認(rèn)為他們的獨(dú)立性和能力比完全依賴父母的候選人要強(qiáng)得多。

回答示范：So far, my tuition and living expense are around 40,000 RMB. My parents offer two thirds of it and I pay the rest of it. I have been granted scholarship three times, making 5,000 RMB in total. Teaching and other part-time jobs made another 5,000.