几个面试时需要注意的问题(2)
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Cut and paste isn't your friend
 
Matthew Lanier, a Boston-based corporate1 recruiter at technology staffing firm Eliassen Group, recalls the resume of an applicant2 in her twenties, who had mostly retail3 and customer-service experience. So he was surprised when lower down on the CV, he found an executive-level position with a major finance company and dates of employment spanning almost 10 years. Turns out the applicant had searched professional-looking resumes online, found one she really liked, and cut and pasted her own experiences over it. But, she mistakenly left some of the other person's work history and personal contact information on the document.
 
"You have to assume that your entire resume will be looked at prior to being contacted, and that a careless mistake could be the difference between getting the job you want or being passed over," wrote Lanier in an email.
 
There's also another important reason to take the extra time -- you can more easily support your story in interviews, according to Lanier.
 
"There is a huge difference between the candidate who can naturally apply their experience to the questions being asked of them versus4 one who is looking down at their resume for every answer," he said.
 
Toss the form letter
 
When Ed Zitron, founder5 of EZPR, a public relations firm in San Francisco, listed an opening for a paid intern6 on InternMatch.com, he received more than 100 applications. Not one contained a personal cover letter.
 
"Every single one was a form letter, clearly copied and pasted," said Zitron by email. Worse, almost none of the applicants7 even bothered to "put my name, or the firm's name, anywhere in the body" of the cover letter.
 
"I'm so easy to Google: you type my name in, there's my Twitter, there's my personal and my professional website," Zitron said. "Getting even the most basic facts… is easy."
 
His advice: Don't send a generic8 cover letter, ever. Instead, share a bit of who you are and how that might relate to the position for which you are applying. Spend a few minutes Googling the firm. If you have a contact's name, Google that person, too.
 
Be selective
 
Executive career coach Irene McConnell has clients who tell her they apply to more than 100 jobs per week. This is a big mistake, according to the director of Sydney-based Arielle Careers.
 
"The recruiters remember your name and begin to associate it with ‘that dude/gal who spams me every time I put a job ad up'," McConnell said.
 
Think of it like a house that's on the market for too long. You start wondering what's wrong with it and why it won't sell.
 
Don't think recruiters don't know which applications have made the rounds. Some tell-tale signs: a resume and cover letter that are completely non-aligned, the wrong recruiter's name or an incorrect role of interest, according to McConnell. The recruiting world is a lot smaller than you might think.
 
"If you damage your reputation in the eyes of recruiters, it will be more difficult to get a call back even when you put a thought-through application in," McConnell said.
 
Keep photos to yourself
 
Roy Cohen, a New York-based veteran career counsellor and executive coach, remembers when a new client included an image of herself in a bikini in her application packet.
 
She had come to him for job search advice and strategy because she was frustrated9 that she wasn't getting beyond the first round or getting many interviews.
 
"In advance of our first session, I asked her to provide me with a little background, a resume, and a sample cover letter," said Cohen in an email. "That's how I discovered her very wrong approach."
 
She wanted to work in marketing10 for a hedge fund and told Cohen that she knew that hedge funds typically hired "babes," so she thought the photo might give her the upper hand.
 
While it is quite common in Europe to include a photo of oneself when applying for jobs – and sometimes it is even requested by companies – it is not expected and is often frowned upon in the US. Even where it is expected, keep it professional and current.
 
Cohen counselled his client against the use of the photo, not just for its inappropriateness but also because it was quite dated. "Imagine the awkwardness when you discover that a candidate has misrepresented the facts. In this case, by submitting a photo that is 10 plus years old," said Cohen. "In addition to feeling like a ‘bait and switch' occurred, interviewers are likely to wonder if the candidate is delusional11 or simply prone12 to lying."#p#分页标题#e#
 
Shikha Arora, senior recruiter with SAP Asia, who is based in Singapore, has had other photo issues. "I received [an] application from an experienced professional from Hong Kong. The file size was 14 MB and I was taken aback to see more than 10 pictures shared in the document," she wrote in an email. Some of the images were of the applicant receiving rewards and other showed him doing a favourite hobby.
 
"In my opinion, not the best way to tell and sell your story," she said.
 
Follow instructions
 
Emily LaRusch, founder of Phoenix13-based virtual receptionist services firm Back Office Betties, likes to test applicants' attention to detail right from the start. Recently, she included in a job posting two straightforward14 instructions and a mention that anyone who didn't apply as instructed wouldn't be considered.
 
She received more than 30 applications in two days; only three people followed the instructions, and only one of them had a good command of English grammar. She is the only one who LaRusch is even considering for the post.
 
"This is supposed to be where applicants put their best foot forward, so I can't take a gamble on someone who can't follow the first instructions I give," said LaRusch.
 
Don't be too sure of yourself
 
Amy Silverman, managing editor of Phoenix New Times, recently advertised a food critic opening on the newspaper's food blog. What she quickly learned: "Everyone eats so everyone feels like they could make a great food critic."
 
More troubling, Silverman found that a lot of people out there don't take the application process very seriously. Whether it's refusing to submit a resume or making up excuses, she's seen it all. As one applicant put it, "I don't have a resume. I'm a business owner and, quite frankly15, have complete disregard for resumes. They're snapshots of what a person wants you to know, not a synopsis16 of who a person really is. That type of understanding can only be gained through interaction."
 
Needless to say, Silverman didn't give the applicant a second glance. Another applicant talked about "wetting" one's appetite and another who mentioned her own "little to none experience in food."
 
Her advice: "If you want a job writing, don't send a cover letter with typos and grammar errors."


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1 corporate 7olzl     
adj.共同的,全体的;公司的,企业的
参考例句:
  • This is our corporate responsibility.这是我们共同的责任。
  • His corporate's life will be as short as a rabbit's tail.他的公司的寿命是兔子尾巴长不了。
2 applicant 1MlyX     
n.申请人,求职者,请求者
参考例句:
  • He was the hundredth applicant for the job. 他是第100个申请这项工作的人。
  • In my estimation, the applicant is well qualified for this job. 据我看, 这位应征者完全具备这项工作的条件。
3 retail VWoxC     
v./n.零售;adv.以零售价格
参考例句:
  • In this shop they retail tobacco and sweets.这家铺子零售香烟和糖果。
  • These shoes retail at 10 yuan a pair.这些鞋子零卖10元一双。
4 versus wi7wU     
prep.以…为对手,对;与…相比之下
参考例句:
  • The big match tonight is England versus Spain.今晚的大赛是英格兰对西班牙。
  • The most exciting game was Harvard versus Yale.最富紧张刺激的球赛是哈佛队对耶鲁队。
5 Founder wigxF     
n.创始者,缔造者
参考例句:
  • He was extolled as the founder of their Florentine school.他被称颂为佛罗伦萨画派的鼻祖。
  • According to the old tradition,Romulus was the founder of Rome.按照古老的传说,罗穆卢斯是古罗马的建国者。
6 intern 25BxJ     
v.拘禁,软禁;n.实习生
参考例句:
  • I worked as an intern in that firm last summer.去年夏天我在那家商行实习。
  • The intern bandaged the cut as the nurse looked on.这位实习生在护士的照看下给病人包扎伤口。
7 applicants aaea8e805a118b90e86f7044ecfb6d59     
申请人,求职人( applicant的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • There were over 500 applicants for the job. 有500多人申请这份工作。
  • He was impressed by the high calibre of applicants for the job. 求职人员出色的能力给他留下了深刻印象。
8 generic mgixr     
adj.一般的,普通的,共有的
参考例句:
  • I usually buy generic clothes instead of name brands.我通常买普通的衣服,不买名牌。
  • The generic woman appears to have an extraordinary faculty for swallowing the individual.一般妇女在婚后似乎有特别突出的抑制个性的能力。
9 frustrated ksWz5t     
adj.挫败的,失意的,泄气的v.使不成功( frustrate的过去式和过去分词 );挫败;使受挫折;令人沮丧
参考例句:
  • It's very easy to get frustrated in this job. 这个工作很容易令人懊恼。
  • The bad weather frustrated all our hopes of going out. 恶劣的天气破坏了我们出行的愿望。 来自《简明英汉词典》
10 marketing Boez7e     
n.行销,在市场的买卖,买东西
参考例句:
  • They are developing marketing network.他们正在发展销售网络。
  • He often goes marketing.他经常去市场做生意。
11 delusional 7eba3d7e96003e83113cff712600133f     
妄想的
参考例句:
  • You became delusional and attacked several people trying to escape. 你产生了错觉并攻击了许多人还试图逃走。 来自电影对白
  • He is incoherent, delusional, suffering auditory hallucinations. 他出现无逻辑的,妄想的,幻听的症状。 来自电影对白
12 prone 50bzu     
adj.(to)易于…的,很可能…的;俯卧的
参考例句:
  • Some people are prone to jump to hasty conclusions.有些人往往作出轻率的结论。
  • He is prone to lose his temper when people disagree with him.人家一不同意他的意见,他就发脾气。
13 phoenix 7Njxf     
n.凤凰,长生(不死)鸟;引申为重生
参考例句:
  • The airline rose like a phoenix from the ashes.这家航空公司又起死回生了。
  • The phoenix worship of China is fetish worship not totem adoration.中国凤崇拜是灵物崇拜而非图腾崇拜。
14 straightforward fFfyA     
adj.正直的,坦率的;易懂的,简单的
参考例句:
  • A straightforward talk is better than a flowery speech.巧言不如直说。
  • I must insist on your giving me a straightforward answer.我一定要你给我一个直截了当的回答。
15 frankly fsXzcf     
adv.坦白地,直率地;坦率地说
参考例句:
  • To speak frankly, I don't like the idea at all.老实说,我一点也不赞成这个主意。
  • Frankly speaking, I'm not opposed to reform.坦率地说,我不反对改革。
16 synopsis 3FDyY     
n.提要,梗概
参考例句:
  • The synopsis of the book is very good.这本书的梗概非常好。
  • I heard there wasn't a script.They only had a synopsis.我听说是没有剧本的。他们只有一个大纲。
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