With the rapid and stable development of China's economy and more opportunities after China's entry into WTO, foreign-funded enterprises have increased their investment in China, and more and more international giants have realized the importance of localization. They even spend money to recruit in China, offering much higher treatment and benefits than domestic enterprises.

Therefore, in recent years, foreign-funded enterprises have recruited a large number of talents, and many graduates have turned their attention to foreign-funded enterprises. In their view, foreign companies have high wages, good office environment and many opportunities to go abroad. But often the better the unit treatment, the greater the competitive pressure. Talents from foreign companies are one in a hundred. If you want to enter a foreign company, it will not be so easy. You must be fully prepared to "know yourself and know yourself". Grasp enough information, understand the necessary foreign language job hunting skills, and fight a sure battle. Now let's work together!

Section 1 Prepare for the interview with a positive attitude

First, be mentally prepared and adjust your state.

Before the interview, you should adjust your state to the best. Don't think the position you are applying for is a bird flying in the sky. If you can hit it, you are lucky. Don't be disappointed if you can't hit it, because it's not yours, you have to fight for it. It doesn't matter if you fail. Doing so will help to reduce the importance of the interview, reduce psychological pressure and make yourself normal or extraordinary. We also have a few stickers before the interview to help you relax effectively.

Now let's learn some psychological decompression methods about the interview:

1, interview solution-treat the interview with normality and prepare for setbacks.

2. cheer for yourself-have a correct evaluation of the employer and yourself, and believe that you are fully qualified for this job. "Those who have confidence don't necessarily win, and those who have no confidence must lose."

3, enhance self-confidence method-appropriately improve the grade of clothing, dress neatly and generously, so as to change their image and enhance self-confidence.

4, relaxation tips-take a few deep breaths before the interview, the mood will definitely be much calmer and the courage will multiply.

5, equal treatment method-when meeting with the examiner, you should take the initiative to make cordial eye contact with each other to eliminate tension. Try to establish an equal relationship with the recruiter in your mind, regardless of his position and level. He and you are both individuals with the same characteristics.

6, self-deprecating method-when there is a tense situation, you may wish to laugh at yourself and tell your feelings, which can make yourself easier.

7. Establish a psychological advantage method-when you feel stressed, you might as well use the gap to find the shortcomings of the recruiter, such as clothes, conversation, posture, etc., so as to improve your psychological advantage, which will consciously or unconsciously enhance your self-confidence and answer questions more freely.

8, seize the opportunity method-when the conversation with the other party is intermittent, don't be impatient, so instead, leave yourself room for thinking, quickly sort out the mess, and let the other party think that you are a calm and calm person.

9. Relieve nervousness-once you are nervous when answering questions, you may stutter or speak faster and faster, and your nervousness will increase. At this time, the best way is to deliberately slow down and let the words come out of your mouth one by one. Slow down and feel less nervous. You can also emphasize the ending pronunciation, speak slowly and loudly to relieve tension.

10, Phonetic Method-When you enter the examination room and meet the examiner, you might as well say a few polite words loudly and deliberately, so that your nervousness will naturally disappear.

Second, get to know foreigners and foreign companies you apply for.

Every nation has its own culture, and every nation has its own unique personality. People often say that the British are reserved, polite, dress-oriented, rigid and slow-paced. The French are romantic, naive, arrogant, eloquent and suspicious of everything. Japanese self-denial, obedience and collectivism; Americans are warm, cheerful and generous, independent and enterprising, practical, and attach great importance to the value of success. Knowing which nationality you are interviewing for, or which company you are interested in, will help you prepare in advance. When interviewing as an examiner, foreigners must be familiar with their way of understanding and language expression, because they are different from our way of thinking, habits and culture. Every enterprise has its own culture and ideas, so you should know the company's corporate culture, performance, background and so on in advance. Before the interview, you might as well go to the company's English website to learn about the corporate culture, which is helpful for interviewing the boss. For example, if you are interested in a position in IBM, you must make people feel that you are stable, rigorous and cooperative; If you are interested in a position in Microsoft, you might as well publicize your personality.

In addition, we need to do a preparatory work. It is necessary to obtain various personnel policies and information of enterprises through various channels in advance. Be sure to know in detail what the company does, what position you are applying for, what skills and conditions you need, and it is best to write down relevant professional terms. For example, some Japanese companies have long labor contracts, which may be unfavorable for individuals to choose better opportunities and may also limit their future development; Some foreign companies in South Korea pay little attention to talents in China, and most of the senior management are Koreans. Friends who are interested in being executives can think more about it.

Moreover, different companies have different requirements for foreign language proficiency, some only have the ability to answer the phone in a foreign language, and some require doing general work in a foreign language. Therefore, candidates must accurately understand the degree and purpose of foreign language use of the company they are applying for, and then make corresponding countermeasures.

Third, write a foreign language resume.

1, a good resume can make people shine at the moment, and it can make them get favor and interview opportunities in the early stage of job hunting. A resume is similar to a product manual. Only by fully demonstrating their own advantages can they "sell" themselves. Although every enterprise expects its employees to be competent and competent for a certain job, different "buyers" should emphasize their different characteristics.

English-speaking countries: follow strict methods

People from English-speaking countries (America, Britain, Australia, etc. ) I like to be simple and straightforward, so job seekers should clearly write their work goals at the beginning of their resumes; They like the vivid and meaningful language of job seekers. You should write down some accurate information, specific time and specific figures that reflect your specific ability. Write down your work experience in as much detail as possible. All the information that can show your ability and practical experience will add weight to your recruitment in American companies. You'd better write at the end of your resume: "I'll call the recruiter at some point to determine whether it is possible to get an interview." Last but not least, your resume should be as short as possible.

European countries: talk cautiously about age and experience

People in European countries attach great importance to age and think that some occupations have age restrictions. For example, in Europe, it is almost unacceptable to apply for a sales position at the age of 60. Therefore, it is necessary to be cautious when interviewing in European countries about age and experience. In addition, some European countries have some special habits. For example, 90% of enterprises in France, Italy and Germany have a popular handwriting test. If your cover letter is not handwritten, some companies will even refuse to read it.

Japan: Remember to "obey the rules"

When applying for a job in a Japanese company, it is best to write down your life skills, personality characteristics, social activities and sports expertise at the beginning of your resume. Because Japanese recruiters like people who have done group activities; To apply for a Japanese company, you'd better highlight the details of your university education as much as possible on your resume. Resume must be written in Japanese, not English. Moreover, Japanese people like to write resumes in chronological order, and experience is irrelevant to Japanese people, because they can learn it in future company work; What should be emphasized is your spirit of cooperation, not your leadership. Try to be polite in tone, which is the basic requirement.

2, the front is the precautions for applying for foreign companies in different countries, and the other thing to remind everyone is some common sense.

(1) Dare to show personal style, not stick to form. There is no so-called fixed format for English resumes. You must measure yourself and your job requirements, and create the content presentation mode that can highlight the best advantages, and the format should be designed by yourself. In addition, it is best to attach a cover letter.

Our resumes should be well written, but recruiters only read them by scanning. At first, they watched it for about 5 seconds. If the first impression was bad, they threw it away. Therefore, we should pay attention to the first impression of the resume, focus on it, and think clearly.

Remember to write only what you are sure of, not what you are not sure of, be realistic and never exaggerate. Lying is the most taboo for foreign companies. Once you make him think that you are lying, you are completely disqualified from entering this company.

Try to be considerate of the interviewers in foreign companies. Always put yourself in the position of someone who reads your resume. Your resume should be easy to understand and culturally acceptable. You should also pay attention to some writing details to avoid grammar and spelling mistakes. If you want to publish your resume online, you'd better make it in PDF format, so that there will be no garbled code and mistakes.

3. Some English sentences commonly used in cover letters and resumes.

Your company advertised in today's newspaper, and I want to apply for the position of senior clerk in your company. I learned that your company advertised in today's newspaper for a senior clerk, and now I intend to apply. )

I will graduate from the university in July this year. I heard that your company may need an accountant with rich working experience. I want to apply for this position.

I will graduate from college in July this year. I learned that your company intends to recruit an accountant with considerable experience and is interested in applying. )

I want to apply for the position mentioned in your advertisement in today's newspaper, and I hope I can provide services.

In response to your advertisement in today's newspaper, I tender my services. )

I am 36 years old and have ten years' working experience in my present job. I am leaving this job to find by going up one flight of stairs.

I am 36 years old and have worked in my present position for ten years. I'm going to leave my present position and seek greater development. )

I work as an assistant editor in a trade magazine in the food field. My tasks include a lot of interviews and personal contact with people in the industry.

I used to be the deputy editor-in-chief of food in a trade magazine, and my main work also included interviewing people in the industry and personal contact with them. )

I am a graduate of Peking University. I won a scholarship and the first prize in the university speech contest.

I graduated from Peking University and won a scholarship and the first prize in the speech contest at school. )

I hope my annual salary is 30,000 pounds.

I hope the annual salary can reach 30 thousand yuan. )

The reason why I left my job is that I want to develop in the trading industry.

The reason why I left my job is that I want to develop in the trading industry. )

If your company will consider my application, I will try my best to interview me at any time convenient.

If your company can consider my application, I will try my best to be loyal and interview at any convenient time.

Attending I am good at typing and shorthand, and the speed is 80 words and 60 words per minute respectively.

I am proficient in typing and shorthand, and my speed is 80 words and 60 words per minute respectively. )

Section 2 General Process of Interview

At present, with the arrival of a new round of job hunting peak for college graduates, preparing for English interviews is gradually becoming one of the key tasks for many graduates. Chie, a professional business interview course teacher at New Orange English Training Center, said that the basic process of English interview is similar. Generally includes three rounds:

The first interview is usually conducted by the human resources department of the company. They will start with your resume and ask some personal questions, such as please introduce yourself in English. Some companies also have some written English tests, which mainly examine candidates' basic language skills. In the second interview, the manager in charge of the department came forward, and the business problem was the focus of the interview, so the English interview changed from personal situation to professional field. For example, when applying for the marketing department, candidates are usually asked to talk about the most successful cases in the past or their own business strengths. The last round of interview is usually face to face with the president of the company. The presidents of foreign companies are generally foreigners, and the interview will of course become all English. The questions asked by the president are generally related to the spirit and corporate culture of the company.

(Source: Beijing Daily Courier)

The third part deals with all kinds of difficult problems in the interview

Chinese interviews are scary, not to mention english interview. The most common problem in English interview is that you can't open your mouth. According to a survey released in Shanghai recently, more than 80% of job seekers are worried about English interview because of lack of relevant professional training, and more than 60% of them are afraid to speak because of lack of vocabulary and fear of inappropriate words. Some newly graduated college students say that they don't pay attention to oral English in college, but they often hear it clearly and can't say it, so they will suffer in the interview; Job seekers who have worked in foreign companies also cautiously said that different positions involve different English, and even if they are fluent now, they may not be able to do it after job hopping.

First, how to interview "dumb English"

If you haven't been in contact with English for a long time, you want to get familiar with English and master common sentence patterns in a short time. I suggest you adopt the most direct and common way for students to cope with exams.

1. A few weeks before the interview, read some English materials with moderate difficulty every day, find out an article with the most familiar words, and read aloud for about 20 minutes in a place where no one is around to cultivate a sense of language.

2. Write down the corresponding answers in Chinese according to the questions that may be mentioned. Suppose you are an examiner, what questions do you want to ask the candidate, such as: "Please tell me about your personal experience", "Tell me about your family", "Why did you apply for our company", "How much do you know about the company" and so on, and write down your own answers.

3. Translate the above questions and answers in English. The more standardized the translation, the better. When you are not sure about translation, you must look through dictionaries, grammar and other reference books, or ask others for advice.

4. Reciting and mock exams. Ask yourself and answer yourself to practice in order to better adapt to the interview. At this time, you can use the mirror to train your expression when you speak. In addition, you might as well form English conversation partners with several students of the same level at ordinary times, practice common language and ask questions to each other in job hunting and daily communication topics, so as to achieve the effect of mutual promotion. It is best to match men and women, which can enliven the atmosphere and broaden the topic of conversation.

In addition, the common oral training methods in society, such as listening to tapes and reciting dialogues, will not be listed one by one. If time permits, of course, the earlier you prepare, the more time you spend, the better.

Second, how to introduce yourself

Although some people think that introducing yourself in an interview is out of fashion, it is necessary to prepare a 3-minute English self-introduction at a normal speed. Like all questions in an interview, when you answer such questions, you should focus on what the interviewer wants to know most. Self-introduction should generally include four contents. That is, growth background, education, experience and current situation. What the interviewer wants to know is the growth background (including family background and cultural background), educational background (mainly what he has studied), experience (where he has done what) and current situation (whether he is working or not and what he is doing now). It should be noted that don't just focus on one of the above four items and take up too much time on it. If you are interviewing foreigners, you should pay special attention not to explain family relations too specifically in the context of growing up.

Choose your proudest story, or introduce your strengths. Interviewers usually ask questions after you introduce yourself, so it's best not to talk about things that are particularly difficult to explain when introducing yourself, because the average person's English level is only enough to cope with ordinary conversations, not to mention how he can cope in a highly tense interview atmosphere. Self-introduction doesn't need to be comprehensive, because you have already introduced it in detail in the submitted materials. Try to highlight the key points during the interview. It is also important to note that you should not speak too fast when answering. The first purpose of English interview is to let foreign directors know about you, and the most important thing is to show your comprehensive quality, not just your language ability, so you should first try to express yourself clearly. In addition, speaking too fast can easily give people the illusion of being insecure and unstable.

Third, the various forms of interview.

1, oral test. English interview focuses on testing candidates' English application ability and communication ability. The English part of the interview is mainly to examine the application ability, so what candidates need most in the interview is self-confidence and dare to speak. Try to express your meaning in short and clear words. Group discussion is an important part of English interview. During this process, interviewers will be divided into several groups to exchange information or discuss "cases". This part usually includes reading materials, discussing problems and explaining problems. You can use Chinese or English when discussing and explaining problems. Finally, several people can perform their duties on the stage, each person can answer some questions, or one or two group representatives can be appointed to explain the questions. Through group interview, we can examine the communication and cooperation ability and the ability to show self-strength. In fact, the part that communicates with each other in the middle is as important as the last part. Generally speaking, the main purpose of interviewing in the form of group discussion is to understand the job reaction of the candidates in the group. Furthermore, the interviewer wants to know more about the attitude of the candidate in the face of criticism.

2. The written test is also an indispensable part in the interview of foreign companies, and everyone must know it.

One is the professional aptitude test, which can test a person's personality, tolerance to pressure and challenges and a series of other professional characteristics. Although it is only used as a reference factor for an interview, it often has a decisive influence on your final stay at the last minute. The second is logic and intelligence. This kind of topic mostly appears in the written test, with various contents, such as brain teasers and interesting mathematics. The topic is mainly to examine your thinking ability, and sometimes there is no fixed answer at all. The key is the thinking reflected in your answer. From this perspective, the process of solution is more important.

3. Interview in the form of games. Unilever used a game-based interview in recruitment. The person in charge of the personnel department of Unilever told the reporter that the people who participated in the game were excellent talents, but in the game, people consciously or unconsciously revealed essential things, which could not be reflected in resumes and interviews. Although the game is simple, it plays an important role in the recruitment of foreign companies. In Unilever's annual employee recruitment, 80% of people have to experience this seemingly harmless game, with the aim of giving every applicant a full opportunity to show it in a natural state, and at the same time, enterprises also choose people who are suitable for the position. Like Unilever in recruitment, at present, Motorola and other big companies are also using "games" to evaluate talents. I think you will play more and more "games" when writing resumes and running interviews in foreign companies, but don't underestimate these seemingly naive "games" because they are more than just "simple games". Games often test your organizational ability, coordination ability and communication ability, and also test your will and quality.

Although there are various interview forms, it is nothing more than setting difficult situations to test the quality and ability of individuals. You can't take it lightly at this time, so what should you pay attention to when interviewing foreign companies?

Four. Matters needing attention in job hunting in foreign companies

Many people may be ready to deal with unfamiliar interview questions, but many people fail inexplicably despite their successful interview questions. Why is this? We have summarized many bad habits of job seekers pointed out by foreign interviewers, hoping to help you.

1. Being late for an appointment will not only show that the job seeker has no sense of time and responsibility, but also make the interviewer feel that you are not enthusiastic about the job, thus greatly reducing your first impression.

2. Blame others, especially the original company. For example, the salary is too low, the original employer doesn't know what to do, and colleagues are intrigued. Blaming all the reasons for your job-hopping on the fault of the original company will only make the interviewer feel that you are easy to hold grudges, forget old feelings, don't know how to get along with others, and even cause the interviewer's disgust.

Never use this trick when using english interview in Chinese. No interviewer will have any good feelings for job seekers with English and Chinese. When you can't think of any words, you can use transitional words such as "hmm" and "how" to give yourself a chance to pause and think, and at the same time make your expression more colloquial.

4. Lies and fabrications Job seekers who do this ignore a very important fact, that is, as a well-known foreign company, honesty is the minimum requirement for being a person, and no employer will hire people who are dishonest and lie casually as their employees. Even if you can get away with it at the interview, once the lie is exposed, you will be fired soon. So the interview must tell the truth, not out of thin air.

5. Inadequate preparation No matter how high your education level and rich work experience are, when the interviewer finds that the job seeker doesn't know much about the position he is applying for and can't even answer the most basic questions well, the first impression will naturally be greatly reduced. Interviewers will not only feel that job seekers are not fully prepared, but even think that they have no ambition to develop in this field at all, at least they don't pay much attention to company interviews, so they should be fully prepared before the interview.

6. The purpose of a verbose or simple interview is to understand the abilities that are not reflected in your resume. Don't chatter when selling yourself. Otherwise, the interviewer will think that you are not good at grasping the key points of the problem and your ability to summarize is too poor. However, due to timidity, shyness or nervousness, it is not advisable for some job seekers to answer questions in just one or two sentences. They should try their best to speak freely, fully demonstrate their abilities and seize opportunities.

7. Foreign-funded enterprises lacking goals attach great importance to employees' own career planning. If you have too many job-hunting goals and want to change jobs if one position is not suitable, it will give the interviewer the impression that the person has no clear career goals. Although some job seekers have good other conditions, without career goals, they will lack initiative and creativity, and further, they will bring losses to enterprises. The interviewer would rather hire a job seeker with career goals and enthusiasm, although his performance in all aspects is slightly inferior.

In the fourth quarter, a foreign company recently asked questions in an interview.

IBM representative test questions

1. Describe your greatest achievement in the past 4-5 years?

2. What are your shorts and shorts? Long-term career goals? What do you think is the ideal job?

Why do you want to join IBM? What contribution do you think you can make to IBM?

Hong kong bank representative test questions

1. Please explain why you chose to participate in these activities and how these activities help your personal development. You may want to elaborate on your role, whether others are involved, and any difficulties you encounter.

Met it.

Please state how you have benefited from your work experience.

What's your monthly salary now, including allowance?

4. Do you need to compensate your current employer if you resign? If yes, please elaborate.

Apart from academic success, what is your greatest achievement so far? What do you think is your personal advantage and why?

6. Please explain why the position you applied for is suitable for you; Why did you choose HSBC? What are your career goals?

Procter & gamble company. G representative test questions

1. Describe a time when you set your sights on a demanding goal and accomplished it?

2. Summarize a situation where you took the initiative to let others complete an important task or problem and played a leading role in achieving the desired result.

3. Describe a situation in which you have to look for relevant information, identify key issues, and decide what steps to take to achieve the expected results.

4. Describe an example where you effectively used facts to get others' consent.

5. Give an example of how you cooperated effectively with others to achieve an important result.

6. Describe an idea you created/innovated, which made an important contribution to the success of an activity or project.

7. Give an example of how you evaluated the situation by focusing on the most important priorities and achieved good results.

8. Give an example of how you acquired skills and turned them into practical applications.

Representative test questions of shell companies

1. How do your colleagues/classmates describe you in five words? On what evidence did they make this assessment?

2. If you were asked to recruit the best graduates for Shell, what would you do to attract them? How would you choose them?

Please describe a new activity that you initiated and implemented. Please highlight your role.

Please describe your outstanding non-academic achievements.

5. Please describe any other important activities you have participated in, including organizing people.

Imagine that Shell discovered oil near a big river in an inland province of China. You are responsible for planning how to transport oil to the coast thousands of miles away. What are the main problems you will consider and what will you do?

CICC representative test questions

1. Please tell us an achievement that you are particularly proud of, because it is difficult or demanding.

A) what is the goal?

B) Why is this important to you?

C) How did you achieve this goal and what obstacles did you have to overcome?

2. What are your career plans three years after graduation and five years after graduation?

3. Why are you interested in investment banks? What other industries are you interested in?

4. Why do you think you can be a qualified investment banker? How do you contribute to this industry? (Transferred from China Job Search Guide Network)