I just want to make sure I'm doing all the things I can

我只是想確保我正在做我能做的所有事情

'cause I'm looking for a job.

因為我正在找工作。

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- Not only has he long ago paid his debt to society,

- 他不僅早已償還了他對社會的債務。

but he continues to work on himself.

但他繼續在自己身上下功夫。

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- I want to be proud of myself.

- 我想為自己感到驕傲。

I'm Roel Villamayor, unemployed but not unemployable.

我是羅埃爾-維拉馬約爾，失業但不是無法就業。

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- Landing interviews is fantastic.

- 採訪的落腳點很好。

It's a sure sign that you're marketing yourself

這是一個肯定的跡象，表明你在推銷自己

in the right way, toward the right positions

以正確的方式，走向正確的位置

and with the right people.

並與正確的人合作。

Now it's time to shift into that "slay the interview" mode.

現在是時候轉變為 "殺死麵試 "的模式了。

- So what you got going on now, man?

- 那麼，你現在有什麼打算，夥計？

- I got a job interview.

- 我得到了一個工作面試。

Really good job that, I want to make a good impression.

真的做得很好，我想給人留下好印象。

I don't know, it's kind of like

我不知道，這有點像

coming full circle with this place.

在這個地方轉了一圈。

They trained me, they trained me to become

他們訓練我，他們訓練我成為

a drug and alcohol counselor when I was in prison.

我在監獄裡的時候，是一名毒品和酒精諮詢師。

- So that's what you're passionate about,

- 所以這就是你所熱衷的事情。

that's what you really want to do?

這就是你真正想做的事？

- Yeah, I love the mission of the company,

- 是的，我喜歡該公司的使命。

the people it serves, and the community they build.

它所服務的人，以及他們所建立的社區。

It uses all the skills I've developed out here,

它使用了我在這裡開發的所有技能。

it uses the skills that I've developed in there,

它使用了我在那裡開發的技能。

and it doesn't look at my past, you know?

而且它不看我的過去，你知道嗎？

- Yeah. That's awesome.

- 是的。這真是太棒了。

Now you'll be practicing those skills you learned,

現在你要練習那些你學到的技能。

you know what I mean?

你知道我的意思嗎？

They won't just fade away.

他們不會就這樣消逝了。

- They can't see all this.

- 他們無法看到這一切。

- [Interviewer] Hey, it's nice to meet you.

- [採訪者]嘿，很高興見到你。

Thanks for being with us today.

謝謝你今天和我們在一起。

- Well, thanks for having me here.

- 好吧，謝謝你邀請我來到這裡。

I appreciate it.

我很感激。

- [Interviewer] Yeah, of course.

- [採訪者]是的，當然。

I just wanted to start off

我只想先說

by learning a little bit about you.

通過了解你的一些情況。

Can tell me a little bit about yourself?

能否告訴我一些關於你的情況？

- Well, I'm kind of a Jack of all trades.

- 好吧，我是個無所不能的人。

- [Instructor] "Tell me about yourself?"

- [指導員]"告訴我你的情況？"

What? What kind of question is this?

什麼？這是個什麼問題？

Is it even a question?

這甚至是一個問題嗎？

Technically no, but it's considered one

技術上沒有，但它被認為是一個

in the wild world of job interviewing.

在瘋狂的求職面試世界裡。

And while you may dread "tell me about yourself,"

雖然你可能害怕 "告訴我你的情況"，但

you've got this tremendous opportunity

你有這個巨大的機會

to kick the meeting off strong if you get it right.

如果你做對了，就能有力地拉開會議的序幕。

- [Interviewer] So Roel,

- [採訪者]所以羅爾。

what sets you aside from other candidates?

是什麼讓你從其他候選人中脫穎而出？

- [Instructor] Make sure your answer is

- [指導員]請確保你的答案是

succinct, honest, and engaging.

簡潔、誠實、有吸引力。

Resist the urge to start going

忍住開始行動的衝動

line by line through your resume.

一行一行地瀏覽你的履歷。

- I pride myself on my organizational ability

- 我對自己的組織能力感到自豪

and finding the patterns,

並找到其中的規律。

and being effective at knowing my workplace.

並能有效地瞭解我的工作場所。

- [Instructor] Before the big day, grab the job description

- [指導員]在大日子之前，抓住工作描述

and highlight a few of the most prominent required skills,

並強調幾個最突出的所需技能。

skills that you possess, and then brainstorm

你所擁有的技能，然後集思廣益

how you can describe yourself as a person

你如何描述自己的為人

while also showcasing your strengths

同時也展示了你的優勢

in those very things that the employer is seeking.

在這些事情上，僱主正在尋求。

- I love taking my counseling skills

- 我喜歡把我的諮詢技能

and using those to help build rapport

並利用這些來幫助建立融洽的關係

with clients and customers

與客戶和顧客的關係

because after we were trained to become counselors,

因為在我們接受培訓成為輔導員之後。

we were counseling inmates in prison that we lived with.

我們在監獄裡為與我們一起生活的囚犯提供諮詢。

All right, so I finished the interview and it felt good.

好吧，所以我完成了採訪，感覺很好。

Got to be honest with you, I tried to hold back tears,

必須對你說實話，我努力忍住了眼淚。

but I was like, I do feel solid about this program

但我想，我確實對這個項目感到很滿意。

because I've lived it.

因為我經歷過。

And I started getting more and more into the details

而我開始越來越多地瞭解細節

and I was like, wow.

我當時想，哇。

No, this is too good to be true.

不，這太好了，不可能是真的。

I felt pretty good about the interview in general.

總的來說，我對這次面試感覺很好。

I hope I hear from them soon.

我希望我很快就能收到他們的消息。

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