Name: 【面試攻略】面試官必問題目「你為什麼離開上一份工作？」讓專業的來教你怎麼正確回答！(WHY DID YOU LEAVE YOUR LAST JOB? | Best Answer (from former CEO))
Uploaded: 2024-05-03T21:01:30.000Z
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過去簡單式

Hey everyone, today I'm gonna give you the best answer to the job interview question: Why did you leave your last job?

嘿，大家好，今天我要給大家一個求職面試問題的最佳答案：你為什麼離開上一份工作？

基礎數量詞

There are many variations of this question, but they're all really asking the same thing, so we give them all the same answer.

這個問題有很多變化，但其實都是在問同一件事，所以我們的答案都是一樣的。

Now this seems like a simple, harmless, factual question, right?

現在看來，這似乎是一個簡單、無害、實事求是的問題，對嗎？

But it's really a very damaging and dangerous question in disguise.

但這其實是一個變相非常有害和危險的問題。

Now, not always, but often, recruiters will ask it to see if you're the type of person that will bad mouth their previous employer, or boss, or coworkers.

不一定總是，但招聘人員經常會問這個問題，看看你是不是那種會說前任僱主、老闆或同事壞話的人。

And that's a very bad thing, because if you're the type of person that will bad mouth them, you'll probably bad mouth people at this current job if they were to hire you.

這是一件非常糟糕的事情，因為如果你是那種會說他們壞話的人，那麼如果他們要僱用你，你很可能會說現在這份工作的人的壞話。

I mean, would you hire someone who spreads bad things about you behind your back?

我的意思是，你會僱用一個在背後散佈你壞話的人嗎？

It can be a more subtle form of "what didn't you like about your previous boss or company?"

這算是「你不喜歡你以前的老闆或公司的什麼地方？」的一種更微妙問法。

Often, when interviewers ask a question, whether they're a recruiter or a hiring manager, there's almost always a question beneath the question.

通常情況下，當面試官提出一個問題時，無論是招聘人員還是招聘經理，問題下面幾乎總是有一個問題。

It's important to know what they're really asking.

重要的是要知道他們真正在問什麼。

You also want to avoid using negative words, or expressing negative ideas.

你還要避免使用負面的詞語或表達負面的想法。

This is because if they've just met you, and they're still forming an impression of you, if you start talking about all the people you don't get along with, and the situations that didn't work out for you, they're gonna assume you're a very negative, problematic person.

這是因為，如果他們剛認識你，對你的印象還在形成中，如果你開始談論所有與你合不來的人，以及對你不利的情況，他們就會認為你是一個非常負面、有問題的人。

That's why we need to put a positive spin on every single interview question, even negativity questions like this one.

這就是為什麼我們需要對每一個面試問題，甚至是像這樣的負面問題，進行正面的解讀。

Now remember, we always tell the truth, but we don't always disclose everything.

請記住，我們總是說真話，但並不總是要披露一切。

And we don't want to take up valuable interview time talking about our last job.

我們也不想在寶貴的面試時間裡談論自己的上一份工作。

The purpose of the interview is to communicate your value and how you meet all the requirements.

面試的目的是傳達你的價值以及你如何滿足所有要求。

So if you could spend 30 to 45 seconds on this question, and then move on, that would be perfect.

所以，如果你能用 30 到 45 秒鐘來回答這個問題，然後再繼續，那就再好不過了。

Now remember, no character assassinations.

This always leaves a bad first impression of you.

這會給人留下不好的第一印象。

No matter what you feel about them, say only good things about them in the interview.

無論你對他們的感覺如何，在面試時只說他們的好話。

You can mention that it was a "challenge" because of a "difference of opinion," but then tell a success story about you and them.

你可以提到，由於「意見分歧」，這是一個「挑戰」，但隨後可以講一個你和他們的成功故事。

And if you're called to say a negative thing about your previous job, and you're a manager, having to fire people is a good answer.

如果你是經理，被要求談論你之前工作中的負面情況，那「解雇員工」是一個可以接受的回答。

Often it comes with the territory, and it's perfectly normal and okay to dislike having to fire someone.

通常情況下，這都是正常的，不喜歡解僱某人也是正常的。

So if that's you, there's your perfect answer.

如果你是這樣的人，那麼這就是你的完美答案。

Arguably, sometimes unpleasant, but necessary.

可以說，有時是不愉快的，但卻是必要的。

Now, if you were laid off from your previous position, there's no harm in saying this.

如果你是被以前的公司解僱，說這些也無妨。

You can explain that the organization was downsizing, or your term expired.

你可以解釋說組織正在縮編，或者你的任期已滿。

And if there were several people that were laid off at the same time, say that, because it provides further evidence that there's nothing specifically wrong with you as an employee.

如果有幾個人同時被解僱了，那就說出來，因為這進一步證明了你作為一名員工並沒有什麼特別的問題。

Now, if you left your last position, there's no harm in saying that either.

現在，如果你離開了上一個職位，說出來也無妨。

Maybe the job was great, but unfortunately, there weren't really any opportunities for growth or personal development.

也許工作很好，但不幸的是，並沒有成長或個人發展機會。

You feel you're ready to do more, and that's a great trait in candidates.

你覺得自己已經準備好做更多的事情，這是候選人的一大特點。

Now, if you were fired from your previous position, here's where things get a bit tricky.

如果你被之前的公司解僱，事情就變得有點棘手了。

The standard answer here is to admit that you were fired, focus on what you learned from this experience, and tie it to the current job.

標準答案是承認你被解僱了，著重說明你從這次經歷中學到了什麼，並將其與當前工作聯繫起來。

However, there's one big problem with that.

A central tenet of recruitment theory is that past behavior predicts future behavior.

招聘理論的核心原則是，過去的行為可以預測未來的行為。

Behavioral-based questions, which are extremely popular these days, are based on that principle.

如今非常流行的行為類問題就是基於這一原則。

It also implies that past behavior is a better predictor than current impressions.

這也意味著，過去的行為比當前的印象更能預測未來。

And all that backs up my personal experience that if they ask you this at an early stage interview, and you say you were fired, that's grounds to eliminate you, period.

所有這些都證明了我的個人經驗，即如果他們在早期面試時問你這個問題，而你說你被解僱了，那就是淘汰你的理由，就這樣。

Now, what I'm about to say may be controversial to some, and if you disagree with me, that's perfectly okay.

現在，我要說的話可能會引起一些人的爭議，如果你不同意我的觀點，也完全沒有關係。

But this is from my own personal experience, as well as that of an internationally known, high-level executive recruiter with whom I've worked.

但這是我個人的經驗，也是與我合作過的一位國際知名高級管理人員招聘人員的經驗。

不要撒謊，但也不要主動說出來。

A job interview is not a deposition, and you don't have to reveal this if you don't wish to.

求職面試不是取證，如果你不想透露，也不必透露。

If you get to the last round of interviews, there may be more room to safely get into the details of this if it comes up again.

如果你進入了最後一輪面試，如果再次出現這種情況，可能會有更多的空間可以安全地瞭解其中的細節。

If you must give a reason, speak instead about the problem that led to your firing.

如果你必須給出一個理由，那就談談導致你被解僱的問題。

For example, maybe the role changed, and the new direction didn't really play to your strengths or your interests, but it reinforced your interest and talent for the original role.

例如，也許職位角色發生了變化，新的方向並沒有真正發揮你的特長或興趣，但卻加強了你對原來角色的興趣和才能。

And so you've been engaged in researching companies like this one, where you can use your talents to contribute significantly.

你一直在研究像這樣的公司，在那裡你可以發揮自己的才能，做出重大貢獻。

Focus on your strengths, and then talk about how they apply to this current job.

重點介紹自己的優勢，然後談談這些優勢如何適用於當前的工作。

And if you're in an early-stage interview, try to avoid using the words, "I was fired."

如果你正處於面試初期，儘量避免使用「我被解僱了」這樣的字眼。

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