Let's talk about job interviews.

一起來談談工作面試這件事

Specifically job interviews in

準確地來說是

English. Job interviews are another situation

用英文面試，面試本身就

that can cause

可能造成

a lot of stress a lot of nervousness even in your own language.

許多壓力、緊張，即使你是用你的母語面試

But when you have to do a job interview in English, of course,

但當你用英文面試時

and it's much scarier and you can feel a lot more nervous.

可想而知更令人害怕，你會感到更加緊張

I think a job interviews as just a special kind of

我認為面試其實就像是

English presentation. And set up making a

你在做英文簡報，準備一場

speech to a group, you are basically giving

演講給你的群眾，基本上你就是在

a presentation about yourself to one or maybe a couple

說一個關於你的演講給一個或幾個

interviewers. It's the same pressure, the same stress,

面試官，和演講一樣的壓力、緊張感

the same need to perform under pressure.

一樣要在壓力下去展現自己

And therefore that technique

所以練習的訣竅就是

of practicing when you are in an excited state, when you have a lot of

當你在興奮狀態

adrenaline,

腎上腺素上升時開始練習

its also useful for job interviews. So, when you practice for a job interview,

這對面試十分有用，當你在練習面試時

don't do it when you're just feeling relaxed and calm.

不要在你感到放鬆或冷靜的狀態去做

You know a lot of people they have a list of job interview questions from

有許多人會列下一整個面試問題清單

some book or something,

從一些書或其他地方看來的

and they practice giving their answers, but they do it now just sitting down and

然後練習說出問題的答案，但他們通常就是坐下來

nah nah nah...

然後講講講

You know, relaxed and so the practicing when they're really just

很輕鬆，所以人們都在很輕鬆的狀態下

relaxed.

練習

But then when the job interview comes, of course, the heartbeats...you get more

但當工作面試來的時候，心跳開始加速

nervous, more nervous,

越來越緊張、越來越緊張

and your name is called, oh my god, and you feel really nervous, right?

然後你的名字被點到了，天啊，你感到非常緊張，沒錯吧？

You sit down, and you're looking at the person. They start asking you these

你坐下後，看向對方，對方開始問你一些

questions,

問題

"What are your strengths?", "What are your weaknesses?", "Why do you want to work here?"

「你的優點是什麼？缺點是什麼？為什麼你想來這邊工作

"Why should we hire you?" all these kinda.... a bit

為什麼我們要僱用你？」等等這類的問題 ... 有點

direct questions are difficult questions. If you don't practice

直接、有點困難的問題，如果你不在

under pressure, you will not perform well under pressure.

有壓力的情況下練習，你就無法在有壓力下表現好

Your practice needs to be close to the real event!

你的練習需要盡可能地接近實際的情況！

So once again I would like to put on music

所以我會做的是放音樂

get really excited, and get even a little bit

讓自己變得很興奮，甚至是讓自己有點

tired physically. So, I'll jump up and down

疲憊的狀態，你可以跳上跳下

until I'm breathing heavy and my heart beating, then suddenly

感覺到呼吸很沉重、心臟猛跳，然後這時候

I will grab a card and look at interview questions

我會立刻拿出一張卡片，看一眼面試問題

and practice my answer while I'm feeling tired while I'm breathing heavy

開始練習講我的答案，當我在疲勞、呼吸沉重

while my heart's beating while I'm feeling of excitement and energy in my body.

心跳加速的情況，我感到興奮以及一股能量在體內

Then I get my answer. And I'll do it again, I get really excited,

這時候我講出我的答案，然後重來一次，我變得很興奮

and I grab another question and i'd practice giving my answer.

然後拿起另一個問題，練習講出我的答案

And I repeat this again and again and again and again.

不斷地重複再重複再重複

Practice with my body being very excited, and

整個練習過程，我的身體都處在非常興奮

energized, right, it's close to feeling nervous.

精力充沛的狀態，就像是緊張下你會有的感覺

And I start to train my body instead of feeling nervous,

然後我會開始訓練我的身體，讓我在面試時

I'm going to feel excited and powerful during a job interview.

感受到的不是緊張，而是興奮、有力的

So I use rock n roll music powerful music,

所以我會放一些搖滾樂

and I get myself really excited.

讓我自己變得非常興奮

Hoo

(喘氣)

Then I grab a question: what is your greatest strength?

拿起一個問題卡，你最大的優勢是什麼

And I look, I practice it, I may be a look in a mirror and say, "My greatest strength

我看一下，也許會對著鏡子說：「我最大的優勢是

is I am persistent.

我是個有毅力的人

I never stop. I never quit when I have a problem. I will keep working on it

我從不停止前進、當我遇到問題時我從不放棄，我會持續不斷地研究這個問題

again and again and again. If I can't find the answer,

一遍又一遍地去理清。如果我無法找到答案

then I go when I asked other people. If they can't help me, then I get on the

我就問其他人。如果他們也幫不了我，我就

internet.

上網去查

I read books. I do whatever I need to do to find a solution to the problem."

翻書去查。我會用盡一切方法去找到問題的解答

that's a powerful interview answer. See,

這就是一個很有力的面試回應。

and I practice it in that powerful state.

你們看我在練習時的狀態非常有力量

Now I'm actually stand... sitting in front of someone,

我現在是真的站在 ... 坐在某個人面前

might not be quite so loud about it. It depends on the interview or if they're

可能不需要講這麼大聲。這取決於你的面試或如果他們

really

真的

relax, then I don't wanna overwhelm them handy too strong.

處在很輕鬆的情況，我就不會用我練習時的樣子去驚醒他們

By practice in that state because I know during the interview,

但因為我知道在面試時

I may be nervous so I wanna practice dealing with all that energy.

我可能會很緊張，所以我想要在這樣的精神狀態下去練習

And I also want to get powerful, confident answers.

而且我也想用最有力、有自信的答案

You must practice that, you must train it, because if you just practice at home,

你一定要這麼練習，你一定這麼去訓練自己，因為如果你是在家裡練習

oh well I'm really persist, and you look reading your little answer

喔，我真的很有毅力，然後看著你的小抄開始唸

saying it

說著

I'm really persistent and I don't give up....and......

我這個人很堅持不懈，我不放棄 ... 然後 ...

You're practicing with this kind of emotion, well, then in the job interview...

你用這樣的情緒在練習，然後你在面試時 ...

Guess what?

猜猜看會如何

That's the same emotion you'll have. Except it'll be worse

這就是你在面試當下會有的情緒。或可能更糟

because the job interview you'll be nervous, your heart will be beating

因為你在面試時，你會緊張你的心跳會加速

faster and so that your voice will start to shake and your'll say,

你的聲音會開始顫抖，然後你會說

"I'm really well. I'm really persistent and I.... and I.......

「我真的很、真的很堅持不懈，然後我 、我 ...

I don't give up and I.... and I never quit and I never stopped, you know.....

我不放棄然後我 ... 不半途而廢、從不停歇，你知道的 ...

if there's a problem I I just find the answer." You forget a lot of

如果出現問題，我一定去找到解答。」你忘記許多

the great stuff you're going to say and

很棒的可以講的事情

most important, your voice tone, your face

最重要的是你的音調、表情

your body will not look strong. They won't be confident.

肢體看體來一點也不有力。表現出來是不自信的

You must practice this so

你一定要多練習

just like with speeches when you're practicing for a job interview.

就像演講一樣，當你為工作面試練習時

Put on some loud music, get yourself excited, then give your answer.

打開吵雜的音樂，把自己弄得很興奮，然後說出你的答案

Say it to the mirror, going strong and powerful. Just let the English come out.

對著鏡子練習，表現出強悍有力的一面。讓英語自然說出來

Don't worry about grammar and don't worry about mistakes.

不要去擔心文法、講錯什麼的

With what is much more important in grammar or vocabulary or mistakes

比文法、單字或講錯更重要的事是

after attitude your emotion your feeling.

你表現出的態度、情緒和感覺

Your confidence, your passion, that's what

你的自信和熱情這些才是

employer wants to see

雇主想看到的

and feel. You must practice it. You must train it.

想感覺到的。你一定要這樣練習，要這樣訓練自己

Day after day after day before the interview,

一天又一天直到面試之前

so when the interview comes, you are ready and you will do a great job.

當面是來臨時，你已經準備好了，而且你將會得到這份好工作

I use this technique many times and it

我曾使用過這個技巧很多次

worked great for me getting jobs it will work for you, too.

對我找工作真的很有幫助，相信對你也會有幫助

But you must practice it every day practice with that powerful emotion.

但你一定要用這樣有力量情緒每天持續練習

It works.

這真的有用

I'm AJ Hoge of EffortlessEnglishClub.com

我是 EffortlessEnglishClub.com 的 AJ Hoge