And in this video, I'm gonna teach you three tips in order to answer the "tell me about yourself" interview question the right way, so that you can stand out in front of hiring managers and ideally, land more job offers.

在這部影片中，我將要教你三招關於面試被問到「請你自我介紹一下」的正確回答方式，讓你在面對面試官時顯得更出色，而最理想地，就是得到更多的工作機會

Now before we begin, there are a couple of ground rules you need to know before you can develop the perfect answer to this question.

在開始以前，你必須知道一些基本規則，這些規則能幫助你在遇到前面所講的問題時可以有更好的發揮。

Rule number one: do not talk about your personal or family life.

規則一：不要談你個人或家庭的生活。

When someone asks you, "tell me about yourself," they're not actually asking you to tell them about your personal life choices, and the mistakes that you've learned from, and how you got here as a human being.

當有人要求你「請自我介紹一下」，他們不是要聽你講你的生活經歷、從錯誤中學到了什麼、以及你是如何長大的。

They're not actually asking you to tell them about yourself.

他們事實上並不是要你做字面上的「自我介紹」。

They're actually asking you to tell them about your qualifications, your experiences, as well as why you're a good fit for this role.

他們真正想要問的是你具備哪些資格條件、工作經驗、以及為什麼你足以勝任這份工作。

That's it.

就是這麼簡單。

They just want to know about your professional background and experience in a nutshell.

他們想知道的僅僅是你的專業背景和經驗。

Rule number two, do tell a story.

規則二：用故事的方式敘述。

Even though I said, you shouldn't be telling them about your life story, you do want to tell them your professional work story.

雖然我說過，你不要講你的「生活」故事，但是你應該告訴他們你有關專業上的工作經驗。

I'll get into details about this a little later.

等一下我會講這個部分的細節。

But essentially, a good professional work story means that it needs to be engaging, compelling, clear and complete.

但本質上，一個好的工作故事，它必須是有吸引力、有說服力，清楚且完整的。

So, now that we've got the ground rules out of the way, let's move onto our four major tips on how to answer the "tell me about yourself" interview question.

好的，我們已經將基本規則講完了，接著我要告訴你四個有關在面試時如何回答「請自我介紹一下」的小秘訣。

Okay, so let's start off with tip number one.

讓我們從祕訣一開始。

Tip number one is to give a snapshot of your work history.

祕訣一就是很迅速地帶過一遍你的工作經驗。

So what this means is, you're gonna go back in time to the earliest professional job you've ever held and you're gonna start your story from there.

意思就是追溯到你的第一份的正職工作，並從那裡開始講你的故事。

So you're essentially going to describe what company you worked at, what the title was that you held when you were in that position, how long you stayed in that position for, and, most importantly, what were your major responsibilities in that position.

基本上，你要介紹一下你曾經工作過的公司、你任的職位和職稱、在那個職位待多久，還有最重要的，你在那個職位最主要的工作是什麼

So for example, let's just say that you started off your career five years ago as a financial analyst.

例如，假設你五年前開始工作，擔任財務分析師。

Okay, let's just make this up, let's just use another accounting example.

我們先用這一個假設，我們再舉一個會計的例子。

You started off your career as a financial analyst five years ago and then you moved up to senior financial Analyst, and now you're a finance manager.

你五年前開始工作擔任財務分析師，然後晉升到資深財務分析師，而現在你是個財務經理。

When you tell your story, you're gonna start with your role as a financial analyst.

當你敘述你的故事的時候，你就從擔任財務分析師開始講。

And you're gonna say something along the lines of...

並做出與這職務相關的敘述，像是...

"I started off my career as a Financial Analyst five years ago with XYZ Company where I performed full-cycle accounting duties, month-end close procedures and assisted with budgeting and forecasting on a monthly basis..."

「五年前，我在 XYZ 公司擔任金融分析師，開啟我的職業生涯，我所做的包括會計循環相關職務、月底結算程序、並協助每個月的預算編制與預測...」

So now you're gonna do that for each and every one of your positions.

就是用這種方式介紹你所有擔任過的職位。

You're essentially telling mini work snapshots for every position that you've held up to the current position that you're holding right now.

實際上就是你工作經歷的濃縮版，包括過去到現在的每個職位。

Tip number two: Make your mini stories achievement-oriented.

將你的事蹟以成就為導向包裝。

So after you've told the employer about the company that you were at, the title that you held, the number of years you were there for and the major responsibilities that you had in that position ...

在你向雇主簡介有關你從前的公司、擔任過的職位、年資，以及你最主要的工作內容是什麼後...

You're then going to also describe one major accomplishment that you were able to achieve in that role.

說完這些後，你也要舉出一項你在那個職位上曾經完成的重要成就。

So, I explained a lot about what accomplishments were in my previous video, "Resume Hacks - How to Make a Resume Stand Out," which is, in the link below.

我在前一部影片中已經介紹過很多所謂的成就是指什麼，片名是「履歷小撇步─如何使你的履歷更亮眼」，可以到下面的連結觀看。

But at the same time, I'll explain it here.

但同時，我也在這裡說明

An accomplishment is anytime where you have saved time, saved money, improved processes, improved profitability.

所謂的成就是指你在任何時候為公司或部門節省時間或金錢、改善流程、增加獲利等。

I mean, anything where you've done something that has created a quantifiable--ideally quantifiable--result for your company or your department.

我是指，任何可以具體量化其成效並為公司或部門帶來理想成果的事蹟。

So, to add on to our example, you would say:

用在我們剛才舉的例子上，你應該這麼說...

"In that role, a major accomplishment I'm most proud of was that I was able to reduce the time spent on month-end procedures by developing an Excel model, which automated a major accounting process.

「我在那個職位的主要成就是透過開發自動化會計流程的 Excel 模型，我可以減少月結程序所花費的時間。」

This resulted in a time savings of approximately one day per month."

「而這讓公司每個月大概省下了一天的時間。」

So you'll do both this tip number two and tip number one in conjunction with each other, for every single position that you've held.

你要將祕訣一和祕訣二兩個交互搭配運用來說明你曾經擔任過的每一項職務。

Now onto tip three: Tell the employer what you know about this role.

來到祕訣三：告訴雇主你對這個職位的了解。

Once you've gone through your entire story, and you've told the employer about your major roles as well as the accomplishments that you've achieved, it's now time to acknowledge to the employer what you know they need for this particular position that they're hiring for.

一旦你已將完整的故事講完，也已經告訴雇主你擔任過的主要職務與達成的成就，是時候該向雇主展現你對所應徵職缺的理解程度了。

So, to continue on our example, you'll then say...

繼續用我們剛才的例子，你可以接著說...

"I understand that for this position of Finance Manager that you're hiring for, you're looking for someone with strong process improvement skills."

「我了解您在找的財務經理的所需條件，您正在尋找具備很強流程改善技能的人才。」

The reason why this is so important and that so many people don't do this is because what it does, psychologically, is that it tells the employer that not only are you aware of your abilities and your achievements but that you're also aware of his or her needs as well and what they're looking for.

這個很重要但許多人都沒做，從心理學角度來說，這樣做就等於告訴雇主，你不但了解自己的能力及工作上的成就，你也同樣了解雇主的需求，以及他們想要找怎樣的人才。

And when you can say something as simple as just simply acknowledging ...

當你能用很簡單的方式說出...

"I am aware that for this role you need someone with process improvements skills and abilities."

「我了解你們需要一個具備流程改善的專業及能力的人。」

It's creating a connection with the employer it's not you any longer talking at them, you're talking to them.

這樣做可以使你和雇主建立良好的溝通，不再僅僅是你是單向的對雇主講話，而是和對方互動。

Finally, onto tip number four: Tell the employer why you're the right fit for what they need.

最後，秘訣四，告訴雇主為什麼你是最適合這個職位的人才。

This is the icing on the cake, it's the cherry on top.

這是錦上添花的一招，可以發揮臨門一腳的功能。

And it's the one thing that many, many people do not bother to say when they're answering this or many other interview questions.

但是很多人在面試回答問題的時候，卻不知道用這一招。

And that is to tell the employer to literally spoon feed them to maybe even brainwash them to understanding why you are the one and only and perfect fit for this position.

那就是，有點像是硬塞給雇主聽，甚至像幫他們洗腦，告訴他們為什麼你才是最適合這個工作的人。

So to add onto our example, you would say something like ...

把這招用在上面舉的例子裡，你要這麼說...

"Overall, due to my strong background and achievement in successfully identifying gaps and creating efficiencies, I am confident I'll be able to succeed in this role you're hiring for."

「總言之，由於我有成功識別差距與創造效率的背景和成就，我有自信能夠勝任您正在招聘的這個職位。」

You need to tell the employer why you're the right fit for the job.

你要告訴雇主為什麼你才是最適合這份工作的人。

If you don't end off with this, it's gonna end off on a flat note.

如果面談到最後你沒用這一招，你的結尾就會就像其他人回答的一樣平淡無奇。

It's gonna not be the most stellar response.

不會有令人驚豔的感覺。

It's just going to sound like everybody else's response.

這就會像其他人回答的一樣。

But in this case, you are making it very clear and specific.

但是用了這一招，你就會給雇主一個清楚明確的印象。

Even without them having asked you why you're the right fit, you're literally just feeding it to them and telling them: "I'm the right fit for the role."

甚至雇主還沒開口問這個問題，你就把「我最適合這個職位」這樣的訊息先塞進他們的腦中。

Above all else.

比其他人都適合。

So now you know how to answer one of the toughest interview questions.

現在你已經學會了如何回答面試中最難搞的問題。

But do you know if your resume stands out enough that you'll even land the interview in the first place?

但你知道你的履歷要多突出，才能讓你在面談的開始就站穩腳步嗎？

If not, then feel free to download a free copy of my "ten ultimate resume hacks" cheat sheet, which is located down below, the link is right there.

如果你還不知道，歡迎自由下載我的履歷小撇步終極十招隨身版，連結就在底下。

Feel free to click on it, enter your email and I will for sure send you a copy!

擊點連結，輸入你的電子信箱地址，我就會寄一份拷貝給你。

If you liked this video then please give it a thumbs up, subscribe, share it with your friends.

如果你喜歡這部影片，請按個讚，訂閱，並分享給你的朋友。

And thank you so much for watching, I will see you in the next video.

非常謝謝你的收看，我們下部影片見。