We are just talking about the first stages of what to do before an interview
我们谈到了面试的第一阶段即面试之前该怎么做
And the main takeaway is prepare a bunch
主要的建议就是好好准备
Be tons for it, yeah
准备绝不嫌多
So research know your value to the employer
所以面试之前要做的就是调查 知道自己对雇主的价值
and practice answering the questions
以及练习答题
Does that question give? Yeah
我有说到问题吗?有
Oh scratch, yeah
对,我有说过
So couple ways to do research
要进行调查有很多种方法
Just three things you need to research in an interview
面试中需要调查的只有三件事
The first is research the company
首先是调查要面试你的公司
And this is one that's most important
这是最重要的
Second research the interviewer
第二是调查面试官
If you happen to know who is interviewing the offer you met
如果你碰巧知道这个岗位的面试官是谁
And third, research the actual job that you will be applying for
第三是调查你要申请的这份工作是做什么
So the first easiest place to do in your research is the company website
最先去也最容易调查的地方就是公司网址
Go their website read every single page learn what they do
浏览每一网页,了解他们经营什么业务
what's their mission what's their value
了解他们的使命和价值观
How's the website design
网页设计做得如何
What does that say about the company
网页设计就可以体现这家公司
are they on the cutting edge or they super outdated
是紧跟前沿技术还是已经过时了
do they even have a web designer
甚至可以判断他们有没有网页设计师
Is it from 1995 when the internet came out
网页是否在1995年网络诞生之初做好
And research as much as you can
尽可能地详细调查
Learn about their products and services
了解他们的产品和服务
so you know what they do
这样你就知道他们主要经营什么业务
And in an interview the research you have is like amination
在面试中,你做的调查就如胺化反应一样
The more you have the more effect you will be in the interview
你调查的越多,对你的面试就越有帮助
So go to the company website
因此先去公司网站了解面试官是哪位
all vision about linkedln as we talked about last week
然后像我们上周讲过的那样
Go to linkedln research the interviewer
去linkedln查询网站调查面试官
see what you can find out about them
看看能找到什么信息
And Google the company see what's online go the Puget Sound Business Journal
然后用Google搜索,看看网上怎么说 再看一下《普吉特海湾商业周刊》
Are there any articles about the company
有没有关于这家公司的文章
See if you can find a profile
试着找一下公司的履历
What do they make in a year
他们年收益多少
Who are their direct competitors
他们的直接竞争对手有哪些
Learn a little bit about the company
稍微了解一下这家公司
This would by far give you an edge over the competition
这些调查将使你在竞争中获得优势
and is the best thing you can do for an interview
也是你能为面试做的最好准备
Second place we research is the job description
第二个需要调查的地方就是职业描述
you most likely would have a job description
你可能已经知道职位描述了
if you don't you can email the recruiter and they will send you one
如果不知道的话,你给招聘人员发邮件他们会发一份给你
And the job description is nice
职位描述之所以很有用
because it tells you what they are looking for
因为你可以由此得知他们在找什么样的人
but I won't stop of there
但是我认为它的意义不只如此
What I will do with the job description is take a blank sheet of paper
我会怎么利用这份职位描述呢那就是取出一张白纸
Take a pen draw a line down middle
拿出一支笔,中间画一条线下来
On the left side write all the qualifications requirements that they are looking for
在左边写下他们需要的所有条件和要求
We are just talking about the first stages of what to do before an interview
我们谈到了面试的第一阶段即面试之前该怎么做
And the main takeaway is prepare a bunch
主要的建议就是好好准备