We all forget how hard interviews can be.[qh]
我们都忘了面试会有多难。[qh]
Applicants walk into a strange room and face what can be a long line of unknown people who fire a lot of tricky questions at them.[qh]
应征者走进一个陌生的房间，面对着一长排会提出很多刁钻问题的陌生人。[qh]
It's not surprising that their minds go a complete blank.[qh]
他们的大脑会一片空白并不奇怪。[qh]
If you're the interviewer and you make an effort to put the interviewees at their ease,[qh]
如果你是面试官，你要努力让面试者放松，[qh]
then they're more likely to express their opinions coherently and give you a chance to assess them properly.[qh]
然后他们才更由可能条理清晰地表达自己的观点，给你正确评估他们的机会。[qh]
Interviews are often too theoretical. You get the applicant's views on, for example,[qh]
面试通常过于理论化。例如，你想知道应聘者对[qh]
the principles of marketing and then throw in some tough questions to see if they're up to speed on the latest developments.[qh]
市场营销原理的见解，那么你会问一些比较难的问题，看他们是否了解最近的一些发展情况。[qh]
But introducing a hands-on activity can be more telling, because then you can assess how they approach everyday activities.[qh]
但是引入一些实践性活动会更加有效，因为你可以评估他们如何处理日常活动。[qh]
I know some people argue that at senior level it's a waste of time and you should be checking how they deal with clients and colleagues, but I'm not convinced.[qh]
我知道一些人争辩称这是在浪费时间，并且你应该关注他们如何与客户和同事打交道，但是我不同意。[qh]