面試技巧：如何回答面試官提出的奇怪問(wèn)題

Interview questions should be fair and designed to find out if you can do the job - but in reality， candidates can be asked some very odd things. While you can't predict what questions you will be asked， you can prepare by developing a strategy for answering them.

面試的目的是檢測(cè)面試人是否有能力勝任這份工作，然而，當(dāng)面試人接受面試時(shí)，可能會(huì)遇到一些奇怪的提問(wèn)，雖然這些問(wèn)題很難預(yù)計(jì)到，然而，你可以有相應(yīng)的策略去迎接那些奇怪的面試問(wèn)題。

‘Your answers might not reveal how well you will perform in the role - but they do give an indication of how well you cope under pressure and if you can think on your feet，’says John Lees， career coach and author of “Just the Job!”.

《如此工作》的作者，職業(yè)策劃人約翰.李斯講過(guò)：“不用大腦想也知道，面試官不希望你一定你能證明你有多能勝任工作，但是你希望看到你在面對(duì)工作壓力時(shí)如何反應(yīng)。”

What kind of questions can you expect ?

能預(yù)計(jì)到的面試問(wèn)題

Questions like “What are your strengths and weaknesses?” are difficult， but not surprising. Brain teaser questions tend to be unexpected and challenge you to think laterally. In theory， you could be asked anything， but certain roles attract particular types of questions.

面試中，類(lèi)似于“你的優(yōu)點(diǎn)和缺點(diǎn)是什么?”的問(wèn)題很難回答，但是這樣的問(wèn)題不足為奇。面試中那些類(lèi)似于腦筋急轉(zhuǎn)彎的問(wèn)題很難預(yù)測(cè)，挑戰(zhàn)你的思考能力。理論上講，你可能被問(wèn)及任何問(wèn)題，但是問(wèn)這些問(wèn)題的目的就那么幾個(gè)。

‘Some seemingly strange questions are actually related to the role， for example， “How would you sell me this water cooler?”’explain John. ‘If you’re going for a sales job or one that requires improvisation or quick thinking， the question is not totally unexpected.’

“一些問(wèn)題看似很奇怪，卻萬(wàn)變不離其宗。比如說(shuō)‘你如何想我推銷(xiāo)這個(gè)飲水機(jī)?’如果你是想求得一份銷(xiāo)售類(lèi)工作，或是需要即興演講或需要敏捷反應(yīng)的工作，類(lèi)似于這樣的問(wèn)題不是不能預(yù)測(cè)的。

If the role demands quick approximation skills， don't be surprised if your maths skills are put to the test. This might be posed as a simple calculation or you could be asked something more lateral， like how many tennis balls fit into a Mini.

如果面試官想考察你的商業(yè)估算能力，那么考察你數(shù)學(xué)怎樣就是很自然的事。有可能會(huì)讓你做一個(gè)簡(jiǎn)單地運(yùn)算，也有可能問(wèn)的很有策略，比如，你可迷你車(chē)?yán)锩婵膳c裝多少個(gè)網(wǎng)球。

Interviewers often pose “what if?” questions which are entirely work-related.John explains： ‘So if you were up for a hotel receptionist job， you might well have to answer the question “How would you handle an angry customer who refuses to pay his bill?”’

面試中，面試官可能會(huì)提一些與工作相關(guān)的，類(lèi)似于“如果….怎樣“的問(wèn)題。約翰解釋道：“如果你事在面試一份賓館前臺(tái)的工作，你可能會(huì)要求回答‘如果你遇到一個(gè)客人很生氣，拒絕付房費(fèi)，你應(yīng)該怎么辦?’”

Also be prepared for a seemingly throwaway question at the end of the interview. Questions like “What three things would you take to a desert island?” are designed to reveal something of your personality.

面試快結(jié)束的時(shí)候，要對(duì)一些看似漫不經(jīng)心的問(wèn)題有所準(zhǔn)備。比如“如果要去沙漠，你會(huì)帶那三件東西?”類(lèi)似于這種問(wèn)題時(shí)考察你的責(zé)任心。

John says： ‘As will all these type of questions， stay calm and give you answer along with your reasoning behind it - keeping it light and friendly.’

約翰說(shuō)道：“在回答問(wèn)題時(shí)，保持冷靜，在回答完為什么時(shí)，加上理由，整個(gè)面試要顯示出自己不緊張和友好。”

How to answer these questions

這些問(wèn)題如何回答

‘The main skills being tested by brain-teaser questions are problem-solving and creative thinking - and while there's no right or wrong answer as such， there are good and bad ways to handle them，' says Rob Williams， a chartered occupational psychologist and author of “Brilliant Verbal Reasoning Tests”.

《言語(yǔ)推理測(cè)試》的作者，特約心理學(xué)家羅布.威廉斯講到：“那些類(lèi)似于腦筋急轉(zhuǎn)彎的問(wèn)題主要考察解決問(wèn)題的能力和創(chuàng)造思維的能力。這些問(wèn)題是沒(méi)有正確答案或是錯(cuò)誤答案的，只有你回答得好不好的判斷。”

‘The most famous brain-teaser question is， “Why are man-hole covers round?” A good strategy is to rephrase the question. So try explaining， “Why aren’t man-hole covers square or rectangular?”Think about what would happen if you lifted the cover up， turned it sideways and dropped it diagonally through the hole. This actually gives you the answer since a round man-hole cover won’t fall through its hole!’

“最經(jīng)典的腦筋急轉(zhuǎn)彎問(wèn)題是為什么下水道井蓋是圓的呢?“回答類(lèi)似問(wèn)題的策越是先換一種方式復(fù)述問(wèn)題，‘為什么不能做成方的或矩形的呢?’試想一下，當(dāng)打開(kāi)井蓋，將它轉(zhuǎn)到對(duì)角，再蓋上去，這時(shí)井蓋可能蓋不下去，所以井蓋要做成圓形。”

Other types of brain teaser question are more open-ended.‘You might be asked for an estimate， but don’t simply answer with a figure off the top of your head，’ warns Rob. For example， if you were asked， “How many tennis balls could a Mini car carry?” Rob recommends using the following three steps to answer the question (which works for any sort of brain teaser question).

其他的腦筋急轉(zhuǎn)彎問(wèn)題答案就很多了。“你可能會(huì)被要求估算什么，不要想著一定要有個(gè)確切的數(shù)字。”羅布解釋道：“比如說(shuō)問(wèn)你一部迷你汽車(chē)可以裝多少個(gè)網(wǎng)球之類(lèi)的問(wèn)題。”羅布推薦用一下三步回答(也適合其他的腦筋急轉(zhuǎn)彎問(wèn)題)

1. Repeat back the question slowly. Reflect upon each part of the question and give your immediate thoughts/ideas. Then you can go through saying how you are going to answer the question and why you have decided to do it that way.

1. 慢慢復(fù)述提出的問(wèn)題。想清楚問(wèn)題的每個(gè)細(xì)節(jié)，然后迅速作答。作答的套路是，先回答要怎樣處理這樣的問(wèn)題，然后解釋為什么這樣處理。

2. Break the question down into parts then give an estimate of the number that would fit into a bucket. Then break down the different spaces in a Mini into say， front of car， back of car， in the boot， on the roof. Then all you have to do is to estimate how many buckets would fit into each of these four spaces.

2. 將問(wèn)題拆開(kāi)，先估算一個(gè)桶里能放多少網(wǎng)球，然后將迷你車(chē)的空間做個(gè)劃分：車(chē)前、后、尾箱、車(chē)頂。最好你要做的事估計(jì)在車(chē)的四個(gè)空間里可以裝多少個(gè)桶就好了。

3. Typically some clarification of the question will be allowed. This does not mean that you should criticise the question - or say that it is impossible to answer! What you will not be given is any guidance about how to answer or how “good” your answer is.

3. 對(duì)一些問(wèn)題作出澄清是允許的，但不是說(shuō)你需要去評(píng)論面試官的問(wèn)題怎樣，或是說(shuō)這個(gè)問(wèn)題是不可能回答的。關(guān)于類(lèi)似面試問(wèn)題時(shí)沒(méi)有一個(gè)教材可以告訴你怎樣回答類(lèi)似的問(wèn)題，和怎樣回答好類(lèi)似的問(wèn)題

Some final tips to remember

一些提示

- You are being tested on thinking creatively when put under pressure. Feel free to spend time thinking through your answer.

—面試官想測(cè)試的是你在面試壓力下的創(chuàng)造力。 你可以充分思考，不要有壓力。

- Talk through your reasoning as you go since it is how you get to the answer and not the answer itself which is of interest to the interviewer. Any brain teaser question requires thinking through several stages of reasoning.

—給出答案的同時(shí)交代你推理的過(guò)程，要知道面試官對(duì)答案的本身是不感興趣的。任何腦經(jīng)急轉(zhuǎn)彎的問(wèn)題都是有幾個(gè)推理階段的。

- It's thinking outside of the box that's needed so aim to come up with some unusual lines of thinking.

—跳出固定思維模式，需要你有一些不同尋常的觀點(diǎn)。

- Don't panic when you first hear a brain-teaser question. You have plenty of time to answer and after you think it through the question probably isn't as tricky as it sounds!

—當(dāng)你第一次被問(wèn)及腦筋急轉(zhuǎn)彎問(wèn)題時(shí)，不要慌張。你有足夠的時(shí)間供你思考，當(dāng)你想明白了，也許你也不會(huì)覺(jué)得這些問(wèn)題奇怪了。

- If you do feel stuck then change your focus to probing your interviewer for more information on the question. Even if the interviewer refuses to give anything away， it is always worth showing that you have and creative-thinking skills.

—如果你怎都沒(méi)有頭緒，轉(zhuǎn)變策略，向面試官尋求更多的信息。即使面試官不給你任何提示，也你的做法也向他們證明了你有批判性的思維和創(chuàng)造性的思維能力。