Career Goal
有时候面试中招聘者会提问应聘者有关工作目标的问题，目的就是了解应聘者做事的风格，以及应聘者对这份工作的看法。当然由于应聘者还不是很了解自己所应聘
的工作，在回答问题时并不一定面面俱到，因为在实际当中会碰到自己计划中所没有考虑到的问题，所以大致说明自己的计划目标就好了。
WORDS & EXPRESSIONS 基本词汇表达
goal-oriented 目标明确的 long-range 长期的
administrative 管理的 organizational 组织的
rapidly 迅速地 superior 上级
supervise 监督，管理，指导 typical 典型的
BASIC EXPRESSIONS 基本句型表达
【面试方】：
1) Are you a goal-oriented person? 你是一个目标明确的人吗？
2) Tell me about some of your recent goals and what you do to achieve them. 告诉我你最近的一些目标以及如何实现它们。
3) What are your short-term goals? 你的近期目标是什么？
4) What is your long-range objective? 你的长远目标是什么？
5) Where do you want to be 5 years from now in your career? 五年内你的事业想达到什么水平？
6) How long would you stay with us? 你能在我们这里呆多长时间？
7）How long would you like to stay with this company？你会在本公司服务多久呢？
8) What do you think of this industry's outlook in five years？ 你认为五年内这个行业的发展状况如何？
9）If you had a lot of money to donate, where would you donate it to？Why？假如你有很多钱可以捐赠，你会捐给什么单位？为什么？
10）What is most important in your life right now？眼下你生活中最重要的是什么？
11）What current issues concern you the most？目前什么事是你最关心的？
12）Could you project what you would like to be doing five years from now？你能预料五年后你会做什么吗？
13）What would you like to be doing five years from now? 你能设想一下五年后你在做什么吗？
14）where you would like to be doing five years from now? 你能设想一下五年后你想做到哪一个层次吗？
15）where you want to be doing five years from now? 你能设想一下五年后你想做到哪一个层次吗？
【应聘方】：
1）That obviously depends on how things go - whether I'm suited to the firm and the firm to me. 这显然要依事情的发展而定，得看我和公司之间是否互相适合。
2）How long I will stay with the company depends on whether the company and I are satisfied with each other．
我在贵公司会留多久完全依公司和我是否互相满意而定。
3）I will stay as long as I can continue to learn and to grow in my field. 只要我能在我的行业力继续学习和长进，我就会留在这里。
4）I think the most important thing is the interest in the job. 我认为最重要的是我对这份工作的兴趣。
5）I think the most important thing is the opportunity of self-development. 我认为最重要的是这份工作为我提供的自我发展的机会。
6）I think the most important thing is the opportunity of self-remoulding. 我认为最重要的是这份工作为我提供的自我完善的机会。
7）I do believe this industry will be developed rapidly in 5 years time.
我坚信五年内这个行业会飞速发展。
8）I feel that learning how to motivate people and to work together as a
team will be the major goal of my leadership.
我觉得学习如何把人们的积极性调动起来，以及如何配合协同的团队精神，是我行政工作的主要目标。
9）I would donate it to the medical research because I want to do something to help others. 我会捐给医药研究，因为我要为他人做点事。
10）I prefer to donate it to educational institutions. 我乐意捐给教育机构。
11）To get a job in my field is most important to me. 对我来说，能在这个领域找到工作是最重要的。
12）To secure employment hopefully with your company. 希望能在贵公司任职对我来说最重要。
13）The general state of our economy and the impact of China' entry to
WTO on our industry is the current issue that concerns me the most.
目前中国经济的总体情況以及中国入世对我们行业的影响是我最关心的。
14）As I have some
administrative experience in my last job, I may use my organizational
and planning skills in the future.
我在上一个工作中积累了一些行政经验，我将来也许要运用我组织和计划上的经验和技巧。
15）I hope to demonstrate my ability and talents in my field adequately. 我希望能充分展示我在这个行业的能力和智慧。
16）Perhaps, an opportunity at a management position would be exciting.也许有机会，我将会从事管理工作。
17）如果不愿正面回答自己的职业目标，也可以说：It would be premature for me to predict this. 现在对此问题的预测，尚嫌过早。
甚至还可以打趣的说：Hypothetically speaking, I might be able to do your current job as a director/ CEO / President. 说不定，我也能做你现在主任的工作呢！
18）I hope to be the best I can be at my job and because many in this
line of work are promoted to area manager, I am planning on that also.
我希望能在我的职位上尽力做好工作，由于在同一领域工作的许多人都被提为区域负责人，所以我亦有此打算。
CONVERSATIONS 会话
（A=Applicant I=Interviewer）
【Dialogue 1】：
I: Are you a goal-oriented person?
A: Yes, I am. I always make a plan before I do anything.
I: Where do you want to be in 5 years?
A: I don?t want to have a specific title. I just want to enjoy what I am doing.
I: That sounds very reasonable.
A: It?s the most important thing to me.
I: If you are hired, how long do you plan to stay with us?
A: That obviously depends on how things go -- whether I?m suited to the firm and the firm to me.
I: Tell me about some of your recent goals and what you do to achieve them.
A: I want to put my knowledge and experience to use in a challenging
position. In order to achieve this goal, I just want to work step by
step.
I: What is your long-range objective?
A: I haven?t thought it over at all.
I: What do you think is the most important thing when looking for a job?
A: I think the most important thing is the interest in the job.
I: 你是一个有明确目标的人吗？
A: 是的，我是，在做每件事之前我都做一个计划。
I: 你在五年内希望做到什么位置？
A: 我并不想要什么特别的头衔，我只想做我喜欢做的事情。
I: 听起来非常有道理。
A: 这对我来说是最重要的。
I: 如果你被录用，计划在我们公司干多久？
A: 这当然依事情的发展而定，得看我和公司之间是否互相适合。
I: 能说说你的近期目标以及如何去实现它吗？
A: 我想把我的知识和经验运用到一个具有挑战性的工作中，为了达到这个目标，我只想一步一步地踏实工作。
I: 你的长远目标是什么？
A: 我还没有认真考虑过。
I: 在找工作时，你认为什么最重要？
A: 我认为是对工作的兴趣。
【Dialogue 2】：
I: Could you project what you would like to be doing five years from now?
A: As I have some administrative experience from my last job, I may use my organizational and planning skills in the future.
I: How do you plan to accomplish this?
A: By doing everything necessary and for further study.
I: How long would you like to stay with this company?
A: How long I will stay with the company depends on whether the company and I are satisfied with each other.
I: What do you think of this industry?s outlook in five years？
A: I do believe this industry will be developed rapidly in 5 years time.
I: 你能设想一下五年后你在做些什么吗？
A: 因为我以前的工作积累了一些管理经验，我希望将来能运用我的组织和计划才能。
I: 你计划怎样来实现它呢？
A: 做任何需要做的事情以及继续深入学习。
I: 你打算在本公司干多长时间？
A: 我在贵公司干多长时间决定于我和公司之间是否互相满意。
I: 你认为五年内这个行业前景如何？
A: 我相信在这五年中，这个行业会迅猛发展的。
【Dialogue 3】：
I: How long do you plan to stay here?
A: To speak frankly, it doesn?t depend on me.
I: How so?
A: I really want to obtain a permanent job. I won?t leave as long as I
have opportunity to apply my knowledge and get on well with my
superiors and colleagues.
I: What?re your future plans and what kind of expectations do you have of the company?
A: I know that generally it is possible to move from this position to a
management position with two years experience in the company and I
would look forward to having the responsibility for training and
supervising new members of staff.
I: What is your typical workday like at your present job?
A: I arrive at 8 o?clock every morning, and I make a list of things I must do that day.
I: What then?
A: Then I start work on my list.
I: 你打算在这里工作多久？
A: 坦白地说，这不是我能决定的。
I: 为什么？
A: 我很想拥有一个固定的工作，只要我有施展才能的机会，而且能和上级、同事相处得好，我就不会离开。
I: 你将来有什么计划？你对公司有什么期望？
A: 我知道，通常情况下在贵公司具有了两年的工作经验后是有可能从现在的职位升到管理的位置。我希望能承担培训和监督新员工的职责。
I: 你现在这份工作每天基本上都做些什么？
A: 我每天早上八点到，然后把我当天要做的事情列出来。
I: 然后呢？
A: 然后我就按照列表工作。
Joke of Today
You're facing the wrong way
In a cinema, a lady turned round and said to the giggling schoolgirls
behind her: "Do you mind, I'm trying to watch the film."
"In that case," said one of them, "you're facing the wrong way."
转自：http://blog.beanwoo.com/english/36/2008/02/04/472
