职场生涯 101, 新朋友的指南, 老朋友的经验 (贵州版)

那年,先是有位关心中国儿童教育的 IT Contractor ,嫌新人问的问题重复,烦. 后又飘来一片会写诗的落叶 (flowleaf)老弟, 出了许多不错的馊主义. 最后是一位充满爱心曾住在深山老林里的爱可迷 (Acme)姐妹 看新朋友得不到回答很郁闷着急, 于是列出了较详细 的建议, 并编缉了第一篇总结, 再加上鸡狗和睦姐妹的三颗有力大钉, 才有了这份职场村旅游指南.

还没有老板(但有时间和自由)的新朋友: 您需认真准备, 通过101 课闭卷考试后, 方能进入职场. 好心的肖小妹(xiaoxiao317)要您以她为鉴. 她用惨痛经验教训告诫咱: 首次最重要的考试经常发生在您不留神的时候.

这里的内容会在大伙的努力下不断完善.
咱参与, 咱奉献, 咱快乐!

Job Website:
www.monster.com
hotjobs.yahoo.com
www.dice.com
www.craglist.com
www.careerbuilder.com
www.wilmott.com
www.myvisajobs.com ILoveOPT

到哪里查到合理的工资:
www.salary.com
www.payscale.com
www.myvisajobs.com
www.mydanwei.com
Online Wage Library - FLC Wage Search Wizard

怀孕JM找工篇： (Lady First! 但不是请您去拿菜, 而是去打工. 真是不好意思.)
怀孕了要不要换工作；接到Offer发现怀孕（编辑整理） Acme
想做Accounting? 入行与跳槽 -醉里吴音

简历篇: (想做奴隶或想跳槽, 都始于一篇吸引眼球的卖人广告)
写一篇吸引眼球的卖人广告 (-) 简 介
写一篇吸引眼球的卖人广告 (二) Combination Resume Format

找工篇(一): (发出广告后,需时刻准备着. 您盼的其时也只是一个Phone call. 电话响了, 推销你自己的机会也来了. )
怎样和head hunter/job agent/猎头打交道。告诉猎头工资么？ Acme
米国 W2 and 1099 Form
”职场十年”的 聪明作家姑娘 给咱讲: 亦敌亦友话猎头 -陈默

如何准备电话interview
Three Minute Drill: Before I answer your question, let me tell you a little about myself.
How to Answer Salary Questions
小玄拿到offer的秘密是: 准备了这么多 interview questions and answers. -小玄

Sarahh 教咱哪里有更多的 interview questions and answers.

List of good books for interview questions

发一妹儿 thanks for the phone interview.

如何准备on-site interview (在您的电话推销懵住他们之后, 东家才要看看您长的俊不俊, 听话不听话,灵气不灵气)
Attitude (永保一颗当奴隶的心, 可掬的笑容, 对现有人员无威胁,mary的小绵羊) ~30%
Communication (不紧不慢, 娓娓动听, 有问有答, 有条有理) ~30%
Technical Skill (可教之才, 可用之才, 不易之才) ~25% (Only!)
Appearance (CCTV 播音员式的打伴和风度, 干净, 爱可迷, 不是老土) ~15%

As long as you are the person they would like/love to work with, technically they can quickly teach you and you are willing to learn, you get the job!

发一妹儿问面试官的 name, title, and schedule

如何准备3 hr on-site interview
How to answer: What is your weak point?

面试时你能问什么 mary有只小绵羊
Interview is a two way process

面试时不该问的不要瞎问. 读读此帖和跟帖, 让你不笑都难.

面试后发一妹儿说谢谢 (example 1)
面试后又发一妹儿说谢谢 (example 2)
面试后再一妹儿还说谢谢 (example 3)

HR 公主给咱讲: Background Check and Reference Check - realprincess

About Your Reference
How do you know what your reference will say about you.

找工篇(二): (您知道被东家相中了, 心中暗喜. 但您想多要点银子, 但又怕自个嘴笨, 或怕东家说您不雷峰…)

You enter the Negotiation Stage after you have the offer in hand.

Do negotiation or not really depend on how good is your negotiation skill and how good/bad the offer is.

Some company saying their first offer is the best offer, no more negotiation.
Most of the company leave a space in there and anticipate you negotiate with them.

Better do negotiation face to face or on the phone
Do your home work, be well prepared, knowing what to say.
Have Plan A, Plan B and Plan C.
The bottom line is keep the offer. Unless you have other offers.
Start the talk in a nice professional way. They will respect you more once they realized you requirement is reasonable. Your goal is try to create win/win situation for you and for the company. You get what you want, company make you happy and they do not need repeat the long going hiring process again.

拿到OFFER 的烦恼. (也许您也有. 请看此贴的问题和跟帖) - 举棋不定中

Please don’t be greedy. 人家骑马咱骑驴, 后边还有推车的---知足长乐!
Hiring manager do withdrew offer if he/she feel you are asking for too high meaningless Silver

There are friends who did successfully 让一妹儿 to Negotiate Salary.
Before you send out 你的一妹儿, have you thought about these questions:
What will you do if they do not reply your email upto the deadline of the offer?
How do you know they will not meet what you want?
What will you do if they can't meet what your email asked?
Communication can solve all the problem. You need communicate with them anyway.

先看看小鱼儿家掌柜的超俊一妹儿.
再看看草酶派的黄金一妹儿.

Yes, if the offer is At-Will, you can reject it even after you signed to accept it. You make decision based on what is the best for you and your 掌柜的/冤家.

Reject an offer is very easy. 在完成与您最想去的公司的谈判之前, 不要过早拒绝手里的其它offer, 更不要过早的辞去现有的工作.

摆一摆我的relocation benefits. - limiting_1973

奴隶篇: (对老板要尊重,要服从. 对同事,先是自强, 然后才有受人尊重的和平共处.)
老板是俺的饭票
Get along with your boss
你“拎得清“吗 - 跳蚤

职场十年（7）：适者生存 - 陈默
关于办公室政治 - 布衣之才
忽悠老板101: 看看为啥这位MM知名度相当高! - 知名度比较高

永远做好人、说好话、干自己的事情，跟老板搞好 关系. 先给自己定位，再去努力 -龙 少爷
凡是现实的, 都是合理的. 领导说中,那就是中.
You need to know what you want -Mondayadvisor
Job satisfaction: Strategies to make work more gratifying
自信，自强，理解， 恩威并用
公司里毒蛇和杂草很多,保护自己的第一道放线就是要自强!

陈默姐姐教咱在职场不沉默.
如何与老外同事相处? - 跳蚤

跳槽篇: (There is nothing forever. 在您能选择自个命运的时候, 愿您能有勇气和信心,选最好的.)
If the job is At-Will, both party can terminate the job at anytime without any reason.

我该不该跳槽？在 多个机会中，如何决定选择offer? （编辑整理） Acme

A job is just a job
我想跳槽, 不想让我的头儿知道
The Right Way to Quit Your Job

下岗篇: (在您不能选择自个命运的时候, 愿您能有平安,接受您所得到的. 还是 There is nothing forever.下岗也只是暂时的 )
拿失业保险金对您今后找工作 和申请公民没有影响.
加州申请失业保险金网页.
看看别人被开的故事, 可能比您还要惨.
希望还是有的, 看看这里是否有您想要的工作.

Jobs in US Post Office

最近看了不少跳槽的朋友简历，整理了一些常见问题供参考。一家之言，经验能力有限，有错漏处诚请纠正。

出于行业和企业，企业财务部结构和人员差别很大，一般稍有规模的结构为：
General Accounting Department (usually includes A/P, A/R, Fixed Assets, some cases can be huge depending on industry)
Finance Department
Audit Department


相应的员工reporting structure (由低到高）:
Bookkeeper / Clerk / Staff / Associate / Assistant (A/P, A/R, etc) -> Supervisor
Supervisor & Accountant -> Accounting Manager
Accounting Manager & Financial Analyst & Senior Accountant -> Finance Controller
Finance Controller -> VP Finance
VP Finance -> CFO
Auditor 地位比较特殊，行政上向CEO或CFO汇报，业务上则直接向Audit Commitee(董事会)负责

注：
考虑career path的时候要注意，向同一层次 report 的一般是同级，所以很多Sr. Accountant or FA虽然不是经理，待遇可能和经理一样。同样Title，向部门经理report的会比向VP report的级别低。总之离管理层核心越近的身价越高，大企业 Senior Financial Analyst 常比中小企业的 controller 更昂贵。


相应技能要求：
A/P通用技能:
invoice coding
data entry　（尤其小键盘速度）
cheque run
maintain vendor list & A/P subledger
filing
respond to requests from vendor/operation/finance/auditor/management, etc.

大中公司A/P另需要:
purchase order
invoice review (matching, coding, approval)
expense reporting system
corporate credit card, etc.

A/R:
invoice
deposit
collection
maintain customer list & A/R subledger
debit & credit notes
work with customer/pricing department/finance/logistics department, etc.

Accountant:
bank reconciliation
month-end closing
post G/L entry (usually period end adjustment, prepaid, correction, accrual, allocation, etc)
B/S reconciliation
reconcile sub-ledger to G/L
maintain G/L
fixed assets
GST QST
Trial Balance
process electronic batch invoice
inter-company reconciliation, etc.

Senior Accountant:
cost accounting
corporate tax
financial reporting
foreign exchange
specialist like hedging accounting, etc.

Financial Analyst:
budget & forecast
decision support
ERP implementation
process improvement
ERP super user
maintain chart of accounts
report writing & maintenance (P&L, B/S, TB, variance, GM, Profitability, etc)
Compliance (SOX B198)
internal control
P&L consolidation
data migration
GAAP reconciliation
variance analysis
financial analysis (ratio, pricing, margin, profitability, KPI, etc)
train business managers about financial process & applications
ad-hoc projects, etc.

注：
＊　限于篇幅，在此只列举了重要技能，想知道具体写法和要求的建议到workopolis上看job posting

＊　根据企业和行业，很多时候 Accountant vs. FA 的定义很模糊，职能和待遇重合得很多。

＊　财务行业越来越重视ＩＳ，大公司ＥＲＰ和小公司财务软件相差很大，很多大公司对小公司工作经验有偏见，个人建议如果目标是大企业的话，不要特别强调Simply Accounting这类明显小企业用的软件。



Career Path:
根据上面的财务部结构，由低到高。因为财务行业的特殊性，几点注意：

- 因为财务软件的应用，进入中层职位需要时间缩短，尤其教育程度高的财务人员上升速度相当快。跳槽时不用太担心年头不够，技能和背景更重要。

- 大公司，尤其是效益好一点的大中型企业招accountant 以上职位，几乎是根本不向外招聘的，整个流程工作量太大。财务经理一般给几个熟悉的、大的猎头公司打个电话，每个猎头递3-5份简历，基本就可以敲定人选。自己去网站申请有点大海捞针。强烈建议不要轻视中介，真正好的职位一多半在他们手里。

- 中级职位通常要求 Designation，或至少是学生会员。否则很难通过跳槽升上去。注：万万不要望文生义，企业 Financial Analyst 大多数要求 CA CMA CGA，CFA是金融投资业方向。

- FA 常有两种背景：Accounting, Business
前者懂企业财务多，后者通常有行业知识。FA本身是个中级职位，如果是纯会计出身，从Bookkeeper是不可能跳到FA的，一般是 -> Accountant -> FA。也有不少转行的FA，一般是在行业内已经有solid business background。


一些行业趋势：
- 外包。大公司把A/P A/R外包给第三方甚至亚洲服务商，小公司把Bookkeeping & Tax外包给小事务所。此外税务和各种财务法规趋势是越来越复杂，事务所的会计师很多只精很小一块业务，且身价异常昂贵。即使大公司也越来越多地依赖会计师事务所或咨询公司，财务部只负责执行和沟通。

- Internal control & Analyst position increase。外包固然省钱，也增大了财务风险。尤其是美加上市企业，SOX和B198俨如紧箍咒，从上到下设置了很多企业行为准则。外包可以，但一包了之绝不可以，所以近年来Analyst职位增加不少。


个人建议要在财务行业走上去，有几条路可以考虑：
- 专：有一种或几种特别专的技能，cost accounting, hedging, corporate tax, GAAP这类复杂的会计处理，事务所和大公司专门部门是锻炼的好场所。

- 广：学习应变能力强，新东西一来很快能融会贯通，transferable skills特别好。

- 做管理：上面两种人才都有机会进入管理层，虽然会计传统上是最保守的行业，要想从操作者上升到管理者，光靠经验和苦干还是不够的，重要的是不断更新知识尤其是思路。

MBA最为人诟病的是几乎不教具体操作，个人以为这种教育思路非常正确，授人以鱼不如授人以渔，世界变化快，没有一种学位可以教给你所有用得着的技能。掌握学习方法，懂得和人打交道，才是职场最重要的技能。


Q&A:
- 吃的是草挤的是牛奶，实际工作内容比Title高想跳槽，简历该怎么写？
因为很多原因，可能Title 和具体职责，工资待遇不匹配。个人建议捡高的写，根据实际工作写Title，有助跳槽升职。但要注意：

＊　在其位谋其政，简历上职责不能跨度太大，Clerk兼做一些accountant的职能是很普通的，但做FA内容就很少见（尤其是大公司），Title太低而职责太高，通常给雇主两个印象：要么是公司太小很不正规，要么是吹牛豁边。（同理，Title是FA，而工作内容写data entry，也是很不恰当的。）

建议掌握 90％ 的原则： 90％的工作职责要和职位匹配，10%可以写一些超出的内容。一方面有可信度，一方面雇主会觉得你有潜力。

＊　一定要和reference沟通说明，做reference的不一定是顶头上司，同事或support部门的经理都可以，一般关系好的话不会有问题。

- 行业特殊怎样把简历组织得有通用性？
写简历前先想一想中学作文，要根据中心思想（雇主要求）来组织，而不是给自己写传记。不要太专心自己目前做的什么，多花些功夫研究目标职位，市场上热门的技能，看自己有什么能套上去的经验，尤其前文提到那些基本职能，除非你只在同一行业找工作，尽量少提行业特殊性，多提共通的东西。

- CGA这3个大写字母！
已经很多很多次看到问CGA Level的写法，请千万千万当心，CGA学生会员每年那一大笔会费不是白付的，只有会员才有资格在简历上写CGA level。如果你正式评估过，可以写 CGA evaluated Level X，如果只是你自己估计的，请千万千万不要写在简历上，这不是你的会计水平问题，而是事关诚信和职业操守，很多财务经理会认为是严重的欺骗。

- 国内资深财务人员该怎么写简历？
几点建议：
＊　经理Title的可适当降低，写Senior Financial Analyst, Senior Accountant即可（Sr. FA确实有很多管理层的职责）。毕竟有财务体制和语言文化差异，国内财务经理到加拿大极少能直接应聘管理职位，写在简历上应聘中级职位雇主会有顾虑，你是否会安心工作？做经理太久，你的hands on skills是否还扎实？一般认为拔高职位是作假，降低不算。很多加拿大企业会乐意接受中国Sr. FA做Accountant，因为国情不同降一级职位是非常可行的。

＊　注意简历重点是Relevant skills，在国内做税务，政府财务，大项目融资几个亿，确实是非常好的经验，但要问自己一个问题：在加拿大这些经验用得上么？你的目标职位不需要的经验，再怎么辉煌都建议忍痛割爱，集中笔墨写相关的技能。一定要根据自己的目标职位组织简历，每句话都要仔细思量，财务行业是很关心细节的。

- 新移民进加拿大财务界的第一步？
建议参加一个政府的CO-OP班。新移民进财务界的重要门槛之一是reference，财务部是公司核心部门，很多时候雇主要求加拿大经验，并不是要求你在加拿大工作过3、5年，只是要一个本地专业人士证明你人品正直而已。有机会去做一些volunteer（不要去私企，尤其是华人小企业）, part-time工作，或者CO-OP是比较好的办法，3-6个月拿个好reference(最好是CA CMA CGA P.Eng这类专业人士），为以后铺路足矣。

我听说一些小FIRM，实际只是做bookkeeping，连一个注册会计师都没有，每几个月招大量中国学生CO-OP以敛财，有信誉的事务所是绝不应该这样做的。个人建议可能的话不要参加这类收高额费用的CO-OP，且这种reference用处极其有限。（很少企业要看所谓reference letter，而是要打电话确认）。

- 新毕业生进加拿大财务界的第一步？
实习！Part-time工作！Volunteer!
很多中国学生不重视在校期间的实习，觉得一样要面试竞争，不如等毕业再说。但是先毕业再实习，不是取决于你的想法，而是公司给不给机会。很多大公司都有专门给实习学生的职位，学生工资低，没有合同约束，过后转正或者辞人都很方便。但是一旦你毕业，实习的目的就很明确是要留下来。加拿大劳动法严厉，正规的大中型企业、机构很少招毕业生做CO-OP，小企业则很可能乘机压工资榨劳动力。所谓fast track的会计学位实际上是含金量最最低的。千万不要等毕业了才发现简历一片空白，一个本地reference都找不到。

- 什么是你的技能？
业界不成文的规定，书上、学校里来的知识不算数，只有亲手做过的才是。会计行业，学校学的和实际能力两回事，除了几个事务所，极少人关心在学校选过什么课，实在想要人知道，放在简历最后面即可，工作经验才是最重要的部分。象GAAP这类一般只有非常SENIOR的FA，controller, auditor做，初级职位写这些基本会被当成是吹嘘过头。

- 对目前工作没有兴趣，比如说 accountant 想跳槽 FA，该怎么准备？
平时要多注意目标职位的同事在做什么，怎么做，可能的话哪怕加班加点也要想法帮忙做一点，写简历面试心里就有底了。

此外组织简历的时候，要注意把你最想做的工作内容放最前面，哪怕只做过一点，一定要努力多写内容，要记得雇主最关心match，希望你上手快。

面试的时候可能有细节你答不上来，也不要紧，介绍一下以前公司怎么操作，顺便问问财务经理新公司的做法，提聪明的问题也是表现自己的一种方式。

- 小企业想跳槽大型企业，简历要注意什么？
大企业的特点是专，一群人做一件事，且层层分工监控。小企业的特点是全，一个人包圆所有财务进出。很多小企业财务人员包办了公司A/P A/R G/L Payroll，看起来是很好的工作经验，但大中企业会感觉这是个非常小且不太正规的公司，是很不利的。建议要么根据申请的工作分几个版本，要么分成几块写，比如说2004-05做A/P，05-07做A/R，成功率更高些。

- 转行，初级向中级跳槽，没有用过要求的软件，怎样说服雇主？
Transferable skills，transferable skills， transferable skills！

人无完人，雇主就算能找到十全十美的候选人，身价通常会超出预算。需要强调的是：学习新东西的热情，掌握新技能的信心，做过的类似项目，以前经验和新工作的共通处。

几年前我面试现在的职位，公司即将上马SAP，我完全没有用过这个ERP，但参与过好几个财务P&L consolidation, Data Migration 之类的项目，学东西上手速度快，喜欢动脑筋设计process improvement，这些都是参与 ERP Implementation 的重要素质，面试的时候经理对这方面的经验非常感兴趣。只要你用心挖掘，很多工作技能都是可以共通的，人生每一份历练哪怕是挫折都是经验，重要的是反思和进步。西方社会尤其欣赏这种态度，有句名言曰： Hire for attitude, train for skills.

- 跳槽怎样确定方向?
建议做一个表格, 把各种顾虑和思考列出来, 按重要性打分:
Step 1：我想要什么？缩短工作时间？更多钱？家庭和事业哪个更重？
Step 2：市场要什么？哪种技能最热？联系猎头，在Workopolis上用 keyword search，看自己哪项技能最值钱，哪个方向最有前途

- 往哪里跳？
跳槽勤不是问题，重要的是不能盲目。一般跳槽几种目的：
1. 跳行业，企业
2. 升职位
3. 长薪水

大企业管理方式和风格对新人非常重要，且有机会接触到各路高手，事业之初哪怕是大机构里的小职员也是值得的。

大公司在简历上是个很好的铺垫，但是“大”并不等于"好"，Top 100 Canadian Employers 是个很好的加拿大好雇主指南，常看看会对大家公认的好雇主有概念：工资高，福利好，有保障有前途。象能源医药金融这类厚利行业，Hydro One这类公司，很多人宁愿自降身价挤进门。

升职和长钱相比，个人建议如果工作经验不多，职位更重要，待技能和经验都有了，钱是硬道理。
能一步到位三全皆美自然最好，但很少有人能这么幸运，通常能达到1-2个目的，为将来事业铺路，跳槽就很值得。


这篇文字总结了过去几年做义工的感想，很多观点来自网友的意见和简历，非常感谢许多素不相识的朋友的信任。
限于经验，有错漏处请指出。祝大家职场顺利！

首先向职场中奋斗拼杀的姐妹致意！人在异国，在老外的土地上求生存，同时肩负孕育后代的重担，还要和biological o'clock赛跑，我深深理解大家在事业发展，和家庭“发展”方面面临的两难处境。很多姐妹在求职或是得到工作前后怀孕，现整理问题和回答如下，希望有所帮助。

Question: 我怀孕XX个月想换工作/找工作 好不好?
两个回帖，请斟酌权衡。
Answer I: 我想要顾虑的不是你的新雇主，而是你自己在怀孕时换工作，会不会增加压力呢？不论怎样一份新的工作总是要花时间、精力去适应的啊。也许你应该想想是不是把事业发展放一放？（个人之见而已。你再与你先生商量一下吧）

至于公司，一是要公平，所以不能因为怀孕而给你眼色，至少不会有明显的负面影响；二是大家都应该为你高兴才对。公司招你是长期投资，休产假毕竟是很短暂的。如果你可以胜任工作，后面有很多productive的日子呢，公司及老板会理解的。
--答案 by 陈默
陈默 原贴在这里

Answer II: I have a friend who was pregnant when she went to interview and got the offer.But she didn't tell the hiring manager about this. After she start work, the manager knew it and didn't assign her any important task. Shortly after she gave birth and went back work, she got laid off.
原贴by joiceyoyo

Question: 拿到job offer了,却发现自己怀孕了,什么时候告诉雇主呢?

Answer: 如果你的工作不接触化学生物试剂或其他有害环境,不必要马上告诉. -by Realblue.
怀孕三个月以后告诉老板，是一般人的做法。原因是一方面三个月以后度过了妊娠危险期，可以公布了。另外肚子要显形了。告诉老板便于老板安排你7个月以后产假期间的工作。
You should tell them before they can tell by just looking at you.So say about 4 months pregnant you should really go see your manager and tell him/her formally. If they figured out by looking at your tummy it would be unprofessional.
Anyway, you need to sit down with the manager to figure out the arrangements for your maternity leave, both personal issues as well as professional ones. If you let them know well in advance they would appreciate it as well.
But you really don't need to tell them before 3 months.
原贴BY Pingu

Question: 孕中期（7，8个月），挺着肚子去面试会不会象国内一样，别人根本不会考虑你？

Answer: 你就安心养胎吧。

找到的能性一定不大, 不过也不要气馁 如果你不怕辛苦找不到也不影响心情. 姑且一试,就当练兵好了. 放松心情,镇定一些,难说没有好运气呢.--by红酋长

Question: 怀孕了，面试时该说什么？ 所以尽管现在去面试看不出来， 但是如果得到工作， 就是挺着五、六个月的身孕去上班， 会不会让人觉得当初不诚实？

Answer: 在你身材没有SHOW之前面试,不要主动说出自己怀孕的事.


我拿到工作OFFER时候怀孕三个多月,一点都看不出.上班一个月,做完B超知道BB性别和状况一切正常的第二天,我就找经理说了.她恭喜我,还出了些带孩子的主意.当天我的头(男的)从经理那知道,也过来恭喜我.再过了一个多月也就是怀孕五个多月了,我的身形才开始显了.


不过我工作的公司是家大的上市公司,很正规,他们很挑人.我这个职位的candidate,他们找了两个多月,三轮面试.我进来的第一天就享受所有福利,没有probation.听说有些小公司很在乎,如果知道你怀孕会找借口在probation其间赶人.所以为保险起见,很多人在三个月后过了probation才告诉公司.但以你的情况,如果一个月后拿到OFFER,基本上进去一个月就显了(五月出怀).如果两个月后找到,大概面试的时候就显了,所以要看实际情况决定.
by 我是过来人.....原贴在此

人家没问你就别说。但人家肯定不会问也不敢问，否则就有够成歧视 by curiousami

Question: 研究生期间怀孕，有何建议？

Answer: 研究生怀孕 very common. You can find some easier job, such as grading, in the later part of your pregnancy. If you are lucky and the RA jobs is not too demanding, you can still find some professor to hire you. By 11yy

我知道head hunter/job agent/猎头都是一个意思，我起这个标题为了便于后来人用关键字查询。

关于猎头的常见问题:
1. 猎头收费么?
答: 猎头为用人公司服务, 如果帮助用人公司找到了合适的员工, 用人公司会付给猎头钱. 所以对求职者, 猎头公司是不收费的. 因此猎头的主要立场是站在用人公司方面的.

注意: 这指的是大多数情况, 我知道在加拿大, 有的猎头公司帮助新移民介绍工作, 要向求职者收费.

2. 猎头公司问我工资期望值, 我告诉她/他么?
答: 如果对方问,我建议直截了当地告诉猎头公司你对薪水的期望值. (如果, 你对薪水的期望值较低, 迫切地需要工作机会, 也可以说明白.) 因为,猎头掌握各个级别的工作机会, 通过你对薪水的期望值, 人家才知道给你match什么水平的工作机会.
你如果死活不正面回答, 人家无所适从. 毕竟你不是在和用人单位对话, 用人单位往往是有有限的几个openning. 猎头手上有很多公司的openning, 对吧.

如果是就一个确定职位和猎头接触, 尽量先了解该职位的工资上限, 下限.

3. 猎头约我在饭馆/咖啡店见面, 这个猎头有没有问题?
答: 一般猎头只需要通过电话交谈了解求职者的背景和技能. 没有特别的必要非要见面, 尤其是在办公室之外的地方见面. 这是bottom line.
如果你感到可疑, 可以以时间有限为借口, 婉拒见面. 如果一定要见面, 注意察言观色, 提高警惕, 尤其是不要轻易给对方留下信用卡号,社会安全号码等敏感信息.

4. 猎头公司的态度xxx样了, 说明什么? 我该给猎头公司打电话询问么?
答: 猎头公司不是你的未来老板, 也不是用人单位, 他们不掌握你的生杀大权. 你如果被雇佣, 对他们只有好处. 你如果没被雇佣, 对他们没有坏处. 所以跟猎头公司接触不用过份小心. 需要什么信息, 就直接询问. 不用对他们的态度过分敏感. 你和他们是客户与服务人员的关系.

Misc.:
行业规定, 不经过求职人员的允许, 猎头公司即使有你的简历, 也不得把你的简历随意发给任何用人单位. 标准程序应该是, 他们联系你, 了解你的背景, 发给你他们认为合适的工作机会, 你审阅后, 如有意向, 同意他们把你的简历传给用人单位. 所以你如果对某职位有兴趣, 应对猎头明确表示.

欢迎补充和斧正.

米国 W2 and 1099 form 2007-06-20 11:48:50

在米国,
If you work for somebody as an employee, in the end of the years, your employer will send you a form named W2.
That Form tells how much salary you earned and how much TAX you paied. You send this W2 form with your TAX return form before April 15 every year.

On the other hand, if you earn some interest from your saving account in the bank, you get a 1099-INT form, if you earn some dividen from your stock, you get a 1099-DIV form, if you 打短工, 帮着地主收麦子, 帮着窰主烧砖, Or 打短工 help Google maintain their Netezza Database, then in the end of the year you should get 1099-MISC form from 地主, 窰主 and Google. You send these 1099-MISC form with your TAX return on April 15 to report your TAX.

With W2, you are somebody's employee.
With 1099-INT or 1099-DIV, you are a 投资家.
With 1099-MISC, you are the CEO of you own.

职场十年（3）：火红的年代

来源: 陈默

正当我在 A公司像蚂蚁一般辛苦工作时，外面的世界正在翻天覆地地变化着 。IT的 热潮席卷全球，身边的每个中国朋友都在热热闹闹地谈论着Oracle, Java, DBA, C++，隔三差五就有人通报找到工作啦、又跳槽啦，弄得我心里也痒痒的。

问朋友，学电脑如何入手啊？难不难啊？朋友一挥玉手：只要数学好，逻辑通，没有问题！数学好？ 想当年我黄毛丫头时曾解出一道tricky的数学题，让初中数学老师津津乐道了大半年（题外话）；逻辑 通？我当年 “ 季阿姨 ” 可是逻辑几乎满分，还当过一段补习班的逻辑老师呢（又是题外话）。再看看朋友昨天一双玉手还在实验室洗烧瓶呢，今天已是摆弄程序的consultant 啦。于是我暗自决定也去赶一把IT 的潮流。

第二天午间休息时我按图索骥找到中城34街一家中国人办的电脑学校。好家伙，报名处热闹得简直像是农贸市场。我里里外外转了好几圈，楞是插不上话。拿了几份课程简介，就匆匆赶回去上班了。

晚上研究了一番，还是不得要领。想想自己在A公司渐渐稳定了，身分也还在进行中，暂时并不急于跳槽，倒不如去上个学，走学院派的路子吧。

于是赶在开学前在纽约一所公立大学注了册。正经的Computer Science Master program哦。选了两门晚上的课，又开始我的学生生活了。

一开始上课才发现这学上得真是 …… 完全不同于我以前在中西部的学校生活。学生是什么程度的都有，有的连笔记都记不下来，要求老师一遍遍地重复、写板书；老师不知怎的全是老外：埃及的、韩国的、菲律宾的、俄国的，英语说得我竖着耳朵都听不明白。学了一门必修的算法，枯燥得让我几乎想上吊。后来又陆续选了两门database的课，还感到稍微有点意思。

就这么硬着头皮学了一年，实在是坚持不下去了，就辍学了。

不过，好歹不是也学了两招子吗？加上工作了一年多，早已今非昔比了：胆子大了，嘴皮子也利索了，一横心：去江湖上看看！

我那段时间找 IT 工作的笑话真是一箩筐，好在那时像我这样游走江湖的 “ 二把刀 ” 多了去了，人家大概也见怪不怪了 。即使是面试时满嘴跑火车，说得不着边际，对方好像也不介意。

最有意思的是去一家挺有名的consulting公司 面试，先是见了两个做database的技术人员，一中一印，听起来他们也是初入道，我们三个鬼扯一通，相谈甚欢。下一步见 director，是个四十出头的印度人，有个很通常的印度男人名字，记不得是 “三姐” (Sanjay) 还是 “三弟” (Sandeep)，故且叫他 “三姐弟” 吧 。 “三姐弟” 英俊迫人啊：留着短短的络腮胡，浅黑皮肤、轮廓分明，亮亮的眼睛像要滴出水来，薄薄的嘴唇总是似笑非笑。

我见了帅哥一高兴，话也多了起来，还自不量力地卖弄起我的半瓶醋来了。 “三姐弟” 显然是技术出身，顺藤摸瓜越聊越深，渐渐搞得我没有一点招架之力了。最后在一个很小儿科的问题上犯了一个很可笑的错误，更可笑的是我当时自信满满的模样。 “三姐弟 ” 一口咖啡差点没喷出来，伸长脖子好不容易咽了下去，没噎着他算是运气。

“三姐弟” 很有涵养地含笑把我送出门，我强作镇定与帅哥握别，心里那个窘啊。

不可置信的是，我不久又见 “ 三姐弟”，而且共事一年多。这一段要下回分解了 。

后来再去面试，碰到有人追问技术问题，我就严肃地告诉人家要work smarter, not work harder， 可以去查manual嘛，死记硬背干什么？人家要让我考试，我就当场拂袖而去 。不明就里的人可能还以为遇到牛人了哩，岂不知是个纸老虎。

我这种态度和水平当然是无法混迹江湖的。但猎头一再把我这个 “ 在读的电脑硕士 ” 卖来卖去，我也不舍得放弃接踵而至的面试机会，于是就一次次地去碰壁。

最后一次面试是去AP(美联社)，director是个老中，应该是早期的台湾留学生吧。老哥和我聊了一会儿，语重心长地说： “ 姑娘啊 ， 看得出你挺聪明，也ambitious，不过写程序要实打实，只知道一点概念是不够的。你现在做PM (project manager，我当时在A公司升到这个位子了），也许可以继续在这个方向发展。”

老哥的话让我醍醐灌顶，我开始转而去打IT的“擦边球” ，不久还真让我找到一个好工作。

亦敌亦友话猎头
来源: 陈默


（注：这篇小文是昨天写来回复网友的，班长建议我另起一贴，我就尊旨改改，和大家讨论一下这个棘手的话题。）

很多求职者谈到猎头都是又恨又爱。坊间也有很多和猎头斗智斗勇的“绝技”。我自己在从来就不是谈判高手，干什么都是信奉“差不多就行了”的原则，找工作也是如此。不过职场多年，与不同类型的猎头也有过招，谈点体会抛砖引玉吧。

我找工作喜欢用猎头，因为脸皮薄，觉得有中间人比较好说话，能进能退。而且现在大公司一般都偏向用猎头筛选一遍，即使公司在网上招人或是有jobfair，往往最后定夺的还是关系户猎头送来的人。

给我找现任工作的猎头J和我在一条街上工作，我们后来成了多年的朋友，常常一同吃个午饭，聊聊女人的家长里短。从她那里知道一点猎头的工作程序（至少她和她的同事是这样的），加上我的体会，供参考：

1) 猎头要知道求职者的详细情况是为了帮助雇主筛选。工资自然是一个主要条件。他们知道雇主的pay range，当然他们要知道求职者的期望值。如果差十万八千里，当然就免谈了。

所以求职者应该在一开始就把自己的期望值告诉猎头。对猎头推荐的每一个新工作也要问清pay range，看在不在自己的期望值之内。没有这个基本点，就是鸡同鸭讲了。

2) 猎头想知道求职者现在的实际工资，也是为了有助于他们的操作。如果你现在才挣三万，但你期望十万，即使有个工作付十万没问题，你多半也拿不到。

不过J也说理解各公司的工资结构不同，现工资不一定那么重要，但期望值一定要知道清楚。

关于实际工资该不该讲、什么时候讲，坊间有很多讨论和rules，不在本文讨论之列。

3) 猎头要见求职者当然也是为了筛选，有些雇主要猎头先见过求职者并打分。J说她都是这样的，她会把详细评语反馈给雇主。如communication,personality等等。所以见猎头也不可掉以轻心，让他们“验货” 嘛。

当然猎头的面试一般不会问细节，他们也不是行家。但表现你的热情、亲和力、好的communication skill是很重要的。

4) 对求职者来说，每一个电话、每一个机会都很重要；但猎头的工作就是配对而已。如果你的简历不那么吸引人，配不上，猎头就会对你没什么反应啦。如果你的简历是香饽饽，猎头当然会缠着不放了。所以不要太介意猎头的态度。

如果猎头忽视你，你要想想去改善自己的简历。如果猎头趋之若鹜，你就可以想想是不是该提高价码了。不是吗？

5) 和猎头是亦敌亦友。如果有不满意尽管提出，他们是为你服务的嘛。如果觉得和你的猎头合作不愉快，就中止好了。如果合作愉快，可以和他谈得细致一些，他们经验多，有时能帮到你。

各行各业的人都有好、中、差，猎头也不例外。不要把精力过分花在揣摩猎头的心思上。合则留，不合则分。

6) 关键是自己要清楚自己需要什么。有了清楚的要求，猎头就不会送你去不符合你期望的地方，大家省心省力。

7) 可以给猎头一个list，列出问题和期望，那些可以妥协、那些不可以。比如：

工资：问清pay range，看在不在自己的期望值之内。

Bonus:根据历史数据，百分比是多少？如果猎头和雇主说”去年40%”，说不定是五十年来唯一一次（我上过类似的当），所以要追溯“历史数据” 。

休假：xx周，事假、病假大于多少。比如我要回国、还要度假，我不喜欢休假少的工作。

commute时间。有人（比如我）不喜欢开车太久，一开始就告诉猎头，远的工作就免谈了。

工作时间／工作节奏：我个人不在意long hour working。但也会问问公司的core hours，是否弹性工作时间、可不可以在家工作，做到心中有数。有小小孩的妈妈这点就很重要了。

比如我们公司工作时间相当challenge，倒不是天天加班，但一旦需要加班就不能讨价还价的。我们面试时会告诉人家，如果每天定时要接孩子的人就不适合来。

职位：各公司的job title不同，一定要问清你的职位上面还有几层？有没有人向你report?不能看到一个senior职位就以为是高的，看到一个lead职位就以为有下属。不一定的。

出差：如果你不能出差，事先申明。

其他：401K，退休计划，保险，等等。这些细节可以面试时再说。

当然，这个list因人而异，如果只是找第一份工，只要工资不离谱就可以考虑了，要求太高不容易满足。如果是有经验的人换工作，就可以讲讲价钱了。

祝大家顺利！

How to prepare the first phone intervi

来源: 美国老土

ring---- ring----
Your phone is ringing, you picked up the phone.

HR: Hello! May I talk to Shui-ks-in (老美不会念ShuiXin)?
u: -- who? wrong number.
-- who is this?

HR: I am Judy Smith, from 薄壳栗 university, I am calling for a scheduled job interview.
u: -- job interview? which job?
-- 薄壳栗 university? Are you sure? My husband told me he only mailed my resume to 丝毯富 university.
(baby is crying---)

u: -- Sorry, can you hold on....

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You know this is not the good way to answer the unexpected/expected phone call from HR/job agent.

Here is how you should prepare for the first phone interview:
-- write down what you want to say in a paper/papers
-- paste the paper on the wall near your phone
-- read the paper when the phone interview start

Here is the most important: so called "3 minute drill":
-- Before you answer the first question to HR, or if you find a chance in the interview process, say:
"Before I answer that question, would you please let me briefly introduce myself?
I graduated from the top university in China: University of Science and Technology of China which is the only university belongs to Chinese Academy of Science, and University of PaloAlto in United States.
I have been worked ... years in China, teaching ... at .. University.
I have been teached at ... University of Rochester in New York.
I have been focused on the topic of ... research, published .. junk papers, I am the top expert in ... field.

-- write down the above content on a index note card.
-- read the card, try to finish it within 3 min.
-- practice, practice, read, read, read, untill you can fluently talk it no matter when the phone is ring...

Summary:
The idea of "3 min drill" is: use the first 3 min to dump your strong point to the interviewer, to show your strong point to them. No matter what questions they ask you, you need sell out what you need sell to them.

For you, the interview process is a selling process.
Be well prepared, write down what you plan to say on a paper.
Read, read, read, practice, practice, practice.

还不知道怎么准备？那你还不算土．

HR Golden Rule and how to follow it

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We all want a higher salary.

About Salary, HR Golden Rule: Whoever mentioned the salary number at first, who is the loser. 谁先谈百家姓的二娃谁输

It requires experience and skill to practice the Golden Rule. (Those friends who did successfully apply the Golden Rule knew what I mean.)

In many cases, regardless who is the winner or loser, your top goal is try to get an offer and you have to work WITH HR/Agent to make the ball rolling, in these cases, you do not need follow the Golden Rule.

If you don’t have a job now, you may ask HR/Agent what is the salary range for the position, after you get the range, if you feel you are happy with it, then say it is OK for you to start within that range (since they already mentioned the range). If they do not tell and keep asking you what number are you looking for, then you may tell them what salary you can start with (make sure you did your home work and you know the range for the position). Because you do not have a job anyway, so moving towards getting an offer is more important then to be a winner. But don’t say “I don’t care.” (You really care!)

If you just want to jump for a higher money and don’t want to waste your time and HR/Agent’s time, then you may again ask them what is the salary range for the position. You may also share with them in what range (within 10k range) you currently make. So HR/Agent and you can be in the same page to target a good position for you. You stop at this point if the salary they can offer is too low, not worth you push forward.

Two stages of the interview process
Who mention the salary first, who is the looser

How to answer Salary Questions
How to let HR tell you the salary for the position

If your current Salary is too low, then don’t tell
If you don’t want tell your salary. bbwb

Interview question list
来源: 小玄


很开心，今天拿到了offer。令我惊喜得是新公司给出的工资比我的最高要求多了两千多。在这里真心地感谢所有与别人分享自己心得和经验的XDJMS！是你们的无私奉献让我学到了很多，也掌握了很多写简历和面试的技巧。在面试之前，我整理出了一些常见面试问题的list。这个list主要是参考了“How to interview like a top MBA”这本书，和网友“知名度比较高”、“Wangxinhua”的帖子。现在把这个list贴出来，希望对正在找工作的xdjm有所帮助。

Interview Questions List

** General Resume Questions
1) Tell me about your management experience.
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2) What did you like/dislike about yo1ur last job?
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3) In your last job, what were some of the things you spent most of your time on, and why?
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4) What are the broad responsibilities of a XXX position?
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5) Take me through your resume, starting with your first full time job. (or “Describe your career progression to date.”)
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6) Compare and contrast your experience at your last two jobs.
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7) Tell me how you moved up through the organization?
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8) Tell me about your management experience.
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9) What is the least relevant job you have held?
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**Questions about Career Goals
1) Where do you see yourself in five/ten years? (or “What are your short-term goals or long-term goals?”)
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2) What are you looking for in your next job?
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3) What would you like to be doing five years from now?
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** Questions about the Available Job
1) What are you looking for in this job?
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2) What is your understanding of this position and what skills do you bring to the position?
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3) Why are you seeking to change jobs?
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4) What types of job responsibilities do you find to be most rewarding? Why?
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5) What types of job responsibilities do you find to be most frustrating? Why?
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6) Why do you want to work here?
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7) What interests you most about this job?
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8) What makes this job different from your current/last one?
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9) Can you work under pressure?
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10) Does your company know you are looking?
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11) Have you done the best work you are capable of doing?
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12) How does this job compare with others you have applied for?
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13) Why are you interested in this firm? (or “Why do you want to work here?”)
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14) Why are you seeking a change now?
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15) What will you contribute to this workplace? (or “What kind of experience do you have for this job?”)
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16) How long would you stay with the company? (or “How long do you expect to be at this firm?”)
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17) How do you view our company?
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18) Where do you see this industry going?
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19) What do you consider our mission to be?
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** Questions about Your Education
1) In what ways do you believe your undergraduate major helped prepare you for this position?
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2) What was your favorite course in college?
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3) Why did you choose the college you attended?
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** Questions about Your Qualifications
1) What attributes will make you a valued presence at our company?
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2) Describe a tough problem that you have dealt with, tell me how you approached it and the outcome.
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3) Tell me about a time when your manager was unavailable and you had to solve an immediate problem. What did you do and what was the outcome?
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4) Tell me about a project you have been responsible for and how you organized the necessary paperwork, tasks, goals, etc.
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5) Tell me about a decision you made that your supervisor disagreed with. How did you handle it?
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6) How do you deal with difficult or demanding managers/co-workers/customers? Describe a situation.
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7) Tell me about a time when you felt you had to break a company rule in order to get something done.
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8) What do you consider your most significant accomplishment?
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9) “Why do you believe you are qualified for this position?
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10) Have you ever accomplished something you didn’t think you could?
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11) What do you like or dislike most about your current position?
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12) In what areas do you need to develop professionally?
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13) What is your greatest professional strength? (or “What are your outstanding qualities?” or “What are your biggest accomplishments?”)
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14) What are the reasons for your success in this profession?
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15) How long would it take you to make a contribution to our company?
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16) What are your qualifications?
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17) Why should I hire you? (or “What can you do for us that someone else cannot do?”)
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18) What is your greatest professional weakness? (or “What could you have improved about your performance in your last job?”)
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19) If there is something we might be concerned about in your resume, what would it be?
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20) You seem overqualified for this position. We think you may have a problem with the reduction in your responsibilities. What do you think about this?
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** Questions about Your Leadership
1) Tell me about a situation at work in which you led a team well.
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2) Tell me about a situation at work in which you experienced conflict and how you resolved it.
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3) Describe a situation in which you faced an ethical challenge in the workplace and how you resolved it.
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4）How do you handle difficult employees or co-workers?
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4) What type of management style do you prefer (hands-on, frequent supervision, minimal supervision, etc.) and why?
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5) How do you motivate subordinates?
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6) How do you handle tension?
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7) Tell me about a time when you exhibited initiative.
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8) Tell me about a time when you solved an important problem in the workplace.
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9) How do you organize and plan for major projects?
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10) What aspects of your job do you consider most crucial?
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11) Describe how your job relates to the overall goals of your department and company?
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12) How do you deal with stressful situations at work?
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13) What type of decisions did you make on your last job?
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14) Describe a difficult problem you have had to deal with?
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15) How do you define success in a team project?
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16) Describe an unsuccessful project you have been involved with at work, and assess why it was not successful.
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17) How do you help ensure that your employees meet project deadlines?
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18) What is the central skill you employ in your current job?
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19) How do you balance client needs with company goals?
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20) How do you deal with difficult clients?
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21) What elements make a work environment positive?
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22) What have you done to make your current work environment more of a positive place to work?
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23) In your experience, what elements make for an excellent team member?
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24) Under what conditions would you fire someone?
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** Questions about Your Career Progression
1) Why were you at that particular job such a short time?
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2) You have moved jobs often in the past four years. What explains that?
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** Questions about Losing or Leaving Your Job
1) Why are you leaving your current position
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2)

3) Have you ever been fired?
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4) Why were you fired? (or “Why were you terminated?”)
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5) Have you ever been asked to resign?
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6) Were you ever dismissed from your job for a reason that seemed unjustified?
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7) How long have you been looking for another position?
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** Personal Questions
1) How do you seek to balance work and home life?
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2) What do you do outside of work?
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3) What was the last book you read? How did it affect you?
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4) Whom do you most admire?
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5) What early experiences led you on your current career track?
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6) What is your favorite hobby? (or “What is your favorite extracurricular activity?”)
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** Personality Questions
1) What did you like/dislike about your boss, or co-workers.
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2) How would you describe yourself? (or “Name three adjectives that describe you.”)
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3) What is your greatest weakness/strength?
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4) What motivates you?
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5) How would your friends/teammates/supervisor describe you?
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6) What makes you unique?
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7) Give me a recent example of constructive criticism you have received at work from a supervisor.
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** End-of-interview Questions
1) Where else are you interviewing?
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2) Do you have any questions about our company?
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3) What additional questions can I answer for you?
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4) Is there anything else you’d like to tell me before we conclude this interview?
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www.careerjournal.com
来源: Sarahh

1. Click Job-Hunting Advice tab on the top of the page
2. Click interviewing on the left column of the page
3. Find out the articles that answer your question

看看这个thank you notes 中不中?

来源: 美国老土 于


thank you notes
Dear Nice Confused Manager,
I am very excited about the phone in terview today! I am more confident after talk with you that I am one of the best candidates for the position and I will do it well fro mday one.
I amwritting this email to express my sincere thanks for your time and your interviewed me.
Would you please let me know when will be the best time to visit your company?
(visit? I mean on-site interview.....)

Thanks!
Sincerely Yours
The Salve who don't care the position and location now

Ask the name and title of the interviewer


来源: 美国老土


Yes, you can require the name and title of the interviewer, so you can have a better idea.

Dear XXX,
I am excited about the coming on-site interview. Would you please let me know the name, title of the interviewer and the schedule of the interview?

Thanks a lot!

3 hour on-site interview Dear AmoyGril,
Congratulation for the coming 3 hours on-site interview!

Please don't worry too much, they use their expensive time to give you a free interview training, no matter what, you are the winner already.
Please don't worry too much, nobody will sit down in there with you for three hours.
Usually the three hours interview will break to several 45min or 1 hr sessions, one or two people talk with you at each session.

Before answer any of their question, make sure know who you are talking with, ask their title and if what role they are in the company, and whether they are the people to make the final decision.

Technical people will focus on technical questions with some behavior questions, and sometime with some little puzzle ask you to solve (only they know the answer, so even you faild with the puzzle, you are OK. They just want to show you they are smarter than you, who care).
Managers will focus on behavior questions and one of the most important factor for manager's interview is they want to make sure they like your smiling.
In any case, bring lots of smiling is very helpful. Start smiling after you leave your car in the parking lot (they are watching you from the office window...).

Please use the quick time in the begining of the interview to make judgement of what kind of the person that interviewer is. This is very important. If he/she is a faster style guy, then you need answer evething quick. If he/she is a lazy and slow styled, then you need treat him/her as grand pa/ma, take your time, slowly answer his/her question with smile, not be hurry, becasuse he/she likes the slow people like him/her, so he/she can keep his/her job secure.

Prepare several questions to ask them.

Please bring couple copies of your resume and two pieces of blank paper to take a note if you need, at least let them feel you are a responsible person and listen carefully what they are saying, and taking note.

You win the interview by your attitute, your voice and your smile, not your skill.

They will look your resume and ask you questions from here. If you find out that they don't know how to do interview, don't laugh in front of them. keep it as a secret and share with us.

You can repeat the same key point to different group of the people, so it will waste their time quicker. And you may feel nervers in the begining, but doing much better when you realized you are not too bad because you already get trained by ???.

No matter what questions they ask you, you should always find time to say:
" Yah, I guess this is a good chance to allow me introduce myself to you, I was educated at .... and worked ....(just say how good you are and how you did previously, in 2 min)."

Please well prepaed for your interview, repeat what you wplan to say many many times, untill you can say it easily. look people's fore-head instead of look their eye.

Please be confident. You are the best candidate!
Again, no matter what, they are willing to spend their expesive time to allow you to mess up their expensive carpet and give you free interview
training, what do you need worry? Nothing. You are the winner already!

Thanks!

How to answer the question: What is your weak point?
来源: 美国老土



回答: Don't you hate this question -你的弱点是什么？大家有什么好的答案 由 URFunny 于 2007-02-07 19:10:21

Usually during the on-site interview, you will be asked:
-- Can you tell me/us what is your weak point?

Bad answer:
-- My English is not good enough.
-- I do not have a degree in USA.
-- I have never worked in USA.

Comment:
During interview process, you are a sales person, the product you are trying to sell is yourself. All the answers you are going to give should focus on this goal. Based on thie key point, turn the chance of answering this question to a selling opportunity againi for yourself.

Better answers:
-- Weak point? Let me think, Yah, sometime my collegues saying that I am too picky, I always trying to make the job done in 100% perfect.

-- Weak point? I guess I focused too much on work, I couldn't stop think of my project even after I arrive in home.

-- Weak point? You know I come from China, in Chinese culture I was educated working hard and speaking less, so sometime my manager sayinig that I am too quiet.

-- Weak point? I do not like change job very often, I staied in the same company for many years...

Summary: Sales, sales, sele yourself. Now you should feel comfortable to use your weak point to sell yourself. Actually you should use all the chance to sell your self. thhis is the only focus for the interview process....